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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1978
Page
11
The Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra led by conductor Gene C. Smith delivered their strongest performance to date at a weekend concert tackling Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra. The ensemble has grown rapidly over its 16 year history and demonstrated dramatic improvement.
The Philharmonic expanded to 72 musicians and delivered a masterful Bartok cycle led by Conductor Gene C. Smith. Guest soloist Sung-Ju Lee, 22, Juilliard student, performed Mendelssohn and Kreisler with exquisite tone. The mid season concert drew praise for vigor and polish. Governor's Arts Awards invite nominations through Wednesday co sponsored by Oklahoma Arts and Humanities Council.
In Duncan, Marty Robbins enthralled a packed audience with a two hour set blending country and pop. He spoke of life, love, racing, and upcoming songs before delivering classics like El Paso and The Hanging Tree. Robbins teased requests, charmed fans, and showcased his versatile artistry as a master balladeer and entertainer.
The first of Randy Steffen’s four volume series on U S Cavalry attire and equipment, The Horse Soldier 1776 1943 Volume I covers the Revolution War of 1812 and early frontier. It details uniforms insignia decorations arms horse gear and saddles with 11 color plates and 96 black and white illustrations.
Eisenhower High School captured a sweepstakes trophy Saturday at Shawnee's annual invitation speech tournament. Mark Phariss and Mike Carnahan won first in debate, coached by Jule Rawls. Other EHS qualifiers for regionals include Debra Morris and Laura Vance in extemporaneous speaking and standard oratory, Carna han second in original oratory, Suzy Hosea in extemporaneous speaking, plus MacArthur and Lawton High students earning regional bids in poetry, humorous interpretation, prose reading, and dramatic duet acting.
A three week University of Colorado course for teachers offers a field experience on a Snake River raft trip below the Teton Mountains in Wyoming. Dr. Greg Kunesh leads Communication 419 3 Human Relations for the Classroom Teacher.
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