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Eugene Symphony to observe Mount St. Helens’anniversary courtesty of Eugene Symphony Kristen Halay will be featured on the flute in ‘Nature’ this Thursday with the Eugene Symphony. ■ The symphony will premiere ‘Nature,’ a musical depiction of a volcano’s eruption By Eric Pfeiffer Oregon Daily Emerald Now you can relive the ex citement of the Mount St. He lens eruption without choking on the smoke. This Thursday, the Eugene Symphony will premiere “Na ture,” a tribute to the 20th an niversary of the famed Mount St. Helens eruption. “Nature” will feature guest conductor Takao Kanayama in a multi-part performance that explores an array of emotions and interactions associated with the volcano’s monumen tal eruption. The symphony will also fea ture Kristen Halay on flute. Halay has been playing the flute since age eight. She is currently the principle flute player for the Eugene Sympho ny, Oregon Mozart Players, Eu gene Opera, and the Oregon Festival of American Music, according to the Eugene Sym phony Web site. Seattle composer Alan Hov haness will recreate the events surrounding the eruption, fea turing his own music as well as movements produced by other composers. Other compositions featured include Beethoven’s “Pas torale,” which opens the con cert. Hovhaness’ symphony “Mount St. Helens,” and a flute concerto by Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu are also featured. Haley is fea tured soloist. The symphony’s second movement, “Spirit Lake,” at tempts to capture the beauty of the mountain’s lake with “gen tly vibrating, liquid-sounding bells and expressive melodies for English horn and other solo winds,” according to the Eu gene Symphony Web site. After the more intense movements are completed, the dawn hymn returns in what Hovhaness describes as “a hymn of praise to the youthful power and grandeur of the Cas cades, the volcanic energy re newing the vitality of our beau tiful planet, the life-giving power that builds mountains, rising majestically, piercing the clouds of heaven.” Guest conductor Kanayama and featured soloist Halay will host an informal talk and per formance highlights after the show. “Nature” premiers at 8 p.m. today at the Hult Center’s Silva Concert Hall. Tickets are $12 36 and $10 for students and youth concert goers. Tickets are available at Hult Center Box Office, 682-5000, and at the EMU Ticket Outlet. lohn Henry’s Dance Nights no cover for women!! 136 E. 11th, Eugene 342-3358 008927 Tow's Tea House 40 year; culinary experience in South Eart Arian Cuirine • Whole firh $>d>-50 • Noodle roup bowl $2.75 • Dinner; from $>3.75 Tofu, vegetarian, reafood, chicken, beef, lamb Dinner hourr: 5-9 Wed-Sun Dim Sum lunch: Sat df Sun 788 W. 7th Ave. • 343-8805 Healthy • Inexpensive Locals spring in to play one show courtesy of Mare Wakefield Mare Wakefield and her band have received critical acclaim for their second CD, ‘Factory.’ The band will perform Friday at Sam Bond’s Garage. ■ The Mare Wakefield Band released its second recording and will be in town Friday for its only spring show By Eric Pfeiffer Oregon Daily Emerald Local musician and outspoken artist Mare Wakefield will be performing with her band this Friday at Sam Bond’s Garage. The Mare Wakefield Band re cently released their second recording “Factory” to critical acclaim. Their appearance at Sam Bond’s Garage wijl be the band’s only local appearance this spring. For those unfamiliar with the band’s sound, the Mare Wake field Band can best be described as acoustic rock with a sociopo litical flare. “The first thing you’ll notice at a Mare show is her laid-back style and down-to-earth stage presence,” said a press release from Seedling Productions. Now, a laid-back approach is not something entirely unique to the Eugene scene, but Wake field offers a diverse array of sounds on her new release, “Factory.” The album is a intro spective departure for Wake field and the band but still pro vides much entertainment for her audience. “If Wakefield’s lyrics don’t bring a smile to your face, then the rhythm will definitely set your foot tapping to the beat,” said Rory Leweling, a reporter for the Daily Barometer in Cor vallis. “Factory” opens with “Be the One,” a funk-infused song that finds Wakefield lamenting on previous relation ships. Many of the songs are rhythm based, including the next song, “Fighting.” From there, the album moves into a country mode, with the track “New Boy,” which recounts Mare telling her mom about a new boyfriend. “Comfort” is a blues-driven track with myste rious lyrics that are left to the listener’s interpretation. The Mare Wakefield Band doesn’t shy away from combin ing influences on this album ei ther. “Compound” is a mixture of both country and reggae sounds, which can invoke multi ple images and feelings in the minds of listeners. There are more emotionally driven tracks as well, such as “Sewing Ma chine,” a touching piece about Wakefield’s grandmother. The al bum ends with more country in fluence, including the album’s closing track, “Ghost of John Denver.” As one might expect, “Ghost” is a heart-felt tribute to the late folk master. Recently, music critics have lavished the band with critical praise, including Rocket reporter Scott Lewis who wrote, “Wake field has a clear, energetic and confident voice that bounces off the band’s thick walls quite well and even holds humor.” Beyond Wakefield, the band consists of other local, talented musicians. Drummer David Bur row received his bachelor’s de gree from the University School of Music. Since graduating, he has performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Peter Erskine and Ben Wilfe. Bass player Ari Lindgren was born and raised in New York City. Lindgren joined Mare Wakefield in 1998. Other guest musicians on the album include local artists Chris Funk, Laura Kemp and the band Honeybuck et. Those interested in hearing the band before their perform ance can pick up their new al bum or catch them on local music stations KWVA and KLCC. Also, the Mare Wake field Band will be performing this Friday, April 14, at Sam Bond’s Garage, 407 Blair Blvd. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $4.
