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Show The Summerbird 13 June 19, 1989 Reba McIntyre, Restless Heart to rock the Centrum July 11 BY LYNN HOLT t) Reba M dntyre Rest less Heart Reba McEntire, country musics reigning queen, will perform at the SUSC Centrum July 11. Opening the set, scheduled to begin at 8 p.m., is the country act Restless Heart. McEntire, who picked up last years country female vocalist Grammy, has won the Country Music Associations female vocalist of the year award an unprecedented four times. In addition to receiving critical acclaim, McEntire remains a commercial favorite as well; her last five albums have gone gold, a feat almost unheard of in country music circles. Although notorious for sticking to her traditional country roots, McEntire has successfully experimented with variety of musical styles. Her last album, Reba, for example, included the synthesized pop tune So, So, So Long (which sounded right at home between numbers by Richard Marx on Dick Clarks New Years Eve Special) and the bluesy Sunday Kind of Love (a number one country hit that sounds more like Anita Baker than Tammy Wynette). The reason Reba McEntire can successfully cross musical boundaries where others fail is her voice alternately gutsy and tender, always soulful and contolled. With that voice she can get away with closing her concert a capella singing Patsy Cline's classic Sweet Dreams, no less. With that voice she can tackle Otis Reddings Respect, the rhythm and blues standard Aretha Franklin make her own more than a decade ago. And with that voice she can pack New York Citys Carnegie Hall, the mammoth showroom at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and just about any venue in between. I enjoy all kinds of music, and I think that given who I am and w'here I come from, no matter w'hat I do, it will be country, says McEntire. Im just a singer and I hope people can accept me for that. Despite her musical departures, McEntires traditional country ballads like The Last One Roberta Peters, Symphony set for July 9 Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters and the Utah Symphony Orchestra will appear in a joint concert on Sunday evening, July 9, in the Centrum of Southern Utah State College. The majority costs of the concert will be covered by a grant from Utah arts patrons Obert and Grace Tanner, Salt Lake City, which will allow the reserved seat tickets for the concert to be offered at a price of only $9 and $6. ! This is an extraordinary cultural event for southern Utah at an extraordinary ticket price, said SUSC President Gerald R. Sherratt in announcing the concert. It is an unprecedented gift of music and u'e are deeply grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Tanner for making this concert possible. The concert will be held at 7 p.m. in the Centrum and will be preceded by an open house in the Randall Lunt Jones Performing Arts Theatre where the Tanners have provided funding for a room named in their honor. A Symphony Gala Buffet is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the lawns adjacent to the Centrum (or in the Great Hall in the event of rt inclement weather). Peters has long been associated with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, as well as other major opera houses of the world, where she receives standing-room-onlcrowds for her annual return engagements. She became the first native American to win the prestigious Bolshoi Award in the Soviet Union. v She made her singing debut at the Metropolitan Opera, appearing as an unheralded and unknown New Yorker in Mozarts Don Giovanni, and immediately became one of the Mets most prized sopranos. She is noted especially for her coloratura roles, and has acheived a record of longevity with the Met unrivaled by any other leading lady. In 1985, the company honored Peters in a special ceremony on the occasion of her 35th anniversary with the Metropolitan Opera. The famed singer has maintained a rigorous schedule of recitals, concerts and personal appearances throughout her career, singing and average of 40 recitals and concert appearances each season. She has sung with the worlds major orchestras and on its great recital stages as well as at such famous summer festivals as the Salzburg Festival, Ravina, Hollywood Bowl and Robin Hood Dell. Peters has made her mark on National television with her unprecedented 65 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show and her equally impressive 25 appearances on the Voice of Firestone. Peters is the author of a memoir, Debut at the Met,, and has earned critical acclaim for her many recordings on such labels as RCA, Deutsche Grammophon, CBS and LondonDecca. buffet are Tickets for the concert and the on sale at the Centrum box office, telephone Reserved seat concert tickets are $9 and $6 and the buffet tickets are S9.50 per plate. Children under six years of age will not be admitted to the concert. rt 586-787- Whoevers in New England, and to Know, the songs on her new, more conservative album, Sweet Sixteen, are the tunes that have gained her a place in popularity polls alongside Whitney Houston, Madonna and Barbra Steisand. Not surprisingly, McEntire devotes most of her concert set to those songs; and she promises to deliver an intense live performance. When Im onstage, all my energy, tension, and emotions go into the show I give it all. Restless Heart, a concert headliner in its own right, will open the show for McEntire. Currently country musics most successful crossover act, Restless Heart has place three singles on both the country and pop charts in the last two years, a time when country music has virtually vanished from the pop radio airwaves. One of those records, 987s Ill Still Be Lovin You, became country musics biggest crossover hit since the 1983 Kenny RogersDolly Parton duet, Islands in the Stream. With a musical style reminiscent of the Eagles, Restless Heart has garnered such hits as The Bluest Eyes in Texas, Big Dreams in a Small Town, Why Does It Have To Be Wrong Or Right, and New York (Hold Her Tight). Surprisingly, these records topped the country charts at a time when the country music community frowned on crossover acts. I think it just proves that people can appreciate good music, says lead singer Larry Stewart of the bands crossover success. They can sense the warmth and sincerity that comes through when the people up there in front of them on stage really mean what theyre singing. Tickets for the concert, $16.50, and $14.50 for students, are available at the Centrum Box Office, Munsons Music in Cedar City, Jolleys Ranchwear in both Cedar City and St. George, KCKK in Kanab, KONY in St. George, and KSOP in Salt Lake City. For more information, call the Centrum Box Office at (801) 1 586-787- " 4 r.s U |