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Show ,----,,--1 1 1ni THE .ARTS- 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . I AND~NTERT~ ,_o_URN __AL __ ._so_UTHERN_ .___ur_:AH __UNIVERS _ _ _rr_Y_•_F_IUD __A_Y_,_N_O_VEMB _ _n __s,_1_99_6_....__ _ _ _ ___, NME~ L......... i----THE-_UNIVEll ___ SITY __ Utah Symphony presents Centennial celebration For more than 50 years the Utah Symphony has perf'Jrmed in Cedar City and this year's exciting Centennial presentation is on Wednesday, at 7:30 in the he SUU Centrum. Beethoven 's 7th Symphony, a · " Utah" Symphony by Duffy, and a Saint-Saens Piano Concerto featuring Awadagin Pratt will be conducted by Joseph Silverstein. This is definitely an event not to be m_issed," said Diane Peveler, Music Arts President. Awadagin Pratt has won the 1992 Naumburg International Piano Competition and received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1994. He is the firs t student in the history of the Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory to receive diplomas in three performance areas. He plays violin and conducts as well as receiving rave reviews for his piano performances. He has performed at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, throughout the U .S. and abroad from Europe to South Africa. The Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 4 is a French romantic work of great drama which compliments Pratt's exciting interpretations. John Duffy has composed over 300 works for theatre, film, concert hall, and television, including Emmy Award winning music for the PBS series "Heritage: Civilization and the Jews". He premiered his Symphony No. 1 "Utah" in 1989 at Lincoln Center. The Utah Symphony recorded the composition in 1990. "I've worked longer and more intensely on Utah than any music I've written," said Duffy. Here in this rugged pioneer country is America." The symphony includes both American Indian scales and melodies which evoke the early Spanish settlers. Part of the second movement envisions the creation of life on earth. Movements are devoted to "God's Wildness", a "Requiem· for Glen Canyon", and "Puwa" which means life force in Ute. Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 marked a turning point in his career and was the beginning of his great fame and popularity. It is a dance of the instmments which is overwhelmingly cheerful. Berlioz described the Seventh as a rich musical poem which one could never tire of listening. It was performed by the Berlin Philharmonic in 18 13. Awadagin Pratt Utah Symphony musicians have aided in the development of orchestras throughout the Intermountain West through their performances and teaching. For over 30 years in Cedar City musicians have benefited from training by such dedicated Utah Symphony performers like Jack Ashton, Kory Katseanes, Norma Lee Belnap, and John Chatelin. " When Mr. Halversen died, we were in high school with no teacher and we drove to Salt lake for lessons with Symphony members. That musical nurturing has continued to this day, most recently with Jack Ashton's wonderful Young Artist's concert in Cedar City," said Sara Penny, Music Arts Publicity Director. Several of these performers have conducted Southern Utah you th orchestras and Katseanes will be guest conducting the 56th performance of the "Messiah" in Cedar City. "The Utah Symphony has enriched our musical heritage and we are thrilled with the program they are offering this year," said Penny Music Arts season tickets are still available at Munson Music, Chamber of Commerce, Clark & Linford Jewelers, or from the committee headed by Dick Madison. Individual tickets are available at the door for $12 for adults. SUU and Iron Coun ty School District students are $2 each because of generous subsidy from the schools. A concert preview is set for Wednesday at noon at the home of Joe and kathy Jarvis, Cedar Highlands, above Cedar City. Light refreshments will be served and you may bring your lunch. This informal preview is hosted by the hospitality committee, headed by Carolyn Sinderson and Peggy Hunt. For more information call 586-2300. ON E PERFECT LOVE. ONE PERFECT RING. 777 SOUTH MAIN 865-1262 A ring of beauty and elegance with the p<Jwer to express feelings no words can describe. Your pe,foct ring aw,1its. H i ghest Quality Available for tfie Lowest Prices Possible. Call S t eve Parke 867-0651 590- 2641 1 -800-622-10 63 I r----------------------------, Free small drink with purchase of ch ickeJ!up~trteedpasket L----------------------------~ Expires Nov. 15, 1996 |