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4 September 5, 2001
Arts & Entertainment
The University News
UD choir group sings Victoria, traverses Spain
by Bekki Johannes
Features Editor
Collegium Cantorum sang
its way through the chapels and
cathedrals of Spain this summer
on a musical pilgrimage preserv-
ing the tradition of Renaissance
polyphony.
Dr.Alexandra Wilhelmsen,
professor of Spanish, said Colle-
gium Cantorum tries to emphasize
different composers each year,
and she became involved two
years ago when Marilyn Walker,
professor of music, told her she
wanted the choir to focus on To-
mas Luis de Victoria of Avila the
following year.
Fr. James Lehrberger, chaplain
of Collegium Cantorum, ex-
plained that the goal of Collegium
Cantorum is to keep alive the heri-
tage of Renaissance polyphony in
a liturgical setting.
"The new music can supple-
ment the older music, and the
older music can be a source for
renewal of the liturgy by influenc-
ing newer music, he said."
Dr. Wilhelmsen said that the
choir's trip was sponsored by Jose
Manuel de Vega, vice president
of the Provincial Savings and
Loan bank of Avila. Provincial
banks sponsor cultural events,
photo by Amy Urn lie
Collegium members take a break on the steps of a cathedral during their summer pilgrimage to Spain.
The choir pe formed in chapels and cathedrals throughout Spain, including three formal engagements,
in Avila in Ta Santa, the Dominican Monastery) of Santo Tomas, and the Cathedral of Avila.
and De Vega wanted to sponsor
Collegium Cantorum as one of
many ways of renewing interest
in Victoria.
The choir began its tour of
Spain in Avila, where they had
three formal engagements, the
first of which was singing at Mass
in La Santa, the birthplace of St.
Teresa of Avila.
They then sang in the Cathedral
of Avila, in which Victoria was a
choirboy, studied music and was
later choirmaster.
Collegium's third formal en-
gagement was at the Dominican
in 1494 by Queen Isabel and King
Ferdinand II of Aragon and the
burial site of their only son.
The choir spent six days in
Avila, visiting churches, castles
and other sites of historical and
religious interest. They also
sang at the Royal Monastery of
former headquarters of the Span-
ish Empire, for the vigil Mass of
Pentecost.
Dr. Wilhelmsen said one of the
most important events of the trip
was when the choir sang at the
Cathedral of Toledo for Pentecost
Sunday because after Mass the
priest invited them to sing in the
Sanctuary. The choir was given
a great honor because choirs are
not normally given permission to
sing there.
Fr. James concelebrated most
of the Masses on the trip and said
everyone was impressed with the
choir.
'The priests wherever we went
were so impressed by the Col-
legium. The rector at the Toledo
cathedral just couldn't believe it.
He stopped and praised us after
Mass, not only for the music but
for the piety, and that's very un-
usual because professional choirs
aren't normally known for their
piety," he said.
Senior Hope Thornton said the
trip was important to the choir
because it gave them a chance to
perform the music in its place of
origin.
'We finally got to see it all put
together in the context of where it
continued on pg. 5
Monastery of Santo Tomas, built St. Lawrence at El Escorial, the
Exhibition lures viewer to subterranean environment
by Molly Tomutsa
Contributing Writer
From the outside, Hozho, Brian
Misavage's MFA thesis exhibi-
tion now in Haggerty Art Center
Gallery, looks clandestine. As
viewers approaches one of the two
doorways, they will most likely
pause to wonder if they are al-
lowed entrance. Then they notice
the signs asking "Please enter."
Once the viewer steps into
Misavage's cave, she becomes
a participant in an environment
very different from this Texas
landscape.
The exhibit is an array for the
senses. Excellent lighting shad-
ows the ceramic stalagmites that
jut from the lava rock covered
floor. The varying degrees of light
and dark allude to spelunker-held
candle lighting. The dark blue
walls enclosing the composition
imply space beyond the explorer's
vision.
Like nature, the exhibit offers
an interesting balance of silence
and noise. Without intrusion
the exhibit remains silent. But
under the pressure of footsteps,
the ground gives way to sounds.
Some areas crunch delicately
while others create resounding
echoes.
Misavage's environment also
ftisN&Ms for the nose and hands.
The recent humidity, combined
with half a ton of dirt plus one and
three-quarter tons of lava rock,
give the room a sweet, subter-
ranean smell.
Made from stoneware mixed
with grog (crushed glass, rocks,
pieces an "atmospheric glaze."
Depending on the salt deposits,
one part could look wet and an-
other dry.
not intend that as the only read-
ing. Just as he used his memories
to create Hozho, he hopes it will
jolt the viewers' memories of their
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photos by Brian Mism'age
Details of stalagmites from Misavage's Hozho: a
cavernous MFA Thesis exhibition in Haggerty Gallery.
styrofoam), Misavage's stalag-
mites, varying from knee-high to
six-feet tall, are highly texturized.
He encourages people to touch
them.
In addition to minimal glazing
and stains, Misavage chose a fir-
ing process that would give the
To create Hozho, Misavage
drew from the memory of his
experiences in nature.
"I have been to a lot of caves
and seen a lot of formations,"
Misavage said. "This is not just
from one cave."
Even though Hozho seems
most like a cave, Misavage does
experiences with nature.
"If walking across the stone re-
minds someone of their grandpa's
pond, that is enough for me,"
Misavage said.
By encompassing the senses,
with the exception of taste, the
exhibit triggers more memories
within the viewer.
A scent may recall an experi-
ence that a sound would not have
recalled.
Living within a city environ-
ment makes Misavage's memo-
ries of nature precious to him.
"I came from a small town—it
was nice to go in the backyard
and there was a forest," Misav-
age said. "Here you have to drive
three hours to get somewhere. I
found myself hopping in the car
frequently to get away "
Not only are the memories of
nature, alive or dormant, in the art-
ist and participant important, but
Misavage holds that the memories
of geological history recorded by
rock formations, glacial grooves
and caverns have metaphorical
significance.
"The inherent strengths and
weaknesses in the weathering of
the earth have a direct relationship
to the human condition," he said.
"We all must weather the parade
of storms, which helps to define
and re-define our character and
personalities.
"A rock looks better after it has
tumbled down a hill. The weath-
ering aspect gives character," he
said.
Misavage has studied ceram-
ics at UD for the past four years.
He plans to set up shop in North
Carolina, where he will start a
craft/pottery guild.
Hozho is on display until Fri-
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