Word: pianos
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...child in Akron, where her father was an optometrist, she practiced the piano religiously for an hour every day, even though she often hated it. As a student at Akron's Firestone High School, she was a member of the honor society, the French club, the chemistry club and the math club (the only girl among 15 boys), and had perfect scores of 800 on her Scholastic Aptitude Tests. "I can still see this little, short brunet in bobby socks and saddle shoes, quiet as a mouse," said Donald Nutter, a math teacher. "If you had a question...
...wire mesh. A young amateur's play- within-a-play, supposedly taking place in the night air of this retreat in the Russian countryside, turns into a laser show that drags viewers' eyes to the theater ceiling. Naturalistic scenes are interrupted by speeches snarled at the audience, by Scriabin piano works played onstage and by dimly lit, nap- length silences...
SPARKS FLY when Arthur and Jenner literally stumble upon each other. Equally important, their voices blend wonderfully. Indeed, the singing throughout the show is remarkably strong. The three leads stand out but there is nary a stray note from anyone. Laurence Sobel's musical direction sparkles as does his piano playing, which serves the show so well...
...poems themselves is the music by Oliver Messiaen. Written while a Nazi prisoner of war, Messiaen's "Quatuor pour lafin" is highly discordant and provocative. Sullivan alternates the poems' natural divisions with those in the music, imposing lengthy pauses, perhaps for speculation. The four musicians, Yoon-Sun Lee on piano, John Montgomery on clarinet, Alan Gilbert on violin and Ruth Maurice on cello are all first rate, contributing to a carefully crafted and entertaining production...
Robert Tumarkin and Marilyn Smith: piano music, New School of Music 25 Lowell St, Cambridge...