Show t- - Urs Basic ' ss ' Drums of Thanksgiving Utah State University Ensemble and the Caine Percussion Ensemble directed by s Griffin will ' concert at present a 7:30 pm Monday Nov 24 in the Kent Concert Hall at Utah “i The 3' State ' — IX-nni- £ 0 ' p X ' “Percussion concerts are always interesting because of the large number of stylistic realms 5' in which the instruments may find themselves” Griffin said 3 “There is also the wonderful 2 variety of sounds generated by the diversity of instruiiK'iits used in the concert and Utah State’s '£ : award-winnin- g players w ill also have something to do with the " cz" excitement of the event” ' $ This concert w ill feature the Caine Percussion Ensemble a ' group of six players on scholar- ship performing Christopher ' £ RouseVOgoun Badagris” is a Haitian pagan deity associated with violent ritualistic Dancers from the Cache Valley Civic Ballet will perform their annual production of the Nutcracker starting Nov 28 ceremonies and the piece voic-which uses the es of the percussion instrument collection is apprcipriately in the holiday spirit with Cache descriptive of the energy and tree grows larger than one could imagine ' Revel Civic Ballet's production of drive of the Haitian VihvDoo and the familiar room becomes a battle- V dance Griffin said y field for mice and toy soldiers Clara The Nutcracker” at 7:30 pm Nov Plum Fairy Vivian Schafer Sugar then com- will The in players J 28 29and Dec 1 A matinee will be held the battle the mouse against eyil joins a personal Invitation in particular pletely change the mood with a on Dec l'at 1 pm Tickets range from king eventually saving the life of the CMdran to attend the Sugar Pliim delightful arrangement of the nutcracker Clara’s devotion and courage $7 to $15 A family ticket for five people matinee ‘ Saturday's ftapriorto r waltz from the “Serenade for rt is available for $43 For tickets and transforms the nutcracker intoahand-sqm- e footed Mca to meat each child and ' she Strings’’ by' Tchaikovsky visit the Ellen Eccles Theatre Box is a and prince granted special wttiamto her Cavalier Troy Z ' The rest of the program 'will Office at 43 S Main in Logan or call ' visit to the Land of Sweets Entrance to inil aoma of the other characters 'feature " works for larger enm-ZX- r the Land of Sweets is through the Snow Nutcracker Ughtrefresh- -' bles and include “Voicifenrtron” - Kingdom where Cjara andthe Audiences both young and old have Mi he served and the opportunity 5 Jaick Stamp “Factions” by by become enchanted with ET: Hoffman's ' ' Nutcracker Prince are greeted by the your picture taken will also be Lynn Glassock arid “Bonham” magical story ofjPIaraand her nutcrack- - s Snow Queen and her court ’ tea will be byChristopher Rouse Bonham PJum er Set to the memorable score of party Fairy Sigv ' v is a unique piece based on the V Z itMMdthtw on Center Ballroom beautiful Bulan r In the Land of Sweets Clara and the Tchaikovsky along with ' 11 aim to 12:30 Nov 30 from legendary rock drummer John- " (SSiMlM and Nutcracker are colorful Prince met costumes the Dew by delightful scencry : Bonham who performed with pjn Tickets are $2 and sold at foe- door choreography “The Nutcracker’! has Drop Princess and her fairies and ate pier' ' the group Led Zeppelin before foa opdonal photograph foe is $5 sented to the beautiful Sugar Hum Fairy becomes favorite holiday tradition his death Griffin said The piece Our story begins with Clara at her and her Cavalier At this time the Christmas eight performers and Prince the the requires around retells Eve the on of of Nutcracker an end all inhabitant the Land of family’s party story as if the drumset functions 1 890 Clara’s Herr battle mice the between farewell bid Sweets and to and her Clara godfather great toy played by Keith Sorensen were soldiers Clara is again praised for her Nutcracker Prince Drosselmeyer arrives and entertains the ' become Expanded to include to Cache Valley Civic Baljet first per-guests with magic mid mechanical dolls courage and devotion and is crowned' " ' ' other seven player- sthe Clara loves the mechanical dolls and ' 1982 formed Nutcracker” in ‘The Since princess ' sounding like one giant drum The Siigiar Plum Fairy then beckons all then niany gifted dancers and communibegs Herr Drosselmeyer for mote He '' set of her attendants to honor Clara wifti a teases with her and then presents the nutty players have graced the stage This A holiday concert would npt festival of dancing The dance festival cracker as a gift year former CVCB member Eric Harris be compleie without a pencus- includes variations bytraditional Elated Clara and the rest of the guests returns as a guest artist from the ' sive rendition of a familiar joinin the party activities During the Spanish polite Chinese Arabian Masters Nashville Ballet in the role of the " carol Griffin said so Christmas festivities the mischievous Fritz breaks and their sinuous slave woman delicate Cavalier Harris will be joined by CVCB ' the concert wil conclude with the nutcracker while trying to snatch it Marzipan and the mote athletic acrobatprincipal dancer Vivian Schafer in the' Mack Wilberg's artangement bf ics of the Russian dancers from Clara Herr Drosselmeyer bandages role of Sugar Plum Fairy One of the '“Fum Fum Fum” Wilberg is the nutcracker and returns it to Clara Mother Ginger then reveals a surprise newest CVCB members Louisa Barta ' associate condiktorof the After the guests depart Clara unable to hidden under her big hoop skirt The Will dance as Clara and Trace Benson ' ' Mormon Tabernacle Choir nutwith Flowers present Clara a bouquet and plays her Nutcracker Prince Becky sleep returns to visjt her beloved Everyone is invited Tickets all are then treated to-- Grand Pas de cracker Brandt Erickson dances as Snow Queen aire $3 Utah State students get in with little and Plum Deux a the her is Show Tiravis and and her Mallet Suddenly help Sugar magic by King Fairy — Cache Valley Civic Ballet free with an activity card from Herr Drosselmeyer the Christmas1' ' Cavalier as the fantasy dream comes to Ogoun ' ' non-pitch- ed Qcavfdntin ‘ : : infor-'matio- j t "A j'-- - ’ ' : " ' : '' ' 1 : ' a ' |