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Show Concerts highlight Easter Three special performances on Temple Square will be presented to commemorate the Easter season. The concerts are part of the Temple Square Concert Series, and are sponsored by the Activities Committee Com-mittee of the LDS Church. Saturday, March, 31, 1984: 'The Redeemer, ' by Robert Cundick Dr. Ralph Woodward will conduct the oratorio, "The Redeemer, A Sacred Service of Music" at 7:30 p.m. in the Tabernacle on Temple Square. Presented by the BYU Music Department and BYU Alumni Salt Lake City Regional Council, the concert will feature the BYU Oratorio Choir, A Cappella Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra. Clayne Robison of the BYU music faculty will be the guest artist. Although the concert is free, tickets are required, and may be obtained at all ZCMI ticket outlets, as well as the North Visitors Center on Temple Square. Seating is open and doors open one-half hour before the concert. "The Redeemer" is an oratorio portraying the mission of Christ. Composed by Dr. Robert Cundick, with scriptural text by Dr. Woodward, Wood-ward, it is based upon the Bible and Book of Mormon. Dr. Woodward conceived the idea for the piece as an effort to help explain the viewpoint of the LDS Church towards the Savior. He approached Dr. Cundick, and they completed "The Redeemer" in January, 1978. Its first performance was in March, 1978. Dr. Cundick has earned widespread recognition as a composer and organist. He was appointed to a position as Tabernacle Taber-nacle organist in 1965, is a lecturer in music at the University of Utah, and is a professor of music at BYU. Dr. Woodward is completing his 29th year at BYU. He conducts the Men's Chorus and the A Cappella Choir, and is the creator and artistic ar-tistic director of the Ralph Wood ward Chorale. He has been director of choral music at BYU and director of the BYU Chamber Choir. Friday, April 20, and Sunday, April 22: 'Kaster' by Janeen Brady; J. Spencer Kinard, narrator "Easter," a cantata with words and music by Janeen Brady, will be performed both Friday and Sunday nights in the Assembly Hall, starting at 7:30 p.m. The work is adapted from the Bible and James E. Talmadge's "Jesus the Christ." J. Spencer Kinard will narrate the work, and Eleanor Kennard will direct it. Cheryl Rytting will accompany ac-company on organ, and Matthew Faerber will accompany on piano. Soloists will include Vivien Robison, soprano; Kristie Engar, contralto; Greg Griffiths, tenor; and Gene Larsson, baritone. Composerlyricist Janeen Brady is best known for her volumes of music for children. Most recently, her music and lyrics have been heard in the public service an nouncements on the subject of honesty, produced for the LDS Church. These announcements are currently airing nationwide in children's television programming. J. Spencer Kinard is known nationally as the program host for the Tabernacle Choir broadcast, "Music and the Spoken Word," which has an estimated weekly audience of between 10 and 12 million people. He is also corporate news director for KSL radio and television in Salt Lake City. Saturday, April 21: Bach's St. John Passion; Utah Bach Choir, Douglas Bush, director "The St. John Passion" will be performed in German by the Utah Bach Choir at 7:30 on Saturday night in the Assembly Hall. Doug Bush will direct the group, with Bertil van Boer Jr. as assistant director. Soloists include Marcus Denton, Clayne Robison, Walter Rudolph, Patricia O'Neill, Andrea Evans and Alan Swanson. |