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WWW.OAKWOODREGISTER.COM PLEASE! PLEASE! R.I.P. look under the sink donate me USE ME Arts Claremont Trio recital begs encore return The Claremont Trio could be named “Dayton’s Piano Trio in Residence.” Their debut in 2004 completely mesmerized the devoted and knowledgeable Vanguard Concerts audience. Marching “quick time” through Dayton’s arts sched- ules, the lovely Claremont ladies appeared with the Philharmonic the same year. Three more Vanguard appearances led to this year’s Vanguard concert, their sixth visit in five years! The results are always the same. Great recitals culminate with cheer- ing audiences asking, “When are they coming back?” Impresaria Elana Bolling knows her music and relishes in her star discoveries. This year, she chose the Claremont Trio to open her 47th season. Again, the concert was a tri- umph. The trio is composed of three vir- tuosi who met at Julliard. Twins Emily and Julia Bruskin joined their violin and cello to Donna Kwong’s piano. They have won every conceiv- able prize in trio competitions and, judging from their concert schedule and their reviews, they win the hearts of audiences nationally and interna- tionally. They are devoted to expanding the repertory of works for piano trio. They have played music of contem- porary composers Bates, Zwilich, Novák and Schoenfield with stun- ning success. They have introduced Dayton to the magnificent Arensky Trio so convincingly that they repeat- ed the work the following year by popular demand. Their success has led other con- temporary composers to write pieces for them. This season they will pres- ent world premieres by composers Nico Muhly and Howard Frazin. Their accomplishments bespeak those of veteran performers rather than three captivatingly beautiful young women. They have the smil- ing enthusiasm of youth well mixed with the power of virtuosity. I have found that they bring to the great classics, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Dvorák and Shostakovich, an emotional power which both freshens and amplifies the effects of their great compositions. For this concert, the trio opened with Haydn’s Piano Trio in G Major. The richness of the string sounds was matched with the brilliant piano to bring a special lyricism to the work. When the trio launched into a Hungarian Czardas in the final move- ment, the Art Institute’s Renaissance Auditorium rocked! In keeping with the excitement of introducing new classics, the trio per- formed Bedrich Smetana’s G minor Piano Trio. It was “new music” to most of the audience. It left an indeli- ble effect with its drama, tragic over- tones and emotional expressiveness. Smetana wrote the piece as his personal expression of grief over the death of his daughter. From the first compelling notes of the violin, the stark themes passed from instrument to instrument with crystalline clarity and carefully articulated emotion. Instead of creating an unrelieved depression, the music spun out a pat- tern of sympathy as well intensity mitigated by delicacy as if accept- ance transcended his grief, and ours. If I could have exercised a magic remote I would have pressed the “repeat” button after hearing the Smetana. Instead, we were rewarded by a brilliant performance of Dvorák’s F minor Trio. Heard less often than the familiar “Dumky” Trio, this work explored the soaring sound of Bohemia in sweet melodies, grand themes and the spirit of dance with remarkable solos by each of these master musi- cians. Again, I was looking for the “repeat” button. In one way, the but- ton will work as Impresaria Elana Bolling will certainly not deny her audiences another treat from the mar- velous Claremont Trio. DTC’s Outward Bound There are times in theater when everything just works. Such was the experience of Dayton Theatre Guild’s season opener, Sutton Vane’s Outward Bound. The play, written as a thriller in the 1920s has had several revivals. The Theatre Guild presented it in 1945, its initial season. This “bridge” season, as the Guild moves to its new com- modious home on Wayne Avenue, makes this link to the modest Guild beginnings meaningful. Outward Bound, directed by Greg Smith, began this voyage into theater perfection by being played on a set which could have graced a New York theater. The action is entirely on a ship and Greg’s evocation of the lux- ury liners of that age made the audi- ence gasp in appreciation. The cast was seamless. Each of the characters, all quite different and cloaked with an enigmatic mystery, was played with such conviction that the action moved compellingly from the first words of dialogue. Actors such as Blake Senseman, Danny Lipps,. Michael Boyd and, in a welcome debut, Ellen Finch, made the pivotal roles vibrate with authen- ticity. Each carved his character into something believable, in the unbe- lievable ambience of the plot. There were no minor characters. Duante Beddingfield played the inscrutable servant with such dignity and meaningful force that he became, in essence, the chorus of the play. Robb Willoughby, Angelé Price and Barbara Jorgensen each subtly pre- pared the audience for their moments of revelation and connection. Theater, and music, icon Gil Martin made his appearance as noth- ing less than God, or at least God’s designated inquisitor. That’s no sur- prise to many who really know that Gil is godlike in some form. The play runs through October 12th. Don’t miss it! Burt Saidel OCTOBER 8-12 W ed Oct 8 Raisin in the Sun 7pm Also Thu-8pm; Fri-8pm; Sat- 8pm; Last perf. Sun-3pm. WSU Festival Playhouse, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy. 775-2500 Thu – Oct 9 Bravo! 2008 Fashion Show 6:30pm Also Fri- 10:30am. Opera Guild fundraiser. Sinclair Comm. College, Ponitz Center, 444 W. Third St. 885-6204 or 361-6421 Dayton Jazz Ensemble 5:30-8:30pm Univ. of Dayton’s premier big band. Dayton Art Institute, Gothic Cloister, 458 Belmonte Park N. 223-5277 Pruning for Health & Beauty 6:30pm Cox Arboretum, 6733 Springboro Pike. 434-9005 Fri – Oct 10 Dayton Phiharmonic Orch Classical Series: “Rainbow of Sound.” Also Sat-8pm. Schuster Center, One W. Second St. 228-3630 The Lady’s Not For Burning 8pm Last perf. Sat- 8pm. Dayton Playhouse, 1301 E. Siebenthaler Ave. 424-8477 OUTWARD BOUND 8 p.m. Also Sat-5pm; Sun-3pm; Last perf. Sun. Dayton Theatre Guild, 2330 Salem Ave. 278-5993 Disney’s The Aristocrats with 101 Dalmations 4:30 p.m. Also Sat-Sun 3 p.m. Ends Sun. Town Hall Theatre, 37 N. Main St., Centerville. 433-8957 The Capitol Steps 8pm Comedy group. Clark State Perf. Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave. Springfield. 328-3874 Jewelry Trunk Show 4-7pm Also Sat 10am-2pm. Zig Zag Gallery, 101 E. Alex Bell Rd. # 172, Centerville. 434-3565 Fall Tavern Dinners 6pm Also Sat-6pm Carillon Park, 1000 Carillon Blvd. 293-2841 Yellow Springs Tale Spinners: Scary Stories 7:30pm Clifton Opera House, Clifton OH. 767-8452 Sat – Oct 1 1 Musica! 7:30pm “A Tribute to Three Masters. Also Sun-Call for time. St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 122 W. National Rd., Vandalia 17th Indian Village Life Re-enactment 9am-5pm Also Sun-Noon-5pm SunWatch Indian Village, 2301 W. River Rd. 268-8199 Family Day: A Celebration of Children 1-3pm Play historical games, make art projects. Dayton Art Institute, 458 Belmonte Park N. 223-5277 DAI Docent Tour: Children in American Art 1- 3pm Dayton Art Institute, 458 Belmonte Park N Gourds & Ghouls 11am-3pm Fall festival. Wegerzyn Gardens, 1301 Siebenthaler Ave. 277- 6545 Sax Appeal 7:30pm Jerry Steinke Concert. Clifton Opera House, Clifton OH. 767-8452 Sun - Oct 12 Miami Valley Flute Circle 1-3pm Sunwatch Indian Village, 2301 W. River Rd., 268-8199 Faculty Recital Series 3pm Gretchen McNamara. Wright State Univ. Concert Hall, 3640 Co. Glenn Hwy. 775-5544 Kenny Loggins 7pm Clark State Perf. Arts Cntr., 300 S. Fountain, Springfield. 328-3874 What’s Up T h i s W e e k !
