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Show University Jaumill • Mantlll'/, June f7, f996 • JJ Summer Evening Concert Series set here 5 UU's popular Summer Evening Concert Series will offer a wide variety of variety of instruments-including the lute , guitar, lyre, cornamuse, pe_nnywhistle, electronic woodwind and Kiowa courting flute-to achieve a live musical acts beginning June 30. The free concert series, presented variety of moods-from medieval to modern. Pelon's concert, titled "The Living by the Special Projects office of the Division of Continuing Education, begins each Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Randall L. Jones Theatre and is open to · Roots of Music," traces the story of music and instruments throughout history. Pelon has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New the public. Zealand, Europe, China and Russia. She has also performed as a soloist with The concert series has something to offer every musical taste. Performers include a "cowboy" trio, Utah Shakespearean Festival participants and Cedar's symphony orchestras and with Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. The July 28 concert features Sons of the San Joaquin, which include own Jazz Quintet. brothers Joe and Jack Hannah, and Joe's son Lon. The trio is known as the The opening concert features the Ira Stein Group. The group-including best livjng translators of American Cowboy music. Their latest album, "From Stein, Dann Zinn and Hans Christian-combines piano, saxophone and the Whence Came the Cowboy," takes a major personal step in creating their own cello to create what Stein calls "chamber jazz." This Oakland-based trio legend. It contains 12 tracks with original material. combines traditional jazz structure, classical flavorings and new-age The group has performed in Switzerland and the Arabian peninsula. They melodicism to delight its audience. have also performed throughout the United States with such artists as cowboy Stein began his musical career at age 10. When just 18, he teamed up with poet Waddie Mitchell , singer Don oboist Russel Walder. The two signed Edwards, and Native American artist with the Windham Hill label and Bill Miller. produced three albums, including the The Cedar Jazz Quintet performs on debut album, "Elements." When the 4. The group includes David August group broke up, Stein released a solo Bolsover, Jim Harrison, Chris Davis, album, "Carousel." Finally, Stein put Ray Sims and Stan Seale. Bolsovertogether the current group, which leader of the group-plays saxophone features the chamber jazz sound. The and clarinet and has played with combination of the three creates artists such as Eddie Daniels, Wynton "spontaneous energy ," said Stein. Marsalis, The Temptation and The Their latest album, "Spur of the Four Tops. Harrison, on drums , is a Moment," reflects this energy, former percussionist with the Utah according to Stein. Symphony. Davis, bass, is a former July 7 features Eric Tingstad and adjunct professor of music at SUU . Nancy Rumbel, who combine a unique Sims, a trombonist, has toured with blend of jazz, ethnic folk, progressive Les Brown, Benny Goodman and rock and classical elements. The Harry James Big Bands . Steal , piano, Seattle-based duo uses guitar, double is assistant director of the Southwest reeds , ocarinas, keyboards, bass and Choral Festival. percussion to achieve their unique This concert will feature a variety of blend. music from Dixieland to Big-Band to Tingstad and Rumbel have been more contemporary styles. performing throughout the U.S. and August 11 's presentation features Mexico for the past 11 years. They've played at such places as the The /ril Stein 6roup, whotl open the summer Evening conceit Serles the Cardan Duo. This duo includes Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, the here June 30, consists orDilnn Zinn, trrom /eh/ Stein and Jo/Jett. SUU music professor Carol Ann Valley in Yosemite National Park, and - -- -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Modesitt and Daniel R. Perkins. Modesitt provides vocals, while the Federal Auditorium in Mexico City. ·Perkins provides both vocal and piano skills for the evening's entertainment. They have also donated concerts or recordings to the Humane Society, the The August 18 concert features Wendy Bowers and Gary Armagnac. This Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the lnteragency Food Bank. married couple will perform songs, stories, and Shakespeare in their "August Basso Eric Owens is scheduled to perform for the July 14 concert. Owens Duet" concert. Bowers has performed Guinevere in Camelot and Viola in made his Carnegie Hall debut as bass soloist in Handel's Messiah. He has Twelfth Night. Armagnac is well-known for his portrayals of Richard Ill and also appeared as soloist with .the Palm Beach Opera, Baltimore Opera and Iago at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Wolf Trap Opera. This season , Owens makes his Houston Grand Opera debut The Players Cabaret will present the final concert of this year's series in the role of Frere Laurent in Gounod's Romeo et Juliette. August 25. The group is made up of performers of the Utah Shakespearean Owens has been the recipient of numerous awards, including first prize in Festival and will provide music, comedy and drama. Members of the group New York's Opera Index Career Grant Auditions, first prize in the Palm Beach include Laurie Birmingham, Peter Sham, and Brian Vaughn. This performance Opera National Voice Competition, and. winner of the 1995 Luciano Pavarotti is in celebration of the 35th Anniversary Celebration of The Utah International Voice Competition. Shakespearean Festival. Lauren Pelon will perform July 21. She combines her soprano voice with a Braithwaite Gallery to feature southern Utah artists iversity is the word being used by Lydia Johnson, acting director of the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery on the Southern Utah University campus, to describe the Southern Utah Artists Invitational which is now running at the gallery. The exhibit, which will run through June 28, will include the works of nearly 50 southern Utah artists who will be showing works in a wide variety of media and styles. "This is a show designed to exhibit works by regional artists in order to highlight the diversity of southern Utah's art community," Johnson said. "It is an exhibit which we mount annually, and which has always been very popular." D Gallery hours for the free exhibit will be from noon until 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The gallery is closed on Sunday and all university holidays. "There are a number of popular artists who have exhibited in this show many times over the years," Johnson points out; "and each year there are new artists who have works in the exhibit. That is true again this year." Among the artists who will have works included in the exhibit this year are Allan Shulz (watercolor), Toquerville; Sally Duff (oil), Roland Lee (oil), Wallace Lee (watercolor), Nancy Rhodes (photography), St: GeorQe; Sandra Anderson (watercolor), Arlene Bi'Jithwaite (pastels), Valerie Cohen (watercolor), Abbie Klein (mixed media), Bill Klein (mixed media), Fiona Phillips (oil), Barbara Prestwich (watercolor), Ann Salviazul (charcoal arid photography), Sandra Stiglinski (textiles), Renn Zaphiropoulos (oil), Cedar City. Others are David Pettit (photography), Michael Plyler (photography), Kate Starling (oils), Robert Warren (photography), Springdale; Terrie Hammerschmidt (pastels), Enterprise; Suzanne Conine (ceramic), Craig Mathews (oil), Hurricane; Marta Chidester (watercolor), Curt Paulson (oils), Parowan;13rad Holt (oils), Paragonah; Clint . Crawley (photography), LaVerkin; Ruthanne Oliver (textiles), Escalante. |