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Show t ----~---------------•••WWPHAUIAfl-------------------- TS &LEIS THETHUNDERBIRD • SOUillERNUfAHUNIVERSITY • MONDAY,OCTOBER4, 1993 • PAGE 10 Gigi Love Wilson 'learning to love' BY REGAN BEAUDOIN Thunderbird Sr:aff Writer There's a new sound emetging from Cedar City and it's not the new computer generated chimes. It's the sound of Gigi Love. SUUSA Senator Gigi love Wilson has joined forces with Rob Gruner to create what W ilson calls "funky folk." Wilson plays the acoustic guitar, writes all of her own songs and sings all vocals. Gruner plays the congas to, as Wilson said, "add a twi5t to the band." The duo fou nd each other's talents in April of 199 3. Gruner was playing with his hand in a studio in Cedar City when Wilson came in with her guitar and asked Gruner if he could play something "funky" on his congas. Gruner aid, "We grooved together." From that "jam session" came the song, "Sound of the Trumpet," one of the song from Gigi love's new album Leaming to Looe. The history of the duo's name is really quite simple. The name love is Wilson's maiden name. A5 Wilson said, her maiden name is important to her because it has always been a part cif her. The album title Leaming to Looe is, according to Wilson, definitive of the last two years of her life. The album tide is also the name of a song from the album. Wilson has been playing the guitar since she was seven and has been writing her own songs since she was fourteen. She grew up in Texas where she developed her sort of country-folk sound. Wilson said simply, "I love singing and performing." She also said, though, that as much as she loves her music and performing, she has other priorities in her life to take care of. She said she "would sign in a flash" if she were given the oppo~niry, but is content now and hM other aspirations as well Her husband, Brad is very important to her, and she i.s working toward a teaching degree. Vocal artist Gigi Looe Wilson joins forces with Rob GnmeT to recOTd their first album entitled 'Leaming to Looe.' RecOTds are on sale at Munson's Mu.sic, The Win and the Student ~nter. The band will perform at SUU Oct. 5. Gruner started his musical career by playing the drums at age five. He is from Big Bear, Calif., in the San Bemadino Mountains. He worked mostly with heavy metal and punk bands in the past, but says this "groovy folk music" feels good, and, Gruner said, "It gives me a lot of spiritual love." Gigi Love's sound is comparable to Indigo Girls, a highervoiced Edie Brickell, or even Joni Mitchell. Both Gruner and Wilson have called it a "funky" or "groovy" folk. W ilson also said that one particular song, "Native Land," a song about curring down trees in the northwest, has almost a country sound to it The pair started playing together just days after they met when Wilson asked Gruner to play that "funky" something on his congas. They played at SUU's Sunfest '93 for the Battle ~f the Bands and continued their performances all over the state. The band has even made an impression up north. They played at hot spots in Salt Lake City like The Zephyr Club, The Dead Goat Saloon and Java Jive. They also have done live gigs on the Salt Lake radio station KRCL, and on the Moab station KZMU. lo addition, they have performed locally at Brian Head Resort and The Dog and Duck restaurant They rerurn home to perform at the university on October 5. The two-some have released a tape, of which they made 500 copies. The tapes are on sale for $8 at Munson's Mwic, the SUU Srudent Center and The Wizz. H.S. students to compete characterization, and the life of Shakespeare while attending the competition. "Students and teachers often consider the workshops the most valuable part of the experience," said R Scott Phillips, Festival managing peers. director. It is sponsored by the Utah Universiry credit is available for Shakespearean Festival and the SUU teachers and students taltjng the department of theatre and dance, and workshops or participating in the will take place October 8 and 9. competition. Students from throughout the The competition was o rganized in lntennountain are attend the 1977 by Fred C. Adams, Festival competition where they compete in . founder and executive producer, and mono-acts, duo/trio scenes, and Ray Jones of Provo High School. ensembles. "The purpose of the competition is Schools are divided into three to expose high school tudents and divisions according to their student "teachers to the value and qualities of enrollment for the judging process. Shakespeare in a positive and artistic The competition will be judged by manner, giving them the opporruniry theatre professionals with strong to apply the basic dramatic skills they backgrounds in classical theatre, are learning to Shakespeare's including several actors from the 1993 literature," said Phillips. Festival company. For more information about the Awards and scholarships will be competition call Robert Reich, festival presented to winning swdents. group services director. He can be Students and teacher also have the reached at 586-1968. chance to srudy audition teehniques, The 16th annual SUU High School Shakespeare Competition is preparing for what officials say will be an unparalleled chance for srudents to learn, as well as compete with their Southern Ur:ah Uniwniry's singing group Acclamation recently chose iu members for the I 993-94 season. Acclamation performs at various activities both on· and off-campw. The directOT of the group is DEL Beatry, entertainment bureau coordinator. (Front row, left to right, Phaidra Benincasa, Curtis Wright; middle row, )eHica Ault, Cryswl Olson, Kendra Elwess, Dara WiLson; back row, TonJ Despain, Adam Marchant, Datoe McDonough, Seth Jackson, Will Gowr.) |