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Show Sunday, February II, IV TIIK DAILY HKRAI.I). lrow. I tah Page K3 City arts council features musicians, visual artists on Monday The Provo City Arts Council is excited to present a variety of outstanding talents on Monday, Feb 12:.as part of the 199G Winter Community Music Series The Series which is held in the Tabernacle, is a wonderful opportunity for families and special interest groups to enjoy the cultural arts in Provo at no cost. Programs begin at 7 p.m. with the doors opening at - a M . - Aldridge describes his work as iconographic landscape. For him, the aspects of the landscape often take on a personal spiritual symbolism. His painting surfaces are usually quite textured. The textures are caused by sanding, scraping and scratching the gesso. His work often deals with opposites such as light and dark and contains areas of sharp contrast. 6c30p.m. i,.,Several performing artists will spotlighted during this evening performance as well as the talents of local visual artists. The talents of composers David Hardy, Ann Hankinson and Debbie Corisis will be heard along with selections performed by harpist Lanette Wardle, be on display. ,Hankinson,currently instructs patfrtime in the Women's Studies program at the University of Utah H aqd, is a free-lancomposer in Salt Lake City. In addition to concert and radio performances in the United States, Canada, South America and Europe, she has received grants from the National JEndftWment for the Arts, Arts ce international, US West Founda-Ij.Qas well as other organizations. Hardy has written music for the Utah Flute Association and has conducted a in a graduate composition seminar at Brigham Young University. His music was performed in the Provo Tabernacle by the Utah Chamber B. lecture-demonstratio- , , I i . ! n He will Symphony last spring. conduct the Intermountain Chamber Orchestra for the world premiere of his "1996 Overture" in Saint Mark's Cathedral in Salt Like City this spring. In April, the Chamber Ensemble of Utah will premiere his work for flute and orchestra and his aria for solo flute wiJl be performed in the Ukraine with the Composer's Union of Ukraine. Corisis is a Salt Lake City native and has been involved in music nearly all life. She received both her M. M. in com-- positiontheory and her M.A. in music history at the University of Utah. She also holds a state certification as an instrumental music instructor and is currently in her third and fourth year teaching at Westminster College and Salt Lake Community College respectively. her Photo courtesy of Provo City Arts Council Brad Aldridge is one of the visual artists featured Monday by the Provo City Arts Council. He calls his work iconographic landscapes. He graduated from BYU and earned a master's degree from the University of Arkansas. ing from the more metaphorical intent of past with the depth, landscape, Utah artist curin rently residing Payson. He has in art and as had interest an always a youth was busy winning contests. He was an Art Sterling Scholar for Payson High School. At the present, he is enrolled in the fine arts program at Brigham Young University. He paints meditative works that are usually geometric in nature. His work has previously been exhibited in the Springville Spring Salon and the Springville SpiritualReligious Show. and metaphysical works, he works light, and color of Thompson is a Grum-bacher- 's Compositionally speaking, Corisis composes in many styles, including "avant garde classical," popular and jazz. She was recently honored by performances of two of her works in a concert given by the Contemporary Music Consortium for Utah's Centennial. Thredgold is a resident of Northern Utah and has played the violin professionally since age 15. She performs regularly with Mannheim Steamroller, as well as previously with Bill Cosby, Debbie Reynolds, Mel Torme, the Moody Blues and former Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. She holds a masters degree in violin performance from the University of Utah and is a former concert-maste- r and featured soloist with the Ballet West and Pioneer Theater Company orchestras. Jeff Manookian of the Salt Lake Tribune stated, "Thredgold's violin playing delivers passion and conviction." Lemon, spent many years painting wildlife and thought that was what she would always do. As years passed however, discontentment crept in and she began to search for that magic combination of painting what she loved and still meeting the financial responsibilities of life. The National Arts for Parks competition presented that opportunity. After placing high in the competition, she realized that she could paint children and still earn a living. Although the transition was not an easy one, and building up a new clientele took sionally sculpts. "It gives me a break," he says. As another holdover from his days on a farm, he keeps a regular 2 work schedule, spending hours a day, 6 days a week. He generally keeps evenings free to wife spend time with his family Judy, a professional clarinetist who's taught many high school students in private lessons, and four children, (Son Chris is in his dad's following footsteps as a fine arts major at BYU.) IMAGE: His ultimate goal in art is to create objects of beauty which nourish the viewer on a higher level. Aldridge graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Arkansas. He currently sells his work at the Coda Gallery in Palm Desert, California. Adams' artistic promise showed at an early age and his grandmother helped channel his energies and spur him on. After high school, Adams moved to Nevada to study under Lou Maestas, one of he, violinist Lynette Thredgold, flautist Tussy King and pianist Jed Mflss. Paintings by visual artists L,emon, David William Brown, Brad Aldridge, Steven Lee Adams and Roland Thompson will also an honor usually semester reserved for thinfyear students. In 1990, his career took off with a 'best of show' award at the 66th Annual Spring Salon and several major corporate commissions awaiting him. While still in the early stages of his career, Adams' work showed the skill, talent and vision necessary to make an impact in the competitive world of fine art. Collectors nationwide began to take notice. Today, mov (Continued from Page El) trees in Highland's Bull River, bookshelves and office equipment are .housed in an alcove, and leather sofas face each other in an , .jarea where some of Smith's earlier (Original works hang. One of his sculptures of a farmer stands on the coffee table, and a bronze model of Superman stands by the wall. Large and small works in progress Does Smith consider himself a iintings and a clay model for a successful artist? surround the white lure studio. of the spacious "Success is something you reSSJ3ownstairs. his collection of evaluate every year. There's finanJ gJinic strips fill the walls. (It was cial or commercial success, perJ ftfc interest in comics that landed sonal and aesthetic success, and I mitji the commission to produce critical success what museums Sdif00' ta" bronze Superman for and critics say about your work," J immunity of Metropolis, 111., he explains. The critical aspect is w years ago.) Although known crucial: "Every artist has to have as a painter, Smith occa- - that to really see his career go IjTmirily 4 time, she perservered and has even branched out to include religious topics. Admittedly, this is her first choice of painting. She is currently involved in her second show entitled "Joseph." It will be on display at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building in October 1996 and is being sponsored by Foundation Arts and Repartee Galleries Brown currently resides in Springville. At an early age Brown snowed great promise in art related subjects and decided as a teenager, after encouragement from his teachers, peers and family members, that art was his calling in life. Brown was introduced to many of Utah's prominent artists, including respected portrait artist Don Seeg-mille- r, with whom he struck up an arrangement to study painting techniques under. Their ten-yeassociation has since evolved from one of teacher and student to one of fellow artists. For the most part, Brown feels that he is largely self-taugin his philosophies and He likes to goals as an artist. the his artistic of ranges explore feeling and expressions by including many different styles and subjects in his artwork. His works includes portraits and landscapes, and paintings of a more interpretive nature. It is not unusual to find examples of abstract art, expressionism and realism all in the same painting. His work has been previously shown through the Repartee Galleries and the Springville Art staff artists. Returning to Provo, he was accepted into the fine arts program at Brigham Young University during his first one-wom- The Provo City Arts Council would like to acknowledge the sponsorship of Repartee Gallery David and Biahc.a Framework, Lisonbee and the National Association of Composers, U.S.A. for liiis ,, i evening's program. The Community Music Series will continue on February 26 wjth the Polynesian Choir. March-'with Just A Portion. March 25 with the U VSC Orchestra. April 8 with 41) Fingers Piano Quartet and on April 22 with "An Evening with Doc." The Arts Council will be spon- soring a special comedy production of Patrick F. McManus book "A Fine and Pleasant Misery" on Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Provo Tabernacle. Tickets are S 10 adults. $7 for age 16 and under and can be purchased at Provo Parks and Recreation, Media Play in Ore'm and Sam Weller's Book Store in Salt Lake City. It will be general admission. For further information call 379-664- Sale Starts Monday February 12th and ends Saturday February 17th M ar ht Museum. somewhere. bl S If ! I Keeperof thefarde, I People who have no lectors." "W3(g Artificial fpg1 I UngEd bMRfl "g Garland "g olenAcKits All fifegv ! V fv. rtPftJtt vested interest in it put you in a different sphere in the mind of col- S Uf MHBtV 4 taM$r V Hanging Baskets &JgS2&& All Potpourri 10-1- . 5-- . 16-2- 6. f gUILD: 1 : fgfl Continued from Page E2) SSShe also said that it was a won-- j Cfjftfl social opportunity to meet I Enlightened and lovely" people. I 1 am not a musician," she said. 'Stiust mus'c-- ' tmn'( 11 rounds I think that it's to work with a group of peo- - fvt e person. ,'r( .'ur . il won-'Mwt- iil pie that have talent and to support them so they can use the talent for their community." Dunford started out as the Symphony Guild's secretary and was also the board president. She has been their only business manager. She also plays the violin with the symphony. "We really exist on their help," she said of the guild. "They take care of the concerts, the ushering and the symposiums where they Smith produces a copy of an article by Theodore F. Wolff, art critic for the Christian Science Monitor and nods, "This is the kind of stuff an artist can't buy." Wolff describes the artist as "an original, a shaper of icons, not of the devotional sort, but of the kind that draws attention to and celebrates the dignity and worth of his fellow men and women and of what they do. Just as important, he wants and needs to communicate with the rest of his kind. After all, he insists, 'Art is a way of addressing humanity.'" LJ Stylus Tool 5 Magnet Sheet All Sea 12x24 IrQEp Ofe C fccfij Spores MspjSshlpj jEffl jEjg 1 m Gary Ernest Smith underscores the critic's quote with simple words: "I want my paintings to be I positive and uplifting to people." kh O M Twig 9'fe g8) pl IwftThrol c2YTP43 gi5i off $2)99 Cm CJL -- Esss to Ceramic tike State hi Ivf1 present the soloists and are our major fund raiser." "I appreciate all that the guild does. The symphony has been a major part of my life, naturally, and we really feel it is a good asset in Utah County." Since its beginning the symphony has gone from performing for small audiences to two full houses for their seasonal performances. Joan Lewis could not be reached for her comments. 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