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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 127,454) JULl

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o· eftecutive Thomas Barger dies Thom c ~arger, who for n arly graduated from the Univer. ity of d ade h adcd the large ·toil com- • orth Dakota as a mmin~ engineer. . rid 1 dead at a e 76 H first went to Saudi Arabia 1_n pa:r •~:g ~odi~d yesterday ":it the 1937 as an em~loyee of Standard 01I Sharp Knollwood Convale cent Cen- Co. of Cahforma_, which held condcesd ter after a long illness His home was sion in the 011 fields _there Sta~ art in Lit Joli· merged with other 011 companies o He rved a <'hairman and chief form ARAMCO . • t offlc r of the Arabian Mr Barger later worked m gov- xrcu_ ive 0·1 Co (ARAMCO) a ernment rclat Jns for AR l\ CO be- Am rican 1 · • · · h. f , live of group of corporations that developed fore bf.'commg its c 1e ex cu · the oil Held of Sauda Arabia, from hcer . . La !961 until hi retirement in 1969 After retmng and movmg to. In l ading a company that pro- Jolla, he served on the _board? of ev- duc d 01 1 in the Mideast, Mr. Barger era! local companies, mcludmg WD- IK•carnc a keen observer of the trug- 40. He alsof stehrvedU '": t\ bo~rds:~ gle between Israel and its Arab trustees o e ni rst y o n I hbor In a~ interview m 1974, he lJ, b e rece•~~rplilnono~ aid the area's problem was mutual ~ ommg a Kmgl t of the Hol} fear. Sepulc~re. . . . " he view Israelis have of Arabs is Surviving are his w1f~. Kathleen of their country being surround d by t·o\·o on , Timothy of Vista and Mi- th rab world," he said, adding that chael of Berkeley: !our daughters, Arab· f •ar a continually expanding Ann Hebert of Saudi Arabia; Mary 1 Lutft and Tere a Brown. both of 1 r~r ·Barg r was born in Minneapo- Wa. hington, D.C, and Mary Barger of ~ 11 gr w up m North Dakota. He San Diego; and 13 grandchildren. TH0:\1AS C. BARGER Led world's largest oil company B1 ·hop Leo Maher of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego will say a funeral Mass for Mr. Barger at JO a.m. tomorrow in Mary Star of the Sea Church m La Jolla. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery.

.Jl tlrn~ Pc. B 1, 1xxx ~dy without stress hr u,9h ~e Third Age 'I'h~hi?ersity of the Third Age, a program consisting of college- level courses and physical exercise classes for those 55 years of age and older, will be held July 14-31 at the Univer$ of San Diego. Now in its eighth year, the University of the Third Age pro- vides an academic atmosphere without the pressures of exams, papers or grades. Applicants must be able to transport themselves to the cam- pus and be in reasonably good health. The opening session, scheduled for Monday, ,July 14, will begin at 9 a.m. Classes held July 15-31 will run from 8 to 11 :45 a.m., Monday through Thursday. Cost of the program is $55. For more information, call 260-458.5. L

San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 127,454)

Fallbrook, CA (San Diego Co.) Fallbrook Enterprlae (Cir. W. 15,328)

JUL 3 1986 Prie~.,, finds his mission mixes music and church

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By Jan Jennings Tribune Slaff Writer R IDI. 'G a subway one day in New York, Father Nick Re- veles sard he became "bound and determined" that once he re- turned to San Diego he would keep up wit h local activities - the sym- phon) opera, theater productions, performance art .... "I bad seen 34 different opera pro- ductions in New York, and my life was filled with the arts," said the Catholic priest. "But I realized we have a top symphony here and quali- ty theater, opera. We just have to take advantage of these things. We have to support them." Reveles knows first hand the need to support the arts. He is a performer - a concert pia- nist. He was in New York completing his doctorate at the Manhattan "We may only start out with a handful of students in the fall, but that's a start." Reveles said that each college needs a unique way to express itself and that for USD, church music is a natural. For Reve,es, music and the church have been a natural partnership throughout his life. Both his parents are musicians. His father, Mano Re- veles, was the organist for the San Diego .Gulls hockey team and per- formed regularly in San Diego res- taurants, including Mr. A's, the Mis- sion Valley Inn and Rudy's Hearth- side. His mother, Grace Larsen, is active in the Friends of Music, a USD Music Department auxiliary. "I was reading music before I read words," said Reveles. "I can't re- member a time when I wasn't prac- ticing music every day. "I am a performer. This is not an ego trip. It is just the most exciting thing to re-create music and to have an audience respond. Of course, I have to keep my eyes to the key- board. yet I do become one with the audience. "It's exhilarating - it's like riding a wave.' Reveles invites the public to share in this festivity at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, when he will perform in concert at El Camino High School in Oceanside. He recently performed at St. Vin- cent's Church in Mission Hills. Among composers whose music the pianist enjoys re-creating are Haydn, Beethoven and Chopin, but he also composes music himself. "Though I somehow feel self-con-

b .,....., Clay Ro er ')5\S'? receives degree Mr and Mrs Bob Sides, of Fallbrook. announce the he to ... al of a Juns Doctor de r ·c, from th l lJi~•ty of San Diego,., S hool of Law, to their son Clav Robert Comm •ncement Y.as held in l\lav t

School of Music. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of San Diego, a master's degree from the University of Redlands. And the credits go on . . . In addition to being a priest affili- at with USD, he is assistant profes- sor of music ere as well. He has lectured on behalf of the San Diego Opera and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Society and has per- formed as a soloist with the San Diego Symphony. Next fall, Reveles will take anoth- er step in furthering the arts. He will take charge of an academic program at USD, co.ncentrating on liturgical m~

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"This is long overdue," said Re- veles. "There is so much that goes into the planning of music to cele- brate the liturgy, the sense of ch rch ritual. I would like to see the univer- Please see PRIEST, E-3 *:rrr;st~l--~------- a-':;, Contrnued From E-1 ~!!? sity become a center for this on the West Coast. scious when I play or conduct my own music."

Tribune photo by Humberto Ramirez Concert pianist and Catholic priest Father Nick Reveles practices in bis USD studio for an upcoming concert in Oceanside. \

The pianist practices e,ery day 2½ to 3½ hours, which he said can be drudgery or can be joyful. "I try to have a focus when I prac- tice," said Reveles. "It's a concentra- tion of the total being:' Reveles sees music as an expres- s10n of his relationship to God. "On a natural basis, music is very I spiritual," said Reveles. "When the whole person is all working together, rt is a reflection of God. You have to be in good physical shape to play the piano. Then the message speaks through the heart. For me, music and ""' spirituality are a beautiful balance." Reveles entered the seminary after graduating from TJniversity High School and entering USD, where he has been teaching music, arranging choral programs and in- volved in musical liturgy since 1977. In addition to taking charge of li- turgical music for students on the USD campus in the fall, Reveles will introduce a community-outreach program - traini ng for liturgical musicians in the community with certificates conferred upon gradua- tion. "Most liturgical musicians in San Diego are employed part-time and paid low wages," said Reveles. ''I'd like to see this change. I'd like to see more emphasis on this music and more time devoted to it. I see a terri- ble need in this diocese to upgrade the quality of hturgical music. "Liturgical music should be uplift- ing. It should stimulate people, make them feel good. Liturgy and music are gomg to have to improve to keep people commg to church onSunday."

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