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Show WedThursFri, July 28-30, 2004 The Park Record C-3 Muir Quartet, chamber music divine Sunday Salon Brunch features great music and gooa food By CASEY R. BASDEN Of the Record staff A winding road to Deer Valley, tucked beneath a clear blue sky, leads guests of the Deer Valley. Music Festival Salon Brunch debut to home of Jim and Susan Schwartz, hosts of the inaugural event. The home is nestled between tall pine trees and trickling water can be heard in the background! Already, there is a buzz of activity. Approaching the entry, guests are greeted with a friendly smile and encouraged to snack on hors d'oeuvres and a beverage of their choice. From the inside, music can be heard as the Muir Quartet prepares pre-pares for the morning's performance. perform-ance. On a landing, framed by a large window highlighting Park City's picturesque view, three gentlemen can be found - one playing the violin, vio-lin, one the cello and one the piano. These three are Peter Zazofsky, a violinist and native of Boston, cellist cel-list Mike Reynolds, originally of Bozeman, Mont., and Mike Chertock of Cincinnati, guest pianist for the afternoon. Zazofsky and Reynolds make up half of the Muir Quartet, absent from the performance were violinist Lucia Lin and viola player Steven Ansell. For three weeks the group will be in town acting as the "education arm" for the Deer Valley Music Festival. They are scheduled work with student chamber groups and young student composers. Sunday's Salon Brunch, however, allowed the trio the opportunity to show off their own talents. The son of musicians, Zazofsky began his musical journey at the age of 5. By the time he was 11, Zazofsky was a professional solo violinist. Like his counterpart, Reynolds was also the son of musicians. musi-cians. He, however, began playing later in life. He was 8. Chertock, a native of Newport, Rhode Island, did not come from a musical family. He began taking piano lessons when he was 9 and ended being captured by the magnificence mag-nificence of the piano. For the past six or seven years, the Muir Quartet, based at Boston University and formed at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, s TARSTREAM Tor th ARIES (March 20 -April 19) It's a dramatic week for you. You may be inclined to engage in very public displays of affection affec-tion with your sweetie. You could share your political views with someone who completely disagrees with you, knowing you'll start a fiery discussion jus! by opening your mouth. Or, you might decide to get a gig as a singer at the Aladdin Hotel. Whars more dramatic than being thrown out on the street for expressing admiration for a fellow American during a performance per-formance in Vegas Really. Las Vegas is still inthe USA, isn t it? 6 TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) What a week for doing something some-thing totally out of character. There's a Blue, Moon in unpredictable unpre-dictable Aquarius (Saturday) for starters. This brings out the kinky & quirky in everyone even Staid Taurus. Then, Outrageous Uranus incites Mischievous Mercury to stir up trouble in the media. (Perhaps Max Headroom will appear on Fox News. Now, that would be a refreshing outlook. A talking head that speaks the truth no matter what the network execs demand.) For you personally, it may stir up competition between your friends & your sweetie. Oh, oh. It might be. time to spread yourself thinner. GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Always wanted to meditate, but couldn't get your mind to sit still long enough? Try again on Saturday & you may succeed. Meanwhile, you're likely to encounter someone from your past - which could be good if they owe you money or bad if the reverse is true. Being the restless type, you usually welcome wel-come change. Well, hold onto your hat. This week's changes are wild & completely unexpected. unexpect-ed. Resist the temptation to schedule a haircut, eet a tattoo, or go on a blind date. Hmm. Interesting haircut. Where's that hat you were holding on to? CANCER (June 21 - July 21) No other sign is as affected by the Moon as you are. So, then. Are you ready for a wacky weekend? It's a Blue Moon in Erratic Aquarius & something's Sotta give. Your best way of ealing would be to get involved in something that stresses freedom, free-dom, preferably with a bit of anarchy thrown in for good measure. Things calm down by Monday afternoon. If you aren't in lockup for involvement in a protest, men you can get back to making, lots of money. You're good at that. v Mi fail dMrf1 - COURTESY OF THE UTAH SYMPHONY & OPERA Clockwise from left: Steven Ansell, Mike Reynolds, Peter Zazofsky and Lucia Lin compose the Muir Quartet, which is based out of Boston University. have been coming to Park Cily to perform. All are aware of the cultural cultur-al ambiance Park City has to offer. Acting as the guest performers for the first-ever Deer Valley Music Festival Salon Brunch is considered by the group as a great honor. The morning's program included Zoltan Kodaly's Opus 7, a duo for the violin vio-lin and cello, and Mendelssohn's Trio in C Minor for the piano, violin and cello. The two pieces were selected because they wanted to keep the program interesting and diverse by choosing works from different time periods. According to Zazofsky, "We try to pretend that we can imagine how the 'composers were thinking and f J u I u wee 3 LEO (July 22 - August 22) Your birthday celebration swings into party mode this weekend as the loony Moon puts you & everyone else in the mood for group activities. It's summer. You & your entourage should be able to find an outdoor spot for carousing. carous-ing. Think of dancing under the stars with a couple hundred of your best friends. As for the rest of the week, you're feeling particularly adventurous, & you're tempted to take risks. Wear protective gear. Just remember: you're a lover, not a fighter. VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) You may believe you're being the epitome of logic, but you're probably wrong. Oppositions between the planets are influencing influ-encing your "fair and balanced" viewpoints, causing mental havoc. When your honey suggests sug-gests that you're talking nonsense, non-sense, heshe just may be right. The problem is that you are prone to overestimating your strengths, which could get vou into not water. So, Detore offering to save the world, perhaps per-haps you should start with helping your next door neighbors. neigh-bors. LIBRA (September 23 October 22) Something you began 2 weeks ago (a love affair, an art project, proj-ect, a diet?) reaches a level of fulfillment this weekend. If you made the right choices, you'll be rewarded. If you did it all wrong, you'll have to pay the price. Career issues continue con-tinue to loom big in your zodiac zodi-ac chart. This week may bring a power struggle with a know-it-all supervisor. Fortunately, your innate diplomacy prevents any serious damage to your professional reputation. Your supervisor, however, may not fare as well. SCORPIO (October 23 -November 21) This weekend's Blue Moon shines light on your emotional needs. If someone offers a nice nurturing meal followed by a few hours of affection, please accept. Meantime, the energy spent on career can burn you out if you don't take a break. Authority figures (the' boss, the cops, dear oie' Dad, airport security, etc.) continue to challenge your sense of control. con-trol. You need to explain in a kind, but firm, manner that you're capable of running your own life - even if, deep down inside, you don't truly believe you can. feeling when they wrote it. Alter all, we study it for hundreds of thousands thou-sands of hours." After a brief social period, Jim .Schwartz gathered the exclusive audience together. In his opening announcement, he said, "With the music festival we're trying to match world-class music with world-class entertaining. No better than my wife, Susan, to kick it off." The time was then turned of to Anne Ewers, Utah Symphony & Opera CEO and Opera general director who welcomed guests and provided a brief history of the Muir Quartet and Chertock. After introductions, the music-began. music-began. The first piece was Zoltan Kodaly'S' Opus T.The'-pasVion -was 2.9 , 2 0 O -h SAGITTARIUS (November 22 -December 20) Sometimes you can be just a bit over the top with your idealistic concepts. Try to tone it down this weekend when your family may be less tolerant than usual. Political differences set off arguments, argu-ments, as do conflicting religious reli-gious beliefs. Choose your battles bat-tles wisely, since you can't win them all. As for escaping it all: Travel isn't smooth for the next few weeks. Consider checking into a local spa instead. CAPRICORN (December 21 -January 20) As one who understands the subtleties of a well-balanced life, you have a difficult time dealing in absolutes. Aside from the occasional Capricorn who will do or say anything in a quest for success (Nixon, for example), most of you have a ' strong sense of integrity. The current planetary alignments highlight certain polarities you're facing: A desire for money vs. a desire to leave materialism behind; a desire to learn from others vs. a need to expound your knowledge on others. Irs a see-saw ride, but it'll be over soon. AQUARIUS (January 21 -February 18) It's a Blue Moon in your sign on Saturday. Time to take care of all that stuff that has been "postponed" "post-poned" until later. You know what I mean. Those of you in a committed relationship . may find your differences glaringly obvious over the weekend. Perhaps separate vacations would be good? On Monday & Tuesday, your finances can fluctuate fluc-tuate wildly. These are definitely defi-nitely not the days to play the stock market, no matter what the offering price of Google. PISCES (February 19 - March 19) You're not a confrontational sign.... usually. Nevertheless,- there are days when even you sweet types can relentlessly argue a point. This weekend finds you presenting the opposite side of nearly any question that comes up. It's not that no one agrees with you. It's simply that you keep changing chang-ing sides whenever you're faced with the boredom of harmony. Your intuition is on target on Monday, nay your nuncnes. Play the lottery. Just don't play craps in view or a ponce station. Starstream by Lynda Ray (c) Website: http:home.earth-link.net-lyndarayastrology evident as Zazofsky and Reynolds began to play. Closing his eyes, Zazofsky would rise on the tips of his feet as if trying to reach for the highest note possible. Reynolds, seated in a chair, played the cello with an adept hand, occasionally plunking at the strings when the piece called for such action. As the piece came to a close, Chertock took his place at the piano for Mendelssohn's Trio in C Minor. Before the next number begins, Chertock notes that Mendelssohn's music, at times, has been unjustly criticized. With a few additional comments about the piece, the music is underway. It can only be described as intense and moving to the soul. Halfway through the -piece the music faded into what sounded like a smooth lullaby only to pick up again with the previous intensity. After about an hour, the music came to an end and guests were encouraged to stay for brunch, provided pro-vided by Done To Your Taste Catering. Smoked salmon on a cucumber chip with a saffron aioli, assorted petite scones, chilled summer squash soup, egg salad bruschetta with vine-ripened tomatoes, Utah trout cakes, grilled sausages with country biscuits, spinach and petite field green salad and wild berry shortcake were among the items featured on a long buffet table. According to Eileen Dunn of Done To Your Taste Catering, "I work very closely with clients to make sure we have a vision. If they don't have a vision we help them develop one." For the brunch, Dunn wanted to create something light and summery and pleasing to everyone's palette, which appeared to have been achieved. As brunch came to an end, parties par-ties began to disperse. By all accounts, the afternoon was a success. suc-cess. According to Ewers, "These guys are so fantastic and when you get to see them up close you get to see that passion." Zazofsky added, "We're privileged privi-leged to have this wonderful music to play." The Deer Valley Music Festival presents the "Muir Quartet " at St. Mary's Church. 1505 W. White Pine Canyon Road, July 29 and Aug. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $12 for general admission and $10 for students. stu-dents. To purchase single tickets, call (801) 355-ARTS, For group tickets and general information, call (801) 5M-NOTE. www.parkrecord.com 2 for 1 Dinner Entrees (Oie Goldener Hirsch Restaurant features superb Continental and American cuisine in an elegant Austrian setting. Dine outdoors in the mountain air, amidst flower-filled decks as you savor our award-winning menu offerings. es?5 Pleiise present this coupon for 2 for 1 Dinner Entree Special. Coupon is flood Wed., Thurs., and Sun., and during Fri. and Sat. Early-bird hour, 67 p.m., through Aug. 1, 2004. A 20 gratuity will be added to the bill based on the original balance. Please call for reservations. P.O. 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