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Show 8 MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 THE SIGNPOST F rench continued from page 4 and there's an element to live performance that you don't get anywhere else," Wilhelm said. Only two pieces were performed in this concert, but each one was about 15 minutes long. "(Chausson's 'Concerto') is a really long piece, but it doesn't feel long when you play it because there are so many colors and so many emotions," Wilhelm said. "The first movement is kind of an adventure (and) very youthful, and then the second movement has a lullaby type of a feel. We decided that it was old, wholesome wisdom. The third movement is so dark and so full of anxiety that everybody feels, and then the fourth movement is again so youthful, and when I play I always imagine hope and somebody picking themselves back up, like a youthful person always pushing forward for new events and new experiences." Uzur said he began the festival with "French Composers" in order to have the live recording performance first. "They're really good musicians, so when you get together and you don't have enough time to put things together, you need people who are willing to work hard and be very professional," he said. Uzur said the performance had a smaller turnout than he wanted, but he believes it truly depends on the night and also on the festival's reputation, which is growing well through word of mouth. "Sometimes I like classical music, and sometimes I like pop music, but different music has different unique feelings, so I enjoy it," said Katherine Truong, a WSU junior who was in the audience. The festival has several performances running until March 30th, including a free concert on Monday specifically featuring Uzur and Brad Richter. The duet will perform "From Albeniz to Zeppelin," a collection of different classical and rock music. This show will be in the Allied Theater in the Browning Center and begin at 7:30 p.m. "What's unique about classical music is that the spiritual level is very deep," Uzur said, "and the composers that wrote classical music, many of them are geniuses, and the message that their music carries and the depth that the music carries will stay forever. That's why I believe it's very important to listen to classical music and understand the beauty of it, because it's really an art. Not art in the sense that it's unreachable - it's for everyone, right? - but it's just extremely deep and developed and masterful and beautiful." enjoys frequenting performances on campus. This is the second year she has attended the festival. "I was blown away with how beautiful it was," Astle said of last year's festival, "so I've just come to all the concerts again this year." Astle said she plans on going to the rest of the concerts this year, as well as in the upcoming years. She also said that what she is most impressed by is the talent on display. "They work so well together, and they can just feed off each other and feel each other," Astle said. "It's just amazing to have such world-class talent here." Mike Jacobazzi also said he enjoys the yearly festival. Along with his wife Laurie, he has attended every festival concert for the past six years. He said he enjoys the performances because they are smaller in nature. "I like the chamber music because it's small and intimate," Jacobazzi said. Uzur started the Bonneville Chamber Music Festival. The festival is in its sixth year and brings in musicians from across the country, as well as international performers. Uzur has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia. Uzur is a cello profes- sor at WSU. The Bonneville Chamber Music Festival runs through March 30, with a performance on Monday night by the Richter-Uzur Duo at the Allred Theater and the last performance on Friday at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Ogden. More information can be found at web er. edu /bcmf. at WSU every other year. Feller explained that while they do not perform often, there are multiple levels to their purpose. "First is basically for us to have fun because we know each other, it's fun to get together, and we see each other at a lot of different things . ." Feller said. "We like to do our own thing, rather than what we are hired to do. It is just such a great, diverse group with such great musicians. Part of it is just to entertain people, educate people and to show people basically what can be done." The first piece that the quartet performed was "The Junk Food Blues," arranged by Smith. "It's got some elements of rock-and-roll and some blues, so it is just a mix of different musical styles," Feller said. "It is contemporary, not classical." The quartet also played a French piece written by the composer Eugene Bozza, titled"Adante et Scherzo Quatuor de Saxophones." Feller explained that the French created the saxophone quar- tet and composed a number of pieces for small groups. "It is just a great piece of music, because you really see how beautiful the saxophone quartet can be and how emotional it can be," Feller said. While Feller said he did not have a favorite musical number of the night, Alice Gittens, a student at WSU, said "The Junk Food Blues" was her favorite. "I really like blues and it was just kind of - I would say random, but it was very unique. They just kept taking turns playing," Gittens said. The quartet also played three pieces by Dan Higgins, one of the main composers for the television show The Simpsons and other various movies. The music ranged from classical to contemporary. The Utah Saxophone Quartet's next performance is Monday, March 26 at the Orem Public Library. It is free to the public and starts at 7 p.m. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. C hamber continued from page 4 "What is really amazing is that it is extremely atonal, but it all leads to a conclusion," Uzur said. "The power that it produces is amazing." A main draw of the festival is the musicians invited to perform. Uzur was joined on stage by four other guest performers: Carmelo de los Santos, a violinist from Brazil; Spencer Martin on viola from Luther College in Iowa; Guigla Katsarava, a professor from Paris, France, on the piano, and Monte Belknap, a professor from Brigham Young University who performed on the violin. The performance brought out many Ogden residents. Carole Wilcox Astle, a WSU alumna, has a special tie to the Browning Center for the Performing Arts. Her father was the architect for the Austad Auditorium, and she said she Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. S axophone continued from page 4 they know their instruments, and they can just play it." The quartet was created in 1989 by Brigham Young University School of Music alumni, one of whom was Feller. It uses traditional French saxophone quartet instrumentation with Feller on tenor saxophone, Ray Smith on soprano sax, Daron Bradford on alto sax and Gaylen Smith on baritone sax. While all of the quartet members attended BYU, they later went their separate ways to study and teach. Af- ter a few years back in Utah, they decided to collaborate. "We all went off to study . .. and eventually worked our way back here," Feller said. "Darren and I saw each other and decided to put this thing together." While all members of the quartet can double on many different instruments, this particular concert featured the saxophone and clarinet in the jazz and classical genres. 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