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Show THE THUNDERBIRD Pianist Kong to play Like many youngsters, Xiang-don- g Kong received his first musical training from his mother. But unlike other young pianists, his early training happened during Chinas Cultural Revolution, a period when the playing of Western music was prohibited. Kong, the gold medalist at the 1988 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, will present todays Convocation program. The lecture demonstration starts at 11 a.m. in the Auditorium and is a prelude to a formal Cedar City Music Arts concert tonight at Cedar High School. Kongs goal is to become a world reknowned first rate pianist from China, a goal he is rapidly achieving, said Convocation Coordinator Lana Johnson. The Convocation audience has a unique opportunity to learn more about this fascinating individual. Kong was born in 1968 in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. He learned piano from his mother, who was also an accomplished pianist. To conceal the sounds of her sons forbidden music, Kongs mother devised a cardboard keyboard that he played at the kitchen table and dampened blankets between the strings and hammers of the piano so no one would hear her son playing a Western instrument. In 1978 Kong was accepted at the Primary School of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music which had been closed during the Revolution. A year later, at the age of 11, he was featured in Isaac Sterns film documentary, From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China. He entered the High School of the Shanghai Conservatory in 1981, and in 1985 won first prize in the Chinese national Piano Competition in Beijing. Kong finished seventh at the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at 17, he was one of the youngest competitors to ever participate in the prestigious international contest. He won fourth prize at the Paloma OShea International Piano Competition in 1987, and in 1988 finished first at the Gina Bachauer Competition. SUSC THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1990 The Thunderbird seeks an advertising salesperson YOUE BIG COMMISSION BUCKS TO BeShADE IF AGGRESSIVE, OUTGOING, AMBITIOUS, MOTIVATED, CHEERFUL, TENACIOUS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. SEE LARRY BAKER IN LIBRARY 101. CEDAR AUYO SUPPLY 1 65 West Center 506-940- Wo turn Fly Wheels. Drums, & Rotors with our precision cutting machine! 10 NAPA DISCOUNT Expires Feb. 9, with copy of this ad 1990 Also: Brakes sale prices running through Cedar Auto Supply 65 West Center 2990 586-940- 1 i i Pageant clothes sale set a? E50.2j3D!E53M BY LORI NICHOLS The Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant is having a wardrobe sale Saturday Feb. 3, from 9 to 11 a.m., for all pageant contestants, past and previous. According to Director of Student Actvities Tony Pellegrini, the purpose of the sale is to help cut the cost of the Miss Utah Pageant experience. The sale has been organized in hopes that girls who are participating in the pageant can receive a price break, and also so that previous pageant members can recover some expense from past pageants. Items that can be bought or sold at the sale include jewelry, shoes, interview outfits, talent outfits and evening gowns. Evening gowns for this years pageant can only be used for the talent competition. According to Pellegrini, Items to be sold at the pageant should be between one and five years old, but no older than five years. This helps to keep the pageant updated and the girls in fashion. The sale is taking place in the Mt. View High School, Orem, cafeteria. Any girl interested in selling items needs to have the article to Pellegrini by Jan. 31, along with a bottom price. CORRAL yPREE DELIVERy 0rvSonuofW?A 6:30 P.tI. in The Centrum IN CEDAR Out of town J200 $4 a pound Order by Feb. 10 Tell them with fudge Elder L. Tbm Perry Students Are Invited SUNDAY, JAN. 28, 1990 iljiVii EHE SUSC BOOKSTORES SWEEC DEALS fcatuuiNQ All ?! .,v SPECIAL FIRESIDE of the Quorum of the Ttoelve PAGE 5 CUSTOMIZE TO FIT YOUR STYLE names, - secret messages, etc. FLAVORS: Chocolate Chocolate Walnut Choc. Mint Swirl Rocky Road Vanilla Walnut Pralines SUSC 'I 1 " BOOKStORE'' |