Chautauqua Chamber Winds Revamps with New Repertoire
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Middle East Update confronts challenges in increasingly volatile region, Page 3 The Chautauquan Daily Seventy-Five Cents Chautauqua, New York The Official Newspaper of Chautauqua Institution | Monday, July 23, 2012 Volume CXXXVI, Issue 26 Zakaria to dissect complex dynamics of Pakistan-US relations Balanchine’s Y EMI FALODUN Staff Writer Within the Middle East’s Jenga-like geopolitical struc- ture, Pakistan remains an in- tegral yet enigmatic piece. RABAB AL-SHARIF | Staff Writer “Americans often go into Serenade these situations thinking there is a very simple divide of good guys and bad guys,” ogether, festival students Fareed Zakaria said. “And from the School of Music and we’re always supporting the the School of Dance will “Ser- good guys.” enade” audiences at 8:15 p.m. Zakaria, CNN host and T ZAKARIA tonight in the Amphitheater. Time magazine editor-at-large, Dancers will perform George Bal- will break down Pakistan’s is the nature of the Pakistani anchine’s “Serenade,” restaged by evolving role and its iden- répétiteur Patricia McBride, North state,” Zakaria said. “We usual- tity at 10:45 a.m. today in the Carolina Dance Theatre associate ly are entering a very complex Amphitheater. His lecture is artistic director. dynamic in a society in which the first in this week’s lineup, Musicians will accompany the there are internal dynamics themed “Pakistan: Straddling ballet with Tchaikovsky’s Serenade the Boundary Between Asia and factions. But then there are for Strings in C, lead by guest con- and the Middle East.” outside forces, outside powers ductor Stilian Kirov. When Americans think supporting these factions.” Kirov, who was the 2010 David Ef- about Pakistan, there is a ten- Recently, Secretary of State fron Conducting Fellow, said the op- dency to think of things on a Hillary Rodham Clinton is- portunity for young artists to “merge day-to-day level. sued an apology to Pakistan, into different universes” is what The following questions hoping both nations sign an makes Chautauqua’s summer study arise: Has it reopened the agreement that regulates the programs stand out. supply road so that Ameri- flow of NATO troop supplies Another thing that makes the can troops can get resupplied in and out of Afghanistan. dance program at Chautauqua stand in Afghanistan? Has the mil- The pact stems from a seven- out is McBride, NCDT Artistic Direc- itary government been more month blockade Pakistan im- tor Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux said. cooperative? Has the military posed on the United States She worked with Balanchine for been more cooperative? Has following American airstrikes 30 years, so the students are learning the civilian government be- that killed 24 Pakistani sol- from someone who can tell them ex- come less corrupt? diers on the Afghan border. actly how Balanchine would want it, “There’s a much broader, he said. fundamental problem, which See ZAKARIA, Page 4 “She’s really caring and patient, and really has a lot of affection for those kids,” he said. Although the ballet premiered by Ahmed to explain tribal the American Ballet in 1935, it is still significant today, McBride said. “It’s still current, it’s still a chal- dangers in Pakistan lenge for the dancers today,” she said. “Serenade,” a piece Balanchine JESSICA WHITE created for students of the American ADAM BIRKAN | Staff Photograper Staff Writer Ballet, begins subtly, with measured, Lucas Bilbro and Isabella LaFreniere will perform Balanchine’s “Serenade,” delicate movements, McBride said. danced to Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C, Op. 48, with the Music For the tribal peoples of School Festival Orchestra tonight in the Amphitheater. SERENADE Waziristan, the mountainous See , Page 5 region in northwest Pakistan that borders Afghanistan, ev- ery day is like Sept. 11. Every day, people are killed by American drone strikes, Afghan terrorists, Pakistanis looking for terror- Chautauqua Chamber Winds ists or their own tribal rival- ries. American experts have called the region the epicen- AHMED ter of the war on terror. revamps with new repertoire In 2004, the United States Ahmed, former Pakistan took a major stride forward ambassador to the United KELSEY BURRITT by helping to establish a de- bers,” said Eli Eban, principal if we allowed ourselves to Melville, A Ram Lee, John Kingdom and Ireland, will Staff Writer clarinetist in the Chautauqua break up into different types Milbauer and Kanae Matsu- mocracy in Afghanistan. Al- discuss those tribal societies though successful in some Symphony Orchestra and one of groups, we could do a lot moto. Guest bassoonist Har- at 2 p.m. today in the Hall When an album runs of the members of the Chau- more repertoire.” rison Hollingsworth will of the big, Westernized cit- of Philosophy. He will focus out of tracks, you change to tauqua Chamber Winds play- The ensembles are pri- sub for CSO principal bas- ies, much of the country — on Pakistani tribes and the another record. When the ing at 4 p.m. today in Eliza- marily formed by CSO soonist Jeff Robinson, who is which has been made up of problems those tribes cause Chautauqua Wind Quintet beth S. Lenna Hall. members such as Eban and playing with the New York tribal regions for centuries for both Pakistan and the ran out of repertoire, they The program will feature Kaza. The other members — rejects and refuses to rec- U.S., drawing from his schol- Philharmonic for the first changed their group entirely. four unique ensembles, as op- performing include princi- ognize the new government. arly studies and personal ex- half of the season. Now called the Chau- Many Americans, includ- periences in Pakistan. posed to the single entity of pal flutist Richard Sherman, “Chamber music is kind tauqua Chamber Winds, ing political and military “The people living (in the the Chautauqua Wind Quin- flutist Emma Moon, clarinet- of my bread and butter,” Hol- leaders, do not understand tribal regions) are a warrior- the group includes other tet of previous seasons. The ist Jerome Simas and princi- lingsworth said, who nor- that tribal mentality, so sol- like people,” Ahmed said. instrumental voices and is isolated groups will perform pal oboist Jan Eberle. mally plays with the New diers continue to chase reb- “They have a tradition of open to playing repertoire a variety of repertoire that “It’s great playing with York City Ballet Orchestra. els and terrorists to no end. hostility and revenge, and for smaller ensembles. was unavailable to them as a these new players, and ev- Simas played with the If Americans want to end or this problem could have been “We’ve done so many quin- strictly defined wind quintet. eryone has a different energy wind quintet last year on win the war on terror, they solved very early on, but Pak- tets here that we just thought “We felt it would give us and a different point of view,” the bass clarinet and relishes must understand tribal soci- istan didn’t handle it well. we’d presented the best of the quite a bit more flexibility,” Kaza said. “Chamber music’s the opportunity to perform eties in Afghanistan, Pakistan The result is now we have a repertoire, and rather than said Roger Kaza, principal just a big experiment.” again with his colleagues on and other Middle Eastern and complete mess.” start repeating ourselves, we French horn player with the The ensembles also in- his primary instrument. West Asian nations, said Am- opened it up to other instru- CSO. “We can still do the clude pianists teaching at bassador Akbar Ahmed. See AHMED, Page 4 ments and also new mem- wind quintet repertoire, but the School of Music: Nicola See CHAMBER, Page 4 The view Spotz, in Duerr, from Lahore: Children’s Friday’s symphony, Chautauquan’s School’s Borg, Interfaith chorus afford photos from Szabo find Lecture: To Brahms’ Pakistan on 3-year-olds’ make change, ‘Requiem’ display at personalities all one must a special Hall of Missions refreshing do is start propulsion this week Page 2 Page 7 Page 10 Page 13 HIGH 87° LOW 72° HIGH 79° LOW 64° HIGH 76° LOW 64° TODAY’S WEATHER Rain: 30% TUESDAY Rain: 30% WD E NESDAY Rain: 20% Sunset: 8:46 p.m. Sunrise: 6:03 a.m. Sunset: 8:45 p.m. Sunrise: 6:04 a.m. Sunset: 8:44 p.m. Thoughts on today’s lectures or other Chautauqua programming? 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