The Banner - April 27, 1973

              Concert Choir Assists
Touring Opera Group
San Francisco Opera's Western Opera Theater will present a
co-production ofDontizetti's
"The Elixir of Love" with the
Riverside Opera Company on
Tuesday evening. May 1, 1973
at 8:15 p.m. at the Riverside
Municipal Auditorium. Western
Opera Theater, a touring company and subsidiary of the San
Francisco Opera recently presented "La Traviata" in Riverside under the sponsorship ofthe
Riverside Opera Association.
This production was acclaimed as
excellent and fully professional.
Western Opera Theater is a true
repertory company in the sense
that head singers in today's production may take minor roles
in tomorrow's.
"The Elixer of Love" will feature soprano, Jacquelyn Benson,
who was a great favorite as Vio-
letta in the recent production of
"La Traviata." She is an" attractive young singer with a beautiful bel cantoquality in her voice.
The opera will also feature our
own CBC Concert Choir under the
direction of Dr. Curtis Cheek, a
Riverside  orchestra  contracted
by Morris Goffin and Supernumeraries from the Drama
Dept. at Ramona High School
under the direction of Mr. Gary
Gerdes.
Alan Lewis, the conductor, has
been an assistant conductor for
the San Francisco Opera for
three seasons. Previously he
was musical director for the
American Shakespeare Festival
in Stratford, Conn., and has been
an assistant conductor with the
Dallas Civic Opera, Santa Fe
Opera, Opera Company of Boston and the Juilliard Opera Theater.
General director ofthe Riverside Opera Association, Frances
Calkins, states, "By combining
our efforts in a co-production
with Western Opera Theater we
are privileged to have the experience of highly professional
stage directors, which is becoming more and more difficult to
obtain in the Southern California
area. Our chorus of young people benefits greatly from this
artistic experience, as well as
our audience.  Because San Fran-
WHEEE!   ZELLA WHORTON and Bethany Bownds were two ofthe
first   participants   in   the   Marathon.   More   students  are   needed.
BSU Gives Students
Some Ups    Downs
CBC students have been transported back to the days of childhood. Those were the good 'ole'
days when you climbed trees,
rode your skate board, and enjoyed the fine art of teeter-
tottering. For five hours yesterday students took turns on the
teeter-totter of their choice.
The action will resume today
at 2 p.m. and you are encouraged to help out in anyway you
can. First you could enlist sponsors so you can have a chance to
ride. Ifyou have to miss all this
fun, you can still donate your
money to this worthy cause of
summer missions. Just contact
any of the summer missions
committee or Joe Cutsinger. You
can also give moral support to
the riders.
It is not as easy as it looks. It
is difficult to believe the wear
and tear on the body until you
have experienced hours of riding
the unpadded or semi-padded (the
deluxe model) teeter-totter. The
spirit is willing but the bodies
seem weary.
Fifteen to twenty students are
expected to sacrifice their time
and their bodies to this noble
cause. It is expected that $200
will   be raised from this event.
If at least the $200 is raised,
the $1200 goal will be within
easy reach. The final activities
will include a chapel offering,
the penny-liner, and the collection of the pledges. "Let's go
over the goal", says Carmen
Sandoval who is coordinating the
drive.
cisco Opera sponsors a touring
company such as Western Opera
Theater which is handsomely endowed by numerous grants, the
cost to the Riverside Opera Association is considerably less
than mounting our own chorus,
supers and orchestra, thereby
having community involvement
without the financial and physical
burden of producing opera without subsidy."
"The El ixer of Love," sung in
English, is a two actcomicopera
suitable for family entertainment. Tickets are $4.00 each
with a special rate of $1.50 for
senior citizens 65 and over and
students under 22. Seats are unreserved. Tickets are available
at Harris', UCR,Cheney's,Shilling's Pharmacy in Arlington,
Dales Center in Riverside, Bin-
ford's Furniture Store, J and L
Travel in Sun City, or they may
be purchased at the door. Tickets may also be ordered by mail
from Charles Schoneman, 5401
Wohlstetter St., Riverside, 92503.
Be sure to enclose a stamped,
self-addressed envelope Ibr the
return of tickets.
Staples Invite Grads
Graduates and Faculty members are being invited to President and Mrs. Staples' Home for
reception on Monday, May 28
from   5:30   p.m.   to   8:00  p.m.
SAM   GEE,   A   1972  graduate  of Cal   Baptist,   is giving a concert
tonight in the gym at 8 p.m. "Joyful Noise" a group from San
Diego are also on the program. They performed at the Magnolia
Avenue Baptist Church Sweetheart Banquet. The concert, sponsored
by ASB, is free.
Smoak Receives
Judson  Award
Alfred Merril Smoak, Jr., a
senior, is one ol tins year s two
recipients of the Adoniram Judson Scholar Award granted by the
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary. Valued at$1,000each,
the Judson awards are given annually to outstanding col lege seniors and graduates who plan to
enter some phaseoftheChristian
ministry outside the United
States.
While in college, Smoak has
maintained a high academic record and is a member of Alpha
Chi and Trouveres.
Smoak will enter Southern
Seminary's School ofChurch Music and wants to be a minister of
music, probably as an overseas
missions volunteer. He is currently serving as minister of
music and youth at First Baptist
Church of Bell Gardens, California.
Two Drama Trios to Form Soon
STUDENT TEACHERS
If you expect to do Student
Teaching in the Fall, September
1973, you must sign the schedule
on the Student Teacher bulletin
board for a conference with Mrs.
W. Brown.
Conference appointments will
be from Monday, April 30 thru
Friday, May 4. Please sign for
your appointment this week.
MERRIL SMOAK
All students with some experience in theatre interested in acting are invited and encouraged to
audition today at 3 p.m. in the
drama office for the 1973 - '74
Drama Trio. This is a performing group which represents the
school in churches, schools, rallies, and conventions.
Hopefully there will be enough
interest this year to make it
possible to form two groups. If
this is the case one of the groups
would undoubtedly incorporate music into their repertoire.
Therefore, if you also have musical learnings you are invited to
audition.
Irving Shaw, speech-theatre
department chairman, would like
to see enough interested people
audition to make it possible to
select two groups by the end of
this school year. "It is my hope,"
Shaw stated, "to have a more
fully rounded program for next
year. This would allowus to meet
the needs of a more diversified
program and to present a multimedia type program where an in
terest is expressed. Many
churches want a full evening's
program and this expanded Drama
Trio idea would allow us to present them with varied talents
and entertainment."
All CBC students are encouraged to audition for either of
these new Drama Trios Friday
at 3 p.m. in the drama department office. Selections for the
new Drama Trios will be announced in the near future.
Extra Vacation Saved by Early Registration
Here is your opportunity to
extend your summer vacation and
spend a few more days at the
beach. Brought to you through
the courtesy of the registrar,
Don Hokett, this innovation is
being made available to all CBC
students'.
In return for the extra leisure
hours, you must pre-register
Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday,
May 14-16. The magichours will
be 8:30-12:00 and 1:30-4:30.
To pre-register you must obtain a permit to do so from the
accounting office in room 119.
Again for your convenience, the
permit may be obtained anytime
between May 1-14.
Besides extra time on the
beach, why should you pre-register? This process will insure
your place in all those exciting
courses you must take. Your
only obligation in September will
be making the necessary financial
arrangements. This will be done
September 17 and 18.
It seems as if all good things
cost and this is no exception. You
must send a $25 commitment
deposit by August 1. If yon don't
pay, you lose your class confirmations.
Pre-registration for only $25,
where else except at CBC can
you find such a bargain? Plan
to pre-register now and enjoy
vour vacation later.