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ADVISED
The U.S. military is concerned
that torture
scenes on the Fox
hit"24,"featuring
Kiefer Sutherland
will leadto similar
behavior in actual
soldiers. Briga-
dier General Pat-
rick Finnegan has
spoken with the SUTHERLAND
show's producers,
The New Yorker reported, and told
them that many soldiers in Iraq say
there's a direct correlation between
the way they behave on duty and
what they see on the show.
AWARDED
William Monahan won the
best adapted screenplay award
for the Martin Scorsese hit "The
Departed" at the Writers' Guild
of America Awards Sunday night,
while Michael Arndt was awarded
best original screenplay for "Little
Miss Sunshine." Other notable
winners include "The Sopranos"
writers for best dramatic televi-
sion series, "The Office" writers for
best comedy television series and
"Ugly Betty" for best new television
series.
GROUNDBREAKING
"Dreamgirls" star Jennifer
Hudson will become the first Afri-
can-American singer to appear on
the cover of American Vogue in the
magazine's annual March Power
Issue, shot by famed photographer
Annie Leibovitz at Harlem's Apollo
Theater in New York.
DENIED
Despite rumors that the two
single stars Scarlett Johansson
and Justin Timberlake had found
romance after she starred alongside
the singer in his latest music video
for his new single, "What Goes
Around," Johansson claims that the
two are just friends.
will begin their first world tour
in 23 years in Vancouver, Canada,
this May to celebrate their 30-year
anniversary. The trio plans to play
80-plus shows around the world
this year, including dates in the
United Kingdom, South America
and Japan.
DOLLS
Limited edition plastic dolls of
the five female "Desperate House-
wives" stars will debutin June. The
dolls are designed by the Madame
Alexander Doll Company and will
retail for $129.95 each.
DENIED
Mark Steines and Bonnie Tie-
gel, co-host and producer of "Enter-
tainment Tonight," have slammed
rumors that the evening news show
paid Howard K. Stern $1 million
for an exclusive interview following
fianc4 Anna Nicole Smith's death
last week. The pair appeared on
"Larry King Live" Tuesday and told
the suspender-clad newsman "We
do not pay for interviews."
SPINNED OFF
Due to the unparalleled success
of the made-for-TV Disney channel
movie "High School Musical." Dis-
ney will launch a feature spin-off,
"Haunted High School Musical." No
plot details have been released.
FINED
Cartoon Network, in order to
promote its Adult Swim hit Aqua
Teen Hunger Force, placed objects
throughout Boston (as well as in 10
other cities) to advertise the show
in a sort of guerilla advertisingcam-
paign. Boston officials mistook the
objects for terrorist threats. Time
Warner has taken responsibility
and will pay Boston $2 million to
cover the city's costs.
ENGAGED
Dougray Scott, who you know
as the prince with the dubious bulge
in "Ever After: A Cinderella Story,"
and Claire Forlani, the peanut-
butter girl in "Meet Joe Black,"
announced their engagement this
week for a date later this year in the
United Kingdom. Scott was previ-
ously wed to casting director Sarah
Trevis, who is the mother to his two
children. They divorced in 2005.
By PRIYA BALI
Daily Arts Writer
There are many opportunities
to hear the School of Music stu-
dents each year,
and whether F
it involves the Faculty
Symphony Showcase
Band or even Concert
Michigan Tonight at8 p.m.
Idol, we get a
sense of what Free
those myste- Atithe Britton
rious music RecitalHallin the
students do on E.V. Moore Building
North Campus.
They are undoubtedly successful
because of dedication, talent and
an often-unseen force that drives
them: their teachers.
This savvy group of faculty
members is one of the main rea-
sons why the School of Music
has maintained its reputation for
excellence. Tonight we will have
the opportunity to hear from them
in the Faculty Showcase Concert
at 8 p.m. in the Britton Recital Hall
of the E.V. Moore Building.
Not only will the concert be
a generous sampling of classical
music through the ages, but also
an accurate representation of the
individual talent of each faculty
member and the types of music
they enjoy performing. Pieces
were chosen by 14 faculty mem-
bers from composition, musicol-
ogy, voice and other instrumental
departments. This event gives
prospective School of Music stu-
dents a chance to hear from their
potential professors, as auditions
for the School of Music will be
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epertoire will consist of Amy Porter and assistant prof. of
and duet pieces by com- piano Christopher Harding will
uch as Johannes Brahms close the concert.
x Mendelssohn. Prof. of Harding describes the selection
thur Greene, opens with "Fantasie brillante" as a "virtuo-
Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in sic fantasy" with a lyrical quality.
op. 23. Carmen tells the tragic story of a
of these pieces possess a woman whose beauty deceived and
e quality, the tone often manipulated many men. Although
g the emotional state of the detailed storyline of this work
characters associated won't be illustrated through the
ecific selection. Assistant piece, Harding and Porter's selec-
'oice John Pierce will sing tion allows them to communicate
s anecdotal Ein Schwert its main themes.
imich der Vater. Lydia Quia "We can take any piece and
:mpany him on piano. speak through it when called on to
do so," said Harding. "In this sense
we are actors up on stage, but our
teach rs y'ill language is music."
teacherswll lauMany of tonight's professors-
theygot the cum-performers are internation-
wV g t ally recognized musicians who
have come to the University after
egit chops. studying at such prestigious insti-
tutions as the University of South-
ern California to the Julliard
School of Music. They have played
aria is a monologue in in uncountable opera houses -and
1e character goes through orchestras, and have been award-
of emotions." Pierce said ed, among many other accolades,
ail. "I find him personally the Cincinnati Symphony National
ngto portray," Composers' Competition, National
Prof. Carmen Pelton will Young Artist's Competition and
songs by Mendelssohn the U of M's Henry Russel Award.
hms that were inspired by Needless to say, tonight's concert
tury poetry. will be an impressive representa-
ob' is to tell these stories tion of what they've learned and
and express each of these what they love - and exactly what
ferent emotional states to the University has to offer.
of my ability, and invite Who says those who can't do,
fence to join me on the teach?
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FROM THE TOP: Music profs Chris-
topher Harding, Carmen Pelton, Amy
porter and John Pierce are set to per-
form tonight at8 p.m.
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The University of Michigan College of
Literature, Science, and the Arts presents a
public lecture and reception
El - both Anderan
John Rawls Collegiate Professor of
Philosophy and Women's Studies
Thursday, February 15, 2007
4:10pm
L"SA Alumni Association Founders Room
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