Wl Students get conducting Ij and clarinet workshops by Betty Barton Dr. Dennis Prime, conductor, adjudicator, clarinetist and. music educator, held workshops for school bands in Prince Rupert, Kitimat and Terrace last week. The workshops were organized through Terry Anderson, music coordinator of School District 88, and Marilyn Kerr of Terrace Sight and Sound.. Dr. Prime spent about one hour with each of several school band classes. He explained what can be accomplished in this short time with a guest instructor: "We con- centrate on technique, style and the music itself. I home in on a few areas — which I identify after five minutes of listening to them — that I can help the students with. Also, I try to help the director along to promote overall growth in the band and reinforce the things their own teachers are trying to tell them. Then ‘they (the students) spend the next eight years of their lives nurturing that introduction to music.” - Dr. Prime, the Director of the Alberta College Conservatory, one of Canada’s largest music schools, says, “We don’t spend enough time on their (the students’) strengths. I try to reinforce things they’ve done well. As a teacher, you have to create the enthu- siasm." Observing him instruct the Caledonia Band, Dr. Prime demon- strated his rapport with the stu- dents. He praised them for their efforts, made light of their mis- takes,.and at the same time care- fully and skillfully guided them to - try a different technique or hear the piece a slightly different way. Dr. Prime says, "You need a dif- ferent perspective on things and musicians can certainly give you that. If you have five musicians in | a the room, you'll undoubtedly have six opinions!" Dr. Prime also conducts a num- ber of ensembles including the Edmonton Wind Sinfonia and the [ieee Alberta College Faculty Orchestra. He has been guest conductor for the Edmonton Symphony on a number of occasions. As an active clarinetist, Dr. Prime plays with the Edmonton Symphony Orches- tra and numerous chamber ensembles and can be heard on CBC broadcasts and recordings. He loves: chamber music, but says there’s not enough market for it. Classical music is his specialty.He | is also the clarinet instructor at the 7 University of Alberta. He received his doctorate in clarinet and conducting from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he also served as conductor of the University Wind Ensemble. from the Stacks Reviews of books from the Terrace Public Library by Harriett Fjaagesund The Little Lame Prince by Rosemary Weils Juvenile fiction published by Dial Books for Young Readers Three-year-old Prince Francisco, heir to the throne of El Cor- doba, is as adored by his parents as they are by their subjects. But things change for the little prince when he is crippled in an accident. His parerits die soon after, and Francisco’s evil uncle Osvaldo seizes the throne. Francisco is exiled to desolate Tierra Dolorosa, where he grows up with only an old nursemaid for company. Then one day his fairy godmother appears before him and tells him the true secret of his birth. Francisco knows he must return to El Cordoba to reclaim his throne. He worries that no one will pay any attention to a lame prince who cannot walk. And how will he be able to defeat his evil un- cle? Then his fairy godmother gives him a gift that has magical powers. This is an enchanting fairy tale for all ages. Hairy Maclary’s Rumpus at the Vet by Lynley Dodd Juvenile fiction published by Gareth Stevens Children’s Books Watchful and wary Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy must go to the vet. While there he spies all sorts of creatures; mice and cats, rabbits and rats, other dogs like him, and even a cockatoo locked in a cage. It is when Cassie the cockatoo plucks a hair from Hairy Maclary’s tail that all the trouble begins. He is so frightened that he knocks over a bowlful of mice. And then Grandmother Goff is so frightened at the sight of the mice scrambling around that she drops the bottom of her bird cage and out fly four fussy budgies, Soom there are cats.and dogs and mice and birds and even a goat in a rage all jumping around the waiting room. And there sits poor Hairy Maclary, caught right in the middle of all the fuss and bother. Anyone who has spent any length of time in a veterinarian’s office can identify with this story! ~ Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 5, 1990 Bi3 Pa hed i ee ee Shown here in both his roles as clarinetist and conductor, Dr. Dennis Prime was in local -sthools last week helping music students with woodwind. technique and the art of | conducting. Prime, a director Northwest schools. of the Alberta College Conservatory, was on a tour of. Emily Carr College Contributed by Elisa McLar- en ; Residents of the Terrace area will benefit. from a new visual arts telecourse to be offered locally in January by Emily Carr College of Art and Désign (EC- CAD), and the Open University. : “A Survey of Western Art 1°’ explores western visual tradition . from Stonehenge, through the. early civilizations of the Ancient ~ Near East, Egypt, Crete and Mycenae, The Classical World, to the Romanesque and Gothic Art. The course will interest those in the Terrace area who wish to . understand art, architecture and sculpture in the historic and cult- ural context of each period. Two units are based on the widely ac- claimed television series ‘‘Art of the Western World’’, with four additional programs. In each program experts examine works in detail, isolating, with the aid of the close-up camera, import- ant visual features that explain the works’ significance. 7 A Survey of Western Art will be offered locally via the Knowl- edge Network on alternate Mon- days, beginning Jan. 7 (repeat- ing Sundays, 3 p.m. beginning Jan. 13). Those enrolling in the course for academic credit (three credits from the Open University, or four credits from ECCAD) will also receive a package of study guides: Helen Gardener’s text Art Through the Ages, and Sayre’s Writing About Art. Registration deadline for ‘SA Survey of Western Art”’ is Dec. 17. Anyone in Terrace may en- roll by contacting the Open Uni- versity at Box 97000, Richmond, B.C. V6Y 2A2; phone 660-2200, or toll-free 1-800-663-9711; or contact the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, 1399 John- ston Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6H 3R9, phone 687-2345, Terrace area residents will also be offered a repeat of two popular telecourses on the Knowledge Network. this January. The drawing: course ‘‘Mark and Image’’ begins Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. _ Offers telecourse on — history of western art (repeating Tuesdays, 1 p.m., beginning Jan. 22). ‘‘Colour: An Introduction’’ begins Tues- day, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m. (repeating Fridays, at 7:30 p.m. - beginning Jan. 18). City council still considering plea to fund Art Association Terrace city council has included funding requests from the Terrace Regional Museum Society in pre- liminary budget deliberations for 1991-92, but before adding a grant to the Terrace Art Association they want to talk to association mem- bers first. The museum society has an existing arrangement with the city under which they receive $15,000 annually to cover the costs of wages and benefits for an attendant and assistant at Heritage Park and an additional $2,000 to cover the cost of utilities. These expendi- tures, however, must clear budget- ary hurdles each year. The Terrace Art Association, on the other hand, has always fallen under the umbrella of the Terrace Arts Council, which get a lump sum from the city annually. The council then distributes funds to a number of local organizations. The art association says they have outgrown this type of funding and need a more substantial financial commitment from the city if they are to continue. The association has told city council they need a full time ad- ministrator and have requested a sum of $28,152 in 1991 and $34,256 in 1992. Representatives of the association will meet with council’s Committce of the Whole to discuss the matter further. THANK-YOU Fhe catscan potluck party held at the Elks Hail on Nov. 24 was a huge success. Tickets were sold out well in advance as the communi- ty came out to support this worthy cause. Everyone seemed to havea good time enjoying a fine meal put together by the ladies and danc- Ing the night away to music ranging from rock and roll, bluegrass, country, and some great old fiddle tunes. We'd especially Jike to thank the musicians who all paid admission for the privilege of anter- taining the crowd as did the volunteer bartenders, ofganizers and clean up peopte. It's a pleasure to be part of this community. Special thanks to Bev and Clair who came all the way from Prince Rupert to help. Also thanks to Dave Hickey and Tony Mandzler for use of the sound system. Music by Bobby Ball, Barry Bolton, Bey Campbell, Alian Collier, Earl Crawford, Jacque Desjardins, Norman Desjardins, Dave Hickey, Dick Ladaeceur, Jim Larkin, Lucienne Lesveque, Tony Mandzler, John Pequin, Roseanne Pearce, Glen Sheperd, Jack Zahodnick, Laverne Zilinski. We would like to thank everyone who at- tended raising $1,475 which will be put towards the purchase of a catscan. Organized by Roy and Audrey Alaric, Norman and Germaine Desjardins, Gordon and Hazel Hamilton, Russ and Gail Kirk and John Pequin.