The Music Society Wants You!

We are looking for more members -especially those outside the Music Department - who want to support the musical life of the university, or just have a chance to meet and relax with fellow students with a shared interest. The society's reputation for hospitality - sometimes insobriety - is well founded, and despite a rather late start, we're hoping it will be a good year for parlies, soirees and conceits. At $2 50 a year, it offers excellent value for money.

Not that we are a mere social club. Proposals at our recent AGM included a composition competition - open to all Vic students and with any luck including a jazz section - and an infestation of buskers all over campus, both of which we hope to put into effect during the year One project which is already well past the planning stages is the production of Gluck's opera Orfeo ed Euridice under the combined auspices of the Music Department and MUSOC The augurs foresee a great musical success -performances of the original Vienna version are rare enough worldwide, none extant on record, never mind about N2 - and the cast features Patricia Lawrey with Vic's own sopranos Jenny Thirtle and Greta Bentley and chorus, accompanied by the MUSOC orchestra You can experience this rare treat in the Memorial Theatre from August 5 to 8.

If you get in quick there may be room for you in the orchestra, which rehearses at 5.00pm on Mondays - see Peter Walls of the department if you are interested in joining. It's generally rehearsing something interesting - Haydn and Bartok at the time of writing.

The Universily Choir, under the tender care of Paul Baeyerlz, seems to be in recess until Orfeo is over, but after that he will welcome you with open arms to rehearsals on Thursdays 5.00 to 6.30pm - especially if you can sing.

If you would like to join us or find out more about our activities, ring the President. Martin Lodge, on 894-377 (No SIS agenls please)