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Show Signpost-Friday, May 10, 1985 9 ; ' 1 r1 ri P rl Provo's The Jack performs at Solar Rock by JaNae Barlow Entertainment Editor The Jack is "a promising local metal group which deserves more exposure" according to John Paul Brophy in an article published in The Salt Lake Tribune. A heavy metal band from Provo, The Jack, will be the feature band at the Solar Rock concert tomorrow.The Jack is one of 12 bands chosen nationwide to be featured on the Great American Talent Search album produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The band has also released a full length recording titled, Rock Elite. Performing as opening band for such groups as Judas Priest and Night Ranger, the group seems to be well on its way to success. The Jack is one of five local groups that will be performing in the concert. Other bands performing include The Cap Brothers, a rhythm and blues group from Ogden; Defience, a heavy metal group from Ogden; Scarlet O'Hara, an album oriented rock group also from Ogden and Rick Welter and the Tempo Timers, a heavy metal group from Salt Lake City. The bands will be appearing in the order listed with The Jack performing last. Bob Macaraeg, chair of the events board and technical advisor to Solar Rock said that there is more variety in the bands scheduled to perform than there has been in the past. "This is a good line up,' said Macaraeg, "all are real good bands." Each band will perform for one hour with 20 minute breaks between bands. Contests sush as a rootbeer chug, best female legs and hairiest male legs will be held between performances. Prizes include Solar Rock t-shirts sponsored by ASWSC and various prizes sponsored by Colca-Cola of Ogden. This is the first year for the contests. It is also the first year that the concert will be in the stadium instead of at the duck pond. While some have expressed their disapproval of the change in location, Macaraeg said that he expects 10 thousand people at the concert throughout the day. The concert begins at noon and runs until 8:30 p.m. Admission is free to anyone with WSC student identification and $1 for the general public. Children under 12 will be admitted free when accompanied by a WSC student. ' ' I : - ' V, k t : V ...J.. ,, : : a,...-:-.,., .. A iH'l"M phoUiJdf HylHv In the last issue of the Signpost a picture ol Dr. Uliston was incorrectly identified as Dr. Ericksen. Above is a picture of Dr. Ericksen. Ericksen has been chairman of the Music Department and not conductor of Tangent Factor. William Pitt Band gives spring concert Monday at 8 p.m. in the Browning Center, the William Pitt Band will present a spring concert. The concert is free to the community as are all performances of the band. They perform once each quarter and about four times a year. Contemporary standards, military marches, show tunes and pieces written especially for the band are among the works featured in concerts. Special features of the May 13 concert include Suite of Old American Dances by Robert Russell Bennett and Second Suite for Military Band by Gustav Holt. The William Pitt Band was named after Utah's first official music director. William Pitt was an accomplished musician who directed the Nauvoo Brass Band, the band that accompanied the Mormons from Nauvoo Illinois, to the Great Salt Lake Basin in 1846. Pitt's band later became the official band of the Salt Lake Theatre and also a featured attraction of the 24th of July celebrations. Tom Root will serve as guest conductor for the concert. Root is currently an assistant professor of music and director of bands at Weber State. Root is widely known as an arranger and composer of works for concert band and chamber ensemble. He has published 9 works including the internationally known Polly Oliver. Photographer comes to WSC "Almost everything I've ever done is in transition, on the way to somewhere else," said Todd Walker about his works. : A nationally recognized photographer from Tucson Arizona, Walker will be on campus Monday and Tuesday, May 13th and 14th. Walker will be on campus as part of the Weber State College Visiting Artists Program which is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Walker is the last of the series of artists that have apeared this year. While on campus Walker will present two seminars and a slide lecture. The first lecture on Monday, "Commercial Photography" will be in the Engineering Technology building room 130, the main studio, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday he will be giving a seminar "Self Publishing Artist's Books" it is in the Wattis building room 121, at 1:30 p.m. Later at 8 p.m., in the same room he will be giving a slide lecture on his work. Walker is known for the diversity of his methods. His technical vocabulary includes non-silver photography, serigraphy, off-set lithography, letterpress printing, fine art books and most recently computer images. Walker's work is displayed in 31 permanent collections in museums throughout the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. Caps and Gowns will be handed out at the bookstore begining on Tuesday, June 4 and running through Friday, June 7. The Monday, June 3 listed in the graduation announcement is incorrect. 3 7 raw Weber State Bookstore Thursday, May 9 11:30 Fashion Show 8:00 Street Stomp (duck pond) Friday, May lO Watermelon Sale (Moench Mall) 11:30 Free Comedian (U.B. Theater) Saturday, May 1 1 12:00 - 8:30 SOLAR ROCK (Stadium) free with WSC I.D. |