Performances
Wed. 2 p.m. 8t. 7:30 p.m.,
Thur. 7:30 P.m.Sat 8 p.m,
Sun. 7:30 p.m.
In The Aaron DeRoy Theat
)Wed; Dec- 27 matineee Only)
OX.
This disc opens with Fanfare for the
Common Man (1944). And I think
there has never been more stirring fan-
fare and one that became immediately
popular and has retained that popularly
all these years. It is a 3 1/2-minute
work that is utterly thrilling.
Starting with a single trumpet,
Copland skillfully adds additional
brass until he is using a full standard
complement of a brass section for a
modern symphony orchestra plus its
battery: four horns, three trumpets,
three trombones, one bass and the
percussion section.
In a splendid progression of increas-
ing dynamics, the fanfare increases in
strength until you've got power that
can blast right through your speakers
and pound on your heart. And it does.
If you are looking for a recording of
Copland's Fanfare, you simply cannot
beat this one.
Appalachian Spring was written as a
ballet, specifically for the great chore-
ographer Martha Graham. In its origi-
nal form, it was written for 13 instru-
ments. Later the music was arranged as
a ballet and as a concert suite, both
with full orchestra. The notes to this
disc quote Copland as saying that all
the time he was writing the ballet, "I
was thinking of Martha and her unique
choreographic style."
We can always welcome another
good recording of Appalachian Spring
(1943-44). This work fairly breathes
the essence of the American adventure.
— Cindy Sher It never seems to grow old. Perhaps
JUF News that's because there are depths to it that
reveal themselves only upon repeated
hearings. Oue proves himself a master
at exploring those depths.
However, the prize work on this disc
Looking for a CD to commemorate
is Copland's Third Symphony. It is one
the centenary of Jewish American com-
of the finest symphonies ever written
poser Aaron Copland, who was born
Nov. 14, 1900, in New York to Russian by an American.
If I were asked to name the greatest
immigrants (the authorities had mis-
symphonies by American composers, I
spelled their name, Kaplan).
should, chronologically, name the
Conductor Eiji Oue and the
Fourth Symphony, Charles Ives (1916);
Minnesota Orchestra continue to
the Third Symphony, Roy Harris
impress me with both the quality of
(1937); the Third Symphony, Aaron
their playing and the works selected to
Copland (1944-46).
record. Copland (Reference Recordings
If I were asked to name three more
93) is a fine disc of music of Aaron
symphonies
of comparable caliber by
Copland, who died in 1990, one of
American composers, I should have
America's most distinguished com-
to demur.
posers.
Winfrey changed the face of her talk
show by implementing it as a tool to
uplift and make a difference in people's
lives. Through Oprah's Angel Network,
for instance, a campaign launched in
1997, she asked viewers nationwide to
stop by their local malls and deposit
pennies into a piggy bank.
The change donated has amassed to
a total of $3.5 million. The money
raised has created college scholarships
for 150 students in need and has
funded nearly 200 homes with
Habitat for Humanity.
Everyone in this world has a calling,
according to Winfrey. Hers, she says,
just happens to be on television.
She invoked the words of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr.: "Not every-
body can be famous — not everybody
wants to be famous — but everybody
can be great, because greatness is deter-
mined by service."
The Weizmann Institute betters
humanity through its pioneering efforts
in medicine and health. At the insti-
tute, in Rehovot, Israel, a small city in
between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, 2,500
scientists and students pursue research
in 1,000 separate projects, fighting dis-
ease and hunger, utilizing solar energy,
and creating innovations in industry
and communications. Nearly half of all
Weizmann research is cancer-related.
Television journalist Bill Kurtis
acted as master of ceremonies for the
program.
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