MCC Theater to present ‘Tons of Money’

McCook Community College Theatre will present the wildly funny British comedy, “Tons of Money,” on April 17, 18 and 19 in the Weeth Theatre on campus.

When Aubrey and Louise Allington inherit a large fortune, their problems with their creditors appear to be solved.  But paying off their debts will leave them with no money, so they devise a clever plan (they think) to allow them to keep the inheritance.  Unfortunately, several other people have devised clever plans to get a hold of that money.  Mistaken identity, wild chases and long-lost cousins keep the play moving quickly with lots of laughs.

In the cast are: Shawna Bauer, Erica Boleen, Kay Flaska, Logan Hoyt, Joseph McCarty, Nathan McCarty, Bryce Osterman, David Sandman, Dorothy Stevens and Evelyn Wiant.

Collage of Love

Preformed by MCC Faculty and Students

Feb. 14th at 7:30 P.M.

Nathan McCarty And Amanda Davidson performing a Scene from As You Like It

Megan Gerk and Glenda Baker performing "It Was a Lover and His Lass"

Dr. Richard Tubbs performing The Art of Courtly Love

The Heath Ledger Memorial Shakespeare Society performing Some Sonnets By Shakespeare

Lynn Salyer performing The Mathematics of Love

Glenda Baker performing "Habanera"

Mike Hendricks performing The Sociology of Love

Glenda Baker and Greg Hepp performing "People Will Say We're in Love"

Sue Watts performing "Supermoms, Interim Mothers and Friends"

Dona Henderson with The Statistics of Love

Sandy Buelow performing As You Like It

MCC Singers performing "Bless the Broken Road"

Tyler Esch performing Good Night Moon

Introducing "A Christmas Carol"

Playing November 29, 30, December 1st and 2nd

Performance times:

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night:

Curtains open @ 7:30 p.m.

Sunday matinee @ 2:30 p.m.

Come join us and see the fruits of our labor!

Where has Christ Gone in Church Music?

One phrase that has launched a thousand church committee meetings is “contemporary music.” Any worship practiced by contemporary people, no matter how ancient its form, is contemporary. The real difference between “contemporary” and “traditional” worship comes down to music and a power plug. Praise bands and contemporary musicians rely heavily on amplification for their existence. Bone-rattling guitar solos and breathy love songs cannot exist without amplification (Crouch).

For years, the pipe organ has been the instrument of the Church. The pipe organ was accepted by the Catholic Church in the Twelfth Century (Potter). It has given us many years of wonderful sacred and classical music. The master composer, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) dedicated all of his organ works to God. He used the phrase, “Soli Deo Gloria,” which means, “To God Alone Be the Glory.” The pipe organ is perfect for any denomination of the Church. It gives the service a sense of reverence and focuses the congregation on the reason for worship. It is a time and place to praise God for all that He has given us. The pipe organ has a lot of moods to it; with the softest of stops registered, it can be a prayer to God, or with a robust registration, it can lead an uplifting and inspiring hymn.

Contemporary music, which I call “praise bands,” has no reverence towards God. The goal of a praise band is to be as loud as possible and have a performance every service. The people who write the music for praise bands do not care about sacred music. They want to out-write the other writers and make their music stand out against the rest. The composers who penned the notes to such famed works as Handel’s “Messiah” and Verdi’s “Requiem” had a purpose for every note and every word that was sung. They wanted every note and word to praise God and show Him the respect that He deserves.

During a personal interview with J. Gordon Christensen of Imperial, Nebraska, Gordon stated that his church had a praise band, but it was disbanded because the band was not Christ-centered. Dr. Christensen, the director of music at Zion Lutheran Church, said, “Contemporary musicians who plug in their guitars do not realize that their music does not glorify God. They simply strive to make as much noise and play as long and loud possible.” I believe that he is correct in his statement. Christ is being taken out of contemporary music and He needs to be put back in.

The pipe organ and other classical and sacred instruments were designed and played to glorify God. Modern instruments of today such as electric keyboards and electric guitars do not praise God. Contemporary Christian writers take Christ out of the music and do not glorify Him with the words that are sung. Christ needs to be brought back in church music and the organ needs to re-assume its rightful position as the King of Instruments. The organ has and will forever more be the only instrument for the Church and needs to continue to lead congregations in worship with hymns and sacred music.