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B6 February 22, 2013 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Western Carolinian Gabriel Dondi Goni recreates original pieces Ceillie Simkiss Staff Writer The Western Carolina University School of . Music presented guest flutist Gabriel Dondi Goni and pianist Lillian Pearson in a recital at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Free to the public, the Coulter Recital Hall was partially full. All of the pieces that were performed at this recital. were performed entirely on the instru- ments for which they were originally com- posed. This meant that instead of playing an arrangement for modern instruments, they played each piece exactly how the composer intended it to be heard. It featured two instruments dur- ing the first two pieces that are rarely played anymore, the traverso and the harpsichord, and it was exciting to hear these older instruments. The traverso, also . known as a transverse flute, was invented and used between the years 1600 and 1760. It is made of four sections of wood, where the modern flute is usually made of three sections of nickel silver or sterling silver. The sound of a traverso is warmer thanamodern flute. Harpsichords are similar to an old piano and used regularly in Renaissance and Ba- roque music. The harp- * Jamie North Staff Writer Many takes on zombies have occurred through- out the years; however, a post-apocalyptic tale of Romeo & Juliet told _ *hrough the perspective of a zombie and a human is new to the table. Based off the book Warm Bodies. by Isaac Marion, the movie follows the tale of a zombie, R, played by Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: First Class, Skins), as he questions his life as a zombie when he falls for the female heroine, Julie, played by Teresa Palmer. This movie is a roman- tic comedy and plays out much like the clas- sic tale of Romeo and Juliet, including the ever-popular balcony scene. The families keep two completely different individuals who have fallen in love apart. In a post-apocalyptic setting, where a disease or virus has wiped out most of the human popu- lation, R spends his days wandering an airport the zombies callhome. . He is not sure what he wants with life anymore until he stumbles upon a group of teenagers hes hunting and sees Julie. Rends up killing Julies boyfriend Perry, played by Dave Franco. An interesting aspect of this movie is that zombies TARZAN Continued from page B5 - -pleted, they were sent to Frazier to compose and score the entirely new musical underscore for the show. Connelly said the script is packed with ad- venture and that aspect creates a huge demand for sound effects and musical underscore. The script calls for 36 sound effects and 19 pieces of musical under- score plus.an opening | and closing theme for the show in 60 minutes, he said. In addition to, the actors, thats 56 live events that occur in 60 minutes and some of those are simultaneous. sichord is shaped likea grand piano, though it is more elongated and has a sharper curve to one side of its triangular case. It also has a sound that isa mixture of a guitar anda piano, strangely enough. . Ithas amore plucked sound than a modern piano, anda character that is all its own. A former pupil of WCUs flute professor, Eldred Spell, and gradu- ate of Juilliard School in New York, Goni is currently a flutist with the Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra. Pearson has performed in the United States, England, Costa Rica and China. Some of her solo orchestral performances, according to her website, including performances with the Western Caro- lina Civic Orchestra and the Asheville Symphony. She is also the official pianist at the Interna- . tional Flute Festival in Costa Rica. The first piece that . was performed was G. F. Handels Sonata in G Major, and was a duet . between the harpsi- chord and the traverso. Both instruments had their own solo pieces,,. and they sounded very nice together. It was a five-movement piece. My favorite movement was the third movement, though the piece as a whole was lovely. The second piece on the - may gain memories from eating the brains of their victims, which is what R does with Perry. In doing so he began to learn more about Julie, which caused | him to care for her more. Instead of attacking Julie, R rescues her and takes her. back to his home and keeps her for - a few days before what R calls Bonies attacks her. Bonies, as R d- scribes, are zombies that have given up on human- ity and rip off their skin to where they are nothing but bone. When the Bonies real- ize,that the spark R and . Julie created is causing the zombies to change * back to humans, they set out to stop it. All the while R and Julie try to convince the general/ Julies father, played by John Malkovich, that the . . zombies are changing. The movie is a wonder- ful story from start to finish. With a new look at Romeo & Juliet the move provides a plot that is fun and entertaining, including a few surprises at the end. The film is not rec- ommend for all ages. Although it-does have re- semblance to the classic love story, it does not fol- low it completely. Some scenes could also be. scary for little children and would be recom- mended for teens and up. If you are a fan of zom- Assisting Connelly with script details is Gastle. Brian has all 25 of the Tarzan books and re- ally has a fine eye for the keen points that were so important to the script, said Connelly. Frazier is composing an entirely new musical score for the show and will conduct the 50 piece orchestra that features 18 members of the Asheville Symphony, in addition to students and faculty. Rather than the typical tribal drums approach to music with a setting in equatorial Africa, my inspiration for the music is the awe and wonderment of the jungle whose canopy is | the domain of exotic ani- mals of the wild and the man-creature who is the focus of our story, said program was supposed to be Jean-Marie Leclairs Sonata in E minor, but Goni instead decided to play Joseph Bodin de Bo- ismortiers Cinquime Suite as a solo. This piece had the audience tapping their feet and _ fingers with the beat. It showed off Gonis amaz- ing low range as well as his technical skill. Student Charlie Robin- son said that the piece brought to mind images of frolicking through a field of flowers. The third piece per- formed was a duet be- tween the modern piano and the traverso. This was my favorite piece of the concert because of the way it flowed togeth- er. The piece was John Rutters Suite Antique. It was a six-movement suite, and I enjoyed every one of them as a sepa- rate piece. As a whole, the suite was absolutely amazing. The final piece was Bohuslav Martinus First Sonata and was a duet between the modern piano and the modern flute. This three-move- ment piece made me feel like dancing and was | very technically difficult. I was thoroughly im- pressed, Flute player CI Wilker son said, It [the concert] was amazing. Dr. Spell . spoke really highly of him, and he definitely impressed us. This romantic comedy about acs plays out like Ro- meo and Juliet. bies it is advised to go into this movie with an open mind. The zombies portrayed by Marion are hot the George Romero mindless killing zombies many people have grown up with. Marions zom- bies retain thoughts and some idea of their past Frazier. It is a setting that is both majestic and sinister and the music _ reflects this dichotomy. It is into these sur- roundings that Jane enters and the story is transformed into one of love and passion. Working with Jon Heely from.the Walt Disney Concert Library, Frazier secured the rights to use two major musical pieces. The first piece is the theme from the recent John Carter motion picture that was based on one of Bur- roughs early science | fiction. books. Frazier also perform the signature theme from Disneys Broadway production of The Lion King, The Circle of Life featuring vocal soloist Dan Cherry, as- life which is a plot: point | in the movie. The movie is definitely. worth the $7 to see it. | Or, you can go on family night'on Tuesday for $5. oO It is a very interesting look at the classic love story, and the comedy in - the movie is great. sociate professor in the School of Music. The casttorthe show. -. includes Howard All- man, Nationwide Insur- ance agency owner. and WCU alumnus, as Lord Greystoke; Connelly as. the narrator; Stefani ~ Cronley, theatre major, as Lady Greystoke and | in the role of Jane; Dave Evanoff, assistant profes- sor of analytical chemis-. try, as William Clayton and in the role of Tarzan. Returning for the fifth year is costume director Susan Brown-Strauss who is designing and selecting the 1930s period-correct eveningwear for the cast. A network radio broad- cast was a very formal event, and when done before a live audience in a theatre, everyone on stage was in formal evening at- "Gabriel Dondi Gofi performed on Wednesday, Feb 6. Jamie North Staff Writer The annual Vagina Monologues will take place on March 1-2 at West- ern Carolina University. Vagina Monologues is a collection of stories | written by Eve Ensler that is part of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women. Sarah Carter, associate director of resource ser- vices, said, The stories all - deal with issues women can and do face daily. These issues range from love and sex to hair on the body and rape. Although Vagina Monologues will not . be held until the start of March, events relating to V-Day will be taking place all throughout February. V-Day will be celebrat- ng its 15th anniversary on Feb. 14, and WCU will be showing the movie Tts A Girl in the Univ- eristy Center theater. The movie shows em- "| phasis that violence starts File Photo. at birth, said Carter. We set girls as second class | through society before theyre even born. More information about the movie can be found at itsagirlmovie.com | V-Day also plays host to the group One Billion Rising, which spreads awareness that one out of three women, one billion, will be victims. The idea is to strike, dance and ; tire, said Brown Strauss. Carlisle said the show is different than what has _ been shown in movies and on television. We went back to the . original book and radio serials to tell the story from when Lord and Lady Greystoke are put ashore in Africa by a mutinous crew until the time when Tarzan and Jane meet, said Carlisle. Think of this , as the back story, the one that has not been told for 80 years and it is filled with mystery, intrigue and action. All of the participat- ing departments con-- tribute to the project, which receives support from artist-in-residence funds from the College of Fine and Performing Arts in partnership with Photo by Jamie North/STAFF Love Conquers - a review of Warm Bodies| Vagina Monologues in March rise to make a voice and put an end to violence. Tts very powerful, said Zuleyka Hamilton, junior. Its great to find people passionate about - this issue, Vagina Monologues | pushes to get men in- volved through a pro- gram called V-Men. By teaming up with EMBER (Experience Men Begin re-Examining Reality), a special V-Men workshop will be held to help men become voices and allies for women who have been victims. AKasha Johnson, se- nior said, We come with holes, and I hope some- one walks away witha hole filled. Johnson has been involved with The Vagina Monologues for three years and holds a leadership role as Pro- duction Director. Jugi Wilson, junior, - has been involved with Vagina Monologues for two years. T want people to be- come more open minded and tolerant for the -movement, said Wilson, and more intolerant for the negative aspects. Tickets are $5 in ad- vance or $7 at the door and will be available by mid- February. Proceeds will go to.One Billion Rising, Reach of Macon County, Cleanslate Coalition and the WCU Sexual Violence Awareness fund. the Asheyilie SeMehony a Orchestra and Carol Grotnes Belk Endow- ment. The project also receives support from the College of Arts and. . Sciences and the Office of Undergraduate Stud- ; ies at WCU Show attendees are en- couraged to arrive early | to see lobby displays and student works associated _ with the show. The per- - formance starts promptly at 7:30 p.m., and no one will be admitted after it has started. Tickets are $10 and proceeds will fund schol- arships in participating academic departments. Advance ticketsare suggested and can be purchased at the box office at 828-227-2479 or _ online at bardoartscen- ter.wcu.edu.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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