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Show Mendez Concert Set for Saturday Evening L fid RAFAEL MENDEZ All Is in readiness for the appearance ap-pearance of Rafael Mendez, world famous trumpeter to appear ap-pear in concert with the Cedar City High School band Saturday evening, Jan. 19 at 8:15 p. m. at the College of Southern Utah. "I have never conducted a better bet-ter band," director Eugene llel-land llel-land stated this week and he indicated in-dicated that he was looking forward for-ward to a truly outstanding concert. con-cert. In addition to the concert the world famous artist will conduct a clinic Saturday afternoon at the high school for trumpet players play-ers of junior high, high school and college bands. Many students stu-dents from throughout southern Utah will attend this clinic. Mendez has acquired fame through nearly every media available to him. He has recorded, record-ed, appeared In several motion pictures, on the radio, in concert with some of the outstanding symphony orchestras, of the world, television, tours and has conducted several hundred fine bands and orchestras in high schools, college and universities throughout the United otates Canada, Alaska and Mexico. Dr. Edwin Franko Goldman of New York had this to say about this STtllt' "Without fear of contradiction, I can say that Rafael Mendez is the finest trumpeter In the world today. He has no equal. He ranks In virtuosity with Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Krelsler and other world-famous world-famous artists . . . Mendez Is in a class entirely by himself He excels In all particulars ... He is In every sense a great musician." musi-cian." - For- the concert Mendez ... will play four solo numbers Including "Mexican Hat Dance," a enmpo-sltlon enmpo-sltlon of his own, "Mendez Czsar-das," Czsar-das," "LaVlrgln de la Macarena," and "Tleo Tlco", All are arranged arrang-ed by Mendez. The band will onen with "Proud Heritage" by William P. Lath-am Lath-am and will play the overture. "Morning, Noon and Night" by Frantz Von Suppe, arranged by Henry Fillmore. Other band numbers will Include In-clude "Paslm for Band." by Vln-cent Vln-cent Perslchettl; "Commando March" by Samuel Barber; "Mar-Icalbo". "Mar-Icalbo". by John J. Morrlssey; "A Begulne" and "Holiday for Winds", by Glen Osser, which will be directed by student director dir-ector Ken Jones. |
