r 26,19 91 Thursday, September 26, 1991 The Battalion Page 5 Fe than wha; / listening to lnd previous ies Hetfield's ust might bf he God Tha- idvocates ol 1 see faith it /ou heartho hear faith ; the promise 'g hand helj ed nail/ Fo|. ?d". istian Science ir children to beliefs has years in the has criticism is this, lut True," most disturb- concerns pee ives through h their own sm. "I'm / I'm al.../I'm you sad but true g possibilih at be talking ir own fan; ■ of mind onlt mes, shutting n the work be, but they n't usually as- blic with the in Metallic! r. With then d influence, ?e even more experimeni cal style from Add to this stance by the just may see g little tnrasl a become one ands of the K! Classical Music Concerts Warsaw Philharmonic to perform Bach, Chopin, Schubert By Martha Rice The Battalion The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world's leading musical ensembles, will appear in Rudder on Friday, opening the 1991- 92 season for OP AS. The Philharmonic first performed in public in November 1901, and has been highly ac claimed since World War I. Great performers of all times have accompanied the orchestra over the years, which was briefly disbanded during World War II. Since the 1947-48 season, the name War saw Philharmonic has echoed in the corners of the world, from music festivals in Vienna and Moscow to concert halls in Japan, Italy and the United States. The orchestra is accompanied by its own choir which boasts a repertoire of over 100 oratorios ranging from medieval to contemporary styles. The orchestra is currently under the direc tion of Kazimierz Kord, whose background in cludes studying at the School of Music in Gra ce and directing the Cracow Opera and the Polish National Radio and Television Orches tra. Kord came to direct the Warsaw Philhar monic in 1977. Like the Philharmonic's guest pianist for Friday's performance, Piotr Paleczny, Kord has been involved recently with the international Chopin Piano Competi tion, a competiton that seeks to reward the * r OPEN ALL DAY 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m 7 DAYS A WEEK world's greatest pianists. Paleczny studied at the Warsaw Conserva tory and has received many awards for his playing. The ensemble will be performing three classical works: "Toccata and Fugue in D mi nor" by Johann Sebastian Bach, "Piano Concer to No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11" by Frederic Chopin, and "Symphony No. 9 in C major" by Franz Schubert. According to musicologists, the "'Toccata and Fugue'...is a work of youthful exuberance, a brilliant showpiece, composed by a musician of dazzling virtuosity..." Chopin debuted his "Piano Concerto" in 1830 to a welcoming public at the concert that would be his last. The final piece, by Schubert, "presents a challenge to the artistic, technical and physical powers of conductors and orchestral players." Robert Schumann, who directed the work after Schubert's death, called it the "symphony of heavenly length." This OPAS season continues with "M. But terfly” on October 6, and the Bolshoi Ballet/Grigorovich Company will present "Swan Lake" October 16-20. For more informa tion, call 845-1234. Brazos Valley Symphony opens season with pops concert By Margaret Coltman The Battalion The Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra's Renaissance Season opened triumphantly with its New World Pops Concert on Tuesday evening. Aptly named, the program consisted exclusively of American works. While it is unusual to open a season with a pops concert, conductor Franz Krager's amiable commentaries and the orchestra's fine perfor mance made the absence of more traditional repertoire forgivable. The brief but bright introduction to the program was John Wasson's "American Fanfare.^ Scored for brass, woodwinds and percussion, it showed off notable section talents. Composer-in-residence Julie Davison Larson is to be lauded for her evocation of heroic spirit in "For Which it Stands," written in response to Desert Storm. Composed for computer and orchestra, it is somewhat minimalistic, and the strings had sentimental lines under the continuum of the computer. The inclusion of John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever," led by a guest conductor, was unusual, but Krager explained that the work was rained out on the July 4 concert this year. The winner of the auction gave the honor of conducting to his son - a young boy dressed in tails/ no less, who kept the beat very nicely. Ron Nelson's "Rocky Point Holiday" was well-played, and gave the impressions the composer was trying to evoke - a wind-swept resort on the east coast called Rocky Point. The highlight of the evening was Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story: Symphonic Dances." Communication between the orchestra and Krager was at a high and the piece came off superbly, although the "cool" fugue lacked essential energy. At times, the orchestra seemed to be tired, which it may well have been, considering the length of the work. The main problem with Aaron Copland's "Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes" was the musicians' tentativeness. The devilish rhythms no doubt contributed to this, but the entire work was affected. "Rodeo" has such raw, open spirit, and it knows when the musicians are scared of it - and it will refuse to work. After such a demanding program, it is no surprise that George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" did not have the emotional edge of the earlier works on the program. However, it had remarkable beautiful moments, especially in the sentimental melody that reappears in many voices and instruments. The unique relationship between Krager and the orchestra is clearly evident. It would seem that mutual respect reaps positive results. 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