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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015
Quartetto Gelato brings eclectic sounds
Review
B Y E LLEN T EMPLAR
W
ith the curtain open,
platform,
micro-
phone and bright
stage lights all in place,
there is anticipation of what is
to come. Enter Seacoast
Entertainment
Association
Board
Members
Nancy
and Mike Pearson with a very
enthusiastic introduction for
Quartetto Gelato.
From the opening, rousing
Romanian
folk
tune
“Romamolda
Hora”
to
the really lovely encore end-
ing, this unique collection
of quartet musicians provided
a
colorful
rainbow
of
music, entertainment and
humor.
Hora is the word for
“dance” in many countries and
this group of talented and
skillful musicians seemed to
do just that often during the
evening.
Tapping his toe to the Hora,
Peter DeSotto displayed his
many abilities on the violin
from gypsy slide techniques to
classical harmonics.
DeSotto has been the leader
of this group that has been
traveling the world with its
music for 23 years. His expert-
ise on the violin is solid,
though some of his technique
is interesting.
DeSotto provided a new
experience as a violinist suc-
cessfully utilizing cello arm
vibrato and fiddler’s finger
vibrato along with classical
wrist vibrato.
His tone and intonation
were perfect. Harmonics are
not easy to play and can be
quite awful on the ear if not
played perfectly. DeSotto’s
harmonics can only be
described as heavenly.
DeSotto sang several selec-
COURTESY PHOTO
SEAcoast board members Mike and Nancy Pearson with Peter DeSotto, Colin Maier, Liza
McLellan with her daughter and Alexander Sevastian of Quartetto Gelato
tions during the evening.
His singing was charming,
especially the traditional
“Londonderry Air” encore.
However, it was difficult to
hear at times and to under-
stand the words in the many
languages in which he sang.
Now picture a café in Paris
for the quartet’s rendition of
Edith Piaf’s famous “La Vie
En Rose.” DeSotto’s exquisite
violin solos were beautifully
harmonized by Colin Maier’s
oboe.
Maier also displayed his
perfectly-pitched playing in
the Latin piece “Cigano” com-
posed by Fafa Lemos. The
multi-talented Maier also
entertained with his gymnastic
talents late in the program and
his great sense of humor.
In addition Maier demon-
strated the difficult technique
of circular breathing during
the traditional Scot tune “The
Pipes,” sounding exactly like
the bagpipes he was imitating.
Humor
peppered
the
evening as DeSotto and others
introduced music selections
and each other.
Admitting she did not know
who Dean Martin was,
Elizabeth, “Liza,” McLellan
gave over introduction of
Domenico
Modugno’s
“Volare,” a song Martin made
famous, to others.
On tour with her adorable
four-month-old
daughter,
McLellan accompanied, fid-
dled, soloed and did very
unusual things on her cello
with such expertise that she
made it look easy.
It is not.
Musicians not only need
skill but also the ability to fol-
low each other, listen and play
together cohesively. McLellan
accomplished this with obvi-
ous joy as she often rocked to
the music and retained a most
beautiful smile.
Hailing from the Republic
of Belarus and Russia,
Alexander Sevastian plays the
Russian “bayan,” which we
know as a “button” accordion.
Contemplating the 227 but-
tons on this instrument is a bit
mind-boggling, but during
both Jossy Abramovich’s
“Gypsy Fantasia” and Charles
Cozens’ “Celtic Dances,”
Sevastian perfectly demon-
strated why he has been the
world champion accordionist
four times. His fingers fly and
the music flows strongly and
sweetly.
Quartetto Gelato’s non-stop
energetic concert was sixth in
SEA’s 2014-2015 concert sea-
son.
Don’t miss SEA’s next
exciting concert, the ever pop-
ular Eugene Symphony, on
Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m., with
a pre-concert talk at 6:15 p.m.
For tickets call the FEC box
office at 541-997-1994.
Oregon Dunes DAR
celebrates seven years
Oregon Dunes Chapter
Daughters of the American
Revolution will celebrate its
seventh birthday with a lunch-
eon at Spice Restaurant on
April 24.
Chartered in 2008 with 12
organizing members, the chap-
ter now has 30 members who
proved their lineal descent
from a patriot of the American
Revolution.
Oregon Dunes Chapter rep-
resents just a fraction of the
177,000 member organization
that is celebrating 125 years
since it was founded in 1890.
Next month the chapter will
award a third $500 scholarship
to a member of the graduating
class of Siuslaw High School
who has turned their educa-
tional life around or overcome
an obstacle to succeed.
The chapter will soon pub-
lish a cookbook titled, DAR,
Delicious Ancestral Recipes.
The book includes recipes
from member’s families as
well as historical information
from Revolutionary times.
To pre-order the $15 cook-
book, call Mary Gill at 541-
902-8488. Proceeds help the
chapter with local endeavors
and award their scholarship.
In Florence, the Oregon
Dunes chapter creates an
annual
display
for
Constitution
Week
in
September, participates in the
Memorial
Day
Wreath
Ceremony, Flag Retirement
Ceremony and Veteran’s Day
Parade.
Members
distribute
Christmas cards to residents at
assisted living facilities and
nursing homes in Florence and
collect “Labels for Education”
for DAR supported schools
including Chemawa Indian
School in Salem.
They have also sent “Love
Boxes” to deployed military
troops, collected and donated
items to Roseburg Veterans
hospital and presented several
Community Service Awards.
Chapter meetings are held
September through May,
where members enjoy social
time with each other and hear
interesting speakers.
DAR is a non-profit, non-
political volunteer women’s
service organization dedicated
to promoting patriotism, pre-
serving American history and
securing America’s future
through better education for
children.
Women interested in the
DAR can contact Ellie Duree
at 541-997-6613 to attend a
meeting as a guest.
To learn even more
about the Daughters of the
American Revolution, visit
www.dar.org.
Volunteer drivers needed
Help support local veter-
ans in need of transportation
to medical appointments
at the Portland VA Medical
Center.
A few points about
volunteering as a driver:
free breakfast and lunch
the day you volunteer,
12 passenger van, easy
to drive and no CDL
required.
There is a physical
and
background
check
required, provided at no cost
by the VA.
There are a few steps to
complete to become a VA
volunteer driver.
For more information,
contact voluntary services
at 503-273-5042 or call
Bob Richardson in Florence
at 541-902-3122.
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