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■ Concert review Classical music delights full house of listeners University Symphony features professor Nancy Andrew as W.A. Mozart's Concerto No. 2 flute soloist BY TIFFANY JOW DAILY EMERALD FREELANCE REPORTER Dressed in blue and sparkling, soloist Nancy Andrew played poised and animated, her flute singing and the orchestra behind her. At times the flute seemed to supersede its to mi of an instrument and become a voice that glided gracefully beside the strings and guided each movement. One could al most hear Andrew’s flute sing the words. Andrew was the featured faculty soloist for W.A. Mozart’s Concerto No. 2, part of the University Symphony’s concert Sunday. With the guidance of conductor Wayne Bennett, the sym phony played the Academic Festival Overture by Johannes Brahms and Hary Janos Suite by Zoltak Kodaly in addition to the concerto by Mozart. The performance opened with the Brahms overture, a grand introduction. Bennett said this piece is one of Brahms’ “most well-known.” “It’s upbeat, and has four sections of traditional, university-type songs,” he said. “It’s a very light-hearted piece,” principle cellist Jonathan Vetter said. “It’s kind of boisterous, and a fun piece to play.” Next, the orchestra performed Mozart’s concerto. "It was written by Mozart over the winter of 1777 to 1778,” said Andrew. “It’s a beautiful work. It sounds like Mozart’s operas — very much like an aria,” Andrew said. This is Andrew’s first year with the University. Having previously played with the University of Arizona and the wind ensemble of Youngstown State University, Andrew praised the Univer sity symphony’s excitement. “They’re sensitive as collaborators and play at a high level, and Wayne is a constant musician who rehearses ex traordinarily well,” she said. “Nancy is a fine soloist,” Bennett said. “We’re really looking forward to having her. We try to feature our facul ty artists.” The final piece composed by Hun garian composer Kodaly was per formed by Hary Janos. The orchestra played six movements from the opera. “The piece starts out very serious,” Vetter said. “The first note sounds like a sneeze. In the Hungarian culture, any song that is preceded by sneeze is probably not true. The piece is about a man who makes himself out to be a war hero and goes into taverns and tells people about his adventures. It’s a crazy piece, very extroverted. ” Overall, it was a strong, beautiful performance. The orchestra was ex quisitely smooth and generous in sound, and played with great artistry and visible passion. This performance is part of several concerts the University orchestra has scheduled for the year. “The orchestra has been really busy this year,” Bennett said. “We played at the Hult Center on Oct. 31 with Hel muth Rilling, the director of the Ore gon Bach Festival.” “This was the first time the orches tra was featured at the Hult,” Andrew said. “It was phenomenal. They played really well. The community really supported it; the house was full except for the balcony.” PFC: Motion to decrease Pocket Playhouse's budget rejected Nicole Barker | Photographer Persis Pohowalla and Colin Andres listen to a a proposal in the PFC budget hearings Thursday. Continued from page 1A intense questioning, PFC chair woman Persis Pohowalla said. If every proposed budget was ap proved as is, “the incidental fee would skyrocket,” Pohowalla said. The executive recommendation is based on how much money the group spent last year, how it was accounted for and how much the group raised, Sweetman said. PFC met with representatives from the Athletic Department Finance Com mittee, the Arts and Administrative Student Forum, the Spencer View Ten ants Council, the Pocket Playhouse and Species Equality Through Action on Thursday. The Athletic Department Finance Committee and the Spencer View Tenants Council will have to wait un til January when a new stipend mod el is in place before their budgets can be approved. “We can’t start approving budgets with one stipend model and then change stipend models,” Pohowalla told ADFC representative and Student Senator Kevin Day. University Theater’s Pocket Play house was the first group to present its proposed 2005-06 budget. The propos al was subjected to intense question ing from committee members as they debated the necessity of certain as pects of the budget and what prece dent their decisions would set for the subsequent budget hearings. Upon hearing that money was avail able in the group’s fundraising ac count, PFC member Mason Quiroz made a motion to decrease the budg et, citing the group’s ample fundrais ing account as proof that it can survive with less incidental fee funds than it was requesting. Some ASUO officials voiced concern over the precedent such a motion could set for the remaining hearings. “The motion on the table is almost punishing them for doing a good job fundraising,” Diss said. The motion was rejected after com mittee members concluded it could be taken by groups as an incentive to de crease fundraising efforts. The group was granted a budget of approximately $3,000, an increase of about 3 percent, just shy of the re quested amount. The Arts and Administrative Stu dent Forum saw its budget decreased by 17 percent, a result of the group spending only 66 percent of last year’s budget. AASF representatives said they were unaware that only a portion of last year’s budget had been spent and would do everything pos sible to ensure that doesn’t happen again this year. Species Equality Through Action also received a budget of $893, a two and a half percent increase from last year. meghanncaniff@dailyemerald. com IN BRIEF City Council approves housing ordinance After years of debate between area landlords, renters and City Councilors, Eugene finally has en forceable housing standards. The Eugene City Council ap proved the housing standards ordi nance during a work session Mon day evening after debate over the inclusion of several amendments. The Eugene Citizens for Housing Standards formed last year to work with the city to draft a suitable housing standards ordinance. The City Council unanimously ap proved a motion to create the ordi nance last May. At a public hearing Nov. 8 many area landlords voiced concerns about justification for the ordi nance and its unnecessary costs. All Councilors supported the housing standards ordinance, but many were concerned that the fee landlords have to pay is too high. “I feel like this got somewhat too costly and...too expansive,” Coun cilor Nancy Nathanson said. Councilor David Kelly said the cost and size of the program is nec essary to ensure that “everyday folks” have access to safe housing. Councilor Gary Pape had con cerns with the ordinance but said it is overall “a good piece of commu nity and government work. ” —Meghann M. Cuniff Eugene Saturday Market’s Holiday Market Open This Friday - Sunday, Nov. 26 - 28 Also Dec. 4-5,11-12,18-19,22-24 10 am to 6 pm 02/24km) A"»e Handcrafted Gifts . Food Court. 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