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Show THE CAMPUS Salzburger Echo's music of the Alps to be featured Sunday .. Mu ic from the Alp complete with Swiss bells, Alpenhom and y deling- will be presented Aug. 13 at the final Southern Utah University Summer Evening Concert Series program of the season. Salzburger Echo, a newly formed five-member ensemble which offer music from Switzerland, Bavaria, an d Austria, will perform a free concert beginning at 7 p.m. in the Randall L. Jones Theatre. "Salzburger Echo made its debut at the Hof Winter Festival in January of 1994," Marla Bingham, manager of the concert seric for the spon oring SUU Special Projects Office, said. "Since then, they have played at a large number of events and pr grams, especially in northern Utah. The group's goal is to pedorm nationally and abroad." The group dres es in authentic costume and delivers vocal and instrumental arrangements ranging from old world folk music to current traditional tunes. Ensemble members include three yodeler : Kerry Christen en, Rick Schwemmer, and Brian Priebe. Christensen also plays the guitar, and he and Schwemmer each play the accordion and Swiss bells. Priebe plays the baritone and Alpenhom. Percussion is provided by Dan Stephensen, and Tony Brazelton plays the trumpet and alpenhom. "While the ensemble it elf is relatively new, combined, members of Salzburger Echo have over SO years of professional performing experience," Bingham points out. "Individual members have performed from Disney World's Epcot Center in Florida to the West Coast and at many, many Wa atch Front locations. We are looking forward to a fun, fun evening." Brian Head offers Shakespeare seminars and more The Utah Shakespearean Festival and the Brian Head Chamber of Commerce are offering frees minars with Festival actors and artists every Saturday for the remainder of the 1995 season. The seminars are held at 11 a.m. at theBrianHead Town Park. "The seminars offer people staying in Brian Head a taste of the Festival," said Wendy Bowers, Festival marketing and public relations director. "We are working closely with 'the Brian Head Chamber of Commerce to make our patrons aware of all that Brian Head has to offer in the summer as well. It's a joint effort to offer more to those who come to southern Utah to vacation." Patrons in Brian Head have already enjoyed seminars by Mitzi McKay, Festival casting director, Sheridan Crist, lead actor and Festival favorite from New York, and Jeff Lieder, Festival costume shop director. The remaining seminars are scheduled as follows: August 5-Joseph Costa, August 12--Becca Rauscher, August 19-Brian Vaughn, August 26-George Judy, September 2--Laurie Birmingham. Joseph Costa is playing Leona.to in Much Ado about Nothing and Martin Vanderhof in You Can't Take It with You this season. Costa has acted in more than 100 productions over the past W years for such theatres as American Repertory Theatre, Yale Reperto.ry Theatre, Center Stage, and many others. At the New York Shakespeare Festival he played leading roles in Tb.e Tem pest, Macbeth, fulius Caesar, Henry V, Titus Andronicus, Love's Labour's Lost, and Tb.e Way of the World. He has many television and film credits and holds graduate degrees from the City Univer ity of New York and the Yale School of Drama. Costa is a member of Actor's Equity Association. Becca Rau cher is playing Beatrice in Much Ado about Nothing andMrs. Kirby in You Can't Take It with You this season. This is Rauscher's second season at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Last summer she played Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire and Rosaline in Love's Labour's Lost. Rauscher spent the fall in Massachusetts playing the deliciously wicked Elvira in Blithe Spirit at Stagewest. Favorite past portrayals include: Roxanne in Cyrano de Bergerac, Nora in A Doll's House, and Tracy in The Philadelphia Story. Rauscher is a member of Actor's Equity Association. Brian Vaughn is playing Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Ed in You Can't Take It with You this season. Vaughn may be remembered from last season as Costard in Love's LaboUI's Lost and Herr Schwarz in A Flea in Her Ear. A graduating senior from Southern Utah University, he has appeared in such roles as Bill Sibson in Me and My Girl, Stanley in Broadway Bound, and most recently as the title character in Macbeth. Vaughn was an Irene Ryan national finalist for 1995, as well as last year's recipient of the Michael and Jan Finlayson Acting Award. George Judy is playing Antonio in Much Ado about Nothing and Stephano in The Tempest this season. Judy is an associate professor at Florida State University. His numerous credits as an actor, playwright, and director include the past four seasons at the Utah Shakespearean Festival where favorite roles have included Polonius in Hamlet, Kent in King Lear, and Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. This season he also directs the third annual Festival Plays-in-Progress series scheduled for August. Judy is appearing at the Festival as an associate artist. Laurie Birmingham is playing Domina in A Fwmy Thing Happened on the Way to th~ Forum and Penny Sycamore in You Can't Tal<e It with You this season. This is Binningham's fifth season at the Utah Shakespearean Festival. In years past she has played Queen Margaret in Richard Ill, Madame Arcati in Blythe Spirit, Paulina in A Winter's Tale, and Ivlistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor. As artist-inresidence at Southern Utah University she teaches acting, voice, and speech and also adapted, directed, and wrote original lyrics for Anne of Green Gables-a Play with Music this last spring. Birmingham is a member of Actors' Eqµity Association. Brian Head Resort also offers a shuttle service to Festival patrons staying anywhere in Brian Head Town. The shuttle leaves nightly at approximately 6:15 p.m., picks up patrons at their hotels, and arrives in Cedar City by 7:00 p.m. The shuttle returns to Brian Head after the last play of the evening lets out. This allows patrons time to enjoy the pre-play orientation in the Auditorium at 7:00 p.m., The Greenshow at 7:30 p.m ., and a Festival play performance at 8:30 p.m. Round-trip cost for the shuttle is $12. Patrons who stay at Brian Head Resort with their "Shakespeare Package" receive free shuttle service. Michie assumes staff association presidency STAPP AND DESK PHONE NUMBEltS: Editor Larry Bair.er 586-7751 Aaaiotant to the Editor ond AlmanK Edltot Campw, Editor Consulting Sporta l:dlton BW1llld8Managu Advertlauig M1nager Jennifer Morley 586-7759 Jim Robuuon 586-1997 Nd.I C•tdncr 586-77S3 Brett Jcwlr.cs 586-7752 Lynn Dennett 586-7748 )Ackilyn ChrisditNcn S86-7758 The Univenlty Journal. 1995 ummcr edition, is publislted Monday• lroin June 19 through Augu,t 7 (exa,p1 for the July '.14 boliday, which will be published fuly 25). It i, • publlcn lon of South"'1! l,/uh Uoivenity, lta dcJl"nm ent of communlc.11io11, f ce ol Summer School, the Studmt ActivitiOI Office and the SUU Student A.Jooc:J.rlDn. Mail SUU b9J84, c..larOty, Vi..b 84720. FAX j!IOlJ 5116-5487. E-null ~ jcumalOwwu, Uuh,:nfry fmmal; OIB= in SUU T<Chnolagy Buildu,g003 0 PRINTID ON RECYCUO PAP1JL Pl.£ASE RECYCLE nil~ COPY I Rex M. Michie, director of financial aid, at Southern Utah University will serve during the 1995-96 school year as president of the unive.r sity's staff association. After serving as president-elect of the 330-member association of full- and part-time staff employees last year, Michie assumes the presidency with the start of the new academic year. Among the association's major projects for the year are the creation of a fullyendowed scholarship for an SUU student and a centennial flower garden on campus in connection with the university's centennial commemoration. Michie is a native of Hannah, Duchesne County, and a graduate of Brigham Young University. He has been at SUU since Dec. 1966. Before becoming director of financial aid, he served as housing director and as director of placement and career counseling. He has served terms as tate president of organizations for both housing and placemen officers. Previously, Michie served terms on the staff association's board of directors and as president of the local chapter of the Utah Public Employees Association. Rex M. Michie |