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University hosts music conference By Darryl Joannides Of th» EeunU The 28th Conference on Music Education, being held to day and Saturday at the University music school, will feature nationally known musicians and composers speaking on “Diversity in Music Education.” This year's conference will feature piano performance for the first time. University piano faculty and internationally renowned concert pianist Bela Siki will conduct classes and a workshop on dealing with piano performance anxiety. Highlighting the piano performance sessions will be a concert by Siki at 8 p.m. today in Beall Concert Hall. The 1947 winner of the Concours International d’Executions Musicales in Geneva, Siki is a professor of piano and artist-in residence at the University of Cincinnati’s Conservatory of Music, Admission is $3 for the general public and $1 for students. Karl Hats, known for his “Adventures in Good Music” series, will present the keynote address entitled “An Air borne View of Music Education: Utilizing Media” during the afternoon session today, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Beall Con cert Hall. General admission is $1 for this event. British film-score composer John Addison will speak on “Opportunities for Musicians in Film and Television Music” at 10:45 a.m. Saturday in Beall Hall; and, “The Making of a Film Score for ’A Bridge Too Far,’ ” will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Room 180 PLC, each costing $1 for general admission. Addison has written music for 88 pictures, including “Sleuth,” for which he received an Academy Award nomina tion and “Tom Jones.” which won him both an Oscar and a Grammy in 1964. A concert featuring the 1985 Oregon High School String Orchestra and Honors Band will conclude the conference Saturday at 8 p.m. at Silva Concert Hall in the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. The orchestra will perform compositions by Carl Bach, Telemann and Mahler, and the band will perform selections by Elliot. Grainger, Hazelman and Gillis. Tickets for the performance are on sale at the Hult Center box office at $3.50 for general admission. For more information on the conference, call 686-5678. police beat The following is a list of area crimes that have been reported to the Eugene Police Depart ment since Jan. 17: Clothes, a bike lock, and two dormitory keys were stolen from Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Jan. 18. According to Officer Bill Jennings of the Eugene Police Department, the items were valued at $106. The Computing Center received a bomb threat at 4:10 p.m. from an unknown person, Jan. 18. The building was sear ched, and no explosive was found. A camera and swim goggles were stolen from Gerlinger Hall between Dec. 14 and Jan. 14. The incident was reported Jan. 18. The items were valued at $28. A wallet, identification, and $70 in cash were stolen from a backpack in the main library, Jan. 18. A theft of $30 from a Carson Hall dormitory room was reported Sunday. Four copy machines in the main library were damaged and $200 stolen between Satur day and Monday. Damage to the machines is estimated at $50. Two backpacks were stolen from the University Bookstore on Tuesday, and one backpack was stolen Wednesday. One bike was stolen. It is valued at $650. PLANNING TO TAKE THE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSION TEST ON MARCH 2? The Learning Resources Center is offering a preparation workshop. A $40 fee covers materials and instuction for a 12-hour workshop meeting on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30 - 5:00pm beginning January 29. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, CALL THE L.R.C. AT 686-3226 OR STOP BY 5 FRIENDLY HALL. Singapore gala set for EMU The Singapore Students Association and the Foreign Student Organization will bring Singapore culture to the EMU Ballroom on Sunday. Following a 6 p.m. buffet din ner will be an evening of enter tainment kicking off at 7 p.m. with a lion dance. Door prizes, other Singaporean dances, live music, slides and “Moods and Images,’’ a film with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra are also in store for the evening. Events and food will expose Eugeneans to the four promi nent backgrounds in Singapore: Malaysian, Chinese, Indian and Western. “Basically we want to inform people about what we are and what kind of culture, what kind of background we have,” says Harry Tan, SSA president. About 300 Singapore students attend the University. Tickets to the event are $5.50 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. African relief meeting today Stephen Kinnaird, a represen tative of UNICEF, will be on campus today to organize students interested in becoming involved in relief projects for Africa. Drought and famine threaten 150 million lives in Africa, Kin naird says. UNICEF has provid ed more than $22 million in emergency aid and $120 million in developmental aid to help ease the crisis in Africa. Kinnaird will discuss how students can organize to sup port this effort. The meeting will be held in Century Room D, EMU at 4 p.m. Date Changed An article about Lane County legislators in Wednesday’s Emerald said the county caucus will meet again Feb. 5 at noon in Capitol Room 354. The date has been changed to Feb. 7, but the time and location will be the same. The caucus will meet every other Thurs day at noon, the locations will be announced. 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