Show r- 2003 17 Saturday night folEi “Pick of the Year" for her efforts and collaborations She founded the world jazz ensemble Wild Mango with -fust time which she recorded three for the as' Logan of Folk albums and toured internathe Bridger part Music Society’s 2003-0- 4 contionally playing the cert season on Oct 18 at Monterey Jazz Festival die Barbados Jazz Festival and 730 pm in the Ecdes the Aspen Jazz Festival Conference Center r Auditorium on the Utah State among others ' 1999 In she leapt into the University campus world of solo singersong-writBom in Mexico and raised in Venezuela and Brazil Vand has since estab-lished her presence across Luckett savored the richness ' the country performing over ' of the Amazon the urban ISO shows a year and releasrhythms of Sao Paulo the' f ' ing three albums which have percolating warmth of the : Caribbean As a teenager she earned awards and wide- made her way to France V:v spread accolade Her first ' playing in the subways where recording “Tinted Glass” ' her own concoction of folk (2000) wop the Just Plain Latin jazz and pop echoed in Folks award for Best Album V the Metro Her music radiates ' (Torch) “My Little Crime” : lift and the wisdom culled (2001) picked up Acoustic from meeting the world head- -' Guitar Magazine’s 2002 v oh with an open heart and an Homegrown award for Best exuberant spirit Independent Release of the Year was named Best Album After France the multilin- glial Luckett made her way to of the Year on Susanne the Berkley School of Music Millsaps’ (KRCL radio) list where slhe earned a degree in of the year’s top 40 won i Best Album of the Year (Jazz film scoring From thne she embarked on a composition Vocal) at the Just PlainFolks ' awards and was included in ' whirlwind writing for film the Performing Songwriter multimedia and theater garMagazine “Editor’s Choice' nering an Academy Award nomination an Emmy Award Compilation” and a Newsweek Magazine In her most recent record- -' Erika er Singer-songwrit- -- tfiSy Erika Luckett whose music is a blend of blues funk Latin and folkpop will perform in Friday Cache mzfe 7:30 pm Oct 1 8 Ecdes Confer- ence Center USU ?i campus 2 in advance and for students and $ 1 4 ' at the door At ihe door only tickets for children ages 6 and - upwhoareaccom- ponied by an adult Ellen ’ er Herald 4— 1 - ' ' Page - - : - 1 - State University’s orchestra will perform with the Fry Street Quartet for its Oct 17 concert at 7:30 pm in the Chase Fine Arts Center Kent Concert Hall Tickets are $5 for general admission $3 for students and senior citizens and free for Utah State students with current ID For more information contact the ticket 5 office at (435) The Fry Street Quartet founded m 1997 took its name from the street in Chicago where members lived at the time Since its 2001 Carnegie Hall debut the quartet has traveled and performed all over the country as ambassadors of the Carnegie Fellows program: After touring and playing with musicians from the critically 797-030- acclaimed Cleveland Mendelssohn and Ying quartets the quartet’s debut recording of works by Janacek and Beethoven was issued in December 2001 “The audience will be delighted by an outstanding and beautiful performance” said Sergio Bernal director for the Utah State symphony orchestra “The playing as a quartet is not only of the highest technical level but it is also always fresh moving and exciting” The quartet’s style garnered first prize at the 2000 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition and the 2000 Millennium Grand Prize at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition In September 2002 it became the Faculty String Quartet in Residence at Utah State University 0 Chapter Two Books V -- Sunrise Cydery and 'BrUiah State University tided outlets in the Spectrum and Tag- ‘ nrt Student ' ' h ing "The New Orleans Sessions” (2002) she pares ' ’down to just’ voice and guitar revealing a unique style that includes a percussive har- monically rich approach The instrument becomes her orchestra complementing the emotional intimacy of her voice and the strength of her songwriting A true citizen of the world Erika’s music cap--1 tures a delicious blend of Erika Luckett brings her eclectic mix of musical styles to the Ecde: cultures: Smoky vocals over Conference center on Saturday ni$iL a deeply grooving guitar : Friday night symphony Btah are $9 Advance tick-els are available in Logan at Accents : ' - The T- - Monday night chamber music Vermeer String Quartet open die Chamber Music Society of Logan’s 23rd season of chamber music The performances ' With performances in practically every major city in North America Europe and Australia the Vermeer Quartet has achieved an international stature as one of the world’s finest music ensembles Since its formation in 1969 at the Marlboro Music Festival the Vermeer has performed at the most prestigious festivals including Tanglcwood Aldeburgh Mostly Mozart' Aspen Berlin Schleswig-Holstei- n Santa Fe Edinburgh Spoleto Ravinia and the Casals Festival The Vermeer Quartet has a long list of recordings to its name includ- d ing the CD ami Haydn’s “Seven Last Words of Christ” Grammy-nominate- The members of the Vermeer Quartet are Shmuel Ashkenasi violin Mathias Tacke violin Richard Young viola and Marc Johnson cello The quartet has been on the Resident Artist Faculty of Northern Illinois University at DeKalb since 1970 The Vermeer makes its permanent home in Chicago where it has been the resident quartet for Performing Arts Chicago since 1984 The program tobe played will be Mozart’s String Quartet in A Major K 464” Britten's “String Quartet No 2 in C Major Op 36” and Dvorak’s “String Quartet in G Major Opus 106” The program offers a variety of styles spanning centuries and continents but interestingly is tied together by the fact that each piece to be performed includes idvaris PTheVfermeer String Quartet a&Wd’pmipdM Ecdes Conference - !- ?- fortffenhnycGr be purchased at the ' door the evening of ihe concert at the Spec- trum Ticket Office or at the information desk in ihe Taggart Student featu Center information For more ’ - v- Center USU Campus $15 for adults aid $5 - call 752-586- 753-256- 0 7 or composer treats this form in his own distinct way A master class open to the public will precede the concert on Sunday Oct 19 from 6 to 8 pm in the Chase Fine Arts Center on the campus of Utah State University |