| Show I Monday Fehmary 2 2004 1101IESz FAMILY Thr Salt Iltke Tribune C2 SO 016 13achauer Foundation tunes in kids Vit rn — Music in Our SchooA will readt about 50000 children this year it MP Silk !Alb' Tribune people have de Many dwindling arts in Utah public schools The Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation is do log something about it 30 minutes at a time The Bachauer Foundation best known for its annual piano competitions in Salt Lake City vies for future audience members during a week of half-houassemblies each month of the school year Many Of the presentations feature a world-claspianist often a past Bachauer laureate who gives a free recital in downtown to culminate the week Music in Our Schools is in Its fifth season Bachauer founder and artistic director Paul Polly' said the program will reach about 50000 children this year and eventually will hit every elementary school in the state "Legislatures especially ours have opted out of all music programs fin schools" Poi-le- i said "We said 'OK we'll go to) the rescue' The teachers are just hungry for this" "A lot Of the children would r s t 41- - ' 4 - C t 4 1 P '' 11 i I I : k-' lit no 1 40 et '' The featured performers include piano professors and students from Utah colleges and universities as well as the international artists from Polies extensive network of colleagues "our library of friends" as he calls it On a recent afternoon Frederic Chiu Joined Polk!! and Maxwell at West Valley City's Carl Sandburg Elementary School Chiu a 1996 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner is a Prokollev specialist and this year's Music in Our Schools programs revolve around Prokofiev (Past seasons have focused on Bach Beethoven Chopin and Debussy) First Pollei warmed up the crowd of kindergarten to third-grad- e students (The upper grades attended a later session) "When you go to a concert what do you do?" he asked "Do you cheer? Do you eat popcorn? Do you talk to your neighbor? Let's go to a concert right now" I leads bobbed and a few children played "air piano" as Chiu played his transcription of the "Troika" or sleigh ride 4 "I 1 evo' ? ''''' I 1 r ' ''t e P ' ' C - ' go - 1 N 'I" ' -' ' gc — i Yt ! la f ) ra in - i eit ed ' - (1 - r ! - — - ' '14 " NtO 1 ' - I '' 'NfiL - - ''' 1 1 ‘1 '40 - - 1 - never have this opportunity" otherwise Bachauer board chairman Karen Maxwell add NEWTON t I f' ' BY CAIIIY fro of - 4- 46 se a vo - :t it 0 ief gc f Si St ' ''" ot ' sc Sc ' It -- - er k ' :- -:1 : -- : -- - - : T A- -- te-- ' - 0 4 '"w"-- -- '''' : :: :5:' I: " -- ' ' '0 "' : 4t P' 4 ' nooduanweasem—-- New York 4 ' - - ' ': 1 "7K '' r ''' '- 10-:!- -: '41it - k ! - '- "- - 'IsA'''' (11 ' ' ' '11 tr V 'r k from Prokollev's "Lieutenant Kije" The youngsters then listened attentively as Pollei and s Chiu teamed on a arrangement of "Peter and the Wolf" with Maxwell narrating "I don't think there's anything I wouldn't play for children" said Chiu who added he has learned little tricks — especially from watching Po Ilei — from doing the school presentations "With adults the re four-hand- Chiu smiles ti IN 's: fl 41 RICK EGAN concert pianist Frederic hi o' NA ! P - X 444:1 It 0 ''t - 4 as he plays for the children at Whittier Elementary School in West Valley City Center telling them "You have to pay one thing: attention" Then Po llei invited the classes to come forward one at a time to watch the hammers and feel the vibrating strings inside the Steinway grand as Chiu played bits from Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" RimskyKorsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" and the Tchaikovsky Bflat Minor Piano Concerto Afterward students in sponse is trained With kids you know when they're bored" Chiu fielded questions: "Where were you born?" (Ithaca NY) "How do you play the piano so fast?" (Lots of practice) "What is the hardest song to play?" (Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 2 took Chiu six years to learn) Maxwell invited the children to Chiu's recital at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Mt Salt Leta Minute Rebecca Corbit's third-grad- : e class summed up the experience as "cool" "exciting" and "amazing" "It was really fascinating" Courtney Burton said "I put my hand on the wires and it felt like they were shivering really fast" Miranda Newsome also 8 " agreed "It made my stomach rumble because it was so cool" she said t C I 1 Pt Play follows family growing old together Marilyn Holt as Anne left Arry Continued from Cl Cullimore Decker as Esty and Michellet Peterson - work "brings a vitality to life a curiosity about life that's showing in terms of their ability to knock this thing out One of the things I'm hearing from the s people is a big part of that aging process is your attitude Their the actors' quality of life is continuing as they age and they're doing it with a great deal of panache" "Mornings at Seven" is a rare chance to see a cast of Utah theater including Tony and Marie Anne Cullimore Decker Gene Pack Marilyn Holt Joan Erbinand Robert Wood All have worked extensively in Utah theater some of them have even directed each other But they have never all acted in the same production Scott was familiar with Paul Osborn's gentle comedy which didn't ignite audiences in its first run in 1939 but garnered critical and commercial success in two revivals the last of which was several years ago He immediately thought of these veteran actors playing these roles "Had they not been willing to do it I wouldn't have done it" he said Scott admits he felt "a little trepidation" at the thought of directing such an esteemed group especially since some of them have directed him He sees them as colleagues mentors and as examples of lives lived to the fullest as Myrtle "Mornings at social-service- Seven" INIa0 WM even as the actors gray "There's no doubt about it these people have had very special lives on a lot of levels" Scott said noting that many of the actors also have taught or had other careers while finding time and energy to make names for themselves on the stage Scott believes that same vitality is evident on stage now as this loose farm fly of actors take on the demands of learning lines and performing night after night Latimer agrees all-sta- La-rim- WLBBFR FAMILY sisters are decked out in dancing outfits complete with curled wigs From left: Mary 17 Amy 16 Lisa 11 Julia 14 and Carolyn 9 The sisters have participated In regional national and international competitions The Webber step-danci- Sandy sisters get their kicks Irish step (lancing Continued from Cl family commitment They practice almost every day in the downstairs family room which they converted to a dance studio Dressed in a variety of casual clothes — mostly jeans — they trade sisterly banter and nod at occasional parental critique Heads high arms held stiffly at their sides toes pointed out slightly they practice intricate steps that they make look easy As in any household full of kids — whether soccer players ice skaters or step dancers -- family cooperat ion and support are crucial "David makes lesson and competition arrangements and drives I make costumes" Cecilia Webber said taking five sparkle-covereoutfits from their specially designed costume bags "Fortunately when the girls outgrow their costumes other families buy them" Shoes too have their own bags Each dancer has both hard shoes and soft slippers The wigs and hairpieces that save dressing time are in another bag Then there are the socks Piles and "poopiles of clean folded dle socks" to be put away after every washing And do not forget the applause Even legends need cheerleaders That is what family is for g 'Connecticut" Cecilia Webber said : Her husband David Webber acknowledged there is more to step (laneing than they realized "When you first get into a sport you have no idea about the whole culture attached to it" he said : The Webbers who met as students at were 'Brigham Young University reared in the East They moved back to 'New England when they married and :started a family : "We started taking the girls to classes and competitions we wanted to find a family activity with cultural depth" David Webber said : Although the sisters lay claim to a :wee bit o the Irish from their mother's :side of tile family their dedication to frish step dancing is mostly a triblite to I g - d knee-lengt- This is Pepper a sweet and kind 7- : :month-olAustralian shepherd mix He colcame to the shelter with a :lar and no identlikation Pepper ap:pears to be well housebroken and he :loves to be around people This breed is 'also known for being intelligent so he 'should be easily trainable : Pepper would love to be your date for the seventh annual Fur Ball a benellt for Wasatch Humane a shelter that gives animals a second chance at adoption The event will take place on Feb 14 at 6:30 pm in the Salt Lake City 1 He hopes the play its cast and the community events inspire others to make sure they are living life to the fullest whatever their ages "We go to things and participate" he said "It's active lives which keeps us young" "Mornings at Seven" — the title is The Grand Theatre Institute and Salt Lake County Aging sponsor the following senior events in conjunction with Paul Osborn's play "Mornings at Seven" opening Friday Most Services will events require calling in Center Wednesdays at pm Tenth East Senior Center Thursdays at 10:30 am 1 Neighborhood s ' 41' :2- Swimming at the Salt Lake Community College pool1575 State St costs only $125 for those over 55 Drop in for laps or water walking Call for information 1 S to 2:30 pm learn about Pepper Jim BUTritaFIELD Sheraton Ballroom dogs are invited to Join their humans on a leash For tickets or more information Well-behave- call See Pepper at Salt Lake County Ani- mal Services 511 Healthy recipes from South Pacific Cuisine a class In adapting recipes to make them healthier will be held Thursday from to 2 pm at the Westside Sunday Anderson Center Taught by Cathy Calara a nutrition education assistant from the Utah State University Extension Service The class is free call Darlene at 1 - 0 W3900 South t miniclasses on eating on the go exercise and rejuvenation along with blood pressure checks and chair massage followed by a light lunch and the play Free with limited enrollment call Nancy at advance to sign up Get moving! Utahns 55 and older are invited to come sample a free tai chi class at the following senior centers: Westside Sunday Anderson Center Wednesdays at 11 am Friendly indoor light garden demonstration The class is free call Maggie at to register t too-tig- t stage" growing plants indoors under lights at the Salt Lake County Government Building 2001 S State St Room Includes an d I tainly exhibit that" he said "There's a tremendous amount of energy on taken from a line in a Robert Brown- - : ing poem about idyllic life — is set in the back yards of two adjacent homes The cast includes four inseparable sisters three husbands and assorted visitors who come in and out The action begins with the arrival of one couple's son and Myrtle his girlfriend of 12 years despite their long relationship none of the older relatives has met Myrtle before The feelevent touches off ings between all the characters "It takes a look at assumptions and are those assumptions correct?" Scott said "We aren't always right about : what we think of another person" The characters are "a touch eccety: tric" Larhner said "It's a wonderflil portrait of a family They bicker they tease each other but they basically get along and there are moments when It's a you can see their closeness family that's endured and stuck it out: They've arrived at this point in their: lives — where we are — and show ev-- : : ery indication of keeping going" Senior events in conjunction with 'Mornings at Seven' Indoor light garden: Tuesday from PET OF THE WEEK - In to register Caregiver day out on Saturday from 10:30 am to pm 1 followed by a free 2 pm performance of "Mornings at Seven" for caregivers Salt Lake Community College1575 S State St This day Is an opportunity for caregivers to folus on themselves with Senior art exhibit on Saturday from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm at S State St View an art exhibit featuring artwork created by seniors from their local centers Free no reservations required Salt Lake Community College1575 What's age got to do with It? Join a panel composed of community senior citizens and professionals who work with agirg issues to discuss the changing attitudes toward aging and how : those changes impact us The event is Feb9 from noon to 1 the Skylight Lounge Salt Lake Community College1575I S StateSt4 milt The panel will be moderated by Nancy Stallings of Salt Lake County Aging Services Call Karen Gunn at Senior prom: Break out your dancing shoes on Feb14 from noon to 1:30 pm Salt Lake Community College cafeteria1575 Sc State St Call to register Two dollar fee att the doo "What Do We Do With the Old People?" A panel of elder caregivers representing different cultures as well as professiorgic will discuss issues faced when elders need assisted living It wino held reb18 from noon to 1 pm Salt lake Community College157! S State St Panel will be moderated by Nancy Stallings Salt — Aging Services Free call Karen Gunn at Lake-Cou- nty Pinochle tournament: Compete with pinochle players acCit the valley on Feb 21 from 10 am to 1 pm at Salt Lake Communq: College Skylight Lounge1575 S State St Two dollar fee: call Darlene to register ( 0ANWRIAMAPIMMAIIO at801-538-209- 2 k Am 00464asormuloom -- - R PO it ffimdi611 |
