ARTS The Michigan Daily Sunday, January 23, 1983 Collage concert creates musical memonies By Tom McDonald A COLLAGE is an artistic en- deavor which integrates a multiformity of individual fragments to create a unified theme or concept. Well, the University Music Department com- posed a collage of their own Friday 0ight, from a very unique perspective. The effortfeaturedthe amalgamation of a variety of selections representing many musical genres into a polished one hour of continuous music. The always popular Collage Concert, an annual occasion for the last seven years, again generated an enthusiastic response, as listeners filled Hill Auditorium to capacity for the free per- formance. The concert, an annual lighlight of the Midwestern Conference on School Vocal and Instrumental Music, provided a fine opportunity for music school studfents to showcase their talents in front of a large audien- ce. Commenting on the contributors to the show, Production Coordinator of the affair, David Aderente stated, "The show features performances from both graduate and undergraduate students. It encompassed about half of the music school who is some way were involved in the project, almost 400 people." The format of the well-organized event was quite unusual. After positioning musicians of various in- strumental ensembles, choirs, and per.- forming bands all on the stage at once, the lighting focused on one group of per- formers at a particular location on the stage, and then after completion of a song, switched to another group who commenced playing with hardly a second of silence, making the flow of music both smooth and continuous. Highlights of the first half of the con- cert included the Viola Ensemble, who played a sound rendition of Paganini's "La Campanella" with impeccable precision and clarity. The range of the violists appeared almost unlimited as they proceeded through the challenging piece with a definitive style. Piano soloist, Brian Connelly's sen- sitive version of "Graceful Ghost" was abruptly followed by the University Symphony Band, proficiently conduc- ted by the Collage artistic director, H. Robert Reynolds. The transition of songs, as one might expect from a performance of this nature was surprising, creating a dramatic impact on the unexpected listener. This feature was quite evident as the show proceeded from the relaxing soprano solo by Carla Conners of "Oh Shenandoah" to the Wind En- semble's up-tempo jazz version of Ber- nstein's "Riffs" from the lengthy com- position, "Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs". The Collage Concert again illustrated the talent and versatility of the Univer- sity Music Department's performing groups. The superb hour of music surely was not enough for the musical appetites of a packed house at Hill Audiorium, who would have been delighted to sit through another couple of hours of fine music. Records Michael Jackson- 'Thriller' (CBS) A story. Once there was a would-be genius. The genius was sort of drowning under his own doldrums for that one smash hit. And he prayed unto the Lord, and he said, "Give me talented helpmates," and the Lord said, "So it shall be done." And it was done. The genius said, "Give me golden trumpets, and gilded voices so that my helpmates can back them." And the Lord said, "You shall have them," and it was done, too. The townspeople loved the genius, and bestowed many gifts praising his work. And the genius beamed, his voices smiled. And the Lord came to him, and said, "What will ye do, now that you h'ave everything and have achieved such goals in such fashion?" And the genius said, "Why, Lord, why not again? Cannot the people be fooled and chided to love me and spread joy unto ustagain?" And the lord said, "Lookout! " So the genius gathered the helpmates and built an icon to the Lord. They star- ted at the toes, they all helped. Scores of helpmates went over every inch of the toes and legs. Not a square of the stomach, torso, and head was not touched by the genius, and his helping horde. And the genius asked his help- mates, "Is it good?" And the air was! filled with their cries of "You bet!" and! "Sure !" The genius beamed, and he was of genial countenance. And he said, "Lord, I have made you an icon, wondrous to behold." And the Lord said, "Where?" The genius said, "Behold, it is beneath thy huge probiscus." The Lord said, (yawn) "I*, cannot find it, it is not here. "What can I do?" shouted the genius. "The Lord must see my icon." And the golden trumpet shouted unto the Lord, "I wanna love you/Pretty young. thing," and the sound was that of glee and purity, and the "Billie Jean" bass' knocked his knee, yet the Lord said, "It will not be enough." And the genius cried, "What will I do, what will I do?" There was a young man, on a rock, there by the icon. And the young man r said, his arm curled around a wood nymph "You're piece of vanilla ain't got no genitalia!" And the young man took the numph, and "Beat It", twisted. and throttled her pale throat, and chewed her sinews. There then did ap- pear the icon's sex. The genius cried to the Lord to "See how the young man plays!" And the Lord cried "Oh my! It hurts so wonderfully." The young man- loved to play his six strands of sinew. Yet, and it was still that the Lord could not find the icon, for the young man quickly went away, and the cone of silence returned, and yea thought it did remain. "Oh ye of little faith" sayeth the genius, a frown upon his visage. Those inhabitants, though, consoled, the genius, and again bestowed him with" gifts and offerings. And the genius smiled therefore, knowing that he could do it again. -C. E. Krell Daily Photo by DAVID FRANKEL Bloom blows his horn Les Bloom was one of the major jazz performers Thursday evening when he appeared with Bruce Dondero at the Performance Network. Their program entitled "Classical Jazz: An Intimate Evening of Living Music," featured the premiere of a Dondero composition, "The Dancer." Bloom is the co- leader of the Bloom-Dondero Sextet and is active in several other jazz groups in the Ann Arbor area. OLD TIMES by Harold Pinter 1 Directed by Richard Burgwin January 26-30 8 p.m. February 16-19 8 p.m. February 20 2 p.m. New Trueblood Arena Frieze building Ann Arbor Equus' runs in the money A Poetry Reading with Bill Chown and Michael Myers Reading from their works Mon., Jan. 24 8 p.m. Guild House 802 Monroe (622-5189) Tickets: PTP ticket office Michigan League 764-0450 .fi i By Kern Fox C ANTERBURY LOFT'S return en- gagement of Equus at East Quad's Residential College Theatre is filled with serious actors and actresses. Each member in Friday night's per- kormance brought to their role the disturbing intensity needed to create the psychological tension inherent in Peter Shaffer's play of a young boy's obsession with horses. Lanney Steele as Dr. Dysert, bridges Alan Strang's demented world and the audience's sane anticipation. Steele's authoritative voice and self-indulgent chain smoking, gives his performance credibility as he enacts the emotional psets of the jealous- ;psychiatrist,. 'ysart's fervent pacing and glowering eyes condemned the audience to his nightmare as he questions his psychiatrical expertise. It is his professional duty to tran- sform Strang's zealous mind to perform in a conventional mode? Dr. Dysert contests, "Passion can be destroyed by a doctor, it can't be created," as he speculates over his proficiency jux- taposed by his own passionate void. David Eichenbaum's portrayal of the crazed Alan Strang is awesome. The psychological suppression of Strang's chagrin manifested in Eichenbaum's stare, creates an undercurrent of sexual fantasy in the role itself. Strang's eyes mirrors those of the hor- ses, "staring at us, meaningless but un- settling." The rest of the cast is equally professional. J. Drew Picard, playing Frank Strand, accurately depicts Alan's stuffed shirt father as his stone- faced expression exemplifies his stub- bornness. Julie Bernstein as Alan Strang's mother, Dora, masters the art of fingering rosaries, preening her hair, and nervously fidgeting with her dress collar. Bernstein's starched speaking manner and submissive body language fulfills every dimension of the charac- ter. Hesther Salomon, the magistrate who brings Alan Strang's case to Dr. Dysart, is played by DaleAnn Winnie. Winnie's matter-of-fact demeanor ser- ves as a concrete staple in the play. As Jill Mason, Bea Hernandez portrays a young woman who engages Alan in his first sexual encounter. Hernandez's carefree saunteriung about stage and ease in smiling reflects the character's relaxed, uncomplicated attitude. Jill Mason, a psychologically healthy youth,nprovides a foil of Alan Strang's twisted personality. Perry Perreault is exquisite as the horse, Equus. His sensitivity to the animal's bold stance, yet delicate movements can be attributed to his fruition in mime. Perrault contorts his human figure scrupulously to match the ennobled head and puffed chest of Strang's deity, Equus. Finally, director Elise Bryant demonstrated an imaginative flare in her staging of Equus. The smooth tran- sition between scenes has a dream-like quality, as the characters flowed through and between scenes without pausing. This ever-involving technique produces a time warp in which the plot progresses, yielding a more complete semblance of Alan's derangement and ultimate purgation. The production of Equus is first rate. Tonight's final showing begins at 8 p.m. Treat yourself, this play is not to be missed. Michigan Ensemble Theatre Don't miss Diary of a Madman next week! 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