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Show PARK RECORD SECTION D Thursday, August 31, 1989 age B5 I hi I MM PjI hi lUnlnl 11 Chamber musicians let down their hair by RON GEORG Record staff writer The Deer Valley Chamber Music Festival loosened up a good bit last week to bring Parkites a taste of chamber music's roots. Years of honing have elevated classical music to an immaculate status; the songs which were originally penned for pure entertainment entertain-ment have become almost academic as performers strive for ultimate perfection before silent audiences. However, the chamber ensemble was created as a form of party entertainment sort of like a jazz band at a wedding or a rock and roll band at a keg party. To bring that feel to the festival, and to help raise funds to support classical music in Park City, the Deer Valley Chamber Music Festival held its "Classical Suds" fundraiser upstairs at the Schirf Brew Pub. Parkites who have enjoyed the chamber ensembles in their formal setting at Deer Valley got a chance to see the performers play without recording equipment or quiet tension ten-sion which marks Deer Valley. Beer glasses clinked, and patrons enjoyed quiet conversation as the beautiful music filled the small pub section; even the musicians commented com-mented on the pretty accoustics of the small room. As usual, the musicians were some top players recruited from around the country and internationally. interna-tionally. Catherine Lehr, the St. Louis Symphony's Sym-phony's associate principal Cellist; Manuel Ramos, former first violin for the Mexico City Symphony; and Charles Castleman, nationally renowned violin teacher, joined Parkites Leslie Blackburn and Russell Harlow on viola and clarinet. The players offered listeners splendid interpretations of Beethoven's String Quartet, Opus 18, No. 1 and Mozart's Quintet for Strings Str-ings and Clarinet. Laughing among themselves, the players enjoyed the same casual at--,,mosphere .as i the listeners and 1 " ... u X-- da xJ Above: Manuel Ramos and Charles Castleman, and, right: Catherine Lehr and Leslie Blackburn. everyone was joined in the more intense in-tense passages as both performers and listeners were drawn into the excitement. ex-citement. Hopefully, the Chamber Music Festival will expand to offer a few regular, non-fundraising shows in a similar vein. While they should never abandon the staid atmosphere of Deer Valley, this more relaxed atmosphere at-mosphere offers another side of classical music enjoyment, and it has the potential to attract an entirely entire-ly new audience to the festival performances. photos by Ron Georg At- A' ' , . t: k va- ' v ''"'"if Park City Performances' volunteers earn stake Volunteers for Park City Performances, the folks who bring us Egyptian Theatre productions, went to work last weekend to help maintain main-tain their place in town. Out at the Wright Ranch on Old Ranch Road, locals with Western attitudes and cowboy abilities gathered to create a Western ambiance in PCP's "Roundup on Old Ranch Road." The figures aren't all in yet, but organizers are calling call-ing the event a success. Right: Don Weller demonstrates his "cutting" skills. Below, right: it is possible to look dapper and Western at the same time, and, below: Molly Doilney offered of-fered spectators a jumping exhibition. "f - , " ,., V, photos by Teri Orr "V, ... :-nv-.V,., .tip I i-lti; -i,,, 4V 't? i1' -:t:.''v - v-, :?!r: i'X-. - jfc!!-,J:,y.. --.- -. . Vi n Utr 11 - '' ..... . - I t Hi ii n J i m inrili ill HI MiMiimiiirnriiiinuM m I n WBaen amdl WBiiere Thursday Kat James, (The Depot, 8 p.m.) Blues Express, (Cisero's 9:30 p.m.) The Deer Valley Chamber Music Festival, (Snow Park Lodge, 8 p.m.) Bedroom Farce, (The Egyptian Theatre, 8 p.m.) Dr. Bob, (Z-Place,9p.m.) Friday Bob Dylan, (ParkWest, 7:30 p.m.) The Temptations, (Deer Valley, 7:30 p.m.) Kinematics 101, (Z-Place, 9 p.m.) Blues Express, (Cisero's 9:30 p.m.) Ken Stenmark, (Sneakers, 8:30p.m.) Bedroom Farce, (The Egyptian Theatre, 8 p.m.) The Homer and Antoine Show, (The DownUnder Club, 8:30 p.m.) The Hit Men, (The Alamo, 9 p.m. ) Saturday Kinematics 101, (Z-Place, 9 p.m.) Blues Express, ( Cisero's 9 : 30 p.m . ) Bedroom Farce, (The Egyptian Theatre, 8 p.m. ) The Hit Men, (The Alamo, 9 p.m.) Ken Stenmark, (Sneakers, 8:30 p.m.) The Homer and Antoine Show, (The DownUnder Club, 8:30 p.m.) Sunday The Beat Farmers, (Z-Place, 9 p.m. ) Clam Jam, (Cisero's, 5 p.m.) The Homer and Antoine Show, (The DownUnder Club, 8:30 p.m.) Gallery Opening, (The Kimball Art Center, 3 p.m.) Wednesday Local's Jam Night, (Cisero's, 9:30 p.m.) Thursday Kat James, (TheDepot,8p.m.) Blues Epress, (Z-Place, 9 p.m.) Friday Bates Motel, (Z-Place, 9 p.m.) Saturday Bluegrass Festival, (Deer Valley, 11 a.m.) Yes members cancel show The Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, and Howe concert scheduled for Sept. 2 at ParkWest has been cancelled due illness though specifics on whose illness or what illness are not available. "The-former -members of the art-rock band Yes have received miserable reviews on their latest album, so fans hoping for a Yes-reunion Yes-reunion may have been spared. Anyone who already bought a ticket can see James at Get In Here Records for a refund. Bob Dylan is still on Cancellations have plagued the ParkWest Concert Series this week, but fans can still look forward to seeing Bob Dylan Sept. 1. A living legend, Dylan scarcely needs any introduction. There's hardly a person in the Western world who can't recite the lyrics to "Like a Rolling Stone," and countless other Dylan compositions have imbedded themselves in our consciousness. Like his well-received 1987 tour, Dylan is touring with guitarist G.E. Smith backing him up, and reports have it that the teaming of the folk hero and the stylish guitarist is still a potent combination. There have been no reports of a warm-up band for Dylan, but he has invited names like The Pogues as well as Maria McKee to open for him on other dates during the tour. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.; tickets are available at Get In Here Records. Temptations tempt Parkites Quite a few Parkites will be torn Sept. 1 as they try and choose between bet-ween the Temptations, with the Utah Symphony, and Bob Dylan. As one Parkite of baby-boomer age quipped, "The Temptations were my high school years, and Dylan was my college years so I had to choose." Well, that Parkite picked The Temptations, the seemingly eternal soul group which gave rock and roll such classics as "My Girl," and "Cloud Nine." The beautiful harmonies will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Deer Valley; tickets are on sale at Get In Here Records. a It i.l . :. p . ' - ,i"-' i T ..- I Bets Conner of Dr. Bob Dr. Bob plays regular gig For a while locals could only hope to see Dr. Bob on a sporadic basis, but that is changing as the band fills a regular slot at Z-Place. While the spot does change occassionaly, the Dr. Bob Band has been performing for no cover charge most every Thursday at Z-Place. The local band performs music from Wilson Pickett through Living Colour, the common thread being a potent blues base. |