James DePreist Announces Oregon
Symphony’s 97th Season
Plano Man and Jazz Legend Andrew
Hill Presents an “ Informance” and
Joins Faculty at PSU
1992-1993 Classical Season highlights include an exciting mix of
established masterpieces and blockbuster works, including performances
of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral;" Concerts featuring renowned
guest artists and conductors; a wide variety of new works, and works new
to the Oregon Symphony; featured performances by the Symphony ’s own
artists; and classical “Specials" with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Yo-Yo
Ma, James Galway, Garrick Ohlsson, Sarah Chang and Lorin Hollander.
A blend o f beloved masterpieces
and emerging repertoire make up the
p ro g ra m m in g
fo r the O reg on
Symphony’ s97thseason, Music Direc­
tor James DePreistannounced. Included
in DePreist’ s 13th season w ith the Sym­
phony w ill be performances o f 12 works
new to the Oregon Symphony, several
classic works that are rarely performed
by any orchestra, and a season-ending
grand finale featuring Beethoven’ s Sym­
phony No. 9, “ Choral.” A distinguished
roster o f guest artists and conductors,
many making their Oregon Symphony
debuts, is scheduled to jo in the orches­
tra throughout the season.
The Oregon Symphony’ s season
comprises 14 subscription concerts,
running September 1992 through June
1993, which also are packaged in two
sets o f seven concerts (Series A and
Series B). The concerts arc held Sun­
days at 7:30 p.m. and Monday and
Tuesdays at 8 p.m. at the A rlene
Schnitzer Concert H all in downtown
Portland, Oregon. In advance o f the
first subscription program Sept. 20-22,
the Oregon Symphony season w ill o ffi­
cially kick o ff w ith an opening night
Gala Concert on Saturday evening, Sept.
12. The Gala Concert w ill feature the
return (by popular demand) o f 12-year-
old vio lin virtuoso Sarah Chang and the
ever-popular pianist Lorin Hollander.
DePreist w ill conduct a program in­
cluding Tchaikovsky’ s “ Romeo and
Juliet,’’ Tchaikovsky’sViolinC oncerto,
and Beethoven’ s Choral Fantasy.
Paragon Cable to Rebroadcast National Urban
League’s “ State of Black America 1992” Address
Portland’s Paragon Cable w ill re­
broadcast the National Urban League’ s
release o f The State o f Black A m e rica
1992 several times during February
(Black H istory Month) and March. The
program, in w hich N ational Urban
League President John E. Jacob reports
on the current status and conditions o f
A frican Americans, was taped January
21st, in Washington D.C.
Paragon’ s Channel 30 w ill carry
the 90-minute program on Feb. 24 at
6:30 p.m., Feb. 27 at 9 a.m., March 1 at
8:30 p.m., March 16at 1:30p.m..March
1 7at6p.m .,M arch21 at6:30p.m .,and
March 27 at 9 a.m.
Dr. D arrylTukufu,president o f the
Urban League o f Portland, encourages
those interested in issues affecting A f ­
rican Americans to watch the program.
“ We at the Urban League o f Portland
have a great responsibility to educate
and inform the public and those we
serve about the true condition o f A f r i­
can Americans in this country and in
our city. The State o f B lack A m erica
1992 enables us to do just that as we
seek to find ways to make a difference
in the A frican American com m unity.”
The State o f B lack A m e rica is
the single most authoritative, annual
document examining the current status
and conditions o f A frican Americans.
It presents analyses o f key issues by
distinguished African American schol­
ars. The book contains papers address­
ing the disparities in American society
and gives insights into the solutions for
achieving equality and justice.
John E. Jacob described some o f
the report’ s highlights, including the
National Urban League’s Marshall Plan
for America proposal, in an address to
the Urban League o f Portland’ s Equal
Opportunity Dinner on February 13.
For inform ation about how to o r­
der copies o f State o f B la ck A m e rica
1992 contact Michael Pullen at the
Urban League o f Portland (503) 280-
2600.
Recording artist, pianist composer,
scholar and jazz legend Andrew H ill
presents a free “ informance” at Port­
land Slate U niversity Tuesday, March
10, at 5 p.m. in Room 75 Lin coln Hall.
In a presentation entitled From Rag­
tim e Past Bebop: The H is to ry o f the
Solo Piano in A m e rican M usic, H ill
w ill discuss and demonstrate the role o f
the solo piano in the jazz tradition. He
w ill discuss the contributions o f artists
such as Jelly R oll M orton, A rt Tatum,
Cecil T aylor and Thelonious M onk, to
Superstars Prince and Janet Jackson receive top honors at the sixth
annual Soul Train Music Awards, produced live on March 10, 1992. Multi­
talented Prince is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Heritage Award
for Career Achievement. Grammy Award winner Janet Jackson receives
the Sammy Davis, Jr. Award for Entertainer of the Year.
“Greater Things Than These,” A New
Gospel Musical, Opens Friday, March
6, at Fire House Theatre
“ Greater Things Than These,” a
brand new gospel musical w ritten by
Ed Tow nley w ith music and lyrics by
Andrew Schoneberg, w ill open on F ri­
day, March 6, fo r one weekend only at
the Fire House Theatre, 1436 S.W.
Montgomery in Portland. Seventeen
local performers are featured in the
musical, which is produced by Spirit
Expressing, a U nity m inistry dedicated
to the spiritual power o f creative ex­
pression.
“ Greater Things Than These” is
the story o f fiv e people who, for vari­
ous reasons, feel trapped in their own
lives, powerless over poverty, illness,
loneliness and negative relationships.
They encounter a mysterious band o f
travelling performers whose message
is that every person has the power to
choose and change. They state their
case by acting o ut contem porary
“ p a ra b le s ,”
and
by
s in g in g
Schoneberg’ s lively gospel score. What
happens as negative defeatism cncoun-
Slides And Lectures By
Artist Richard S. Brown
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ters a relentless positive energy is the
evening’ s theme.
Author Ed Townley, who is also
directing the production, is a newly
ordained Unity minister w ith an exten­
sive background as an actor, director
and playw right, largely in Chicago.
Andrew Schoneberg is a songwriter
who recently moved to Portland from
Southern California. The cast includes
T ricia Barry, M ichael H. Bennett,
Marcus Carson, Marsha Carson, Joyce
C lardy, W endy Langner, C hyerel
Mayes, Edna Mayes, George M. Mayes,
Wanda M ills, Kaycheri Rappaport, Ida
Reid, Andrew Schoneberg, W ill Sloan,
M ark Snook, Linda M. Teslow, Phillis
W hitmore, and Jonah W illbach.
“ Greater Things Than These” w ill
be presented Friday, March 6 and Sat­
urday, March 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday,
March 8 at 2 p.m. Tickets arc S10.00
for all performances. Reservations and
further information are available by
phoning 281-5441.
A fashion show which highlights
African-Am erican models in traditional
and contemporary wear w ill be held
Saturday, Feb. 29,4 :3 0 to 5:30 p.m. at
Portland Com m unity College-Cascade
Campus, 705 N. K illingsw orth, in the
Cascade H all Auditorium . The public
is invited. Suggested donations arc S8
from the general public, $5 for PCC
students.
The event is sponsored by Project
Independence, located on the Cascade
Campus,and ispartof month-long Black
History Month activities at Portland
Com m unity College.
Project Independence assists single
parents and displaced homemakers who
want to become self-sufficient. The
program offers career assessment and
counseling; support groups; andclasses
on self-esteem, work values, effective
comm unication skills and tim e and
monev management.
Sute Rep. Margaret Carter w ill
provide remarks.
For more inform ation, please con­
tact Rita W hite, Project Independence
student and fashion show coordinator,
at 244-6111, Ext. 5249.
W ho: Richard J. Brown, Photographer
W hat: “ Open Yours Eyes” Part II
W hen: Show: February 20-March 20
Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Reception for the Artist: March 3,3:30-
6:30 p.m.
Slides and Lecture by the Artist: Thurs­
day, March 12, 8 a.m.
W here: The Cabell Center Foyer at
The Catlin Gabel School
8825 S.W. Barnes Road, Portland (next
to St. Vincent Hospital)
Richard J. Brown is a community
activist who happens to be a photogra­
pher. His mission and the focus o f his
works are bestexpressed by the photog­
rapher himself:
M y latestexhibit “ Open Your Eyes”
addresses the issue o f “ not knowing
where to find any,” “ they’ re not inter­
ested,” “ can’ t find any that are quali­
fied,” etc., when it applies to African
Americans and affirm ative action, cul­
tural diversity and equal opportunity.
The portraits focus on members o f
my immediatecommunity ranging from
religious leaders to workers. The im ­
ages are accompanied by the subject’s
name and a capsule o f accomplish­
ments and interests that beg, “ Open
your eyes, sec us, engage us.”
Richard Brown, originally from
Harlem, New York, now makes his
home in Portland, Oregon. He has been
a freelance photographer since 1976.
His is a Commissioner on the M etro­
politan Arts Commission, serves on a
steering committee for Ageing and the
Arts, is on the Board o f Directors for
Oregon Folk A rt and F o lklifc Program
as w ell as the Board o f Portland Photo­
graphic Forum.
name a few.
Also, beginning spring term, H ill
w ill jo in the PSU faculty as an associate
professor o f the Department o f Music.
As part o f the U niversity’ s Jazz Studies
Program he w ill teach tw o courses in
Jazz Im provisation, one an advanced
class performing ensemble.
As a historian and jazz man h im ­
self, Andrew H ill is in a perfect position
to give this lecture/performance. The
names o f his friends, acquaintances and
colleagues read like a w ho’ s who o f
music legends. H ill learned keyboard
from the records o f Bud P o w ell,
Thelonious M onk and A rt Tatum. In
Chicago he worked w ith W ilb u r Ware,
Gene Ammons, Roy Eldridge, Ben
Webster, Serge Chaloff, Johnny G riffith,
Eddie “ L o c k ja w ” Davis and M iles
Davis. He toured w ith Dinah Washing­
ton. In New Y ork he backed A1 Hibbler,
Johnny Hartman, C lifford Jordan, Jackie
McLean and Kenny Dorham. He joined
Rahsaan Roland K irk ’ s band; recorded
w ith Joe Henderson, Hank Mobley,
Richard Davis, Roy Haynes, Bobby
H u tc h e rs o n , E lv in Jones, K e nn y
Dorham, Eric Dolphy, Anthony W il­
liams, John G ilm ore,Freddie Hubbard,
Ron Carter, Sam Rivers, Lee Morgan,
Booker Ervin and W oody Shaw. H ill’s
influences also included Western com ­
posers such as Claude Debussy and
Paul Hindemith w ith whom he studied
from 1950-52.
Besides an ensemble leader or side
man, H ill has also been music coordi­
nator fo r a u th o r/p la y w rig h t L e R o i
Jones’ (a.k.a. A m iri Baraka) Black A r t­
ists Repertory Theatre. And in 1970 he
was appointed composer-in-residence
at Colgate University where his compo­
sitions for string quartet and orchestra
were performed.
H ill’s series o f recordings for the
Blue Note label in the 1960s are consid­
ered classics. More recent recordings
have been released to wide critica l ac­
claim as w ell. His 1989 release, E te r­
nal S p irit, was addressed by D avid
Rosenthall who wrote “ Eternal S pirit
shows that, while m ellow ing w ith age,
[H ill] has lost none o f his authority.
L ike monk, he creates his own musical
universe and thereby galvanizes other
musicians into inspired performances.”
In 1991 H ill released B u t N o t F a re ­
well.
H ill’s “ informance” on March 10
is partially sponsored by PSU. For more
information, contact Charlie Gray in
PSU’ s Department o f Music, 725-3029.
For more information on H ill’ s PSU
faculty position, contact music depart­
ment Chair Stanley Stanford at 725-
3011.
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