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Show V 1 Park Record Thursday, August 21, 1986 Page B1 1 SB, Let Sue Cater Your Special Occasions Members of the Utah Symphony concentrate hard on the music during an all-Russian concert Li uy. 1.!.:: A f ..-- o ; f i . A .J 1 If . ' LJk ., t J- L VfaJWjj Kurt Kidman at anow Dira. Symphony's style is suited to powerful Russian music By CAROLINE KIDMAN Record contributing writer The Utah Symphony's style, particularly par-ticularly with the energetic baton of Associate Conductor Charles Ket-cham, Ket-cham, is well-suited to the powerful 19th and 20th century Russian music. Under Ketcham at Snowbird last Saturday, the symphony was able to come up with that extra drive necessary for the forceful Russian works. The symphony was strong during Stravinsky's "Firebird" Suite and Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture," and with all the elements combined the program was possibly the best of the 1986 summer outdoor concert series. The audience at Snowbird during the Aug. 16 show was certainly appreciative. ap-preciative. For the most part it is a very knowledgeable crowd at Snowbird. Snowbird pavilion has a lively, bustling atmosphere. Life carries on as normal around the concert, and it is almost by chance that there is an orchestra playing; rather like buskers in a London square or a string str-ing quartet in a Roman piazza. Only the savant who arrived early and secured a seat under the canopy close to the orchestra were spared the constant hubbub of bottles open It wasn't a very easy fight, but Eurvthmics won the war by KURT KIDMAN Record associate editor Annie Lennox led her Eurythmics into battle Wednesday, Aug. 13, at ParkWest. It proved to be a very tough skirmish. First of all, she and First Lt. Dave Stewart, the two stalwarts of the Eurythmics, had to fight over-zealous over-zealous bouncers, then an overly-amorous overly-amorous crowd, then flying objects and finally a lack of oxygen. Despite all of the obstacles, the Eurythmics did win the war. The evening began with a black gentleman, sporting a stark-white mohawk attempting to warm-up the crowd. He went by the name of Jean Beaudoir, and, actually, he went too long. Most of his songs sounded the same, and a good many of the audience au-dience took refuge in the beer garden. Once Beaudoir was evacuated, the curtains were closed and the stage set up for the Eurythmics. Lennox, the lead singer, and Stewart, lead guitarist, are both from Scotland. They write most of the Eurythmic songs and are the driving forces behind the band. The pair had previously been together in the group, The Tourists. The curtains in front of the stage were hooked together by an imaginary im-aginary zipper. The zipper slowly undid itself as the first riffs of "1984" were being played. The anticipation factor was very high. After the first song, the FOR IHTERIOR Mill CARE FRESH FLOWERS nnnn 040-0910 ing, chairs scrapping and the ignorant ig-norant chatting. And, of course, there was the inevitable curse of Utah: crying children and squeaking squeak-ing strollers. Notwithstanding all this, the Utah Symphony gave a very pleasing performance. per-formance. In spite of a tendency for the brass fo become a little too strident, stri-dent, particularly during "1812," the overall performance was gutsy and full of vigor. Rimski-Korsakov's "Russian Easter Overture" was a solid, if unseasonal starter. It was frivolous enough for a bright and breezy summer sum-mer afternoon, but weighty enough to set the tone for what was to come. From the stately grandeur of the Rimski-Korsakov to the "fiery" "The Death of Tybalt" from Prokofiev's Pro-kofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" Suite, the Utah Symphony skillfully embraced em-braced many changes of mood. The symphony was at its best during dur-ing the sombre "Montagues and Capulets" of "Romeo and Juliet," when they gave full vent to the throaty woodwinds. They also conveyed con-veyed the frantic urgency of the finale to "The Firebird," taking Stravinsky to the brink of cacophony but never slipping over the edge. The naivety of "The Juliet Child," the soothing qualify of the Firebird's "Berceuse" and the romanticism of Eurythmics did "Love You Like a Ball and Chain." The crowd was obviously ob-viously in a good mood, possibly too good as many fought to get to the front of the stage. Lennox's sensuous dancing did nothing to keep the crowd back. The next song, "Here Comes the Rain Again," was a great opportunity opportuni-ty for the band members to show how talented they are. Led by Stewart, the band is very tight and provides an excellent backdrop for Lennox. The crowd really got excited for "It's All Right, Baby's Coming Back." At least one member of the crowd got so excited that the bouncers at the front of the stage had to control him. Lennox stopped in the middle of the song and yelled "Stop it! Don't hit the man. We don't play for anybody who is violent." Lennox then stopped the concert and refused to play another note unless the crowd stepped back. Indeed, In-deed, after the concert, there were more than a few cases of bruised ribs. After a 10 minute break, Lennox Len-nox came back on stage and said, "We came back to play for you because we remembered what a good audience you were last year. Now somebody up here just missed getting hit with a bottle, and that somebody was me. So would you just quit throwing things and move back so we can get on with the music." Soon the Eurythmics decided the crowd had moved back far enough LOOK ur rmr ran hollet : 43 HILLSIDE in OLD Rachmaninoff's "Vocalise," all were captured in the performance. Indeed, the strings were so involved that Ketcham appeared to have to rein them back. But, undoubtedly what the people had come to hear was the finale the "1812 Overture." Rather ominously the program read, "Cannons courtesy of Karl Furr and the Moun-tainmen Moun-tainmen of the Wasatch." And ominous it proved to be for those caught unaware by the first ethereal cannon blast; unseen, but definitely heard. The "Mountainmen," suitably attired at-tired in period costume, were situated behind and below the audience au-dience and, considering their far removal from the conductor's baton, were remarkably on cue with their contributions. This, combined with an excellent performance by the symphony which did justice to the Russian flavor of the music, produced produc-ed a real crowd-pleaser. The only unfortunate factor was that the less-informed who, one suspects, had come only to hear the cannons, had been driven away by the beating sun and the glares of the cognoscenti long before the first resounding re-sounding clap rang through the Wasatch Mountains. Let's hope they stick around next time, for this is something truly worth experiencing. and continued with "Must Be An-Angel," An-Angel," and a reggae-ish, sing-along version of "Right by Your Side." After a couple of quick songs, Lennox Len-nox walked quickly off-stage and seemed to collapse in somebody's arms. A couple of puffs on the oxygen ox-ygen mask later, she was back on stage belting out "Everybody's Looking for Something." During the concert both Lennox and Stewart were slowly taking off more clothes. By the time the group finished up the set, Lennox was down to leather pants, a see-through white shirt that was unbottoned, and a black bra. This did nothing to keep the crowd back from the stage as binoculars became a very valuable piece of equipment. The first encore began with "1 Was Born an Original Sinner," which had the audience bouncing up and down, and then back-up singer Joyce Jackson got to exercise her powerful voice by teaming with Lennox Len-nox for "Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves." The second encore was the slow, beautiful "Miracle of Love." It was the perfect song to finish with as it calmed the crowd down a little, and gave one more example why the Eurythmics are so popular. It's because they are so talented. The Eurythmics were in good spirits when the concert ended, as was the crowd. It was a fight, but in the end Eurythmics had won. TOWH K I S 1 I K A N I Attention shoppers!!! Check Identity's Rental Specials t in till .ttM''s'M Treasure Mountain W&7 51 SI J 606 Park Avenue Sorry. . .no green stamps, double coupons, or free weenies in isle 6. 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