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Show Music Arts to Present Temianka Symphony - . t 1 i l : , V" .- --' fl- j f - ' . l! . .' !-:.; . 4- I WILLIAM CORBETT JONES The Temianka Little Symphony, which will appear in Cedar City under the auspices aus-pices of the Cedar City Music Arts Association Asso-ciation on Friday, April 1, is a combination ' of distinguished artists in a highly original program. According to secretary Dr. Blaine Johnson, John-son, the group will appear at the CSU auditorium with the concert to begin at 8:15 p. m. All season patrons will be admitted ad-mitted to the concert and tickets will be on sale at the door for all other interested persons. Temianka Little Symphony has been enthusiastically en-thusiastically acclaimed after its initial appearance ap-pearance in Los Angeles. The symphony ensemble consists of virtuoso performers, including many outstanding young 'soloists 'solo-ists from all over the United State, in a program which spans the musical literature litera-ture of three centuries. Among the talented musicians is William Wil-liam Corbett Jones who will appear to share the duo-pianistic chores with lovely Sylvia Jenkins. The troup carries with it for all performances, a pair of Baldwin concert grand pianos for this portion of the performance. Mr. Jones made his debut In 1954 at the San Francisco Museum Mus-eum of Art Since then he has concertized widely, in recitals and with orchestra. Including four performances with the San Francisco Symphony. Wide Musical Scope Complete programming of the Little Symphony will present for the southern Utah audience, a liberal sampling of the rich repertoire re-pertoire of music composed expressly ex-pressly for small orchestra. The two pianos give the ensemble boundless versatility. ' The best proponent of the symphony sym-phony is Mr. Temianka himself, who describes his ensemble's virtues vir-tues thus: ". . . One of this group's chief distinctions Is Its great instrumental instru-mental variety, which enables us to feature a broad and exciting repertoire of universal appeal to both laymen and connoisseurs. This Is because of the Inclusion of a piano duo, as well as a wide range of percussion instrument instru-ment from kettle drums to ce-lectia. ce-lectia. zylophone, tambourine and triangle. We also have a top notich clarinetist and ft flutist flut-ist (doubling on piccolo) and a 'This combination enables us to perform such favorites as Salnt-Saens Carnival of the Animals, Ani-mals, a series of short numbers presenting each instrument In turn in brilliant solo stints. The cello represents the swan, the flute the aviary, the bass the elephant ele-phant the clarinet the cuckoo, and the zylophone, violins and pianos all do their zoological best" he exclaimed. Mr. Temianka MX1 Mr. Temianka, rated as one of the most eloquent men on the American concert stage today, In addition to acting as conductor and violin soloist, also performs the duties of an Informal master of ceremonies, combining his charm and vast knowledge in a running commentary which high-lights the musical proceed-ings proceed-ings of the Little Symphony. |
