Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Summer, 1994
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Tanglewood 19 9 4 Fourth-of-July Celebration Monday, July 4, 1994 2:00 Gates Open Afternoon events on the lawn until concert time 7:00 NANCI GRIFFITH with special guest LEO KOTTKE Koussevitzky Music Shed Hurdy Gurdy, monkey & me; Murph the Physical Comedian; Randy Judkins; the Sweet Tarts; and the Funny Stuff Circus will perform throughout the afternoon on the lawn. Fantastic Face Painting by "Le Masque: Theatre-Arts Ensemble" will be available on the lawn until dark. In 1993 Nanci Griffith celebrated her fifteenth year as a recording artist with a tribute album to the folk singers and songwriters who have inspired her. With Other Voices, Other Rooms, Ms. Griffith has compiled a landmark album that documents the various folk music revivals through the '50s to the present. Born in Austin, Texas, Nanci Griffith first began performing folk songs in local clubs as a teenager, chaperoned by her parents. After graduating from the University of Texas, she taught kindergarten and first grade in Austin before turning to music full-time. She recorded her first album, There's a Light Beyond These Woods in 1978, fol- lowing it four years later with Poet in My Window. She received critical acclaim for her next two albums, both recorded for Philo/Rounder: Once in a Very Blue Moon (1984) and The Last of the True Believers (1986), the latter earning Ms. Griffith her first Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album. In 1986 she signed with MCA Records/Nashville and released two albums, Lone Star State of Mind ( 1986) and Love Affairs ( 1988). Lone Star State of Mind catapulted Nanci Griffith to superstar status in Ireland and England, earning her a platinum record. The recipient of such prestigious European awards as the IRMA and the Edison Award, Ms. Griffith considers Ireland her second home, spending several months there each year. She participated in the Chieftains' 1993 Grammy-nominated An Irish Evening with Roger Daltrey and Nanci Griffith. Ms. Griffith's last album for MCA/Nashville, One Fair Summer Evening (1988) showcased her live performances. Moving to the pop side of MCA Records, she released Storms in 1990, and Late Night Grande Hotel in 1991. Her performances have grown from the smoky bars of her beginnings to headlining appearances at such prestigious venues as Car- negie Hall and the Palladium in London. Guitarist, composer, and vocalist Leo Kottke recently released an album entitled Peculiaroso for Private Music. Produced by Rickie Lee Jones, the recording features Ms. Jones on backup vocals, John Leftwich on bass, Bill Berg on drums, and Mr. Kottke on both six- and twelve- string guitar. The album is his sixth for Private Music since he arrived at the label in 1988 after releasing sixteen albums in the previous twenty years. A native of Athens, Georgia, Leo Kottke grew up in Oklahoma and Wyoming before moving to his longtime home of Minne- sota. He taught himself to play guitar, releasing his first album, 12 String Blues, on a local Minneapolis label. In 1969 he released the landmark 6 and 12 String Guitar on John Fahey's Takoma label, then went on to record a dozen albums and two "best-of" compilations for Capitol and Chrysalis. His previous Private Music releases include A Shout Toward Noon, Regardsfrom Chuck Pink, My Fathers Face, That's What, and Great Big Boy. Other recent achieve- ments include "Ice Fields," a suite for guitar and orchestra written with noted American composer Stephen Paulus. The 1990 world premiere performance of the work with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic was broadcast nationally on NPR. Mr. Kottke also recently launched a twelve-string signature model guitar for Taylor Guitars. With his authentic hurdy-gurdy organ and trained monkey, Hurdy Gurdy, monkey & me's Tony Lupo evokes the days of yesteryear when children would gather at the mere sound of a hurdy-gurdy to hear the magical instrument and watch the animal's antics. Their appear- ances on national and local television programs, and at fairs, festivals, shopping malls, con- ventions, fundraisers, colleges, and businesses throughout New England, have created thousands of special memories for adults and children alike. This is the seventh season at Tanglewood's Fourth-of-July celebration for physical comedian Tom Murphy, who recently made his film debut in The Stolen White Elephant starring Patrick Dempsey and Timothy Bottoms. While touring his solo show worldwide, Mr. Murphy was awarded "No. 1 Clown" at the Cirque De Demain, an international circus competition in Paris. He has taught in Denmark, France, and the United States, including three years at the Ringling Brothers Clown College. Mr. Murphy is currently touring two different solo shows: "Murph the Physical Comedian" (a bulletproof comedy to be seen today at Tanglewood) and "Metamurphosis" (very loosely semi-autobiographical). Since 1975 visual comedian Randy Judkins has toured his one-man vaudeville variety show in twenty U.S. states, Canada, and Europe, giving more than 175 performances annually. He performs extensively in his home state of Maine as one of the most respected and versatile performing artists and Edutainers in the region. Recipient of numerous artist-in-residence grants in Maine schools, Mr. Judkins has been a Keynote Edutainment presenter at wellness conferences across the country. The Sweet Tarts are a female trio featuring Pat Ciborski, Wanda Libardi, and MicheleTart on vocals, with Ray Tart on bass, Matt McKeever on guitar, Terry Hall on drums, and John Sauer on piano. The group has been together since September 1992, though they met previously and have worked together at the Berkshire Public Theatre. Offering something for everyone, their music ranges through several eras, from the Boswell Sister of the 1930s, the Andrews Sisters in the '40s, a bit of the McGuire Sisters, and The Chordettes, as well as some Motown, Patsy Cline, Bonnie Raitt, and even Madonna. Making a return appearance at Tanglewood, the Sweet Tarts perform throughout Berkshire County. Starring renowned clown Dr. Fish and mime extraordinaire Trent Arterberry, the Funny Stuff Circus combines zany characters, outrageous stunts, and hilarious audience participa- ill tion. A student of the renowned French master Marcel Marceau, Trent Arterberry has per- en formed around the world, at schools, theaters, and festivals, on cruise ships and college campuses, at trade shows, sales meetings, and in corporate videos. Dr. Fish, born John Jacob Lepiarz, is a graduate of Oberlin College and the Jacques LeCoq School of Mime and Clown in Paris. He has been a featured clown with the Big Apple Circus in New York since 1987. The traveling troupe Les Masque: Theatre-Arts Ensemble offers Fantastic Face Painting ^maquillage" in French) for its sixth year at Tanglewood this weekend. This facial artistry consists of color-coordinated folk-art ornamental Rennaissance designs and masks. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, Le Masque is widely known for its unique "danse-dramas" reminis- cent of an earlier time, but contemporary in its innovative and evocative interdisciplinary weavings of masks, music, poetry, and allegorical "story-danse," emphasizing the creative process and transformations designed to uplift the spirit..