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Show The Magna TimesWest Valley News, Thursday, July 25, 1996 7 Entertainment Jazz and blues festival to be held at Snowbird Temple Square Concert Series for August The Temple Square Concert Series for August will feature music for summer evenings in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Admission to the concerts is free; however, it is limited to those eight years of age and older. For additional information, please call 240-332- 3. Ysaye, Prokofiev, and Wieniawski. Dalton is currently a member of the Chicago Symphony and Baker is known in the Intermountain west and abroad. s, represented will be Debussy, Takemitsu, Ravi Shankar, Villa-Lobo- Stanley Myers, and performer-composJames Greeson. local pianist Nicole Miller er ld will be a guest performer. Wednesday. Aue. 7 Outstanding young Utah Valley performers will present French chamber works by Albert Roussel, Pierre Sancan, Claude Debussy, and Maurice Ravel. Ensemble artists are: Kelly Crandell, flute; Diana Rhodes, viola; Julie Staples, harp; Madeline Lebaron, clarinet; Marinda Bennion, violin; Jennifer Peterson, violin; Darin Rhodes, ceWTand Saturday. Aug. 17 This Utah Centennial Concert features young American soprano and Utah native Diana Walker in a program of Broadway Classics. The artist has appeared as a soloist in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the New York City Center, the Metropolitan Opera House, and internationally. She will be joined 'native: pianist,3 HbDtellridrianothbfUt aTrd e arranger, - "'recording artist David Glen Hatch, who has per- featured in solo works. formed Friday. Aue 9 throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Faculty members of the newly founded Tuacahn Center for the Arts will appear performing solo and ensemble works by Paule Maurice, Chopin, Beethoven, Saint-Saen- s, and Copland, Gershwin. Pianist Dan Harrison, violinist Percy Kalt, soprano Jennifer Seamons, saxophonist Rhonda Rhodes, flutist Launa Whitehead and pianist John Sato are the artists to be featured in this diverse program. Willow Stories: Utah Navajo Baskets available in Utah by Dr. Robert McPherson of the College of Eastern Utah at B landing is included, as well as an essay on Navajo Brown Susan by basketry McGreevey, a noted scholar on Southwest Indian baskets. The booklet is beautifully designed with both color and blackwhite photos of the artists and their baskets. It is available for purchase from the Utah Arts $2 for $8 Council plus Navajos Arts Council has published Willow Stories: Utah Navajo Baskets, a unique booklet featuring the history and renaissance of the relative unknown Navajo basketry tradition called storybaskets. The booklet, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, features the artistry of National Heritage Award winner Mary basket-makeHoliday Black and other form her family and neighboring families of basketmakers on Douglas Mesa in Monument Valley. An essay on the history of rs classic works of Mozart and Handel; and arias from opera including Dalilas repertoire, Amour! Viens aides ma and the Seguidilla from Carmen. This young artist is the winner of numerous prizes and scholarships in Australia and the faib-less- . e! British Isles. Friday. Aue. 30 After appearances on the Berlin StaatsOper, the Vienna StaatsOper, and, in the coming season, the Metropolitan Opera, Frederic Kalt returns to his native Utah to present a Utah Centennial Concert. His ' performkride:WllfeatilW'eri6irel'', from German and American light opera and musical theater as well as a group of favorite Puccini arias. Lawrence Gee will be his accom- 355-ART- S. Chicago style blues by guitarist Otis Rush, who Eric Clapton calls wilder guys. one of the Preceding Rush is Chris Duarte, a guitarist out of Austin, Texas who is often compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan for his electrifying sets that are as likely to feature tunes by Jimi Hendrix as Muddy Waters or Howlin Wolf. Utahns got to meet Kelly Joe Phelps when he opened for B.B. King at Abravanel Hall last year. Phelps style is unique, playing with his guitar flat on his lap, picking and sliding at the same time. Friday night opens with local blues harp player Harry Lee and the Back Alley Blues Band, who have quickly become one of the premier blues bands in the Salt OTIS RUSH Lake area. Dianne Reeves is the star of a dazzling lineup of jazz on Saturday, July 27, that begins at 5 p.m. Festivals around the world put Reeves in their top spot because she is one of the hottest young as capable of vocaliste in jazz entrancing an audience with a soulful ballad as she is of bringing a crowd to its feet for a hard swinging number. Hard swinging perfectly describes Joey DeFrancesco, heir apparent to jazz organists like Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff. He knocked out Utah jazz fans last year during an appearance in the Hilton Jazz Series. He will have to be in top form as he follows a battle of the saxes featuring an band of Utahns selected by their peers, including saxophonists - ' . pianist Del Parkinson, currently professor of piano at Boise State University, will perform music suited for a summer evening with a program entitled An Invitation to the Dance, which will include Ravels Blue La Valse, Johann Strauss of Dances Danube, Kodalys Liszts Mephisto Marosszek, Waltz, and Chopins Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise all-st- ar DIANNE REEVES Herschel Bullen, Greg Floor, and Ray Smith propelled by a rhythm section including Jay Lawrence on drums, Lars Yorgenson on bass, and Dan Waldis on piano. The duo of Joan Griffith and Lucia Newell will kick things off with a set of jazz standards and originals. One-da- y passes are $32.50 and $22.50 in advance, $35 and $25 at the door. Two-da- y passes are $58 and $38 in advance, $60 and $40 at are half the door. Kids price general admission only, children 3 years and under free on laps. er bril-lant- e, Op. 22. Astro Destiny Aries (Mar. 21 Apr. 19): Great things can be done. Dont be overly cautions when it comes to voicing your opinion. Taurus (Apr. 20): Youll be noticed by those who matter. Keep your best foot forward, and you can go far. Gemini (May 21 June 20): Youre in need of advice this week. Older folks will be of help, you have to give them a -- y -- chance. Cancer (June 21 July 220: Make most of this week. Read that book have wanted to; see that movie, dont vegetate. Leo (July 22): The time -- the you but has come to clean up the loose ends in your life. A clean sweep can do wonders. 22): You deserve Virgo (Aug. some time to yourself, even if its only a walk around the block. Clear the cobwebs. t. Libra (Sept. 22): Its pretty much the same thing this week. No unusual events, but that in itself is a relief. 21): Real estate Scorpio (Oct. transactions seem a bit heavy now. Are you thinking about a new location? c. 21): Always Sagittarius (Nov. doing things your way can bring about dissension among fellow workers. Dont insist on it. 19): A good Capricorn (Dec. deal of thought should go into your future plans. A crossroad is coming up and a decision will be required. 18): If you have Aquarius (Jan. the time and money, it would be an excellent time to get away for a short 22-Ja- 20-Fe- trip. Pisces (Feb. 20): Its possible that you have caused some hard feelings unknowingly. Dont hesitate to make amends. r. postagehandling. For more information, contact Carol Edison, Craig Miller, or Annie Hatch at 533-576- 0. V O Patmanid A ClA yjfisss3 Schubert, Mahler, Brahms, and Hugo Wolf; Saturday. Aue. 31 Native Idaho Violinist Alison Dalton and pianist Dian Baker will perform great works for the violin and After three years of field research, the Folk Arts Program of the Utah of songs or 2 soul-stirri- mezzo-sopran- German 355-550- Friday, July 26 is Blues Night. The night begins at 6 p.m. and conset of cludes with a o Australian Joslyn first American tour Rechter on her comes to Salt Lake City to present a program drawn from the great McArthur Soprano Marie-Adel- e will return with a program featuring songs of John Duke, Ernest Wednesday. Aue. 21 by calling Saturday. Aug. 24 panist. will be at the piano. 27, featuring headliners Otis Rush and Dianne Reeves. Tickets are on sale at Albertsons ArtTix outlets or Concert consisting of a potpourri of music for every taste, including great art songs, American gospel hymns, and spirituals. The contralto has appeared with major symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. and currently is on the faculty of Westminster College. Pianist Andrew Iverson will be the accompanist for the evening. Tuesday. Aue. 20 Chausson, Alban Berg, and Fernando Obradors. The young artist has recently enjoyed success in New Zealand to add to her achievements in the western U.S. Utah Opera coach Paul Dorgan Saturday. Aug. 10 Utah violinist Meredith Campbell with Jedd Moss at the piano will The Utah Jazz and Blues Festival returns to the Snowbird Pavilion Friday and Saturday, July 26 and Adopted Utah artist Mary Wescott will present a Utah Centennial Friday. Aue. 16 Novaria, a duo which performs extensively throughout the midwest and western United States with flutist Ronda Mains and classical guitarist James Greeson, will present a program of primarily 20th century works. Composers ut Featuring Otis Rush, Dianne Reeves Friday. Aue. 23 Wednesday. Aug. 14 The Mormon Youth Chorus and Symphony, under the direction of Robert C. Bowden, will present its in midsummer concert the Tabernacle at 8 p.m. Saturday. Aue. 3 The True Story of Cinderella, directed by Mary Wescott and a stand-oevent of last summers season, is back by popular demand. This unique work by Warren Martin of Princeton, New Jersey, will feature twelve singers, among whom are soprano JoAnne Ottley, contralto Mary Wescott, and baritone Richard Alsop. violaraTiclharp-totr- piano by J.S. Bach, Schubert, including program Hungarian Peasant Songs of Bela Bartok; works by Dvorak, Gustav Holst, and Fritz Kreisler; as well as Jewish traditional compositions. Campbell, who records for several local studios, has been a soloist with the American West symphony and the Intermountain Chamber Orchestra, and has been a member of the Utah Symphony and the Ballet West Orchestra. Friday. Aue. 2 Remembered for past performances, the Utah Music Festival resturns with featured artists: flutist Alison Griffiths, oboist Richard Killmer, cellist Eric Samuels, and pianist Douglas Humphreys. They will be heard in chamber works of Telemann, Faure, Glazunov, and Martinu. witftflute, a present ' IjfDlJlki Rolf lrR?Jo For valuable information and a coupon call HOfBRVAUHHOSPIlAL net" 3460 Pioneer Parkway (4155 West) Use onlv as directed. f West Valley City, Utah (801)964-310- 0 |