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Spelman Spotlight September24, 1979 Page 11
Music Department
Sings Out
By Claire A. Henry
Spelman’s Music department,
opening another year with a past
reputation of excellence, is war
ming up for the coming season
with the return of its talented
students and faculty. Returning
from a summer as a guest soloist
with the Atlanta Symphony Or
chestra, is Dr. J oyce J ohnson
who is both a proficient per
former and an excellent in
structor of keyboard arts.
Replacing Mrs. Laura Robin
son, who will be a guest soloist
with the Atlanta Symphony Or
chestra this season, is Mrs.
Carolyn Irvin-Harris, a 1975
graduate of Spelman, who will be
the voice instructor for the
academic year. Mrs. Irvin-Harris
plans to give a faculty recital in
November.
The second Merrill Scholar
from the music department
within the last ten years, Hazella
Rollins has returned from her
stay in Vienna, Austria. A senior,
voice major from Houston,
Texas, Hazella plans to graduate
at the end of this year and enter
graduate school. This very gifted
young singer plans to pursue an
operatic career.
Spelman’s Glee Club, under
the direction of Dr. Roland
Allison, is anxiously preparing
for the advent of the Fifty-Third
Annual Christmas Carol Concert.
This concert is a festive tradition
at Spelman and attracts audien
ces from many parts of the coun
try. Dr. Allison and the Glee Club
are already very busy in
preparation for this traditional
highlight of Atlanta’s Christmas
season.
Songwriters
Conference
Composers, songwriters,
musicians and publishers in the
state may be interested in at
tending a workshop on “Rights
and Royalties for Songwriters,”
September 28-29, at Georgia
State University in Atlanta.
Speakers include: Lt. Gover
nor Zell Miller; Bill Lowery,
president of Lowery Music;
George David Weiss, who wrote
“Can’t Help Falling in Love”;
Lewis Bachman, executive direc
tor, American Guild of Authors
and Composers, Vincent Can-
dilora, director of affiliations,
SESAC, and Patsy Bruce, co
writer of “Mamma Don’t Let
Your Babies Grow Up To Be
Cowboys.”
Topics to be covered during
the two-day conference include:
the songwriter and the copyright
act; the songwriting contract;
performing rights societies, and
protection services.
More than 20 other speakers in
the fields of songwriting,
publishing, legal contracts, and
professional associations will also
speak. Upon completion of the
program, participants will know
their basic rights under the U.S.
Copyright Act; will know how to
secure and retain those rights;
will learn what practices by a
music publisher are not ac
ceptable, and will learn about
educational opportunities which
exist for their benefit.
The fee for the workshop is
$6.00. The program is part of
“Georgia Music Weeek.” For
registration information, call the
GSU division of public service at
404/658-3466.
—Moonies—
1976 God Bless America cam
paign, this man’s name is now a
household word. He has suc
ceeded in gathering over 60,000
followers in this country in less
than seven years. Once he was
thought of as humorous because
he claimed to have received his
commission directly from J esus
Christ on a Korean hillside. Now
he is power to be reckoned with.
“He is a Christian from the
Orient, who has come to teach us
again our Christian faith, but
through the spectacles of a man
whose eyes are slanted,” ex
plained W arren Lewis, a member
of the Union Theological
Seminary. “And what that means
is from the mind of one whose
mind thinks oriental thoughts but
whose heart beats as a Christian
heart.”
The validity of these words are
somehow distorted by the unor-
thodox teachings of the man, and
his strong economic base.
Observers have put forth
several theories to explain Rev.
Moon’s appeal to his con
stituency. Many of his members
have never seen him in person,
and he speaks little English-and
rarely in public. According to Ed
wards “Unlike Jim Jones’
People’s Temple, which operated
largely upon the personality of
J im J ones, and on his antics, the
Unification Church can work
without Moon because Moon has
become a myth.” At best this
could only explain half of the
Unification Church’s mem
bership. The other half of the
constituency might best be ex
plained by Father Adamski’s
Blackbird Droppings of '79
The Princess (Michelle Drow) and the Dancing Bear (Dianne Brooks) enjoy
themselves in “Fantasy Dance.”
Rolonda G. Watts
The Playground Players at
Spelman’s drama department
opened its season with a rather
unique production entitled
“Blackbird Droppings of ’79.”
The show almost lived up to its
name had it not been for a few
outstanding parts.
“Droppings” was a production
of many improvised skits and on
many occasions the audience was
more than aware of its spon
taneity. In some places it was too
loud, in other places too long,
and in many places a little too
risque, but the audience seemed
to keep up with the energetic cast
all the way to the end.
The discjockey’s show before
the curtain and at intermission
added to the unique dimensions
of the production. C. Miles mar
vellously kept the audience
falling in the aisles with his jokes.
Some of the most highlighting
parts of the show were the dan
cing bears played by Dianne
Brooks, Bryon Love and
Jonathan Peck, who stole the
hearts of the audience and the
limelight from the princess,
played by Michelle Drow in a skit
entitled “Fantasy Dance.”
J onathan Peck was hilarious as
Orville, a hen-pecked husband
who meets up with a wonderful
hairy haunted house creature
played by Edward Billups. Billups
later appeared in a skit entitled
“Aisha” where he delivered a
powerful monologue lamenting
his young love who was turned
out into the streets by a ruthless
pimp, played by Bill Nunn.
Mygnon Pollard was quite
memorable in an improvisation
of a little girl who taps her
shyness away.
The play ended with group im
provisations—an interesting way
to end an interesting play.
Others in the cast included: A1
Cooper, Jonathan Peck, Suzan
ne Miles, Diane Brooks, Monty
Ross, Dennis O. Shortt, Michele
Muldrow, Betty L. Hill, Dwight
Shealey, Marlene Canada, Bill
Nunn, Edward Billups, III, Myon
R. Pollard, Pam Sthephens, Ken
neth L. Leon, III-IV, Michelle
Benjamin, C. Miles Smith, Jr. ,
Byron Love, Timothy Landers,
Veronica Smith, Jule Lassitor,
Lizzette Franklin.
New Sorority At Spelman
Kimberly L. Browne
The National Association of
Phi gamma Nu Professional
Sorority in Business broadened
their collegiate spectrum with the
initiation of Gamma Omicron
Chapter at Spelman College in
April of 1979. Twenty-one
women were inducted into the
Sorority, including four
graduates who continued i.i their
theory,’ "It you want to belong to
a group of people nd that is a
significant value for you then I
think you’re going to adopt the
lifestyles of that group, regardless
of whether you’ve taade the final
decision about the validity of the
whole thing. If your need at that
time is for some acceptance
within the gi p then I think
you’re fairly easy going to go
along with what that group tells
yoy is important and valuable.”
Because of the rate at which
the Church is growing, skepticism
of the group is almost necessary.
The need of societal members for
“belonging” is often awesome
and detrimental to the per
sonality. All too often, in
stitutions take advantage of this
uniquely human need. Care
should be taken to ensure that in
this instance “unification” does
academic studies or chose
professional careers. Officers of
Gamma Omicron for 79-80 are:
Sandra R. Trimble, President;
Brunetta Hill, Vice President;
Shirley Marshall, Treasurer;
Renee Walton, Corresponding
Secretary; Tanya Walton, Recor
ding Secretary; Kimberly
Browne, Editor; Ellen Robinson,
not stand for the reduction to a
single uniform system of bodies
adherent to a “myth.”
Frederick Sontag, author of
“Sun Myung Moon and the
Unification Church” contended
“If Moon is ‘of God’ he cannot be
stopped. If he is not, the
movement will fade away. Time
and God will tell.”
—Shortt—
Dennis himself, has been, and
is, actively involved with many
diverse areas of the fashion
world. Looking at his impressive
resume, one would not be sur
prised to find a long list of
achievements: Everything from
magazine design, (EYES,
COVER UP), to beauty coor-
dination, (For Black Women
Only, Grooming For Success), to
Historian; and Angela Nickerson,
Parliamentarian. Other members
include: Trevonia Brown, Alicia
Benjamin, J oanie Darby,
Veronica Nesbit, Wanda Smith,
and Marjorie Whigham. The
women of Gamma Omicron
Chapter strive to enhance, en
courage and promote business
and related fields in the entire
Atlanta Community.
Deadline for all
Spotlight articles,
advertisements,
arts and poetry
is
SEPTEMBER 28
window display, (Cumberland
Mall).
He has produced and directed
fashion projects which featured
such glamorous figures as Iman,
Barbara Fouch and Pat
Cleveland, and Monika J ones,
and A.U.C.F.T. alumna who
modeled with the Ebony Fashion
Vair last year.