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“When you listen, you can really phrase
things, you can really balance things, you can
really say, ‘More of this, less of that,’” Manny
says. “You are the only one that has all of the
music in front of you. A violin player only has
his part. A flute player only has her part. So
you know what should be going on. … I like
the definition of a conductor in the sense of
electricity — that it flows through you and
it spreads out. I remember reading that the
conductor is like the umbilical chord for the
orchestra, because he or she needs to be
connected to
every single
player.”
The audience
that
afternoon at
Royal Albert
Hall was small,
and besides
the usual artists
and agents
in attendance
there was John
Boyden, head
of the London
Symphony,
and acclaimed composer Joseph Lewistein.
Backstage, Manny couldn’t sit still. But walking
out on stage, arriving at the podium and
facing the orchestra put him at ease. He
knew what he had to do, and he knew he
could do it.
“Conducting is about body language,
and there were two rules I learned from this
experience,” he’d say later. “One, conductor
do no harm, do not do anything that gets in
the way of the music or the orchestra, and
two, the ability to express color and emotion
in music without words.”
Manny would conduct the Haydn
Variations by Brahms. The piece was large
and — more than any other piece in the program
— it had an “architectural” feel to it. In
the beginning, the orchestra winds presented
the theme, and then restated it in variations
as they built upon it, adding layer upon layer,
finishing with a nice passacaglia. In the end,
the audience enjoyed the performance. The
orchestra had responded well to the Proms,
it had responded well to Manny.
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CSUSB
Fall/Winter
Modified Searches
for Intelligent Life
It seems logical that the search for signs
of intelligent life in the universe would
begin on a college campus. And who better
to navigate that search, than one of
America’s foremost comediennes, Lily
Tomlin.
From the “West Wing” to “A Prairie
Home Companion,” Ms. Tomlin has captured
the hearts of the American public
with witty characters, clever acting and creative
comedy. On June 2, 2007, Coussoulis
Arena at Cal State San Bernardino will host
Tomlin for a one-woman show, where she
will talk about her life and career in a performance
that may well include a “modified
search.”
Born in Detroit, Tomlin grew up in a
working-class neighborhood on the outskirts
of the city. Her role models included
Lucille Ball, Bea Lillie, Imogene Coca and
Jean Carroll. Originally Tomlin enrolled at
Wayne State University to study medicine,
but her elective courses in theater arts
compelled her to leave college to perform
in local coffee houses. She moved to
New York in 1965, where she soon built
a strong following with appearances at the
Improvisation, Café Au Go Go and the
Leader of
the Pack
Human communications
major Anthony
Conley, Cal State San
Bernardino’s newly
elected Associated
Students, Inc. president,
has set some high goals
for his office and himself.
As he begins his term, Conley plans to
develop new ways to involve students, bring
awareness to ASI, and to generate positive publicity
by offering popular events.
But as he pursues his degree with minors
in pre-law and recording arts, he hopes to
Upstairs at the Downstairs.
In 1969 Tomlin joined
the cast of the television
show “Laugh-In” and rose
to national prominence with
her characterizations of
Ernestine, the irascible telephone
operator, and Edith
Ann, the devilish 6-year-old
who coined the phrase,
“And that’s the truth.” She
went on to co-write and star
in several television shows,
such as the “X-Files” and
“Murphy Brown,” and she
played President Bartlett’s
assistant Debbie Fiderer on
the “West Wing.”
Tomlin has received six
Emmys, two Tony awards, a
Drama Desk Award, Outer
Critics’ Circle Award, a
CableAce Award, a Grammy
and many other recognitions.
Her Broadway credits
include “Appearing Nitely” and “The Search
for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.”
Tomlin’s motion picture career includes
become a lawyer. After graduating
from CSUSB, Conley plans to
enroll in Loyola Marymount’s law
program.
Conley chose CSUSB, in
part, because of its location. And
although he debated between
entering the Air Force, community
college and CSUSB, he settled on
Cal State San Bernardino because
his parents recommended it. He
has been involved in the California State Student
Association, serving as vice president, university
affairs. The organization advocates for students
within the CSU system and has representatives
from all CSU campuses. He has been a member
of Circle K International and has served as vice
president. He will be serving as the organization’s
secretary this year.
Anthony Conley, ASI president