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Wednesday, August 18, 1993
KU LIFE
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Lied Center tunes for artists
Versatile venue readies for first season this fall
By Carlos Tejada Kansan staff writer
KU's Lied Center will bring a new sound to old friends.
The state of the-art acoustics built into Lied will lend themselves to the Kronos Quartet and performance artist Laurie Anderson, two artists who have played at KU before, sad Mary Kaiser-Caplan, director of public relations for Lied Center Series.
"They're old pals," she said. "We decided we wanted them to come back if possible."
The two acts are among several that the Lied Center Series will present in honor of its first year, Kaiser-Caplan said. Among the other nationally known entertainers brought in to begin Lied's career are Bobby McFerrin with the Kansas City Symphony.
the King's Singers, and the New York City Opera National Company in "Madame Butterfly."
Jeannie Mellinger, director of education at the Lied Center Series, said the year would begin with a production of "The Secret Garden," the musical that won three Tony Awards in 1991. She said the musical, which is the Broadway touring production, would be professional.
"They would not tour this out if they weren't sure it's a great production," she said.
She said that the Lied Center Series was also trying to arrange meetings between members of the show's production and theater students from both KU and area public schools. She said she hoped to bring in Phyllis Bixler, an expert on Frances Hodgson Burnett. Burnett wrote the book "The Secret Garden", which is the basis for the play. Lucy Simon, the musical composer, is another option, she said.
Part of the sound Lied will bring to "The Secret Garden" and other productions is due to curtains behind the walls, said Lee Say Lier, Lied's technical director. These curtains can be
"People who have come to our concerts in the past will be surprised what a treat it will be, from a sound standpoint."
Stephen Anderson Music and dance department head
Stephen Anderson
raised or lowered depending on the needs of the performer. Lied can then be "tuned" to each artist. For example, the acoustic curtains will probably be lowered for the King's Singers, who have a smaller sound than the amplified voice and instruments of McFerrin and the Kansas City Symphony.
"During a rehearsal, if it doesn't sound just right we'll adjust it," he said.
"People who have come to our concerts in the past will be surprised what a treat it will be, from a sound standpoint," he said.
Productions at Lied will not be limited to performers outside KU, said Stephen Anderson, head of KU's music and dance department. He said musical and dramatic performances by KU students and faculty would also benefit from Lied's acoustics.
Among the performances by KU students next year will be the University Symphony Orchestra, the University Dance Company, and a production of "The Grapes of Wrath" by the University Theatre Series, Vespers, KU's annual Christmas choral concert, will also be held at Lied.
Anderson said the new surroundings would only be secondary to the actual performances.
Fall 1993
Lied Center
"The Secret Garden." Sept. 29-Oct. 3
Lied Center Series, Wed-Sat 8 p.m..
Sat Sun matinees 2 p.m., Sunday 7
p.m.
Concert Wind Ensemble, Oct. 6, 7:30
p.m.
University Symphony Orchestra, Oct.
8. 7:30 q.m.
PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
Sanka Juku, Oct. 13, 8 p.m.
Guamen String Quartet, Oct. 17,
3:30 p.m.
KU Chairs, Concert Choir, University Singers, and Chamber Choir with Concert Worship Ensemble, Oct. 20,
7:30 p.m.
Opera singers Joyce Castle, David Halloway, Patricia Wise, Oct. 23, 8 p.m.
Benefit Concert for St. Lawrence
Cultural Student Center: Artur
Pizarro and Sequera Costa, pianos,
Oct. 31, 2:30 p.m.
San Francisco Symphony, Nov. 9.8 n.m.
University Symphony Orchestra, Nov.
7, 3:30 p.m.
Jazz Singers, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.
King's Singers, Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m.
Pretty Ugly Dance Company & Amanda Miller, Nov. 17, 8 p.m.
Concert Wind Ensemble, Nov. 22.
7:30 p.m.
University Band, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.
69th Annual Vespers, Dec. 5, 3:30 and
7:30 p.m.
Tulsa Ballet Theatre in "The Nutcracker," Dec. 10, 8 p.m.
Crafton-Preyer Theatre
university Theatre Rally, Aug. 22, 7 p.m.
KU Theatre for Young People: "Step on a Crack," Sept. 15, 7 p.m.
"Assassins," book by John Weidman, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Oct. 15-17, 21-23, 8 p.m., 2:30 p.m. matinee on Oct. 17
"The Boys Next Door," by Tom Griffin
Nov. 12-14, 18-20, 8 p.m. except
2:30 p.m. matinee on Nov. 14
Holiday Concert: University Dance
Company, Dec 3-4, 8 p.m.
Swarthout Recital Hall
Swarthout Recital Hall
Faculty Recital: Susan Brashier,
Assoc. Capt. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital. Susan Brown oboe, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: John Boulton, flute.
Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Larry Maxey, clarinet,
Oct 4, 7:30 p.m.
Tubafest Visiting Artists Recital, Oct.
7. 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: David Bushouse, born. Oct 11. 7:30 p.m.
Tubafest "Grand Recital," Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Claude Frank, piano.
Oct. 24, 3:20 p.m.
Tubafest Faculty Recital, Nov. 1.
7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Dan Gailey, saxophone, 7:30 p.m.
Undergraduate Music Honor Recital,
Oct, 27. 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: David Vining. trombone
7:30 p.m.
Tubafal Recital: Ku Tuba/Euphonium Consort, Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Kansas Woodwinds,
Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Special Theatre Production:
"Silence! The Court is in Session," by
Vijay Tendulkar, Nov. 20-21, 2:30
p.m.
Faculty Recital: Vince Gnojek, saxophone, Nov. 29, 7:30 p.m.
Faculty Recital: Michael Kimber, viola, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Inge Theatre
"An Evening with Sam," three short plays by Samuel Beckett, Sept. 30- Oct. 3, Oct. 5, 8 p.m.
University of Kansas Opera: "Old Maid and the Thief," by Giancarlo Menotti and "A Hand of Bridge," by Samuel Barber, Nov 3-6, 7:30 p.m. "Displaced Persons," by Ron and Ludvika Popenhagen, Dec 2-5, 7-9, 8 p.m.
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