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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Dr. Clarks stringed instruments are heard throughout the world Continued From Page E-- l in many cases, he is choosing it over another which is more than 100. sometimes 200, years old. Much of an instrument's value is dependent on its age. While the new violips lack antique value, the musicians have found they are adequate, and sometimes superior, in musical tone. Dr. Clark said he was one of those make it kids who was always curious as to how things were put together. He built many model airplanes, then began building his own designs. At 18 he worked for an airplane manufacturer, where he developed skill in handling small parts and how to design, measure and cut objects His interest in the arts, and especially in music, was passed to him by his father, whom he said was known as "Mr. Music" in Utah during the 1920s. The senior Mr. Clark orchesbrought many tras to Brigham Young University, where he was dean of the finance department. He brought the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in one week, and the Vienna Philharmonic the next, said Mr. Clark. Through my father, I had access to many experiences with musicians. 1 met them, played tennis with them, and, as a result, got to know many of them. well-know- n Develop Recognition He credits his familiarity with talented artists, as well as luck, as keys to developing recognition for his work. Its largely a process of serendipity (chance meeting). But I go out of my way to bump into musicians, and I've made a point to be aggressive in showing them my work, he said. The most important thing, though, is to get the musicians playing the instruments. They have to be heard. Before he attempted to construct an instrument. Dr. Clark spent a considerable amount of time studying and photographing instruments made by European master craftsmen such as Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati. He also began to purchase rare, important instruments to use as prototypes. The first violin I made was done purely by the seat of my pants he kind of monkey-see- , monkey-do- , said. I had developed from my reading and from what Id seen some ideas about taste and about the hallmarks of authenticity. Raw and Primitive r glossy finish, to me, doesnt typify the spirit of the Italian or the French violin maker. On some, you can see brushmarks which they didnt rub out of the varnish. They left it raw and primitive. Of course, after a couple hundred years, these wear down and accede to the beautiful patina for which An my personal preferences in design. I ended up throwing the book at it. I did everything I could to try and make it perfect and give it a slick finish. I probably overdid it But I received a good deaf of criticism on it, which I took to heart, and tried to learn from that first experience. Some of the professional makers in Salt Lake just smiled and nodded. Others confessed they were slightly mystified that I should have some entree into good taste for a neophyte. That was in 1975. Still a Student Since then he has refined hU procedures, improved designs, developed varnishes and techniques to enhance the look and sound of the instruments. He is still a student in that he never stops trying to learn what other makers are doing, studying the methods and designs of the masters, and picking up new tech- ultra-smoot- craftsmen struggle. He said he makes it a point to see the old, rare instruments owned and played by musicians who pass through Utah, or whom he meets in his travels. Of the approximately 155 Guarneri violins in existence, he has seen 25. A violin maker has to learn what materials the masters used, how they used their tools, what kind of tools they used and in what order the procedures were done, he said. Probably the biggest "selling point of his instruments is a deeper tone one which would make a violin sound closer to that of a viola. The darker sound is a characteristic of old violins that has been tested," he said. "The modern violin has a brash and somewhat overloaded E string which gives it a treble tone. The older violins are easily audible on the G and D strings. If someone vitells me I have a olin, I feel that I have failed. Minimizes Talent Though he has developed minor design changes in his nine years of experience (he recently started his 90th instrument, 10 of which are in various stages of construction) and has learned many methods from craftsmen throughout the world, he minimizes the importance of talent, technique and tricks. "I dont minimize the aspects of dedication and genuine enthusiasm and however. Most of the skills can be taught, and there are some people who have five thumbs. I dont mean to sound egotistical, but I knew that making a quality instrument in my first attempt was an obtainable goal. The thing that amazed me more was that I found it was a lot easier than most people had told me. They said to me, This is a magic that few can accede to. I take the opposite view. With the correct information, geometry and coaching, anyone can make a hell of treble-soundin- niques. Most of the instruments he makes are direct copies of those that are old, rare and desirable. The musicians will request a copy of a particular instrument, a Stradivarius, for example. Dr. Clark will take the critical measurements, make drawings and templates, and study the original. Each instrument he copies has a unique character. Part of the character of the Guarneri is a primitive, almost disregard for symmetry, and the presence of tool marks all over it. Sometimes, I'll get criticism for trying to copy that aspect. But its well known that to make an authentic copy, you have to have the tool marks, scraper marks, file marks and even chisel remnants in the woodwork. They are Temple Square series moves into opera with Marriage of Figaro this week g By Paul Wetzel Tribune Staff Writer Call them the "down under" connection. Theyre the artists from New Zealand and Australia who will join an otherwise local cast in the Temple Square Concert Series first venture into opera, Mozarts "The Marriage of Figaro, Thursday and Saturday in the Assemble Hall. s, p.m. Fireworks will begin at dark. Admission is free. Get there early if you have a favorite spot in mind. This affair is very popular and Music calendar WolkingRovner Sextet, jazz, Sunday, 2 p.m., Snowbird. Pioneer Day Celebration, beginning at 4.30 p.m., Sugarhouse Park. Free. Program: Oquirrh Ridge Drifters (bluegrass), 4:30 p.m.; Jeff Colegrove Band (country rock and blues), 6:30 p.m.; Salt Lake City Municipal Band, 8 15 p.m. Fireworks after sunset. Mormon Youth Symphony, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake Tabernacle. Free. No children under eight, please. Robert C. Bowden, musical director and conductor; Dixieland Saints (Dixieland band). Salt Lake Chamber Winds, Wednesday, 8 p.m., Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple. Program: Damase Sonate en concert for Flute, Cello and Piano; Sydeman Duo for ClarinetBass Clarinet and ViString Bass; Danzi Trio for Flute, LHis-toir- e olin and Cello; Stravinsky du Soldat" arranged for clarinet, violin and piano by the composer North Visitors Center, Temple Square. No children under eight, please. Juan Matteucci, conductor, Barry Bounous as Figaro; Patricia ONeill as Susanna; Jon Enloe as Heidi McKay as the countess; Helga Willis Golding as Cheru-binThe Utah Virtuosi, chamber orchestra, Friday, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square. Free tickets available at North Visitors Center, Temple Square. No children under eight, please. Juan Matteucci, guest conductor, Clay Christiansen, organist. Program: Poulenc Concerto in g for Organ, Strings and Timpani; minor for Organ, Strings and Tim- pani. Other works will include the Haydn Symphony No. 82 in C (The Ginaste-ra- s Variaciones Concertantes. Kory Katseanes is music director of the orchestra. Admission will be free, but tickets, which are available at the North Visitors Center on Temple Square, are required. John Marlowe Nielson and W. Watts are organizing a volunteer chorus made up of Utahns who enjoy singing and are opposed to nuclear armaments to sing in a Hiroshima Commemoration at St. Marks Cathedral Aug. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals will take place at the cathedral, 231 E. 1st South, July 31 at 4 p.m. and Aug. 7 at 6 p.m. Those interested in participating should to obtain music. call The two conductors organized a similar observance last year. Ar-de- Concer-tantes.- McKays wife, Heidi, a BYU graduate who met her husband in Utah and performed with both Golding and Matteucci in New Zealand during the 10 years she and McKay lived in that country, will sing the Countess at Matteuccis request. $ You Can Rent A Beautiful New Piano For Only. (Including sung. Weathers Trials Matteucci has weathered some unusual trials since his last local appearance conducting Utah Operas CavPag double bill 2Vfe years ago. The orchestra he directed in New Zealand folded after what the maestro describes as a coup by the musicians in which they attempted to operate the organization themselves. The unhappy result was a loss of credit and financial collapse. In the meantime, the conductor moved on to guest engagements The company was reorganized in the wake of the fiasco into a joint venture with a successful drama troupe. Under the new arrangement the combined season includes drama, light musical theater and opera, presented in two theaters, one small, one large, in Auckland. Matteucci directs the company's musical wing and reports to a general director, as does his counterpart who directs the dramas. The company enjoys a 3200,000 annual government subsidy, but it also must raise a substantial portion of its budget in private donations and earned income. Among its leading patrons is the citys major newspaper. Future Productions currently under way its winter in New Zealand, remember opened with 32 performances of The King and I. Just before coming to Salt Lake City. Matteucci concluded a run of Madame Butterfly" which enjoyed 87 per cent attendance, he reports. The season On the horizon are "The Elixir of Love in August and The Italian Girl in Algiers" in November. Next season's plans call for Maria Un Ballo in Maschera," Stuarda, "The Barber of Seville and "Rigo-letto- . "Im pretty happy that destiny has given me this opportunity, the Italianconductor confides. Opera -born is my first love. weight been keeping Orientals slim for overl,500yearsl 1 1 It pays to be an idealist when you buy a diamond. success and failure. The most recent decline came about when Matteuccis predecessor brought out a challenging season including Britten's The Turn of the Screw and Weills Mahagonny. The audience reacted by staying away in droves. ncH9" loss secret thatfs the 3 Deadline for applications to the University of Utah Summerarts piano competition is Aug. 1. The competition will take place Aug. 19 and 20. In addition to live contestants, it is open to tape entries from those living more than 150 miles away from Salt Lake City. Tape entries are due Aug. 1. Cash prizes and records will be awarded in elementary, junior and senior divisions. For contest requirements and details, contact the U. of U. music department. with the New Zealand Opera, a company which, he says, has experienced recurring cycles of i The companys strong local con' tingent includes Jon Enloe, a former Salt Laker now living in Los Angeles who has been a featured soloist with the Utah Symphony, Utah Chorale, ; Oratorio Society of Utah and Pro Musica. He is directing the staging . of "Figaro and will sing the role of Count Almaviva. Patricia ONeill,! who has sung here with the Mormon ' For Over 500 years the Japanese have Youth Symphony and Chorus in its'1 used this rare fiber to stay slim and lose recent Mozart C minor Mass and in weight Now lor the first time in our 48 a the Nova Music Series production of ' years of business we have obtained supply of it and can otter it to anyone the same composers "Bastien und j good who really wants to lose weight Heres Bastienne, will sing Susanna. 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The audience will be asked to envision the interior of the ornate Assembly Hall as Almavivas castle no great stretch of the imagination and director Enloe will make use of the entire hall in his staging. Juan Matteucci, musical director of the National Opera of New Zealand, to cast and conduct The Marriage of Figaro. Though he is based in New Zealand, Matteucci is no stranger to local audiences, having conducted Utah Opera productions of Otello, Aida and CavPag, as well as a Brigham Young University Figaro. Two Australians Joining Matteucci as chief repeti-teu- r is Barry Golding, associate con-- . ductor of the Australian Opera and conductor of the opera company in Enschede, The Netherlands. His wife, Helga Willis Golding, a resident soprano with the Australian Opera and a freelance artist in Holland and Germany, will sing Cheru-bin- 581-90- Mozart The Marriage of Figaro, comic opera performed in English, Thursday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. both nights, Assembly Hall, Temple Square. Free tickets available at with the Salt Lake Opera Theatre, as Marcellina, and Stanford Olsen, the University of Utah student who sang opposite Miss ONeill in the Nova Bastien und Bastienne and was tenor soloist in the Utah Symphonys Beethoven Ninth Symphony this spring, as Don Basilio. The "connection begins with Iain McKay, a transplanted New Zealander who works in the marketing division of Bonneville Productions in Salt Lake CLy and is the voluntary chairman of the Temple Square Concert Series. He has engaged ganist Clay Christiansen, who will be soloist in the Poulenc Concerto in Bear) and the late Alberto The supporting cast includes Gene Larsson, general director of Opera West and veteran of numerous Utah Opera, Utah Symphony and Ballet West productions, as Doctor Bartolo; Marilyn Humpherys, a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir who has sung leading roles The production, a presentation of the General Activities Committee of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, will be given in English at 7:30 p.m. both nights. Admission is free. (Tickets, available at the North Visitors Center in Temple Square, are required.) All of the artists, local and otherwise, donate their services to the series. a violin. G Y Tribune Staff Photo bv Al Hartmunn Fireworks and music Monday crowds along with the attendant are usually traffic congestion large The concert is sponsored by the arts council, the Salt Lake Parks Department, the Sugarhouse Park Authority and the Sugarhouse Chamber of Commerce. The Utah Virtuosi chamber orchestra will return to the Assembly Hall on Temple Square for a program of Haydn, Poulenc and Gina-ster- a Friday at 7:30 p.m. Juan Matteucci, who will conduct the Temple Square Concert Series production of The Marriage of Figaro Thursday and Saturday in the Assembly Hall (see adjoining story on this page), will be guest conductor of the chamber orchestra concert as well. Joining Matteucci and the orchestra will be Tabernacle or- - E5 Temple Square Concert Series Thursday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Assembly Hall. Juan Matteucci returns to Utah to conduct Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro for Music notes The Salt Lake Arts Councils annual Pioneer Day concert and fireworks display will take place Monday beginning at 4.30 p.m. at Sugarhouse Park. In a departure from past practice, the Utah Symphony will not perform at the concert this year. Instead, the focus of the program is on country, bluegrass and band music. 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