TRANSIT FIGARO DESPITE the many restrictions of a war year on the campus, there has been no rationing of cultural entertainment as provided by the Ogden-Weber College "Greater Concert Series." Following upon the flying heels of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo with its impressive cast and excellent orchestra, came the Nine O'clock Opera Company, presenting Mozart's ever-popular Marriage of Figaro. The assembly committee of the Faculty Association was alert in preparing students for a more complete appreciation of Mozart. In a special assembly, Mr. Roland Parry, head of the music department, related incidents from the composer's life and presented students of the department in vocal and instrumental selections portraying the style and quality of his work. Students who participated were Van Nance, pianist; Betty Lou Lamoreaux, vocalist; Dilworth Young, vocalist; as well as members of the college string quartet. In addition, recordings of several typical Mozart selections were played over the loudspeaker system. The evening presentation of Figaro was ingeniously staged by the small company, making use of thei modern narrator, as introduced recently by Thornton Wilder's production of Our Town, to eliminate obvious difficulties of presentation. Additional numbers to be presented in the concert series include the Belgian Piano-String Quartet in March and Ziano Franceacatti, violinist, in April. OREN JACOBS REGISTERS COMPLETE ENJOYMENT WHILE "TURNING PLATTERS" OF MOZART SELECTIONS. RULON BROUGH, VIOLIN; MARIAN SMITH, VIOLA; GUINEVERE ORME, CELLO; AND EUGENE KINGSFORD, VIOLIN; ILLUSTRATE CHAMBER MUSIC TECHNIQUE. CAST OF NINE O'CLOCK OPERA COMPANY WHICH STAGES MOZART'S COMIC-OPERA, FIGARO, IN MODERN DRESS AND STREAM-LINED MANNER. WINTER, 1943 MUSIC IN THE AIR THE most versatile of all departments, music, is always represented in part, here and there, for this and that, not to mention assemblies and radio programs. The pictures on this page were taken during a recent radio program which featured campus talent. However, there is much of the music department that eludes the camera eye and slips unnoticed down to Kiwanis, Rotary, or some other service club to entertain the members at their noonday repast. Often the violinist figuratively turns Tommy Tucker and "sings for his supper." It is in the assemblies, where sometimes in groups, other times in solos, the music department is represented. The piano or band accompaniment as well as the curtain music are products of the music department. Then of course, there was the Winter Concert. Not only Weber College students were invited to this, but the public, high school students included, awaited the first number. The newly acquired piano, owned by the entire school, but valued most highly by the music department, also adds its charm to the setting. No doubt more equipment of this sort will follow, adding not only to the worth of the department but also to the enjoyment which the student body and its patrons can receive. Left to right: BETTY LOU LAMOREAUX, DONNA KEETER, IOLA BELNAP, VERLA HALE, SHIRLEY LINFORD, WEALTHY PURRINGTON, BETH RHEES, DONNA RAE JONES. Left to right: JOE JENSEN, BETTY NELSON, HELEN HILL, MAXINE HEDGES, BETTY PETERSON, SAXON ROUSH. ROY GIBSON AND MR. ROLAND PARRY, INSTRUCTOR, "WARM UP" BEFORE THE ACTUAL BROADCAST. 15