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Show Page 24—TIIE SUNDAY HERALD,Prove. Utah Sunday, March 22, 1970 Guest Artists Will Join AtSession Students for The Messiah Writers To Appear Music, Art, Pea Selected works by noted writers from the LDS Church Repeatingtheir annual Easter will be featured at three offering of “The Messiah” by meetings Mar. 23-25 in con- Handel, Provo High School juncticn with the Second Annual choruses will sing the farrous Festival of Mormon Arts being music with outstanding guest held at Brigham Young artists on the Christian holiday, March 29, at the Provo High University. Organizers of the events say School at 4 p.m. the purpose is “to expose the Evelyn Harris will sing the soprano role with Terry Mcworld to creative talents of Mormon writers since, Combs, tenor; Clarine Downs, generally, we are not considered contralto, and Robert Downs, bass. as great literary creators.” Young writers of the LDS About 180 voices and the high Church will be the subject of the school orchestra will be comfirst meeting to be held Monday, bined under the direction of Mar. 23, at 7:30p.m.in Room 184 Richard Barker, whoinvites the of the Jesse Knight Building. public to attend. Miss Harris, faculty member Selected excerpts from several notable poems will be read at Weber State College teaching during the evening bya groupof voice, has been a soloist with the Utah Sympheny in Ogden and expert readers. Examples of the works to be given faculty concerts at WSC presented are “Sunday, 2 p.m.” and in idaho. She has also sung Differing Drama Efforts Deadline Is May1 for Continues Programs Drama, literature and music Remember Mama,” to run will feature the second week of March26-28, 30-31 and April 1-2, the Second Annual Festival of 1:30 p.m, and 7:30 p.m., Pardoe MormonArts at Brigham Young Drama Theater. University, March 23-28, March 23 events— Chamber recital by Faculty Brass and Woodwind Quintets, featuring new works by LDS composers, 8:15 p.m.in Recital Hall, of Presentation, ‘Young Writers the Church,’’ featuring selected work of young LDS authors, 4:30 p.m., 184 Jesse Knight Building. March24 events— Symposium, ‘‘Writing and Publishing in the Church,” featuring principal editers of Churchpublications, 4 p.m., 184 Jesse Knight Building. March 25 eventsPresentation, iterature of the Church,” highlighting experts fiom some of the best Churchliterature, 7:30 p.m., 184 Jesse Knight Building. Concert, Leonard Pennario, internationally famous concert pianist, 8:15 p.m., Concert Hall. Opening of “W-2 Form,” an original drama, which runs March25-28, 20-31 and April 1-4, 30-31, 8:15 p.m., Arena Theater. March26 events— Opening of drama, “I Pianist Will Play Concert The celebrated pianist Leonard Pennario, who has thrilled audiences in America and abroad since boyhood, will perform Wednesdayat Brigham Voung University as part of the BYU-Community Concert Series. ‘The concert will begin at 8:15 p.m. in the ae Jong Concert Hail of Harris Fine Arts Center. Asa young pianist18 years old he was called upon by the late great Dmitri Mitropoulosto play a special memorial Rachmaninoff concert in New York City. Hehas appeared in the major concert halls of the worid both as a recitalist and as a soloist with a lengthy list of the world finest orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra. 1 “ahi = Composers RUBERT DOWNS MormonArt Festival of University of Missouri in Kansas City, where he received by Richard Parkinson; Steven the leading role in “All Faces his master’s degree. He has West” and other operas and Gould’s ‘Sabbath F' r; taught in the public schools, the musical shows. She has ap‘From the Kitchen Sink” by RichmondProfessional Instiate y Hegstrom; ard Scott peared several times as scloist inVirginia aud is now a member Samuelson’s “The Crown King for the Messiah and served as of the Music Department faculty guest conductor at a recent of Lollipop Follies.” In addition, at BYU, teaching private voice, Ann Doty’s “Sterling and Jen- musicfestival. She received her women’s chorus, and chamber ny” will be put to song by a duet. musical education at BYU choir. As a vocal soloist he has On Tuesday, Mar. 24, writing where she appeared in several sungleadingroles in BYU opera and publishingin the Churchwill opera productions, and choral productions, tours be analyzed by editors from Terry McCombs is a tenor with the BYU Artists’ Bureau, several Church publications, from Burley. Idaho, and a senior Kansas City Philharmonic; Beginningat 4 p.m. in Room 184 in music at BYU. He has sung as Independence, Mo. Messiah of the Jesse Knight Building, soloist in the Verdi “Requiem”, Choir; Starlight Theawre and David’’ and ‘The these professionals will tel! whzt “King Atchinson Choral Society, Richthey think are ‘he opportunities Messiah,” He has participated mond Choral Society and Richand responsibilities of in leading roles in the university mond Opera Company. He was opera productions and was publishing. regional winnerof the American An overview of literature of winner of the 1969 Utah State Federated Music Club auditions, the Church, from its early Fair vocal competition. He has and finalist in the First beginnings until the present also sung with the Utah Sym- Metropolitan Opera Auditions time, will be given Wednesday, phony. Downs attended held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mar, 25, at7:30p.m, in Room 184 Mrs. Valparaiso for two years, and of the Jesse Knight Building. graduated from the Conitems from John $. Harris, REMEMBERING MAMA is Katrina (tracy Theplay, directed by Dr. Preston Giedhill, Clinton Larson, Carol Lynn servatory of Music of the Bedney) as she begins to write ber bookin tue opens in the Pardoe Drama Theater, March Pearson, Douglas Hill, Marilyn University of Missouri at Kansas BYU production of “I Remember Mama” 26, Mama is played by Laile Hallows. McMeen Miller, Douglas City with « B.M. in Applied Thayer, Maurine Whipple, Dean Voice. She has studied with Harrell, former Farnsworth, as well as excerpts Mack from discourses and essays by Metropolitan Opera Star, with Brigham Young, Joseph Smith Stanley Deacon, and with and many others will be read. Latonia Barnett. She has been a frequent soloist in opera productions,oratorio and choral works, and faculty recitals. She has appeared frequently in both An experimental theater “W-2 Form” will be presented working on his concept for “W-2 the Utah area and at BYU, production depicting Mormon in BYU's Margett’s Arena Form” since he produced the whereshe is an instructor in the themeswill be one of the unusual Theater beginning Wednesday, successful ‘Evening of Unarea of applied voice. attractions on the Brigham March 25,running through April conventional Theater’ two Mr. Downs graduated TERRY MCCOMB Young Ad campus years ago, duri id Annual ‘Directed by Dr. Lael J. Whereas “Evening of Unsaw feriasagt Boe Deadlinefor entering the Utah ‘Woodbury, “W-2 Form” is an conventional Theater” was a attempt to express some Mor- series of experiments involving Valley Composers Contest is mon ideas in contemporary the sensesofthe audiencefor the May 1, according to Cornelia theatrical terms. “TI have long sake of enlightened experience, Madsen,chairman. admired contemporary theater “W-2 Form’ is a deliberate Entrants mustbe residents of for its form butnotits content,” attempt to present Mormon Utah Valley or work here on a said Dr. Woodbury, ‘‘Properly concepts through the multi- full or part-time basis, and understood and used, theater sensory media of today’s un- compositions should be of a performs the function Brigham conventional theatrical forms. symphonic nature, and about 10 Young envisioned when he “We shall explore the minutesin length. Prizes will be described it as the foremost universe, from the distant awarded asfollows: $150, sts, civilizing instrument.” planets to the tiny single cell— $100, second and $50, third. Dr. Woodbury, chairman of and wewill do it through sound, Three may also be selected ibe Sneech and Dramatic Arts perf the Utah 3 “T Remember Mama,”one of ‘ Valley Shon the most popular and_heart- Departmen: at BYU, has been and smell,” he warming plays of the modern eeuBed an be spec! fue of ‘he FestalofTo, Planned at ‘Y’ Theatres CLARINE DOWNS EVELYN HARRIS from the Conservatoryof Music ‘Mama’ Comesto Campus aly 3 Choruses Sing with Symphony SPANISH FORK — Maestro Gledhill, “I Remember Mama” Maurice Abravanel will direct will be staged in BYU’s Pardoe the combined choruses of Payson, Sparish Fork, a Drama Theater at 7:30 p.m. March 26-28, April 1-2. Special Orem High Schools Mar. matinee performances will be concert with the Utah ian given at 1:30 p.m. on March27, Orchestra at Spanish Fork High School. Concert time is 8:15 p.m. 30, 31, April 1 and 2. Adapted from Kathryn For- Maestro Abravanel rehearsed bes’ book “‘Mama’s Bank Account” by John Van pe the play tells the story of an immigrant Norwegian family in San Franciscoatthe turn of the by Dr. Preston J. Rulon Nelson, principal of Spanish Fork High School, is in preparationfor the concert. The charge of ticket sales for the OremHigh School chorus, under concert, which will be open to the direction of Edward San- the public. dgren, appeared in a concert StephenHallidayis director of with the Utah Symphony Or- the Payson chorus, and 10 chestra earlier this year. Keck, the Spanish Fork chorus. with the Spanish Fork and Payson choruses last week in \ mon Art. Directed century. 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