A the university daily kansan news friday, february 27, 2004 Different motivations drive talent show participants By Dave Nobles dnobles@kansan.com Kansan staff writer Underneath a tall, white, ornamental felt hat, he flicks his wrist across a komuz. Nurjigit Kadryebekov's guitarlike instrument is made from apricot wood and while the three strings are traditionally made from sheep intestines, he had to make do with fishing line. At the 2004 Hawk Nights Talent Show tomorrow night, he'll get to showcase the skill he's been perfecting since he was 9 years old. Kadryebekov is a visiting scholar from Osh, Kyrgyzstan, the country in which the tradition of komuz playing originated. Nick Macian, Dallas freshman, auditioned for the Hawk Night's talent show on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Maciag made the cut and will perform tomorrow. "My goal is not to win," Kadyrebekov said. "Just to show the culture of my country." Kadryebekov is one of the 14 different acts performing at the show. The free show will be from 8 p.m to midnight at Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas Union. The grand prize winner will walk away with $300,with second place getting $200 and third receiving $100. There also will be free food and drink at the event. The money for the prizes and giveaways came from an alcohol tax grant from the city. Hawk Night events are aimed at deterring people from drinking, Union program adviser Trisha Gressnick said. Abby Tillery/Kansan A panel of four judges will select the five best acts from the 14 that are competing. From those five, the top three will be chosen by audience reaction. Brandon Cobb Kansas City Kan. senior, is organizing the show, which is sponsored by SUA. Cobb also is a columnist for The University Daily Kansan. Cobb said he was confident there would be a large audience. "I'm hoping for a packed house," Cobb said. "I don't know why there shouldn't be." Cobb held auditions for two days to narrow the field of hopefuls down to 14, in true American Idol fashion. He said the audition process was tedious at times. The show will house R&B and rock performances, instrumental acts and one spoken word performer. "I would say most of the people we have performing are worthwhile and talented," Cobb said. "We have a slew of John Mayer-type acts." 欢迎使用微信支付平台。 The contestants have varying goals for their performances. Nick Maciag, Dallas freshman said the prizes were nice, but that he just wanted the opportunity to showcase his work. Maciag said. "I've never really performed an original song by myself before. I'm anxious to see how I do." Maciag will be singing and playing the guitar during one of his original songs called "Moonlight." Kinshasa Mith, Kansas City, Kan., junior, will perform the song Set It Off by Monica. Mith's goals for the show differ from Maciag's and Kadyrebekov's. "I can't say I'm going to win, because I haven't seen the competition," Mith said, "but I think I'm going to place." "I just think it'll be really fun," Cobb said the show was a yearly event sponsored by SUA, and that he joined Hawk Nights to put his two cents into the show. Mith said she was excited about the prizes and about the uniqueness of the show. Cobb said that the winner would boil down to the audience's personal preference and that there was something in the show for everyone. Edited by Henry C. 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