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X.A EDMONTON JOURNAL ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2000 'Lighter series takes a rousing turn as horn featured BAKER Special to The Journal CONCERT PREVIEW Edmonton Symphony Orchestra What: The Lighter Classics With: Herve Joulain, horn Grzegorz Nowak, conductor When: Tonight, 8 p.m. Where: Winspear Centre horn, is a litte more manageable on today's instrument "What would have been a vir-tuosic work at that time has been made more simple by the development of the instrument itself." Hoyt notes that virtually all the hom music Mozart wrote was for of his, Ignaz Leutgeb. "They were buds they hung out, drank wine together, things like that So with his unerring sense of characterization, he captured that person's character. You're able to have fun with it" As for Strauss, both Nowak and Hoyt point to the fact that, while a composer of great promise in his teens, the bold and individual Strauss (even if the work isn't widely known, the composer is), the other perhaps the most popular horn concerto out there. No.

4 in E-flat by Mozart Surrounding these two works, which will be played by French virtuoso Herve Joulain, are lighthearted masterpieces by the aforementioned Strauss, as well as Johannes Brahms. "Basically, I wanted to stay within the German music," Nowak says of deciding the program. "This being the Lighter Classics, I wanted to combine some serious stuff and some popular stuff." Brahjm' HungarianDances nos. 1, 3 and 10 (the only one actually orchestrated by Brahms from his piano pieces) begin the concert After the Mozart concerto, Brahms' smiling salute to post-secondary education, theAcad-emkifetrv Overture, will be presented. The all-Strauss second half begins with the Horn Concerto No.

1 (written, like the Violin Concerto played by the ESO less than a year ago, when he was under 20 years old), and finishes with the tone poem Don Juan. David Hoyt, principal horn of the orchestra, says both concertos are great pieces, but tough though he admits the Mozart, originally written for varveless voice of the composer was still embryonic when he wrote his first concerto for the instrument his father was one of the best in the world at playing. "But because he'd grown up hearing the horn being played, feels, "(the concerto) does have challenges for the horn player as a piece of virtuosic music" While it may not have that true Strauss-ian flair, "what it already foreshadows is his beautiful sense of line." Nowak says Joulain is a fine choice to perform the two concertos. "Joulain is a really fantastic hom player." "In a lot of ways, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra's half-dozen Lighter Classics series on Thursday nights has proven to be farfle ground for artistic director Grzegorz Nowak to try new things. The last concert, for example, while lighfin most respects, featured dancers doing Argentinian tangos (The response was "and the Argentinian community is asking when we can do it So maybe a program as truly light classical in nature as tonight's offering might be the exception rather than the rule.

Two concertos for horn a popular, rousing instrument one by the well-known Richard A touch of musical glasnost has done wonders Roots rocker keen to play on his old turf rvMAi, kanovandfValery) GergieVs teacher. Ifs all turning out to be quite a wonderful experience." And a beneficial one, too. Under Orbelian's guidance, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra plays about 100 concerts a year outside Russia, the conductor es-tunates, and has amassed an impressive array of recordings for various labels. The orchestra makes its first Edmonton appearance Friday night as part ofanewseries gathered under the umbrella name ofTheWorid at Winspear. As he often does, Orbelian will not only condua die orchestra, but will also act as soloist for the Piano I Peter North Roots I i He's an ex-Edmontonian who has paid some real dues in working to keep his D.T.

BAKER Special to The Journal EDMONTON Acclaimed Russian violinist Rudolf Barshai founded the Moscow Chamber Orchestra in 1956 attheheightoftheCold War. So it's all the more intriguing that when the internationally acclaimed ensemble was searching for a new music director in 1991, it appointed an American to the post It's kind of a very unique situation," Constantine Orbelian says with great understatement Raised in San Francisco by Russian immigrant parents, the pianist-tumed-conductor can't say enough about his job. "There are great composers commissioning works for (the orchestra), a great history of performances in the West, recordings, and so on. And here I come in, with a pianistic career, and an opportunity to expand my musical horizons and at the same time, to return to my parents' home in a certain way." When Orbelian was appointed to the post, Communism had not yet toppled so getting the position took some doing. "The invitation came from the orchestra," Orbelian says.

"We had worked before. We had played a concert not six weeks before their music director had FILE PHOTO The Moscow Chamber Orchestra performs here Friday night. journal wf-finnSsmsm CONCERT PREVIEW Moscow Chamber Orchestra Presented by: The World at Winspear With: Constantine Orbelian, conductorpianist When: Friday, 8 p.m. Where: Winspear Centre died, and we had made a CD together for MCA Classics, and they asked if I would be interested in coming and working there. And so it was quite a discussion at the Ministry of Culture in the U.S.S.R.

it was still the U.S.S.R. when I went there I had a discussion with the Minister of Culture, and the head of the Moscow Philharmonic Society and the director of the orchestra administrative people and we came to a mutual agreement" With the political stuff out of the way, Orbelian had to face up to the next obstacle. The only conducting that I had done was that I had traveled around with various chamber orchestras and led from the keyboard," the pianist confesses. "But I had never really had major conducting experience. I had to study, of course, and once I got to Russia I studied with (Yuri) Temir- above water in the music world and is just about to pay some more.

1 Rich Hope is a meat and potatoes-style roots rocker who last year released an i insrrumenragrittyandlyricalry punchy ty- javJ Concerto by Alfred Schnittke, whom he describes as "probably the most important Russian composer, post-Shostakovich." play(rheconcerto) ifs a great piece a very vibrant work, a lot of colour there." Only one non-Russian Ed-vard Grieg is part of the MCO's first Edmonton concert His Holberg Suite joins Tchaikovsky's much-loved Serenade for Strings and a transcription of Prokofiev's Visions fugitive, along with the Schnittke. Having transcended the barriers of politics and conducting inexperience, Orbelian reports: "It's been 10 years of musical happiness," for both himself and the orchestra. SB HUm tj. mi Sw. HIBiStiNnijl.J.l nti7an.

THE nGGER MOVIE Thursday 1250,2:50,4:50,7:00 THE BEACH(14A vkHint and gory sotnss) No Passes Thursday 200,4:25,6:50,9:20 THE GREEN MILE 14A Coarsa a vtokjni scams) Thursday 8:50 IT5XHANGIN0UP(raCoarnknguage) Thursday 2:40,4:35,7:00.9:10 STUART LITTLE PG Thursday 12:30:30,4:30 THE HuT4RRANE(14A)r) Pastas Thuredey 3:00,9:35 THE HllRRICANE(14A)No Passaj ThuredaY 6:30,9:30 PITCH BLACK(14A Coarsa Unguags) No Passes Thursday 235,5:00,7:50,10:05 SNOW DAY PG Thursday 1:00,3:00, 5:10,7:15,9:15 THE TB0EB MOVE )Thurdey Thuredey SCREAM 3(14A vkHerrts 2.00,5:00,7:40,10:10 THE EN0 OF THE AFFAR (14A Sexual Gonlanl Thursday 9.40 BOILER ROOM(14Acx)area language dxougMutJThuraday Berner travels light these days SNOW 0AY(K)Thiiraday 2303:10,730,9:45 STUART LITTLE PQ Thursday 2:25 PITCH BLACK(14ACoaraa Language) No Passes )Thuraday SCREAM3(14Avlotanl 4:55,7:40,10:00 AMETKABEAUTY(1MrMut)lngcDnlinl) Thursday 1:10.3:50,6:40,9:20 AMERICAN BEAUTY(1sA DWuroaig content) Thursday 210,4:45.7:15.9:50 HANGING UP(PGCcaraa Language) Thursday 1:50.40,6:50,9.10 BCURROOH(14AeoanMamo5aBirouc)uul) Thursday 215,4:40,7:10,9:55 THE WHOLE NINE YARDS 14A) Thursday 1:40,4:40.7:30:50 Visualize a younger, wackier Lou Reed who plays accordion There's something to be said for music that stays simple enough to be easily portable. Take Geoff Berner. Ten years ago, he took up accordion because it was impossible to take PP3MT iBtlliMjaaaassaWaaasaiiM. THEBEACH(14AtoManrJopyacanu) No Passes Thursday 1:30,4:10,7:10:40 STUART LTTTLEfPG) (On 2 Screera)Trrureday 2:102:40,4:00,4:50,7:00 MAGNOLIA 1 8A Thursday 8:00 BOILER ROOM (14 A coarse language throughout) Thursday 7:20,9:50 BONO JOHN MALK0VKH(14A Coeree language) Thursday 230,4:50,7:30,10:00 his piano when he wanted to join friends busking on the street SCREAM 3(14AvWent eeenee)(0r2 Screens) Thursday 7:30,915,10.00 disc from his current home base ofvan-fouver, acity that's nroadefinitely not the live-music Mecca it once was. Looking forward to heading to the old stomping grounds, little did Hope or anyone else on the street know that one of his two Edmonton gigs was on the verge of being flushed as, just last week, the Rebar shut down.

That leaves Hope with one gig here, tonight at the Urban Lounge in Strath-cona. It had been a pretty good week for the guitaristvocalistsongwriter as last weekend he was on a bill with Richard Buckneron the West Coast before he and his bandmates pulled out ofVancouver to play some ski resort gigs. It was in the ski resort environment where Hope really cut his teeth after leav-; ing Edmonton and a pub rock'n' roll band called The Taxi Crabs that gigged around town in the early '90s. "The timing in Whistler was when the unplugged grunge thing was happening, so I could stand in the comer of a bar and do everything from Willie Nelson to Nirvana tunes to Hank Williams. I really found my performing legs there," says Hope, who subsequently made his way to Vancouver and continued working solo for a spell While talking about trying to get a foothold on the coast, Hope mentions two individuals who gave him a platform to play his energetic and at times witty rock 'n'rolL "Sandy Kolbayne, who runs a place called The Brickyard, gave us a shot which was unusual because most of the acts playing there were alternative or punk.

The crowds got into what we were doing and then Janet Forsythe at The Railway dub started booking us and that's a great venue," says Hope, who works in an electric trio format Upon listening to the disc, one would think that anyone who is drawn to the sounds of Crazy Horse, Dave Ahin, '80s REM or Blue Rodeo is a potential follower of Rich Hope. "Well be playing the songs from the album plus five or six new things, a couple ofvviikh are aoout a bad gM I was recently addicted to," chuckled Hope, who is bringing an opening act a lot of us are familiar with. Linda McRae, formerly of Spirit of the West, will be singing some material from her album, both solo and with some help from Hope and the boys towards the end "of her set "We work well together and regularly do acoustic songwriter nights with people like Danny Mack at The Railway Club he said of McRae. Music at the Urban Lounge will start "around 9:30 p.m. SOaPATICO (14A Thursday 9:00 Today, his only touring com THEBEACH(IUvlrMandgnfyscanae) No Passes Thursday 6:50,9:25 THE CDER HOUSE RULES(14A Mature thamee) Thursday 3:10,6:40,9:20 panion is the Sicilian accordion he calls Estella, which makes his music Light Enough To Travel.

STUART LITTLE PG Thursday 6:40 EYE OF THE BEHOLDER 14A )Thuradey 2:50,5:00,720.9:40 GIRL, R4TERRLfFTED(14A Coarse tangusgs) Thursday 9:00 That's the name of the Vancouver singer's four-song debut solo thingsIdidsoIwentwiitNow I'm hoping to spawn a whole generation of accordion-playing singer-songwriters roaming the land," he says. "Some people have an adverse reaction just to the sight of an accordion I think it's an ethnic self-hatred, a denial of their ii lmi-grant past when they've tri to re-invent themselves as i cool North American." He tries to follow a few rules: "My first aim is to write a song that's never been written before. And I'm standing in front of an audience with an accordion in my hand, so I have to suck them in right away so it might have some kind of arresting opening line. I want an element of drama, and danger." He's adamant about avoiding tired themes: "If there was a Geneva Convention on songwriting, songs about the rain or about how someone's girlfriend doesn't understand them would become a songwriting crime against humanity." There's no such baggage with Bemer's muse. Next month, he and Estella are off to play the Side Sounds Music Festival in Bergen, Norway.

As always, they're travelling light BOILER ROOM 14A coarsa language thraigriout (Thursday 200,4:30,7:10,9 50 CD, an engaging mix of folk-rock PITCH BLACK(14A Coarsa Language) No Passes Thursday 7:10,940 THE HURRICANE(14A)No Passes Thurerley 3:00,6:30,930 HANGING UPfPGCoaraa language) Thursday 7:00.9:10 Roger Levesque Roots as lead vocalist in Terror Of Tiny Town for a seven-year stretch. The Vancouver punk band made it into the United States and Europe before calling it a day and the experience was invaluable. Berner, 28, says he grew up hearing a lot of "50s and '60s folk courtesy of his parents, along with weekly musk at synagogue and the usual quotient of pop songsoff the radio. fan of the short, sharp punk statement" and of accordion in particular. "I love the way it sounds and I like the possibilities it offers as an accompaniment to a singer-songwriter.

With guitar, you're either strumming or playing lead With accordion, it's easy to play a bass line and a melodic line while you're singing. My friends told me playing it solo was better than any of the band rSNT SHE GREAT (14A coaraa languege TrEhWFm(1M)Pss8aBTrajriday Thursday 220,4:20,6:50 6:30,9:30 songwriting that balances a bit of hard-hitting punk attitude with squeezebox romance. Oh, and throw in a nod to his Jewish roots with a hint of klezmer music. All this from a multi-faceted guy who balances music making with a career writing scripts for children's television GajTERflUPTED(14A Coaraa ujnguags) THE CIDER HOUSE RULES 14A Maturs theenes) Thursday 6:35 Sesame Street included). This week, the focus is on mu I uelaBMuTYfiaADIsliirblTge I Thursday 6:40,9:10 I Ar4D AH MAnNHS 400 1.

I sic as Berner puts in four separate shows here at different STUART LITTLE PG Thursday 720 TWSormSErtSE(14A)TrRsdey 720.935 SCREAM 3(14A eMem acenes)ThurBdey venues over four days: tonight at I I :50 I THE TIGGER MOVIE (G jTnursday 7:00 THE BEACH(14A itolem and gory I Mickey Finn at 10 p.m; Friday at the Sugar Bowl (campus location) also at 10 p.m.: Saturday at i)(0n2Screer) SCREAM J(MA iMent ecena Thuredey 7:10,8:50.9:30 I I NO asses Thursday 7:00,930 THE HURRICANE (ISA No Pam Tburedey 6:45.9 40 I HANGING UP(PG Coarsa language) Thursday 7:10,9:20 I STUAJTTLrrTLE(PG) Thursday 7:05 I 3pjn. for Hair Of The Dog at the Black Dog; and Sunday as part of the Sidetrack's Variety Night THE END OF THE AFFAJR( 14A SaxuN CgrSM) Thuredey 945 I I That leaves ample chances to SU6(14ASeiueleonart)TrueoerM CINESAVE TUESDAY ALL SEATS $1.00. I I HANGING Uf(PG Coaraa 8:50,9.50 LIUUiJUmkPUlJL DEUCE BH3ALOW: MALE GIGOLO( 14A I Crude lenguegeexuel oonlent) Thursday 7:40,10:05 I catch his unique act which might be described as, well, imagine a younger, nuttier Lou Reed who plays the accordion and you've got an idea of Boner's sound. I I MAN ON THE MOON (14A)Thareday 6:4510 His previous claim to fame was END OF DAYS 18A VTotanca and disturbing conrMohrd)Triuraday I 6:55,9.20 DOUBLE JE0PAR0Y(14A Coarsa language) I TluiHiOaai T-in O-IK 4:25 8:00 10:50 TAUNTED MR RIPLEY Mcn.Tue.Tm 12:40 6:40 W00 Wad 12:40 10:00 144 THE CIDER HOUSE RULES 14A Mature oarnss) Thursday 6:30,9:00 GALAXY QUEST PG Thursday 7:30 SIMPATICO 14A Thursday 9:20 TnCHURFnCAr4E(14A)No Fusees Thursday 8:00 I THE WHOLE NaNE YAFK3S(14A)Thuraday 7:40,9:40 mi i -tu -i iu.w im nMnssme TOY STORY 2 1:30 3:45 (Gj Goner THE TIGGER MOVIE I 12:30 2 30 4:30 7:10 (G) GenenV the day's cartoon, the ANNA AND THE KINGPGVknt Thursday 6:30,930 HANGING UP 2:00 20 7:40 10:10 SHOW DAY Moo.Tuw.TIni 1:50 4:35 7:15 9-40 Wed 1:50 4:35 9:40 (PG) Parent Gllfcf8fK8 eTfTCH BLACK 2:20 5:00 7:50 10:40 144 COARSE LANGUAGE THE GREEN WLE 4:40 8:30 144 Coeree language: dUwbiiiy antf vtofenr ecenea IPG) Ptnntml Gurtano EIMIIIII JIUIIU GALAXY QUEST 2:10 5:10 PG) PwnntBt Gutfsnce THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (14A) Thursday 725,955 I I lo4S8-55001-R0r24B-4998 I r.VRK,,BEUTV 12:50 4:10 TOEWHOlf NINE YARDS THE BEACH 1:00 3:50 7:20 10:30 EXTFRDAY 11-f 1SA 1 44 Mutant mnHgorymtn yePSY-fhTQTY: NUUb MigMSy 97:00 pm A Hilarious Comedy." FANTASIA 200 (MAX) 12:30 215 41)0 5:40 7:20 00 10:45 (G) Gtmrwl WAX Advance IkM Seles: 444-US1 OKxeSNec 41 -1000 MMOWeuiitt I MAX' 111111 GARNEAU Sat, Sun Mat 20 pn flt -109 Street 433 0728 BK i il i Nigfrtty 7:00 A 9:20 pm Sat Sun Mat 10 rWMeiKIQHO (W) DetY 12 46 3 45 645 950 Mfvl.lCyTTra 3fr6977 I WEEKEND MATIHEES 85 .00 7 lr WORDS rTWT ENOUGH (1) 2 Academy Am Of wmmrem tTHC WHOt MM VMM Men 70 15 Tu-Thw700ft15 14A OrY14O 4 25 7 O550 IrPRicf mum MR.DEATHv INEXTPPJOAY 0O TOY rTOBY 1 Mon 9HW X) (S) Gaw THITWaOIIIOVTti r-(G)GKWl nescrrH sense sos4si4 AMEFJCAfl BEAUTY 715945 xs ongjape, ma arm OM.Y 2 30 4 50 7 50 10:10 WoMty GENERAL ADMISSION 54 CWLOPENTGOLOeN AQC TUESDAYS SLW WEEKEND HA TWEES BOO THE MESSEKEK STORY OF JOAN OF MC (14A) Gay wnnce tyJ coarse orguage CWCY 1 00 3 50 6 50 9 55 END OF DAYS (ISA) toert ana driuttn const may ofcndDWY 4 2010-00 THE tONE C0UICT0I QIK) DM.Y 1 50 7 25 DOUHE JE0FAIDT (W) Coarse language WLV2004 IS THREE fPm (18A) Grxfc mm ONLY 7:30 1005 POKiMON (FS) DMLf2 154 55 DOGMA OT) DHL1 7O040 HOUSE ON HAUNTED HU (141) Gory warn MLr 2.25 4 45 HUE STREAK (T4A) CWl 2 20 5 00 7 40 IQ'5 rtOWrVUilH8 fat, Sun tfcOOpm Nightly Show AJI Seats Ail Sftows $iS0 33x Muce IkiakKr Male Gloole 14A i CJEPl 1 OGEON II UT I 46 4 30 70645 MUSK OF THE HEAKT (0) QNLY205 4 407 )045 MAN ON THf MOON (14A) ONLY I 56 4 30 7 00 8:30 END OF MVS (1U) AjW and rjrjrsjrt, (TOY ahnd ONLY 4 20 1000 THE TOOER nova; Men LIS 100 45 7 Tue-Thu 7 00 Gi Ganefaf AMEMCAN BEAUTY Mon M0 440710 MO Tue-nl7 1040 ItACtoMxyomi SNOW OAYMon 1:45 4:15 Tue-TNi 715 30 (PG) PrnmSanc THE SHEEN MLE eS ma Crane traat dWurftmc anrf warm THE WHOLE NINE YAROS Mon 2:00 4 30 7 JO 9:50 Tue-Trn 7:30 SO 144 CFNFPLE? OCETt i MRU, ms HMI IHi TAUNTED ML MPLEY S46 tX 144 ANGELAS ASHES SIS MA SNOW DAT 7 S-3S (PQ) PMnW OMtra THEOREENaaLE BO 144 CeareiknpiavK defciftne ntf trie anf ecvaieal WE WHOLE MME TAMOS 740 US 144 Crude brxxjaqe. soma! contort i :wrtio7.iMopn.faiper 71 NOW PLMiG! fB g.

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