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songs on tier new album t'volu
!:<m are of that ilk. Some tin’ sap
py and a < ouple are almost
memorable.
According to the notes that
i ,utie with the CD. she has been
,filled "everything from a jazz
crooner and gospel belter to an
K&B soulstress and pop singer
She really can't he categorized
She could he best compared to
Natalie Cole — her voice is clear
and strong, and she has good
vex at phrasing
At cording to an nrtn In in the
magazine Essmcr. she sang in
hotel lounges for lfi years before
realizing her first gold album,
whit h interestingly was her
debut alburn Cirr/e of Onr A
song off of that work t ailed "(let
Here" t aught on big during the
Desert Storm war
Adams grew up singing in a
church where her father was a
minister
The lx*st songs on Evolution art
the last three "Neve York State
of Mind,” "Window of Hope’
and the title track \
The latter compares human
existence to that of the dinosaurs
She s<ws our present situation as
being much the same The Ivru s
are optimistic, however ( hir fates
are similar to that vanished
species, stle sings. "All ext epl for !
one distinction We i an stop our
own extint lion " This optimism
also comes through on the uplift
ing "Window of Hope," vvliit h
coni dudes the album
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School of Music classes and
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not Just for music majors.
Look at the ways you can
Include music In your schedule
at the University of Oregon:
Join a Performing Group
Performing can be a part of
your university life. More than
20 performing groups are open
to all students. Auditions and
placements are September
22-24 at the School of Music
for the following ensembles:
Oregon Wind Ensembk
University Singers
University Symphony
Oregon Jazz Ensemble
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Oregon Marching Band
Symphonic Band
Jazz Lab Bands
Brass Choir
Opera Workshop
Women's Chorus
Collegium Muslcum
Percussion Ensemble
Gospel Ensemble
Song & Dance Troupe
Contemporary Music Ensembles
Small instrumental Ensembles
Men's Chorus ••
Campus Band ••
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Knowledge of Music
These are some of the classes
open to all students, regardless
of previous musical background
or experience:
Introduction to Musk and tts Literature
(meets arts and letters cluster
requirement)
Bask Musk (meets arts and letters
stand-alone requirements)
History of Rock Musk
Musk (n World Cultures
Gospel Experience
Comprehensive Film Experience
Private lessons on most Instruments
Class Ptano
Class Guitar
Take a Minor in Music
Choose a minimum of 27 credits from
a prescribed outline of courses. Including
classes that satisfy the arts and letters
cluster requirement, performing ensembles,
and individual performance studies. Music
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Free Faculty Concert,
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