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Show Daily Vtsh Chronicle May 10. 1974 Page Nine Electronic multimedia music blitzes out U audience by HAROLD CARR Special to the Chronicle Have you ever wondered hat the data circulating through an electronic computer would sound lie if made audible? How about scientific a experiment transformed into a work of art? Did you know there is inherent beauty in a piece of glass, but it twentieth takes century technology to ' realize it? Tuesday Morton night Subotnick, a foremost electronic music composer (and too. judging from best-sellin- g his ivcord sales on the Columbia and Nonesuch labels), realized these and many other far reaching ideas for interested an audience music faculty of and students. The concert was offered as part of the Dept. of music's Contemporary Musk Festival (Pianist David Burge will using pickuptransform: impulse, - .on. parameters, en:Ie lelieves there are inputs, perform "Synchrrmisms No. 6 for no urJvt-- .i truths, preferring to Piano and Electronic Tape," think n . taphorically; "If the Saturday. 8 p m. in the AAC world wtre a butterfly, what kind auditorium, also free of charge, of music would result?" as the concluding artist of the Each half of the concert opened festival I. with Subotnick performing live Morton Subotnik is an artist on his synthesizer; looking like a working with today's technology , mad scientist in a creating fascinating aural and horror movie. But instead of visual forms with electronic creating monsters he formed a sounds, films, lights, strobes and world of sound available only lasers. It is refreshing to see a through technology. The w armup man working with these tools, pieces were somewhat the benefits of in that he didn't showing disappointing in a utilize his technology unique way. quadraphonic space due the to fully capabilities of his He speaks of creating music as portable system. if it were a scientific experiment . His work "4 Butterflies" followed, on which he comments in the program notes. -- - r late-evenin- Utes give $3000 'prize "These are parts of a w as ork for commemorative play National competition for a new play based on the theme of the fragment contains a symmetrical structure: wing, body, wing. The first wing is always more static than the second wing, but both wings have a more living quality than the second or "body" fragment. The overall structure is modeled the after of the metamorphosis quality Revolution American bicentennial was announced by President David P. Gardner. A $3,000 prize will be awarded to the winning entry in addition to assured production in the Pioneer Memorial Theatre's subscription series in the 1974-7season. Dr. Keith Kngar, executive director of PMT and chairman of the Department of Theater said. 5 obtain a of judges to distinguished panel in assist us selecting the very "We iM-s- t intend to manuscript." The project is one of many for the of the observance University of the United 200th birthday States. Gardner said the deadline for submission isjanuary 15,1975. If no play is worthy of a prize, none will be awarded, he said. works will be Only planned projects full-lengt- h considered, (iardner. according Full-lengt- h to is playwrights and university theater departments. The competition is one of the few of its kind in the nation. The University will provide transportation and housing to allow the winning playwright or playwrights to attend rehearsals. If the work is a joint effort, the S3.000 prize will le divided the authors, the announcement said. As a return for its prize, the University will reserve the right to premiere the play and to produce it with no further payment of royalties anywhere within the state of Utah until January 1, 1982. All other rights are retained by the author. Kntries should be mailed to: Bicentennial Records. The made from three Butterfly considered 1 12 hours playing time, exclusive of intermissions. Notices are being sent to state arts councils, theatrical agents, among on Columbia is Playwrighting Competition, Pioneer Memorial Theatre, University ot Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112. butterfly: larva. 7 P 10 lM sat fiu osii AiinnomuM ADMISSION $1.00 cocoon, butterfly. "The butterfly (both its shape acts as a basic metaphor out of which all the materials of the score are generated. The visual scores (both for the films and the lights) are made from the same score as one score the sound. That is has generated the entire work. The light scores were "realized" by myself and Mario Castillo. The film maker acts, in this case, as a performer of visual and transformation) material." The visual suggestive of forms a pomegranate, creation of worlds, The 11th House Featuring Larry Corye riday, May 24th Kingsbury Hall Showtime 8:00 p.m. Seats Reserved Students $2.50 General Public $3.50 Tickets available today at Kingsbury Hall Ticket Office. lmf were fetus, a a bee's eye, the ASUU ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS: All "DIRTY HARRY" Each fragments. would result?" CLINT EASTWOOD now work mt-tapho- Accept No Substitutes! Here's the Original! g new And when the butterflies are gone, used up, Subotnick will move on to a new generating "if the world were a . what kind of music structure, gaseous nebulae, and of course butterflies. The sund moved around and through the room, circling and spiralling by the advanced use of a quadraphonic sound system, ch as: control, ttfr.i molecular I 0 e5&' ! JON VOIGHT "CONRACK" Voight's Conrack is a stunning cha- racterizationequal parts crusader, self-confess- self-deprecati- introvert, shameless egotist and flippant idealist a wild and winning .combination. Conrack is the best movie yet released in 1974. Paul Swenson UTAH HOLIDAY ?0th Century Foi preterm MARTIN HITT IRVING RAVETCH PROOUCTION HUME CRONYN PAUL WINFIELD Produced by MARTIN RITT end HARRIET FRANK JR HARRIET FRANK JR Bated on the Book The Water it Wide by Screenplay by IRVING RAVETCH COLOR BY DELUXE" Music JOHN WILLIAMS FANAVISION Oracled by MARTIN RITT A PAT CONROT "mi1 521 8181 5th South & 7th bast "IT CAN BE SAID, SIMPLY AND WITH THANKS, THAT IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC MOVIE!' -J- ay Cocks, Time Magazine THE THREE MUSKETEERS UOYCOICR-pp;V- 6 S Ot LUXf ill) |