A4’ CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 29, 1981 Victoria Symphony Orchestra Conveyed intimate atmosphere By JUDITH JOHN Differences between sym- phony orchestras are inter- esting. Although the Victoria Symphony is of a high cal- ibre, its size and own distinct personality make the experi- ence of hearing it quite dif- ferent from that of hearing on viola. Lewis is a competent play- er, who, with a beautifully warm tone shaped and drew out the long lines of htis music into a fabric woven with sensitivity, quality, and strength. The diminished or- chestra was a subdued ac- the V y The Victoria Brcekoay travels with a core of 40 playing members, a number which was further reduced for some selections in Castle- gar Wednesday The of course has the effect (and sometimes the thinness) of a chamber orchestra. The Victoria Sym- phony has however taken its size limitation and made it into an asset. Clarity, pre- cision, and the creation of an intimate atmosphere have become their strong points. Any limitations they experi- ence in repertoire are well- suited to a Victoria audience that is notoriously conser- vative and enjoys a musical diet based on chamber and small orchestral works. The differences between conductors is also interest- ing. Although Glen Fast is the assistant conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Or- chestra, he resembles Aki- yama in no shape or form. Fast is sensitive and does have an assured style. A sense of being relaxed and having humor also comes through in this intense and precise style. Fast gave one the feeling that he is best suited to and most enjoys works of a lighter nature. It may or may not be a’ com: pliment to say that he could be another Arthur Feidler in the making. The program opened with Overture to Die Fladermaus by Johann Strauss (the younger) a work that is in- deed more brilliant than in- tense. The Victoria Sym- phony characterized this well and it served as a well- chosen opening numer. ‘The Italian Symphony by Mendelssohn followed and was given a fine perfor- mance. It is an ambitious work for a small orchestra. Fast came through efficiently and the orchestra proved it- self to be deceptively strong. I wasn't convinced that Fast or the Victoria Sym- phony took the time needed to portray the second move- ment as effectively as pos- sible. It wasn't necessarily played too quickly but could have contained more depth and expressiveness. The third movement was not nearly as convincing as the first two, but the fourth served as an exciting and brilliant finale. The audience was, by the way, as ill. as Trail rarely chal- jenee the soloist with full force as was the custom of later romantic conceri. Canadian content in the program came from Healey Willan’s Overture To An Un- written Comedy. Although it was written in 1961, it can hardly be considered an ex- ample of new music. It is a bright, colorful, and lyrical work which shows a high de- gree of influence from tchaik- ovsky. Joseph Strauss and Johann Strauss (the younger) com- bined to produce the next work, the Pizzicato polka. Pizzicato is the term used when string instruments are plucked, not bowed, and piz- zicato was used throughout this piece. The novel effect this created was needed to take one’s attention away from a basically superficial Victoria Symphony Orchestra in concert. sical elements, composition. The program ended with Bernstein's Suite from West Side Story. This music gains much of its effectiveness from the contrast of popular with clas- |Uses electronic dummy | SPRUCE GROVE, ALTA. (CP) — Some of Maralee Dawn's best friends are dummies, ventriloquist -plans to take them on a six-month tour of Europe next month. “I know they are only This com- bination produces excitement and meaning which Fast and the Victoria Symphony brought out convincingly. but I often think of them as my children,” Dawn said in an interview. She is particularly close to Butch and Suzi, the first dummies she created when she was a teenager. She also has an electronic dummy named Keithy-Klown and a life-size character called Grandpa “who is es- pecially popular with chil- dren because they can sit on his knee and talk to him.” Dawn is particularly proud of Andrew the Android, the latest addition to her dummy family. “T’ve always wanted some- one like Andrew. he can ac- tually walk on and off the stage with me.” Toronto new production headquarters The McKenzie Brothers from SCTV, the comedy tel- evision show, will probably be frying back bacon and drinking beer in Hog Town next season because the F. show is planning to move its production headquarters to Toronto. © Andrew Alexander, the show's executive producer, says the SCTV team will be leaving its Edmonton ITV studios in the new year. Alexander said = Friday from NBC-TV that the U.S. network will pick up addi- tional shows for next season. He said he expects to hear from NBC next week. The move to Toronto is necessary because the show is putting “unbelievable pres- sure on the Edmonton pro- duction facilities,’ ” Alexander said. As well, produc the show in Edmonton has put a strain on the personal lives of the cast and crew, the major- ity of whom are Toronto —CasNewsFotoby CherylWishiow based, he said. Named as tribute to Beatles Visitors to Liverpool, En- gland, can now hum Penny Lane while they drive along John Lennon Drive, George Harrison Close, Paul McCart- ney Way or Ringo Star Drive. The streets, part of a new housing development called audiences when it comes to the question of clapping be- tween movements. There is actually no question: in order to avoide disruption of the music, the custom is to ap- plaud only at the completion ofa work. This is why neither the conductor nor the in- strumentalists ackowledge applause until the end of each selection. The second half of the Program opened with the Concerto for Viola, Strings, and Continuo by Telemann with soloist Stephen Lewis Fields, opened ee Liverpool city council de- cided earlier this year to honor The Beatles by naming the streets after the four musicians who brought fame to the city and revolutionized popular music. The tribute comes 11 years after the group split up and almost a year after Lennon was murdered in New York. The housing development is about five kilometres from the site of the Cavern Club, where the group played in its early days. Burnett wants to do what Ta Elizabeth Taylor did it and now Carol Burnett wants to do it — make an appearance on her favorite afternoon soap opera. Burnett is said to watch ABC's All My Children every ylor did day and has offered on her own to make the appearance. In Hawaii on Thursday, Burnett is expected to. ap- pear on the show when she returns. RESTAURAN International Cuisine in a Dutch Setting, Mon. - Sat. 5 p.m. to Mid.” Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Closed Tuesdays T LY Theaté Unlimited présents George ‘Ryan fantasy” musical play ee =~ oin” Trail Junior High School December 10-11-12 Curtain- 7:30 p.m. cAIl seats reserved ADULTS $6.00 CHILDREN (16 and under) AND SENIORS $4.00 Tickets at L&J Book Store 368-8313 Andrew, built by Univer- sity of Alberta biochemical electronics engineer Rob Mc- The 27-year-old! {Cofinell, is operated by re- mote control and an FM wireless microphone. Dawn believes she is the first Canadian ventriloquist to use a life-sized electronic dummy. She expects Andrew to the centre of attention during he t,. Puropean tour, which bey in*London on Dee. 15. She will also visit Africa and South America. Dawn, who can manipulate three dummies and use four voices on stage at one time, made her first professional appearance when she was 14 years old at an Alberta Teachers Association conven- tion. “I received a small gift and * Born in Calgary but raised. in Edmonton, she received no professional training in ven- triloquism. Dawn's belief in developing her.own “God-given talent.” “It’s axgreat compliment to be compared to Shari: She is one of the best ventriloyuists in the field. “We respect each other's talent. If I can represent Canada the way she repre- sents the United States I will be very proud.” MAPLE LEAF TRAVEL PALM SPRINGS Departures Dec, 20 and 27 $249 zooys, airtore 7 Days, Airfare $429 andcendominiom Mar] Culley | AMAPLE LEAF TRAVEL Ltd. Castlagar Savings Credit Union 365-6616 HOURS OPEN Tues., Thurs., Fri. First of series of six is unveiled The first of a series of commissioned Pengil draw- ings, forming “The Kootenay’ Collection” w; eoveiled Wednesday. iy ‘ Commissioned ‘by ‘the Kootenay Savings Credit Union in recognition of the mining boom of the 1890's, local artist Mal Gagnon drew from. photographs of the towns of ‘Trail, Rossland, Nakusp, Sandon, Sproat's Landing {neas Trail) and Nelson. Cominco was presented with a “limited edition” print of the first drawing in honor of its 76th anniversary, on behalf of the 26,000 members of the credit union. The second drawing in the series is underway, and the six works will be completed in September, 1982. Cominco will receive prints of each of the works, Mal Gagnon, the Trail: ara tist who has been commis- sioned to do “The Kootenay Collection” for Kootenay Sa- U.S. ventriloquist Shari ;J “'"“ioa.m,-4:30 p.m. Lewis, a friend, shares Saturday 10.a.m.-1 p.m. Reserve Now For Your Christmas Party. Only a few dates left open. 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The highlight of this spectacular production is that you will vings Credit Union, was born and raised in Saskatchwean and received his formal art training at the Alberta Col- lege of Art in Calgary. In 1978-he came to British Columbia spending the-next five years as staff artist ‘with Cominco ii ‘Trail, His desire to pursue a career in fine art came one step closer in 1979 when: he established Multi Graphics, a commercial and fine art - related: practice. Among : his better . known works is a series of pencil drawings depicting Trail at the turn of the century com- missioned by Cominco in 1976. 7 Most artists use the pencil only as a preliminary means to an end. Gagnon has ex- plored it as a serious medium in itself. His factual, unique style of drawing has been born out of dedication, dis- cipline and countless hours of. practice. Because of his de- _ tailed approach as many as 200 hours go into & single drawing. This involvement he feels has resulted in his work gradually finding its place in collections through- out Western Canada. Bonnie and Clyde? Could Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton have become another Bonnie and Clyde? That's what Dolly Parton suggests after reading Hag- gard’s autobiography. She's quoted on the jacket of his new book as saying: “If I had been a single woman and he a single man at the time we met, who knows what kind of trouble we would have USED 19 | LIVE NEAR HERE, ‘esident Joe Blagionl, ‘right, as he points out a spot on the fir- numbered prints of Trail to Cominco's B.C. president Ted Fletcher and ‘Mrs. Mollie Palmason, * receptionistserretary, at the credit unfon’s administrative offices. ‘SCU has commissioned six pencil drawings to be known at “The . Union pri st of a limited edition group vi | K Credit’ Nelson: Kootenay Collection”, and the first print. of each of the six will be’ MAL GAGNON ++. Trail artist arg my wound up in? Maybe another Bonnie and Clyde.” Haggard writes in the book that he and Parton spent a lot of time together when they were on tour in the early 1970's. But he said “little by. little, I faced the fact that Dolly. meant it when she said there was no future for us.” Blues always here Forget roll 'n roll, Chicago blues artist Mighty . Joe Young says rhythm and blues is what's here to stay. Young, 54,'says “all these rock 'n roll guys, the only thing they do is take the blues, speed it up and run‘a lot of.notes. It’s got less feeling. They call it rock, but they play: the blues.” The musician has been playing since the 1950s to audiences that shrink and swell a bit, but never go away. “T tell you, we're going to keep on playing the blues; good rhythm and blues is al- ‘ways going to be around. It was here before I came. It’s going to be around after I'm gone. COMMUNITY Bulletin Board SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION Will be holding a business ‘meeting at the centre on. Thurs., Dec. 3at2 p.m. KINNAIRD-VALLEY VISTA PARENT TEACHER GROUP Regular monthly meeting to be held on son: .. Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kinnaird Elementary library. “WOMEN’S AGLOW FELLOWSHIP MEETING -Will be held at the Hi-Arrow Arms Motor Hotel on Dec, 2 at 10:30 Presbyterian Chu Speaker: Rev. Harvey Self (Grace Castlegar). Babysitting Is provided. Tickets available at Granny's Pantry, or cal Irene Rosler 965-2263 or Jean Hitchens 365-3759. All ladies are welcome. ROBSON Woman's INSTITUTE ts holding 9 morning co it the Robs draw for a food hamper. bake sale on Wed., and on Lindh Hall. There will also be a OOTENAY HEALTH DI PORTABLE STEREO RADIO/ CASSETTE RECORDER STarocdeett bonds, Jaws /sia/F: er 3 INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 29, 1981 ‘A5 Obituary Lotte Lenya, 83. NEW YORK (AP) — Lotte Lenya, who performed in both German and American stage productions that usual- ly featured the musical work of her husband, Kurt Weill, is dead at age 83, it was re- ported Sati y- The New York Times said the stage and film actress died Friday evening at the Manhattan apartment of a friend. She and Weill were mar- ‘ried in 1926, and she starred as the prostitute Jenny in the German premier of The threepenny Opera in 1928. The musical ran for five years in Germany and was produced all over the world, including a long run on Broadway. In a film version she sang the Pirate Jenny, making it her anthem. _ - Her character of Jenny, wearing blue eyeshadow and black stockings, was further immortalized by her limited pitch’ which led to a. dis- tinctive, husky delivery. 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