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Show !MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1999 PAGE9 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL ARTS 'Shanahy' to perform BY KEVIN M. HARING JOURNAL ARTS EDITOR Andrew Morrill comes from a long line of bagpipers, serves as a judge for national competitions and is the pipe major for the Tomorrow. as part of international week nationally acclaimed Utah Pipe Band. with its theme "The Celtic Renaissance: Morrill also performs on whistles, The Blossoming of Interest in All Things bodhran, highland war pipes, and the Irish,· the Celtic band Shanahy will rarely represented Scottish lowland pipes. perform along with members of the SUU A music instructor, Laura Dupuy is _ dance department. =-------. featured on the fiddle, A "Shanahy" in mandolin, and guitar. In antiquity was a addition to performing storyteller in the courts on the pennywhistle of Ireland's medieval and wooden flute. Paul kings; his task was to Mitchell is recognized collect and preserve as one of the foremost the traditions and lore hammered dulcimer of the realm. players in the west. Today, members of To date, Shanahy the Celtic· foursome has reco.rded two known as Shanahy are standout CDs, Trip to well-known and Ballymena and Far respected performers Away. The group is on the acoustic music sponsored in part by scene. In addition to the Utah Arts Council, "double fiddling," the Utah Performing Arts Shanahy sound is Tour. characterized by the Shanahy will perform As lead vocalist in 'Shanahy, • Kate presence of Scottish Tuesday, Nov. 9 at McLeod has also been nationally lowland pipes, 7 p.m. in the SUU acclaimed as an artist and songwriter. Auditorium. On hammered dulcimer, and bodhran. Wednesday at noon Their repertoire consists of a mixture of they will be in the Student Living Room in traditional ballads, jigs, reels, strathspeys, the Sharwan Smith Center for a waltzes, and original pieces performed presentation on "The Uniqueness of Celtic within the Celtic style. Music: A discussion and demonstration.· Kate Macleod, a nationally acclaimed For more information visit the Multirecording artist and songwriter, performs cultural Center in the Student Support on fiddle, guitar and is the group's lead · Services room in the upper rotunda of the · vocalist. Sharwan Smith Center. Op~r~, G.e rshwin get good reviews, few criticisms changed directions on stage, their voices were lost to the part of the audience that they weren't facing. It made the opera vefY hard to understand Talk Opera written by Milton Granger and choppy. If the players had personal and performed by the SUL) Opera microphones, or some sort of Theatre, which ran last week, is a commentary on how society has labeled microphone, perhaps the audience would not have been so confused. everything and has created a help "It was hard to follow," said Mark group, hot line. or counseling session Hintze, a junior psychology major from for normal human reactions. The opera is about how a 1990s talk Salt Lake City. show host and audience would react to However, the costuming and set design helped to provide the audience the feelings of Gilda. the Duke and with defined characters and with a Rigoletto, characters from the opera realistic setting for the talk show. This Rigoletto by Verdi. helped alleviate some of the confusion The players in the opera were very generated by not being able to hear the well rehearsed. Even the members of the talk show audience stayed in story. . A Gershwin Portrait, also presented character while actually sitting in the by the SUU Opera Theatre last week, theatre's audience. was a lively, energetic musical montage They were enthusiastic and spirited in of George and Ira Gershwin songs. their performance. The group choreography was very The lighting for Talk Opera was "in character· for a talk show. However well done and very polished. The there wasn't the traditional dimming of singers were well rehearsed and very the house lights to let the audience professional. The vocal quality of the know that the opera was about to begin. performers was exceptional. There was a problem with the audio This caused some confusion among level of the accompaniment. It was too audience members. Although the opera ended when the loud for some of the soloists' voices to overcome. Perhaps if the soloists had "talk show· ended, it was slightly microphones to use, their voices would muddled and confusing. At the end, the have been audible to the audience. players came out on stage for the Over all. the performances were an curtain call, but the audience wasn't entertaining enlightening experience prepared for it. The musical abilities of the players are · and worth much more than the price of admission. not disputable. However, as the players BY DEBORAH PERRY OF THE JOURNAL STAFF off ·a ny mue ~as~rp ~ub 86 W. Center St. purchase with 861-7400 Winter Hours: student or Open -1:30-9:00 faculty I.D. Mon, 'Tue Wed 1.30-70:00 'Thu, ;ri Sat after 6 p.m. 15% & & Featuring. .. EVERY NIGHT! • Gourmet Flavored Hot Cocoa and Coffee • Breakfast Pastries (Made Fresh) Local senior citizens included . 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