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Show D4 _ TheSalt Lake Tribune ARTS Sunday, August 30, 1998 Salt Lake Piano Marathon Concert tended the George Enescu Music SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE family emigrated to New Zealand School in Bucharest in 1984 to escape three-hour marathon lineup of keyboard artists from far and the oppressive convey. this, red the amplified e messages music can Because I understand | amvery insistent about the importance of musicin the tered in Provo, will round out the program. Thepiano marathonis free to the public, but is aimed specifical- ly at the thousands of arts presenters and agents in townfor the Western Alliance of Arts Admin istrators convention. The annual convention, being held in Salt Lake City for thefirst time, provides an opportunity for agents to announce their roster of artists and for arts presenters to select lain McKay, artistic directorof very in- lateto this u rform works Liszt and ‘ Rachmaninoff Kenner also has racked up an organization, and the fact that impressive array of awards. In they have come here is an en dorsementof thecultural life of 1990 he took the top prize at the ourcity,’ McKaysaid. I wantedto across the street fromthe conven Van Cliburn competitions. tion center to see our facilities, and to hear some of the artists Early career(1988). he endeared who perform on our series. Albulescu is one of the youngest pianists to be awarded the Grand Prix du Liszt, which he won for his debut CD. He was born in Romania, where heat- 10 Competition in Salt LakeCity. He will perform anall-Chopin program The American Piano Quartet. of the Western Alliance of Arts at the Salt Palace Convention Center, 90 S. West Temple. Laurel Cannon Alder, a program assistant with the Utah Arts ater, choral groups, Palace Convention Cen- more than 2,600 artists are expected to attend. Though the conference is self- Pollei, Wilberg, Frani and Hancock, seated in pairs at two grand sisting with the event. In addition to Alder, they include Casey Jar- tion of four people at two pianos givesgreat resonance through the Crossley, Brigham Young Univer- entire rangeofthepianos,” Pollei sity; Lisette Miles, University of Utah; Greg Geilmann, Kingsbury said Piano quartet musicis far from the norm on the concert circuit: the American Piano Quartet was Hall; Kimberley Avery, Deer Valley; David and Kristen Rowell, Peery’s Egyptian Theatre, Ogden; and Jeffrey Berke, Salt Lake City, “The particular combina- continents. Pollei ter, 534-4799. man, Salt Lake Arts Council; Ken Ingrid Kidd Goldfarb, WAAA president, described the confer- ence as a marketplace for performance, where artists or their says most audi- managers meet with presenters sorships will be offered. Forums on human-resource management, artist contracts, production management and theater renovation also will be held Eric Booth, chairman of the Building (Repertory Dance Theatre, RirieWoodbury Dance Company, carelli; Celtic musician George Schumacher: Lightwood Duo Thursday at a luncheon at the classical and nonclassical jazz: and the Salzburger Echo. Utah’s poet laureate, David York's Juilliard School of Music, will deliver the keynote address Marriott Hotel. Booth, described Lee, and the traditional music of as “one of the nation’s leading thinkers and speakers on arts and the Beehive Band will perform at education,” will discuss how audi. a Saturdayluncheonpresented by arts. He believes that today’s av the host state. The Western Alliance, founded in 1967, is part of a national and erage citizen is more removed from the arts than at any other conferences. ences and artists experience the international network of booking from universities, arts agencies ence members haven't heard of piano-quartet music before, but and auditoriums. “they seemto find it very enter. The conference is more than a taining. There's an interesting vi sual aspect to go along with the Free Premiere Performance booking session.’ Workshops on fund-raising, marketing, artist management and corporate spon- aural experience.” SUNDANCE Sept. 7 - 5:00 PM cacor| VENUE EISSaag The Zephyr Club poner — presents C.S. Lewis’ = ea So Toll Free Ticket Hotline: RUGRATS Utimate Rumble Chris Duarte Rectigs Heart Circe and the Wardrobe Saturday, Sept. 12, 1998 Sept 2 M at the University of Utah 7:30 pm Neuropsychiatric Institute . . 501 Chipeta Way, is Salt Lake City ae ey GERTER RL OS an ‘i s3 oO CE ANG McKay Events Center cin Fedegoye eseos 9 am. - Pre-show Festivities (free T-shirt to the first ALLSMITHS TIXLOCATION ter pene tata, fedWeatin bacon fuzz Baseball d MienSs Highland High School Sharks vs. Kings = The Lion, the Witch SHOW et 1 E5GCenter Seeit pt 18:21 igtons [ Schaffer & Mr. Stern Dance En. semble); the Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band; solo guitarist Michael Lu. CHILDREN'S THEATRE oe Piesa3 Peradm coordinated by Berke, at Salt Lake’s Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, the Capitol Theatre and the Joseph Smith Memorial arts-education program at New BODYVAM orete ee ee Deemer Numerousartists will be pre. sented in showcase performances, Metallica EVENT - their music and its blending of Stewart Stadium -WSU ayea ‘all. Smith’s Tix Outlets coatl will talk about the origin of Utah artists participating are the Donna Smith Quartet (jazz) three modern-dance companies than 260 exhibitors representing contained, several Utahns are as- pianos. traditional and contemporary forms. and shows and Russian artists. More Performing on Friday will be Mei Lanfang. Also Friday, Mexi- dividual luncheons for $25. Tours of the conference will be offered 415 621-4400, or the Salt Broadway talk about their collaboration When Sorrow Turns to Joy” con cerning a story about Paul Robe. son and Chinese opera performer can master musicians Quetzal Saturday at 2:30 p.m. For further information, contact the WAAAoffices, est annual booking conference in the West. Agents representa variety of performance disciplines time in history. The event begins at 11:45 am. Friday, California composers Jon Jang and James Newton will bers is $270; others may register for $455. The public mayattend the in- Thursday at 3 p.m. Council, said the eventis the larg- memberso that we canfill in for past 15 years, it has performed more than 200 concerts on several and the Salt Palace Convention Center. Fee for mem- and venues including dance, the- one of the first touring piano quartets in existence. During the Tchaikovsky Tuesday-through-Saturday event is in the lobby of will join an expected 700 performing-arts executives, artists and managers at the conference the quartet International Chopin Piano Com in the Agents from New York to Cali- fornia will be in Salt Lake City Administrators.It begins Tuesday placed petition in Warsaw, and he has give them an excuse to come Registration for the the performing-arts variety. They founded in 1985 in Provo by Paul Pollei of the Brigham Young University faculty, consists of Pollei Jeffrey Shumway, Mack Wilberg Massimiliano Frani and Robin Hancock. Sharpreaders will note five names listed as members of one another as needed. y the develwith what @ Sait Palace this week shopping for talent of dience may come and go betweenselections s that the pi very high-tech piece of mac teresting. and I find that kids re ries, came upwith the idea for the extended piano concert. ~The WesternAllianceis a prestigious Kevin Pollei explained, “Of course only four of us perform at one time. Because of our busy schedules, it helps to have an extra talent for their stages the Temple Square Concert Se- 7:30 p.m., schools Albulescu’s artistry andhis passionfor bringing music to young people have brought himconsiderable media exposure. Everyonehas to approachthis in his ownway. Since I am a techbuff who loves computers ) um said, his enthusiasm obvious. “I liketo ex ». Thelinks logy BY NANCY MELICH THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Eugene Al- bulescu: cal performances were and this made me lives in Great Britain. The Ameri can Piano Quartet, headquar- 6:30 pm. tet’s “Forty Flying Fingers.” Admission is free: tickets not required. Au- ic’s power. The gov- sion are pianists Eugene Albuleseu, of Romania and New Zealand, and Kevin Kenner, who Friday at Assembly Hall on Temple Square, Salt Lake City. Performing at Kenner, and at 8:30 p.m the American Piano Quar- Comingfrom afar for the occa- For a Really Big Show atthe Salt Palace presents Communist regime, which ruled Romania at thetime. near. rath and his Of his early experiences Al bulescu says, “In Rom Temple Square Concert Series presents ‘Pianists and Pianos,” a Series Pianists and Pianos BY CELIA BAKER Salt Lake City’s reputation as a magnet for piano musicgets an other boost on Friday when the Agents and Artists Will Flood Into Utah @ Flying Fingers The Temple Square Is Keyed for Convention Ot3 500 to arrive) To charge call NaN ee pau ak a St 26 Frankin Covey Fekd Now Sept 7 10 467-Tixx or 800-888-Tix parE — am. - Performance Begins °. 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