Harpists plan children's concert on UO campus.Byline: Performance notes by The Register-Guard UNIVERSITY OF OREGON The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. harp professor Laura Zaerr and harpist Alison Bjorkedal will demonstrate both the familiar concert harp and the smaller Celtic harp in a children's concert at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Beall Concert Hall at the UO, 961 E. 18th Ave. In the one-hour program, "Fingers Dancing on the Strings," Bjorkedal will play Prelude in C by Sergey Prokofiev and Sonata sonata (sənä`tə), in music, type of instrumental composition that arose in Italy in the 17th cent. At first the term merely distinguished an instrumental piece from a piece with voice, which was called a cantata. by Baldassare Galuppi on the concert harp. Zaerr will play the Celtic harp, including a tango, a medley of Hawaiian tunes and some traditional Irish jigs, including "The Choice Wife," "Limerick Limerick, city, Republic of Ireland Limerick, city (1991 pop. 56,083), seat of Co. Limerick, SW Republic of Ireland, at the head of the Shannon estuary. The city has a port with two docks. Lament" and "March of the King of Loais." She also will give youngsters a user-friendly history of the harp and do some demonstrations of harp technique. Tickets, available at the door, are $3 for adults, $2 for children and students, or $5 for a family. PIANIST CRYSTAL RIDDLE, a senior at Creswell High School, will be featured in a free SHOcase Concert at 12:15 p.m. Thursday in the Hult Center lobby. Riddle accompanies choirs at the elementary, middle and high schools and plays for church and community activities as well. A 4.0 student, she also sings in the school choir and plays keyboard in the jazz band. Her program is titled "My Favorites: A Walk Through Piano History from Baroque to Contemporary." Information: 682-5733. The SHOcase Concert Series for the next three months: Springfield actress Bobby Erdrich will do her one-woman show, "Madame Sheeza Off Key Sings Songs of the Gay and Naughty Nineties" (Jan. 16). Dressed in Elizabethan costumes, the Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble will sing madrigals and motets, with the Byrdsong Renaissance Consort as guests (Jan. 23). Musical Feet's youth tap dance company, the Sonic Soles, will show off Charleston, soft shoe, buck and wing and paddle and roll styles (Jan. 30). North Eugene High School North Eugene High School is a public high school of about 1,200 students in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is located at 200 Silver Lane near the Santa Clara area of Eugene.[1] North Eugene's mascot is the Highlander. actors will sing excerpts from the musical "Les Miserables" (Feb. 6). Storyteller Yvonne Young will share love stories (Feb. 13). Eugene Ballet The Eugene Ballet Company (EBC) is a ballet company based in Eugene, Oregon. It is a resident company of the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Under the Artistic Direction of Toni Pimble and Technical Director Jim Bradford, this 20-member ensemble performs a blend dancers will present excerpts from Toni Pimble's ballet "The Three Musketeers" (Feb. 20). The Eugene Concert Choir Eugene Concert Choir is a non-profit choral organization based in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It consists of two mixed-voice choruses: the 100-member Eugene Concert Choir (ECC), and the semi-professional chamber group Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble (EVAE). will sing American classical, folk and spiritual music from colonial times to the present (Feb. 27). The New Horizon Band will play concert band music (March 6). The Hi Tones, a North Eugene High School vocal jazz Jazz Singing can be defined by the instrumental approach to the voice, where the singer can match the instruments in their stylistic approach to the lyrics, improvised or otherwise, or through scat singing; that is, the use of nonsensical meaningless non-morphemic syllables to imitate the ensemble, will sing popular and jazz favorites (March 13). Classical guitarist David Rogers will play folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. from around the world, along with American fingerstyle masterworks (March 20). Choreographer cho·re·o·graph v. cho·re·o·graphed, cho·re·o·graph·ing, cho·re·o·graphs v.tr. 1. To create the choreography of: choreograph a ballet. 2. Toni Pimble and dancers from the Eugene Ballet will present excerpts from "Firebird" (March 27). Sponsored by the volunteer organization Support Hultcenter Operations (SHO), the public concerts will take place from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Thursdays, in the lobby. Seating is on a first-come basis. Children are welcome. Information: 682-5733. |
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