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J - - " jv 'v :r'‘t 'V ’’?v' v" wi 'j ' 'V-£'- y £:i ' ' w ' ' Y-i- ' ' 1989 Ballet Repertory Ensemble i u V 11 ’ Four distinctive forms of dance featured in spring production The College of Easlcm Utah's Ballet Repertory Ensemble under the artistic direction of Carolyn Gwyther will present its fourth annual Spring Concert" A Study in Contrasts" at 7:30 pm May 19 & 20 in the Geary Theatre Drawing on the talents of dancers from Carbon and Emery counties as well as from around the state the concert will feature four acts each with a distinctive form of dance presented in contrast to the other three The Ensemble has matured into a unified group of polished performers We're able to put together one show with a lvge variety of contrasting dance styles because the performers have gained a lot of confidence from the experience they've had in the dance company" Gwyther explained Excerpts from Petipa's exciting showcase for classical dancers "Pacquita" will open the concert First performed in Paris in 1846 as a two-astory ballet "Paquita" is now usually presented in the West in a one-aversion consisting of corps and solo work employing the original Spanish flavor and revisions of Petipa's choreography handed down over the years Associate Director Kandice Olson has restaged this famous ballet for the Ensemble using the score by Minkus Act II will present modem ct ct U- 1’ v’VJSfc ' - - f :w ' iv : —'-- rr?C ''4 - ' A Av" ' -- v v ' ' r ’Uiilr'" works including last year’s "Kabuki-San- " and "Os from music the Missao" with motion picture soundtrack "The Mission" New modem works by guest choreographers will supplement these two favorites to produce the haunting images and new movements that only modem dance can provide wcll-roceiv- A tribute to the repertoire of the company will be presented in Act III featuring classical favorites like Mozart's "Concerto" "Joy" with music by Bach and Pachelbel's "Canon" the signature piece for the Ensemble A variation from "Sleeping Beauty" and other ducts from the repertoire will complete this act BalletRcpcitory Ensemble will close its program with the entire company performing the character dances from "Copcllia" "This is the first year we've (kmc a full act of character dance 'Copcllia' features brilliantly costumed dancers performing the rousing mazurka czardas sorti andgiguc I think the audience will really be impressed by the final act" Gwyther said Tickets for reserved seating are available by calling the CEU 0 Dance Department at are $3 per ext 3S6 All scats be also will Tickets person both door available at the nights The concert is funded in part by a grant from the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts 637-212- Mother’s Day Concert dedicated to memory of instructors by Cordy West staff writer This year’s spring presentation by the College of Eastern Utah's concert choir will be more than just beautiful singing it will truly be a dedication to Moto r's Day The concert will be held in the Geary Theatre on Sunday May 14 at 7 " m It is dedicated to the memory of Dorothy and lean Brown Both Dorothy and Dean dedicated Brov i yean of service to the musical achievements of Carbon County Dean Brown taught the choir and orchestra for 30 years at the Price Junior High before it was known as Mont Harmon Junior High Dorothy Brown known as mother to her students was the choral director at the Carbon College before it was known as CEU She later taught at Carbon High School leaching a total of 28 years During her teaching ca- reer she presented the performance of the "Messiah” for 23 consecutive years Russell Wilson CEU's current choral director said that Dorothy Brown felt this was her biggest contribution to Carbon Cbunty College and high school students plus community members participated with the "Messiah” every year Wilson said that it was estimated that Mrs Brown taught approximately 12000 students production during her years as a teacher Not only was she loved as a teacher she was feared as a competitor and was considered a pioneer in the field of women choral directors It has been said that when other schools entered a choir competition other choir directors always inquired as to whether Dorothy Brown's choir was participating in that specific competition If that was the case the other schools automatically surrendered first place to her choir and competition for second and third place was the goal for the other choirs She never in the history of her teaching career placed anything less then first place according to Wilson She was also known for her ficsty "women's lib" attitude toward the other choir directors in the state of Utah In the 1960’s and 1970's during the height of her teaching career Dorothy Brown and another lady choir director were the only two women choir directors in the state of Utah It was a totally men dominated job but thanks to Dorothy Brown she opened the career to women and in the last few years the number of women choir directors have exceeded the number of men choir directors However she was not prejudiced against men choral directors Wilson credits Mrs Brown for getting him started in i cd the field of music and by organizing this memorial concert he feels he's paying her back a small part of what she did for him Organized by Wilson lle concert promises performances to be on the professional level The concert choir which is made up of students attending CEU and guest members of the Castle Valley Chorale will first sing "The Requiem" written by John Rutter Written in seven movements four of the move- -' ments will be sung in Latin and the entire work will last 30 minutes The choir will be accompanied by a full orchestra comwell prised of local musicians as (continued on page S) |
