8 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 23, 1996
Annual 'Collage' brings down the house
By Michelle Lee Thompson
Daily Arts Writer
Collage XIX may have left hundreds
out in the cold after Hill Auditorium
was filled to capacity Friday night, but
for the 4,300 people who saw the per-
formance, it was one of the liveliest
dynamic concerts ever.
The format of the University's larg-
est and most heralded annual concert
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Collage
Concert
Hill Auditorium
January 19, 1996
included all its bands, choirs and or-
chestras, which perform theirselections
aback-to-back. A spotlight and the
audience's attention followed perform-
ers on stage, in the balcony, and around
the main floor, and the performance
was uninterrupted between selections.
In such a format, it is essential that
the music be as creative, dynamic and
fast-paced as the performance itself,
and with little exception, the selections
'fit this bill.
The Collage Concert symbolizes a
integration of student musical talent
and dedication across many genres and
disciplines as unique and multifaceted
as the performers themselves.
The concert is the only one around
where a digital music ensemble shares
the stage with the Symphony Band, as
well as a musical theater group and the
Men's and Women's Glee Clubs.
The evening began with a non-sung
rendition of "The Star Spangled Ban-
ner,"performed by the Symphony Band,
which also played a well-integrated
"Amazing Grace" and a slightly long
performance of Roger Nixon's "Fiesta
del Pacifico."
Four animated flutists performed af-
ter the band, and like so many other
performers, they seemed to dance to
their own music in excitement.
Although the digital music
ensemble's "Other Planes of Here,"
composed by trumpeter Mark
Kirschenmann, was certainly inspired
creative, the music itself too closely
resembled action-adventure back-
ground music.
The Chamber Choir mystified the
audience with a Gregorian chant, and
while most members of the audience
could not actually see the performers,
no other auditorium could better sup-
port this well-executed style.
Ed Sarath's "Voice of the Wind,"
performed by the Creative Arts Orches-
tra, was animated and sounded almost
tribal.
The free-styled antics of Josef
Woodson, who accompanied a small
ensemble on Stravinsky's "Valse" and
"Ragtime" from L'Histoire du Soldat,
distracted some of the older members
of the audience, though the dancer kept
rhythm with the fast tempo of the mu-
sic.
An impressive horn adaptation of
Mendelssohn's "Tarantella" from Songs
Without Words showed that such a ho-
mogenous group could indeed do jus-
tice to such a piece, although the perfor-
mance was disappointingly short.
Pianist Hsiao-Lan Chen executed a
graceful and soulful "Etude, Op. 10,
No. 8" by Frederic Chopin. Backed on
stage by about 450 other performers,
Chen easily commanded the attention
of the entire house, as her fingers barely
seemed to touch the keys.
An appropriately excited perfor-
mance of Sondheim's opening from
"Company" by the musical theater
program's graduating class led to a
rough transition into the show's crown-
ing glory: An excerpt from Beethoven's
"Ode to Joy," performed at once by
about 500 students, members of the
glee clubs and the University Choir and
Chamber Choir and the Symphony Or-
chestra, conducted by Theodore
Morrison. The incredibly captivating
and powerful performance lasted only
about a minute, leaving the audience
thirsting for more.
A round from Gordon Jacob's "Mu-
sic for a Festival,"performed by a brass
ensemble surrounded the main floor
with a talented performance, though
the show would have been enhanced by
better lighting.
A jazz combo's performance of John
Coltrane's"Giant Steps" inspired mem-
bers of the audience to rock in their
seats, thanks to the animated style of
the performers.
The Symphony Orchestra's closing
performance of Respighi's "Pines of
the Appian Way" had all the crescen-
dos and excitement of the entire con-
cert.
Collage was a remarkable event, de-
serving of all the attendance and atten-
tion it always receives. Representatives
of music education from around the
state attended the free concert, but its
strongest supporters were, as always,
students.
The diversity of the performers and
their talents as well as the captivating
format made the evening a true collage.
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