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Smash Musical Soundtracks Reviewed By MEL KLOHN Emerald Record Reviewer Rodgers & Sondheim, Do I Hear a Walts?, Orig. Broadway Cast, Columbia, K O L-6370 ($4 98). KOS-2070 ($598), Allen, Franchi. others. Rodgers and Sondheim's new Broadway musical is making a big hit with record buffs and this reviewer frankly cannot under stand why. After the many Rich ard Rodgers hit musicals of the past, Do I Hear . . .? seems a bit anti-climactic and certainly not of South Pacific or Oklahoma caliber. It is disappointing to hear a Rodgers musical with hardly any thing except sickingly romantic numbers. The title song, which is destined to become a hit, and several others with clever Sond heim lyrics, are outstanding, but not even Sergio Franchi's witty performance of "Bargaining” can pull the musical above the Ro mantic muck. The Columbia sound is good, the liner notes are good, and the stereo version is superior. All that is lacking is appealing content. Mary Poppins, Soundtrack Re cording, Buena Vista 4026 (4.98), S 4026 (5.98), Andrews, Van Dyke, others. Giving My Fair Lady record sales competition is Walt Disney’s highly touted Mary Poppins. As on the Sound of Music album, Ju lie Andrews is superb in the lead role. The whole album is delight ful and amusing, but does not Art Ed Majors Display Talent An exhibition composed of projects by more than 20 seniors majoring in art education at the University will be displayed in the lobby of Lawrence Hall on the campus May 3 through 14. A student committee of three members was selected by the dean of the School of Architec ture and Allied Arts during win ter term to coordinate the ex hibit. Committee members are Craig Canoy. William Kelsey, and Sheila Ford. According to Miss Ford, “Each participant will make an indi vidual interpretation of a cen tral, unifying theme selected by the coordinating committee.” The theme of the exhibit, as stated by Miss Ford, consists of “the development of ideas and the application of the knowledge we have obtained as students toward providing valuable experi ence in a teaching situation.” The theme will be interpreted in a variety of art forms, from sculp ture to painting. Art history students must sub mit projects for the exhibit as a graduation requirement. GOLDFINGER Sean Connery CO-FEATURE Pink Panther -David Niven—Peter Sellers pass all the songs off as appealing only to the younger set. Some of them are intensely sa tiric (‘‘A British Bank.” “The Life I Lead”) and show Disney’s remarkable ability to produce a major film with appeal for all peo ple. Of course, “Chim-Chim Cher ee” is only short of great. Dick Van Dyke is very good and the supporting voices are better than good. Unfortunately, the Dis ney label, Buena Vista, is not technically as good as the major record labels and the fidelity is only adequate. The stereo is not notably superior to the monaural recording. Lerner & Lowe, My Fair Lady, Soundtrack Recording, Columbia KOI, 8000 (5.98), KOS • 2600 (6.98), Hepburn, Harrison, Hollo way, others. My Fair Lady, Original Broadway Cast, Columbia 01.-5090 ( 4.98), OS-2015 (5.98), Andrews, llarri son, Holloway, others. It’s unfortunate that Ameri can audiences are so easily im pressed in seeing a Broadway mu sical on the movie screen that they forget that the music was originally written not for the screen but for the stage. This will be the case with My Fair Lady, for as soon as the screens of our fair city are enlightened by the Lerner & Lowe musical, audiences will swamp record stores in pursuit of the “Original Soundtrack Re cording” and not the "Original Broadway Cast Recording.” This, even though everybody now knows that Audrey Hepburn does not sing (though the vocal “dubbing” by Marni Nixon is no where acknowledged on the al bum) and that Julie Andrews, of the Broadway cast, is even su perior to Miss Nixon, a highly re garded soprano in her own right. Despite virtually identical ar Concert Slates Franz Schubert Performance of Franz Schu bert’s “Mass in G Major” will highlight a concert by the Uni versity Chamber Choir and Lab oratory Chorus on Tuesday, May 4, at 8 p m. in the School of Music auditorium. The University Laboratory Chorus, conducted by C. Arthur Dimond, graduate assistant in music, will sing the mass. Fea tured soloists will include Guy Aydelott, tenor; Catherine Arn old, soprano; and Clio Eldred, baritone. V'ictor Hill will play the organ Prior to performance of the mass, the University Chamber Choir, directed by Neil Wilson, assistant professor of voice, will sing a group of sacred motets by William Byrd. Accompanying the chamber choir will be Hanya Etter, viola; Loree Tucker, cello; Sylvia Thel en, cello; and Vivian King, cello. The public is invited to attend the concert. No admission will be charged. TODAY’S STAFF Night Editor: Bob Carl. Desk Editor: Steve Brown. Reporters: Ralph Krumdieck, Allan Bailey and Dave Butler. Proofreader: Mike Buck. (Jse Emerald Classified Ads— Annual Polar Flight TO EUROPE $450°° Eugene to Eugene Transportation First Night Hotel Accommodations Also Available: Low Cost Tours, Group Fares to Japan ONLY A FEW SEATS LEFT 344-3871 Evenings Only rangements and the retention of Rex Harrison and Stanley Hollo way on the soundtrack recordings, the Broadway cast album is far superior to the movie album. While the Broadway cast is noted for creating an album which gen erates enthusiasm and excitement, i the movie cast sings the same material in much the same way, but without the same excep-; tional appeal. Of course, the songs are still ( marvelous and the singing ade quate to good, but Harrison does nunciation of women or Hollo- \ way enough desire to get by1 with “A Little Bit o’Luck.” Jeremy Brett is fine, but does not sound young and impression able like Freddy should. And the movie album is technically poor, j even without a comparison to other brands. The sound is muf-! fled, the orchestra too loud, and Italian Writer To Talk Tuesday Giose Rimanelli, well known Italian novelist and critic, will be a guest lecturer at the Uni ! versity Tuesday, May 4. Rimanelli’s lecture, in English, on “Political and Social As pects in Dante's Divine Comedy” will be at 8 p m. in the SU. The public is welcome. Author of a number of novels, j of which "The Day of the Lion” and “Original Sin" have been | translated into English, and sev eral volumes of critical essays, as well as short stories and plays,! Rimanelli has worked as a jour nalist and free-lance writer for the Italian film industry. At present, he teaches Italian and assists in the creative writing j program at the University of Brit ish Columbia The lecture is sponsored by the University assembly and lec tures committee, not have enough fury in his de the fidelity is atrocious. So, with out meaning to add fuel to the Julie Andrews Jack Warner feud, I suggest to those who enjoy the movie and want to own the mu sic, that they will enjoy the mu sical even more if they buy the Broadway cast album. Kodgers & llummerstcin, The Sound of Music, KCA Victor I.OCD-2005 <5.98>; I.SOD-2005 (0.98), Andrews, Plummer, oth ers. (Soundtrack) The Sound of Music, Columhio KOI,-5450 (4.98), KOS • 2020 (5.98), Marlin, Itikcl, others. (Orig. Broadway Cast) Another smash Broadway mu sical (No. 4 of the all-time best), that has been made into a film is Rodgers & llammerstein's last collaborative work, The Sound of Music. Unlike My Fair Lady, however, the soundtrack record ing of this musical is as good as the Broadway cast recording. Although Julie Andrews’ voice is slightly better than Mary Mar tin’s, Miss Martin pulls a couple of numbers otf with more clever Business School Chooses Decal The School of Business has be come the first school on the University campus to have a school decal. The decal, proposed and de signed by Howard Krivoy of the University chapter of Kappa Psi, professional business fraternity, depicts Donald Duck (the Uni versity mascot) sitting at a desk and pointing at a graph which is falling off a chart into a wastebasket The decal went on sale at the University Co-op Store at the beginning of spring term The final design for the- decal was selected by a general vote of the students and faculty of the School of Business. ness than Miss Andrews, partlc l nlarly "Do-Re Mi" and "The (lout j Herders’ Song.” Adolf f’lummer, in the movie, and Theodore Bike!, in the play, are both equally good and, gener ally, the movie’s supporting cast | voices are slightly better. Comparison should stop here, however, as each album is unique I in its own way and the movie j version does not try to copy the ' Boradwuy music exactly. One song was added to the movie, but i three from the Broadway version I were left off. The sequence of songs is also entirely different RCA's album notes are superior, but the Co ; lumbin Broadway album was cut before detailed liner notes were popular. A musical fan who owns one album should not feel that by buying the other album he would necessarily be duplicating his musical scores. NOTE: Both albums are tech nically excellent and the stereo versions are highly recommend ed. Moms' Tickets Available Tickets for all Mothers Week end and Junior Weekend activi ties at the Cniversity may be obtained at the Student I'nion main desk beginning today. Students should purchase tickets for the Mothers break fast and business meeting and for the All Campus luncheon in advance, so that accurate quantities of food may be pre pared. Ticket prices are: Canoe fete, $1.50 for adults, $1 for students with student body cards and 50 cents for children under 12; Mothers Breakfast, $1.50; All Campus Luncheon and pro gram, $1; and All-Campus Sing, $1. VAUGHNS ENDS ITS Grand Opening Sale WITH LAST WEEK FINAL PRICES All Stock Less Than V2 Price Short Sleeve Sport Shirts Sweaters 4.95- 5.95 Final Price 2.33 each 12.95-15.95 Final Price 6.33 each 6.95- 8.95 Final Price 3.33 each 16.95-19.95 Final Price 7.88 each Rain Coats $12.33 each regardless of marked price ALL SUITS and SPORTCOATS LESS THAN ’/a PRICE VAUGHN'S 1225 Alder 344-7998 Thursday till 6, Wednesday till 6