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THE BOSTON GLOBE MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1996 40 Music Review A Mahler's Second to shake the soul Foos ride a new wave of teen spirit By Susan Larson GLOBE CORRESPONDENT By Paul Robicheau GLOBE CORRESPONDENT Even in the inevitable lapses of concentration or stamina, nobody ever forgot what it meant or why they loved it The Foo Fighters delivered a hearty jolt that would have made any nascent concert experience a memorable one. NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY YOUTH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Benjamin Zander, conductor At: Jordan Halt, Saturday evening Benjamin Fox, timpani; and the percussion and horn sections. Zander's canny sense of balance kept textures as transparent as chamber music. The second movement's graceful Laendler had players smiling; the third movement's cynical edge was realized in Edward Kim's clarinet solo and the snide trumpet commentary of Thomas Cupples. Mezzo-soprano Mary Ann McCormick's voice, all crimson velvet, her connection with the text, and her combination of ardency and simplicity, were echoed by Dearbhla McHenry's poignant oboe solo.

After the finale's scenes of terror and judgment, with thrilling brass calls and huge howling crescendos, the chorus' sublime murmured entrance took us into realms of peace. The glowing voice of soprano Janice Creswell soared over the chorus, For close to three decades, New England Conservatory's Benjamin Zander has been a proselytizer, a Mucir zealot' a maniac l.UIC f()r musiCi He Review keeps insisting that music means something, and that making it is a fine way to spend your time on earth. What he demands of his teenage, students is simple: Risk it all. The, sounds that the New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra makes and the lit-up look in the students' eyes show that his message has gotten through. 'The 119 players, two soloists, 112 members of NEC's Youth Chorale and Camerata, the Longy chorus and other volunteers, crammed onto JoMan Hall's stage for a performance of Mahler's stupendous Second Symphony Saturday evening.

To prepare and perform this difficult, sqiil-harrowing piece is an act of courage and love. Even in the inevitable lapses of concentration or smooth glide on the Foo Fighters debut. Not only did Grohl make thafal- bum one of 1995's best rock virtually by himself, but he thenlen-listed such powerful bandmateSa guitarist Pat Smear, drummer Will Goldsmith (whose onstage wajl(p evoked Grohl's role in Nirvana), bassist Nate Mendel. Crowd reaction to "I'll Stick Around" even cast the song as "Smells Like Teeri' Spirit" for a new generation. For his part, Grohl admirably honored punknew wave history pf e-Nirvana.

He dedicated the new. "How I Miss You" to Boston's'Mis-sion Of Burma, stirring a similar moody buildup. The encore was Gary Numan's "Down In The Park;" transposed from synths to guitars. And Grohl slyly injected a verbatim song introduction off an old Pixies album, once blurted by Amps leader Kim Deal. With the Amps, Deal made- no reference to her Pixies or Breeders past, apart from a few Breeders like surfy instrumental "Flipside." Despite a catchy JTipp City," she settled for casual, uneven rock.

LA's That Dog, sounding like early Throwing Muses, stumbled as well. Haden's violin (also heard with the Rentals) especially didn't' fly in this gym-like WORCESTER There were so many adolescents floating around the sold-out Aud that it looked like a school dance Friday night Some boys even resembled the kid who climbs onstage with the Foo Fighters in the video to "Big Me," who is saved by flashing a roll of "Footos" candy in a spoof on Mentos TV commercials. Well, nobody climbed onstage at this general-admission bash, as the fans were content to form their own pint-size mosh pits. And if the youngsters made it through offhand sets by That Dog and the Amps (who indeed come off like garage bands at a school dance), the Foo Fighters delivered a hearty jolt that would have made any nascent concert experience a memorable one. Singer-guitarist Dave Grohl was the perfect frontman for the occasion, thrashing with punk intensity, long hair flying, only to revert to friendliness between songs.

He actually apologized for the harsh broadside of "Weenie Beenie," and later invited WFNX promotion-mongers who handed out rolls of Mentos to come backstage so they could also have candies thrown at them. The other bands probably suf- stamina in its 80 supercharged minutes, nobody ever forgot what it meant or why they loved it. Mahler's program, printed in full, poses the wrenching questions that haunted him: "Why did you live? Why did you suffer? Is it all nothing but a frightful joke?" The initial stabbing outcry of the low strings and laments in the winds were counterbalanced by the ethereal, upward-yearning gesture of the violins; all played with throbbing intensity, as if each phrase had words. The development's agonized outbursts, alternating with episodes of tenderest peace, featured excellent solo contributions from Sharon Lee, English horn; Isaac Weiner and FOO FIGHTERS With the Amps and That Dog At: Worcester Auditorium, Friday night fered more from the rain of candies, but the Foo Fighters commanded attention from the outset, ripping into a strobe-punctuated "This Is The Call" like a manifesto. Songs like "Alone Easy Target" and the new "Butterflies" had a mix of mash and melody, recalling Grohl's old band, Nirvana, and hardcore-ish hammering gained more punch next to strummed lulls.

"For All The Cows" wound in and out of pogo-fervor, and the 80-minute set's only duds were the poky new "Up in Arms" and a flaccid "Floaty," awkwardly sung by That Dog's Petra Haden in a cameo. It's hard to match that song's promising eternal life. With melting solos from concertmaster Helena Baillie and Lee's English horn, the ensemble rang out in triumph, "you will rise again, your struggles will lead you to God." Big, impassioned, profound, this performance marked the hearts of all who heard and played it. mwm Judge turned her into a victim again Dear Ann Landers: I recently sought a restraining order against a NOW PLAYING! stranger who assaulted me in broad daylight in fWMlNeHAM 14 1 CHERI front of my home. He works at a TV repair shop I once used.

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11 638-7000 The judge then slapped me with a restraining JOm THEATM DANVERS 6 in lit in order, told me not to harass my attacker (not only Of Mill wu CHESTNUT HIU 1IL IT HAAUKMil ST. 377-2500 SHOWCASE ClNldUJ REVERE in.ciisouiiiu. 286-1660 My husband is a medium-to-small man, with fair hair and skin and blue eyes. Josh is large, to put it mildly. He has dark hair and dark eyes; There is no trace of my husband in this boy.

My husband's other children look like him ei-r. ther in coloring or build. Even his grandchildren bear some resemblance. My own child has my coloring but my husband's build. Josh has no ambition and spends hours and big bucks watching TV and playing video He expects his father to grant his every wish.

My: husband's other children are hard-working and: have goals for the future. It kills me to think that my husband has to live with this lie for the rest of his life and that he feels obligated to the boy. Any suggestions? FLO If you want to endear yourself to your band and build bridges instead of walls in the family, reach out to Josh and try to motivate him. Raising the question of his paternity will only make trouble. It's apparent that you dislike JosH intensely and that is the real problem.

crime, not to mention living with a restraining order against me when I was the victim. Heaven help crime victims in Sonoma County, Calif. AUDREY IN SANTA ROSA Thanks for yet another story about a judge who turns out to be a girl's worst nightmare. I spoke with a friend who is an excellent attorney in a neighboring county, and here is at least $500 worth of free legal advice. Contact Legal Aid, and get a pro bono attorney to handle your case free of charge.

An alternative is the Victim Assistance Program run by the state. The program will give you financial help with counseling and hospital bills. (The state pays for this.) Please let me know what happens. Good luck. Dear Ann Landers: Please help me with a problem that has been bugging me for years.

It concerns my stepson, "Josh." Deep down in my heart, I feel that this young man is not my husband's child. passes ob Discount coupons accepted ran this eugjgeiw SPEClAl ENGAGEMENT NO PASSES OR DISCOUNT TICKETS ACCEPTED Visit our website at http:www.primaltear.coml wZW, Waq World. have I never harassed him, I am terrified of him), and ruled that my attacker didn't have to pay any court costs or attorney's fees. I was not allowed to speak or present the eyewitnesses. My sister left the court disgusted.

I was in tears. My attacker was grinning from ear to ear. As part of his "punishment," my attacker was ordered to get weekly tax-paid counseling one block from my home. I'm a 33-year-old, straight-A college student. I don't smoke, drink or use drugs, and I never have.

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I once belonged to a league called BAD (Camp Belknap Alumni Draft) that consisted of thirtysomethings who'd met as summer bunkmates two decades earlier. My current league is called The American Dreams. The dream is to recapture from the restaurant where it was purportedly founded.) Rotisserie baseball is also known as Fantasy baseball with good reason. For the man and a large majority of players are men it recalls the fantasy world of the little boy who divvied up his precious baseball cards and concocted some bizarre game that kept him locked alone in his room for the entire Christmas vacation. (Occasionally, a worried mom would peek in to make sure there'd been no foul play.) Although many Rotisserie owners have important-sounding jobs like journalist and lawyer, the real appeal is the backward time travel.

CORNER Continued from Page 38 real major-league players. During the season, you can alter the club by trading or picking up new players. The game requires constant vigilance buying Baseball Weekly; scouring stats, injury reports and transactions; staying up late watching ESPN; and searching the Internet for crucial info that leaves little room for such distractions as family and work. At the end of the year, the owner with the highest-performing players wins a few bucks, a battered trophy and the fleeting respect of his peers. (The name Rotisserie comes 96 UWVFRS C1TV STUDIOS INC SONY THEATRES CHERI OkLKm ST Off KJUTOi Ksm NOW PLAYING! SONY THEATRES SOMERVILLE AssfHKrso ffTEtt SONY THEATRES FRESH PONO SHOWCASE CINEMAS DEDHAU tit urn enriM SHOWCASE CINEMAS WOBURN art mijarxm.M aaim GENERAL CINEMA BURLINGTON 10 GENERAL CINEMAS FRAMINGHAM 14 R.UTK MSS AT WOALO SHOWCASE CINEMAS REVERE Tt.c1tStH0ltMk GENERAL CINEMA BRAINTREE 10 off raw flu.

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