ARTS 'he Michigan Daily Tuesday, January 11, 1983 I Guarneri: Page 5 Magic "0s101 mu0 cal moments Pianist performs at Union Arts Program NORTH CAMPUS may seem like a vast wasteland to some of you, but to a myriad of music students, it's a haven where one can hone and refine raw talent. That's hopefully what oc- curs when a student finally graduates from the music school. Toni-Marie Montgomery will demon- strate all she has learned when the music doctoral candidate performs tonight in the Michigan Union's Pen- dleton Room at 8 p.m. Montgomery begins the Michigan Union Arts program (Winter Term Series) with sonatas by Beethoven (the "Kreut- zer"), Poulenc, and Franck. She will not be alone, however. Accompanying her for the recital will be two violinist students from the School of Music, Laura Ross and Marla Smith. Before the Consert-of-the-Month with Montgomery, there will be a preview of what the Dance Department has to of- fer when students Valerie Vener and Kathy Kibbey exercise their sartorius muscles at noon today, also in the Pen- dleton Room. If you can't make it to either of these concerts, Music at Mid-Day begins on Thursday, Jan. 13. The Schumann Etudes will be performed by Rebecca Happel. All shows are free of charge. By Katie Brewer T HE AUDIENCE waits with breathless anticipation and as the house lights fade, four distinguished looking gentlemen in black suits appear on stage and quietly take their seats. They begin and the sound of sweet, melodic notes fill the hall. The instruments sing; at times sweet and lilting, at others, intense and dramatic as the audience is swept along in a tide relentless emotion. I am referring to last Sunday afternoon's concert of the world-renowned Guar- neri String Quartet at Rackham Auditorium.. The Guarneri, composed of violinists Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley, has the distinction of being the senior quar- tet in America having been together for close to nineteen years. Their many tours have brought them much ac- claim ; critics regard them as one'of the finest string quartets in the world today. This assessment proved to be true on Sunday as the quartet delivered three exquisitely polished pieces to a thrilled audience. The University Musical Society- sponsored program is the first of two performances by the Guarneri Quartet to mark the sesquicentennial of the bir- th of Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833). The Guarneri performs again on Sun- day, February 13 at 4 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium. The program included works by Haydn (Quartet in G minor, Op. 74, No. 3), Brahms (Quartet No. 3, Op. 67) and Debussy (Quartet in G minor, Op. 1O) The men performed in perfect accord and presented a cohesive sound that was rhythmically, dynamically, and melodically precise. In addition, the performers themselves gave a stunning visual display to complement the music. Bodies rocking in time to the music, heads and bows moving in rythmic unison, they seemed to be the embodiment of the music; leaning for- ward in intense excitement or slightly relaxed. The Haydn piece was a good begin- ning that charmed the audience im- mediately. The bouncy, light-hearted tones that began the quartet explain to its title: "The Rider." Moving into the second movement, the mood became reflective, holding the audience in a web of harmonic tenderness. From the second movement the intensity in- creased until the final moments of powerful excitement left the audience exhilerated and eager for more. The Brahms took us for a ride in the country with a happy, dancelike melody followed by a quiet, sombre in- terlude. The second movement, with its sweet, harmonic tones, was highly emotional and brought the hint of tears to even the most indifferent observer's eyes. The finale returned us to the coun- tryside with a subtle folk theme that combined with the music of the opening to produce a cohesive melody. Sur- risingly, although the program is in honor of Brahms, he only wrote three string quartets, Opus 67 being his last. The Debussy piece ended the program and offered a pleasant con- trast to the preceding works. The per- formers displayed the art of string plucking which was interesting to see and delightful to the ear. The third movement, an expressive conversation between the four instruments, shined brightly in what is said to be one of the chamber music's most beautiful moments. There is no doubt that the Guarneri Quartet offers a musical experience of magical moments that will surely in- clude their February 13 concert. Subscribe to The Michigan Daily 764-0558 2010: I can feel it, Dave By Chris Lauer W HERE 2001: A Space Odyssey was an epic fit for a general audience as both book and movie, 2001: Odyssey Two, Arthur C. Clark's sequel book, is only for science fiction fans. To the true science fiction fan, this book is going to seem great. The plot in- corporates a number of esoteric scien- tific hypotheses probably known only to fanatical readers of Omni. Science is spread thickly throughout Odyssey Two by transforming these hypotheses into fictional scientific achievements, and by making numerous scientific references that range from aerospace engineering to zoology. Clarke knits the hodgepodge of science into a technically flawless plot. For the general reader however, unsatisfying is the key word. Lacking complicated literary maneuvers, the large dose of science fails to make the book a success on its own. Odyssey Two picks up where 2001 left off. Commander Dave Bowman has become a "star child" leaving his ship, Discovery, parked next to a mysterious monolith that has been holding a stationary position near one of Jupiter's moons. In the continued story, a joint American-Soviet mission is sent rushing to the Discovery to find out what went wrong. In a way Odyssey Two is interesting, because the reader gets to meet several of the characters from 2001 including Heywood Floyd, the Earth-based space agency bureaucrat, Dave Bowman, astronaut-turned-star child, and HAL, the artificially intelligent on-board computer that turned against Discovery's astronauts. Clarks shows courage, beacuse the reactivation of HAL is probably as sensitive an issue as the death of Spock. Among the in- teresting new characters is Dr. Chan- dra, HAL's creator and teacher, and a perfect fit into the engineering stereotype. Though it borrows many of the same characters, Odyssey Two fizzle where 2001 exploded. In 2001, characters were put in meaningful and dramatic situations in a way never before ap- proached. The originality worked, and the confrontation between Dave Bowman and HAL, and later between Dave Bowman and the mystery of the Universe, came off well. In the sequel there are instead sudden plot shifts commonly seen in science fiction, ap- parently intended to be explosive drama. The plot shifts are based on either obscure scientific hypotheses or sudden release of information from a character who had been holding back. For a quick reference guide to the plot elements, see the acknowledgements where Clarke gives credit for the scien- tific ideas he used to build the plot. Besides relying on plot tricks for drama, there is also a heavy reliance on dramatic material from other sources. Clarke's formula seems to be to culminate dramatic moments with a quote or paraphrase from another author. This would be fine if it did not seem a substitute for real drama. Shakespeare shows us and so does George Orwell. The same Haldane quote that was in 2001 about truth being stranger than fiction shows up yet again. There is also repetitious quoting from 2001 itself. The sequel is not as topical as the 1968 original. 2001: A Space Odyssey was released as both book and movie at a time before the first moon landing, and just as the significance of computers was being generally recognized. 2001 effectively uses themes of "man again- st an out-of-control computer" and "man in awe of the universe." A reader would be lucky to contrive a theme from Odyssey Two. The only sense in which Odyssey Two is great is that it all fits together. The sequel conforms well with the original movie and almost as well with the original book. Circumstances are created that explain to the last detail the how's and why's. The planning is so carefully done that it is not even necessary to read the first book or see the movie before reading the sequel-Dave Bowman has several convenient flashbacks that explain everything. So the first prerequisite of a good book is met (though a little blatan- tly)-what about other requirements? Whatever they are Odyssey Two does f 1 f T1 T 1 IDVDUALTHETE 51h Av flie 761.0700 J UESDAY -illlShows 'HE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL ENDS THURS TUES-5:00, 7:10, 9:20 WED-12:30, 2:40, 5:00,7:10, 9 20 Clarke ... HAL returns not meet them. In retrospect, the most interesting part was the foreward where Clarke told about the writing, making, and aftermath of 2001. 2010: Odyssey Two is an indulgence to read. With the lure of the mysterious ending of 2001.The book looks more and more promising as it draws one deeper and deeper into it. Somewhere along the line though, it loses the reader, who had better be prepared for the frustrating crash of an undramatic and unsatisfying end. For years Clarke had been saying that a sequel to 2001 was clearly impossible. He was right. "A MAGICAL 8 MYTHOLOGY AN FICTION"-RE DOLBY STEREO TUES-4:00, 5:50 WED-12:20,2:10, 4:00 BLEND OF ND SCIENCE EX REED , 7:50, 9:40 D, 5:50, 7:50, 9:40 . , A crazy musician (that's me) Did go to the League just for tea. Instead I had dinner, And the rest of this winter The League is where my meals'Il be! DII TheMichigan \q Next to Hill Auditorium Located in the heart of the campus, it is the heart of the campus Records Lunch 11:30 to 1:15 Dinner 5:00 to 7:15 SPECIAL LOW PRICES FOR STUDENTS Send your League Limerick to: Manager. Michigan League 227 South Ingalls You will receive 2 free dinner tickets if yo ur limerick is used in one oflour ads. Edi Fitzroy-'Youthman Penitentiary (Alligator) The Abyssinians-'Forward' (Alligator) Alligator Records, a small record label based out of the hog butcher to the world, recently set free two reggae albums. Immediately, two problems bit me on the nose. The first was the fact that Alligator Records is a fine blues label, not usually known. for their JA rockers output. The other nose biter was the lack of tooth I thought the Abyssinians had-who wants to head old Rastafarian farts fart Rastafarian farts over and over and still over the same farts all the time? However, someone did tell me that Fitzroy was oh boy. Stop. Switch that. Edi no veddy in- creddy-ble. Abyies surprisingly tap rooty. Fitz was probably wordly wiser, singing occasionally about more relevant elephants: ghettos jail, etc. And the Abyssinians do tend a little towards over used Rasta flatulen- ce-trite yet heartfelt moans and groans. Musically, however, Fitzroy loses out to the jungle clicks and forest pounds that Forward forwards. Over a very classic Burning Spearish mid seven- tieish horror house death skank, the Abyies chant rant macabre plant their coda eerily into your synapses. At wor- st, they just sing real good over a well of groovy swells. Fitzroy was backed by the whores of the reggae biz, those Jamaican loveable talented sluts, the oft used Roots Radics Band. The Radics can be devestatingly hip, but here they seem to slip and clank rather than flip and funk. Occasionally, they crank in just right on a dubby groove, but never rrright! Yeah, mash em up killer!!. Also, Fitzroy voice is unique but irritating on long play, sort of gruff Johnny Mathis vocal quavering on homegrown. So then, swap up the Abyssinians record, but baggies alligator bag Youthman, and see if Edi can croc up something on a little higher scale. -C. E. Krell L 1. .1 ___= Mee: mo ss m e et i ng . . BELT MIDRASH PROGRAM OF JEWISH STUDIES Winter 1983 Courses University of Michigan Michigan Union, Kuenzel Room Wednesday, January 26 Singers: 2:00-4:30 PM; Dancers: 4:30-6:00 PM Instrumentalists & Specialty Acts: 2:00-6:00 PM Kings Island Jan. 12 Wednesday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Michigan Union Jan. 13 Thursday 5:30-7:30 p.m. Michiaan Union Hebrew (3 levels) Basic Judaism Jesus for Jews Jews and the Left I , 11