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Show culture A tale of two symphonies •ANDREA LINDGREN i Culture writer Last year in celebration of UVU becoming a university, Eric Hansen, associate professor at BYU, came up with the idea of bringing together both the BYU and UVU symphonic orchestras and creating a beautiful blend of music and students. The collaborative efforts were a great success. This prodded the directors, Hansen and Donna Fairbanks, to give it another try. "It should be better this year, because we've learned things from doing it last year; it's going to be fabulous," said Fairbanks, director of UVU string studies. As its name describes, the "Symphonic Potpourri" will include symphonic classics, though none in their entirety, as well as popular show tune-type music, Hansen and Fairbanks will be working to convey different feel- of different musical instructors. ings and moods with a wider variLast year, Fairbanks soloed. She ety of music types than last year. Hansen explains that there will be a commented, "I was highlighted last year and this year it seemed appro"retro feel to the concert." priate to highlight Hansen," who Putting on a production such as plays the string bass. For anyone this can be difficult. familiar with the string bass, they "Logistically it's been tricky, know that there are few pieces that because neither school has a pracfeature a solo for this instrument, tice room to house both orchestras,. so this will be especially exciting to so we really have to wait till just hear. Hansen described his solo as, before the concert to rehearse as "a step in the confidence darkness." a group. We can't do it any other He will be playing "Eccles Sonata" way," Fairbanks explained. for string bass and orchestra. However, after all the difficulties are ironed out and all is said Also to be featured this year is and done, the idea of collaboration Matthew Nelson, who is a brandand working together as neighbornew UVU faculty member, "and a ing universities is all about "foster- fabulous clarinetist," as Fairbanks ing fun and playing together as uni- describes him. Nelson will be playversities," said Hansen. He loves ing Mozart's "Clarinet Concerto." the opportunity to share talents and "It deserves recognition. It's goproduce amazing work together. ing to be great," adds Fairbanks. ' The students who participate in A great part of last year's this event say they have really enproduction, which will also be joyed getting to know the students included this year, is the featuring from just a few miles away. "They sit next to their counterparts from the other schools and enjoyed getting to know the other students," says Fairbanks. "We have these two universities so close, it makes all the sense in the world to do a collaborative effort. It's a new venture and hopefully it'll become a tradition. So far it's been a lot of fun; we've enjoyed it." This evening highlighting a mixture of music, students and faculty talent will be held on Oct. 28 at the Covey Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 or $5 for students and seniors. This is a wonderful opportunity to see what is possible when two groups of talented musicians come together to celebrate the beauty of music. Adventures in f The sKinny on skinnies WICKED from • B1 £4 The sound itself becomes atji additional character. While at times somewhat overbearing, overall, the music and sounds (most of which are created live every night) add more than they detract. Set in a time during which most of us were not yet alive, the play is still successful in evoking a nostalgia for a past that is simultaneously yours and *•' not yours. It reminds of the wide-eyed exuberance of childhood that has been the the belonging of every audience member, but set in a world you would see in dreams. Standout performances include Wes Tolman as Mr. Dark, Jyllian Petrie as the Dust Witch and Heather Housley as Miss Foley, with Anne Marie Jensen acting as her younger counterpart. With characters who almost instantly change ages throughout the show, the actors had to coordinate their looks, voices and movements. "We had a lot of student designers and department heads and crew members that have really worked hard as a tream and have helped create this sort of visually wonderful thing that you saw," said Petrie. EMMA HUNT Copy chief I am fully aware of just how awful skinny jeans look on me. Doesn't stop me from wearing them, though. In fact, it doesn't stop a lot of people from cutting a heavy-hipped, shortlegged figure that any sensible person trying to attain or maintain any level of self-esteem would consider dflBpiffltg? Yet here we are; at the dusk of. decade-long flare-leg strangle-^ hold, we are in the midst^nc possibly tail end, of the most obvious possible reactionary trend: the revival of taper-leg pants. I could say that my purpose in wearing them is pragmatic - is there anything worse than soaked pant cuffs from walking in the rain? I think not. But it is really because, in the words of Andy Warhol, I am a deeply superficial person. I wear them in an (oft-failed) effort to dress according to an ephemeral and meaningless aesthetic. THE ANCHOR: Ambitious new comic series begs to be read I BENJAMIN BAILEY Culture writer ^LISON WORJ^N/ UVU Review The Crazy Com Maze In West Jordan provides Interactive Halloween entertainment. CORN from • B3 But for all my vanity, I do still cling to my flare-leg pants - about a dozen pairs' worth - despite the fact that they are being phased out. I wear them because they look good andfitwell and I'm not sorry that I still love them. We've had some good times together, times I wouldn't trade for anything - not even poorly-fitting tapered legs. Crazy Corn Maze offers their fun filled maze full of checkpoints and customizable trivia including true or false questionaires and other spooky seasonal aspects. The adventure through the maze is an hour long. But for an extra $2, the haunted trail is an additional 10 minutes, perfect for those who enjoy a night filled with frightful fun. The entry way to the haunted trail is draped with skulls and tattered cloth in front of a dark tunnel leading into the first haunt area, where monsters and other characters are waiting to assail you with a number of other horryfy ing. sights. Please note that rain may cause closure of the maze. The last tickets for entry each night are sold one hour before closing. Its activities and festivities are ideal for low cost dates, as well as outings for large groups of friends and family. CRAZY CORN MAZE W h a t : Crazy Corn Maze W h e r e : 8800 S 4000 W, West Jordan H o u r s : Monday-Thursday 6-10:30 p.m. Friday 6-11:30 p.m. ' -/ Saturday 3-11:30 pm (Haunting begins at dusk) . Closed on Sundays P r i c e : Adults $7; children ages 5-11 $4; children under 4 are free. Haunted trail is $2 extra. '• M o r e info: www. UtahMaze.com FOR EV'E&V vettrmw Recession-Proof Holiday Giving ' Discounts for Missionaries * Root Canal Therapy * IV Sedation for Ultimate Comfort * Insu ra nee/Emergencies Candles Home Decor Extraction of 4 Wisdom Teeth Wat valid wlh any otter d&ftrti w oiler. Orom 1834$ University Mall Store YOUNG r & ivi i n r IN T A it (noci lo AdropostaJB) , : • & . . - • • • . - - Outlet Store 4DO H. Geneva Rd. LJndton, UT : i There are those that like •'" comic books the way they $ like heavy metal: dark, complex, gruesome and divine. At times, biblical and always epic. They want a hero (a term we use loosely.) bathed in blood and born in fire. They want more than just the tights and fights that fill the shelves of local comic book stores. What they want is a comic book like The Anchor. From writer Phil Hester and artist Brian Churilla comes this new series that can be hard to sum up, and that's a good thing. The first issue leaves the reader with a lot of questions and few answers. It's known that the title character, the Anchor, is a guy in two places at once. His soul is in hell, placed there with the holy duty of guarding the exit to make sure that nothing comes crawling out. His body, on the other hand, seems to roam the earth in search of demons to pummel. Clearly, there is a larger story at work here. The big picture is slowly unfolding, and so far it seems attention-worthy. Hester gives a top-notch story and what might be the most bad-ass first four pages of a comic book this year. His pacing is pitch perfect; you can't turn the page fast enough. Churilla's art only adds to the story as he works with a heavily-stylized, almost cartoony look that, for what ever reason, just works. He gives the Anchor a look that is awesomely unique; somewhere in the realm of a Hercules/Captian Ahab hybrid. Now close'.-• your eyes and imagine said ; hybrid punching a giant ice [$ monster in the face and then ripping out it's heart and eating it. Cool stuff, right? In the back of the first issue, Hester asks the readers to spread the word if they dig The Anchor. Well, . I dig it. ,'-' |