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Show rA THE THUNDERBIRDDSOUTHERN UTAH UNIVEPnTUESDAY .y " ' V FEBRUARY 19, 1 991 PAGE 1 9 Festival play runs at UNLV Utah Shakespearean Festival fans who missed the 1989 production of Nothing Like the Sun or those who would like to see it again, will have that chance I Thursday through Saturday when the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and j i i 1 V A - t i ,N : t 5 ! j ! 1 Chelle Leyva, who currently serves as the Music Club president, once considered the business world, but soon tuned that idea out. Chelle Leyva is no ordinary music major BY DEBRA COOPER Thunderbird Staff Writer Chelle Leyva is the principal flutist in the SUU orchestra, which is ironic because, she says, When I was in high school, they asked me what I was going to do with the rest of my life. My response was, No matter what, I wont be a music major. Its difficult to comprehend that the same individual who at present devotes her time as president of the Music Club, tutor for music theory, and drum major for SUUs marching band, was once on her way to earning a business degree. But in Leyvas words, It didnt last very long. Soon the sound of music drew her back to the fold, and she was majoring in music education at the University of Louisville, KY. Another change was in order for Leyvas education when she decided to transfer to SUU. Leyvas parents are alumni of SUU, but until moving to Cedar City, Leyvas only experience with the campus had taken place on summer vacations. She said, Once I arrived here, I decided music was really what I wanted to study. I started developing an understanding and appreciation for music as a whole. As soon as I arrived, I knew this was the place I needed to be. I had started getting a little lost at the U of L. There were such high expectations of me without any explanations provided. At SUU a student just goes to her professors office and theres help. According to Levva, Virginia Stitt, associate music professor, recommended she teach classes and made a great impact on her career decision. She has continued to teach for three years. She said, Taking on private students has been a great challenge. It has developed my educational abilities and I love watching them progress. I couldnt have mat in business the opportunity for that kind of expansion of someones musical abilities. Leyva grew up moving from place to place, spending most of her time on the East Coast and Mideast. According to Leyva, there is a significant difference in the lifestyle led in the West. She said, The friendliness around here is sometimes hard to comprehend. It is more competitive at Louisville between everyone, no matter what your major. Its about getting through school and getting a job, whereas here its about taking time to enjoy life and get to know people. Leyva said it was opportunities like being a candidate for the SU Senate her first year here that have made the difference between attending a large university and a more intimate one. She said, I couldnt have done that at the U of L. It was an accomplishment for me. I lost the election but I won personally. Although Leyva decided SUU was the place for her education, she also claims to enjoy traveling and experiencing different cultures. I would like to stay in a place long enough to get to know people, but I dont think I would be happy staying in one place all of my life. Leyva and her husband Joey, also a music major, will graduate this spring. She said the:r plans are to stay in the West and teach then pursue further education. Ideally, I would like to earn my masters degree from Ohio State. Well probably attend school somewhere in the Midwest. In the long run, I intend to earn my doctorate. That doctorate will be in music, not business. And perhaps the business world will never know what it missed. But Leyvas dedication to music has already changed a few lives in the music world, specifically her students who have continued to take lessons from Leyva for the past three years. one-on-o- the Lady Luck Hotel and Casino jointly produce the popular play by Doug Christensen at the Judy Bayley theatre on. the UNLV campus. Festival Managing Director R. Scott Phillips, who directed the Festival production of the play, will direct the Las Vegas edition as well. It stars, again, Festival veteran actor Patrick Page, who will reprise the role of Ben show. Jonson in this one-ma- n The Festival, UNLV, and the Lady Luck Hotel and Casino will be hosting a special reception after the opening night production to kick off the Festivals 30th anniversary celebration. Nothing Like the Sun is set on a stormy night in London as Ben Jonson, rival playwright to William Shakespeare, sits down to write an epitaph marking Shakespeares death. Lifelong feelings of envy and competition assail him, but a transformation occurs, and by morning he is able to address Shakespeare as soul of the age and star of poets. Performances begin at 8 p.m. Thursday and continue through Saturday. Ticket costs are $7.50 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the UNLV Theatre Box Office, or they may be reserved by calling (702) 739-380- POETRY READING: David Clewell, poet and associate professor of creative writing at Webster University, St. Louis, Mo., will give a poetry reading from his new book, Blessings in Disguise tonight in the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery at 7 p.m. Clewell has published three other books, Room to Breathe, The Blood Knows to Keep Moving and As Far as the Eye Can See. ENTRIES FOR TAILWIND: Submissions for the Tailwind literary magazine are now being accepted. The deadline for submissions is March 1 and they should be given to Braithwaite room 303 or at the Library circulation desk. Entries will be accepted in the following areas: poetry, photography, graphic art and personal essays up to 1,500 words. |