The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 18, 1988, Page 6, Image 6
Student travels to
competes in opera
By (iAII BUCHANAN He said thi
Muff" writer lion tic didn't
"As a high school junior I just to do with his
kind of played around with singing a "Hut now I
little hit and got in the high school opera," he sa
chorus ? just like everybody else "I will tin
did," Mark Jones said. degree, go bci
I he voice performance junior and s'"g lor them
Lexington native had no formal "I mn cligi!
vocal training until he came to IJSC. study grant i
Jones has already won a regional hear," he said
competition sponsored by the to graduate sc
Metropolitan Opera National Conn- Germany is
cil and competed in the national 'or Jones,
finals in New Yoik. "blither I w
"Ik-cause I won in Atlanta in tion and singi
I ebruary. I got logo to New York many to sing
and study with Metropolitan Opera have a lot do
loaches lot a week in March," Jones than we do."
said. "Wc got to sing on the stage of I" anticipa
the Met. It was a thrill to be on the tions, Jones ;
stage where the professionals do it." arias ? one ii
Jones competed with 25 other i"g languages
vocalists in the national finals. Italian and I n
l-.leven winners were chosen. of his choosin
"I was a finalist, but I did not In the natio
win." lones said. "I was told that perlormed on
one factor in my loss was that 1 was and one chose
24 years old and most other con- Jones call*
tcstants were 2K and above. Thev "learning ex
were much more experienced." " I hey made n
Jones said he will compete again. ,() do Irom he
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f they like what they
I. "I would use it to go " '
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ill go for more educang
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Summer's almost here, and the
I time is right ? for what? The
I Gamecock has a few ideas for
I avoiding post-exam boredom.
A trip to Italy is on the agenda
at the University of New Orleans,
and students from USC are invited to
| go along.
B University of New Orleans Jnterffij
national Study Programs will host
this year's Brunnenberg Study Tour
M: May 2.6 through June 26. Students
can earn college credit while living
and working at the Brunnenberg
castlc-farmhouse-museum complex
in Dorf Tirol, in the Italian Alps.
For further information and an ap|g|
plication, write UNO International
||l Studies Programs, P.O. Box 1315-B,
University of New Orleans,
Lakefront Campus, New Orleans,
51 LA 70148, or call (504) 286-7116.
i Tradewind Travellers Club is
a offering a European travel program
this summer. The package includes
motorcoaeh travel and tent accommodations
throughout Europe.
Two-, three- and four-week
packages arc offered with two- to sixday
stays in five to seven locales.
Students will be accompanied by an
English-speaking guide.
The program runs from June
through August with 58 scheduled
itineraries that begin and end in
Amsterdam. Travelers may fly on
iny airline to Amsterdam, but the
:lub offers low-cost flights from 12
U.S. cities that can be used in conist
month in n junction with the packages.
lional Council for more information, brochures
i to become a or bookings contact a travel agent or
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1602, 40 East 49th Street, New York,
NY 10017, or call (212) 832 9072,
(800) 223-0567.
American Wilderness Alliance
is offering family expeditions
highlighting the tamer side of
wilderness.
Participants can canoe on crystal
lakes or ride down a river on sturdy
rafts rowed by highly experienced
guides. These three- and four-day ^ '
float trips includc camp-outs on san- ^
dy beaches and meals prepared by the
guides.
Several other types of trips arc
offered.
Prices, dates and minimum age requirements
vary depending on the
trip. Call Diane at the American
Wilderness Adventures office for
details ? (800) 322-WILD.
AESU, which specializes in
travellers aged 18 to 35, also offers a
range of travel programs.
Summer/Fall '88 programs
include:
13 European travel programs
ranging from the 14-day/three coun?rw
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country Grand Tour. ^
25-day South Pacific pro
gram - South Pacific Paradise visiting
Australia, New Zealand and
Fiji.
14-day Australia program,
Aussie Adventure.
14-day New Zealand program,
Kiwi Kapcr.
14-day Orient program Golden
Orient - visiting Japan,
Thailand, Hong Kong; also 9-day
Peoples' Republic of China option.
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