8 - The Michigan Daily Summer Weekly - Wednesday, May 6,1992 'Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands - and all you can do is scratch it.' - Sir Thomas Beecham to a lady cellist Neeme's rite of spring: The 99th May Festival promises bundles of lusty fun by Michael John Wilson The DSO's app "Every time you come to a concert with its veritable rel with Neeme Jarvi, it's an event," says ton of music direc Derek Francis, first violinist in the De- While moving back troitSymphonyOrchestra.Jirvi,Francis restored Orchestra I and the rest of the DSO are perfectly has also started to r suited for the University Musical several CDs, includ Society's biggest event of the year. the release featuring w 99th Annual May Festival. Barber, on the Billt For nearly a century the UMS's after a recent appea spring ritual has hosted the world's Hall, the New York greatest orchestras for a four-day resi- DSO a "first rate" o dency.Inonly thelasttwoyearstheLos According to Ft Angeles Philharmonic under Andre more fun to be a pa Previn and the Gewandhaus Leipzig under "Neeme." "A under Kurt Masur have visited Hill Neeme out of disres Auditorium. Until now, however, the us, 'Don't call me Detroit Symphony Orchestra has never Neeme.' He's really been a May Fest guest. the orchestra just lo says. "They really w It'sagreatthing togs Welcome Students knowing that you'r somebody you enjoy. - 6 Barber Stylists upbeat, despite the d - For Men & Women finances(duetoGov - To please you cutbacks)." A 27-year vetera - No waiting a graduate of the U Dascola Stylists alsoplayedforayea Opposite Jacobson's 668-9329 Beecham in the R UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER 4F S working * learning " To find out how you can help, atte of the following Information Ses Thursday, May 7, 7-8 p.m. Monday, May 11, 4-5 p.m. University Hospital Amphitheat For more information, please call 936 earance coincides Orchestra until Beecham's death in birth under the ba- 1961. In certain ways, Jarvi reminds tor Neeme Jarvi. him of Beecham. "Neither were one of to the beautifully those conductors who want to rehearse Hall, the orchestra every single note till it falls into place," ecord again, with Francis says. "Some conductors want ding a brand new to get everything in its place and once 'orks of Ives and they know where itis, you expect every board charts. And performance togothat way.Butneither rance at Carnegie Beecham nor Jlrvi are like that..." Times labeled the "(Beecham and Jarvi) don't like to rchestra. play to music too much because they rancis, it's simply know it takes away from the freshness. it of the orchestra Theyknow instinctively thatifyouplay and I don't call him something too many times, you take spect ... he said to away from thespontaneity ... Youhave Maestro, call me to keep the music alive, and that's what very friendly and he's so great at doing ... Jarvi is likely ves him," Francis to take totally different tempos on the ant to play for him. second time we play a concert. But he )toworkevery day promotes such enthusiasm that every- going to play for body wants to play for him. And the .Everybodyisvery audience loves him too." ifficulties with the Jirvi's enthusiasm will find its per- 'ernorEngler'sarts fectvehicleinthe finalworktobeheard Saturdaynightat the May Festival: Carl n of the DSO (and Orff'sCarminaBurana.Firstperformed niversity), Francis in 1937, Orff's crowd-pleasing, large runderSirThomas scale cantata takes its texts from a col- Dyal Philharmonic lection of Latin medieval poems writ- ten by monks. But the subject of the texts is hardly sacred; lines like "May the godspermitthe plan I havein mind: to undo the bonds of her virginity" - represent the lusty, youthful, spring- like nature of this wonderfully enjoy- A UNIQUE 3-I FOR BEGINNING/ADVANCE SENIOR THE. WORKSHOP IS LED BY EXPERIE WITH A PH.D. 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Just a hundred people in the chorus all producing their notes at the right time and with a nice sound doesn't necessarily produce a great performance. And that's what HOUR WORKSHOP D GRADUATE STUDENTS AND SIS STUDENTS NCED TEACHER/ CONSULTANT UCATION FROM U-M D (not a support group alone) LTIPS OVERED--EXAMPLES INCLUDE: r "Review of the Literature" ve Filing System dary Source Materials ry I Committee e ical Well-Being astination al Pressures )f three workshop dates: 3, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. 1 p.m.- 4 p.m. p.m.-10p.m. our session (Pre-Registration Req'd) ounge, 921 Church Street (at Hill) please call 741-8126 e Ecumenical Campus Center) Neeme does so well. He gets perfor- mances out of people." Jarvi's interests extend into more obscure composers as well. His first CD with the DSO contained a sym- phony by Amy Beach, an American composer whom not even Francis had heardof. Thursday night Jarvi willcon- duct a performance of a brand new work, the Concerto for Orchestra by University professor Leslie Bassett. Francis says, "Sometimes the very modern pieces in that type of style are not very interesting. Sometimes you're askedtotapthe back of your instrument with a bow, or (produce other) various sound effects - so it's not the sort of music-making that you're used to ... But it really is a very attractive piece." Even when choosing a more tradi- See MAYFEST, Page 10 There's more to temporary work than a just money... but its not a bad place to W $ start! The choice for Staffing is looking for 69 0 bright, professional. enthusiastic, college students and grads iwfo ate interested in f stu an an working at banks, accounting firns, law J firmsand consulting companies. a an Temporary work provides an excellent 4 opportunity to experience the wide to4 40 variety of corporateenvironments in SChicago. 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