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PAGE 14 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1985 Memb;r§ 701‘ the youth orchestra have an opportunity to work with a variety of conductors, including Raffi Armenian, music director of the Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Symphony Orchestra, who was present for a Saturday workshop. Pat Arbuckle photo Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff Attending weekly music lessons is one thing, performing with a group of musicians is another matter. That‘s what many young music students learn when they join the Kâ€"W Youth Orchestra. At first, they are overwhelmed by the demands made upon them. "It is difficult to learn to play with a group. There are so many things you have to do â€" watch the music, watch the conductor, play with your â€"section, â€" follow â€" directions," explained Martha Kalyniak, manager of the youth orchesâ€" tra. Orchestra director Victor Sawa feels benefits of participation in an organization like the Kâ€"W Youth Orchestra are threeâ€"fold â€" musical, social and personal. _ Formed 19 years ago, the orchestra aims to provide young musicians with an opportunity to perform and play orc!lgstral repertoire. Besides being the only training ground of its kind locally for young musicians to develop their knowledge and talent, Sawa thinks weekly practice sessions serve a social purpose as well, Hard work, but fun too with Youth Orchestra Chronicle Special Texas blues boy Stevie Ray Vaughan is a man of few words. He lets his guitars do his talkin‘. And they‘all ‘talk‘â€" at breakneck blues speed. Whether its his collector‘s dream 59 Stratocaster, or his old red Gibson, Vaughan‘s a ‘hot licks guitar slinger‘ who smoulders in the spotlight. His recent bluesâ€"rock extravaganza Waterloo‘s Super Skate Seven will attest that. mirfvyou never saw the guitar genius of the late Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan is the next best thing. s _ He and Double Trouble, featuring Johnny Winter alumnus Tommy Shannon on bass and Chris ‘Whipper‘ Layton, on drums, rallied the packed venue to nonâ€"stop whoops, stomps and whistling from Vaughan‘s current hit Cold Shot, to a legendary rendition of Jimi Hendrix‘s Voodoo Child. The ‘air guitars‘ were everywhere as the crowd ogled and aped Vaughan‘s lightning â€" fast fingering. Adorned in riverboat gamâ€" bler‘s hat, armed with guitar artillary, the Austin, Texas wonderboy set the stage on fire. _ He‘s been ‘wailing‘ since the ripe old age of 12, playing all day and night. He‘s got the Stevie Ray Vaughan scorches Super Skate at to bringing young people with similar interests toâ€" gether. â€" â€" o Although learning to play a musical inâ€" strument teaches discipline and responsibility â€" lessons that can be carried over to other aspects of life â€" Sawa emphasized that membership in the youth orchestra. is not just work and drudgery. Young people are enâ€" couraged to enjoy themselves, too. You-rig. talented musicians tend to suffer ostracism by their peers who regard them as "weird," he explained. The group, now numbering 55 musicians, ranging in age from 12 to 23 years, performs three concerts yearly at the Centre in the Square, a repertoire that is primarily classical. This season, the orchestra also staged a special Christmas concert, in addition to outâ€"ofâ€"town performances. The Kâ€"W Youth Orchestra will be holding its annual auditions April 28 for new and present members. Anyone 12 years or older, who has attained a Grade 8 level in music is eligible to become a member. Those interested in attendâ€" ing the auditions are asked to contact Kalyniak at 745â€"2296 for more information. prim-e guitar credentials, including older brother Jimmie Lee‘s claim to {fame with group the FAabulqus Thunderbir.ds. r~B-(-)'tâ€"hbvmtl;ers honed their childhood dream to perfection performing for peanuts at any black and white blues club they could find. _ _ It‘s no wonder, that Vaughan, at age 30, already has a Grammy under that glistening silver buckle belt. e â€" _ The ~aâ€"\w;;ii‘;i-;w)i'nnirlg Flood Down In Texas was a concert highlight. â€" â€" ;’a-ltlél;al'l Vtaught the crowd to appreciate new and dynamic properties associated with a simple guitar chord structure. 1 en 2 & ty e en c cane ltrs‘alanâ€"m:t a;-i}-tile guitar had a mind of its own. This was evident as Vaughan played blistering leads behind his hat or behind his ‘hind‘. _As he launched into blues number Queenâ€" bee, tuning up, he coyly remarked with unmistakable rasp, ‘I think it‘s rga_dy.' V;I.l;.rr;-;;t;lv’f(-);râ€"l;â€"ér rolls up his shirt sleeves you know the art at hand is serious. * : apaa C e Di e l4 o cA efi mhedA e s traie nb i anee n any Vaughan let the good times rock and roll belting his blues to the beerâ€"drinkin‘, hell raisin‘ house, giving them their money‘s worth and much more. With notes literally fAying, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble separate the men from the boys when it comes to the blues. Not only can Vaughan make a guitar speak, he can make it understand! Coral Andrews Chronicle Staft Alex Mustakas‘ first stage role at age 8, was as a cat. |__ _ _ _ _ No, he wasn‘t Skimbleshanks the railway cat. He was a pink Siamese, if you will. ________â€" â€" O You won‘t find Mustakas at the Toronto Elgin Theatre version of Cats, but you will find him on the Charlottetown Festival stage and in a new role, as director of this year‘s Gilbert and Sullivan Society‘s proâ€" duction Patience, running April 10â€"13 at UW‘s Humanities Theatre. A Mustakas Cheshire grin quickly materializes at the mention of either projects. o s "I‘m so excited about both," said Mustakas. ‘"Charlottetown is my first professional contract," said the seasoned stage player, whose many roles have run the theatrical gamut from H.M.S. Pinafore‘s gruesome Dick Deadeye to Fiddler On the Roof‘s gentle comic role of the tailor Motel. When Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo Musiâ€" cal Productions director Alan Lund cast Mustakas for the part of Herr Zeller in Sound of Music, the Kitchener native was astonished. ‘"I was 5,000 miles away on vacation. When 1 returned 1 discovâ€" ered I had the role of Zeller, and got the part together in only four days. I was most surprised," said Mustaâ€" kas. Now Mustakas is about to take a new step forward, a phase he relishes with delight and boundless enthusiasm . The actor/director will be one of 10 feature performers in director Alan Lund‘s next musical project simply entitled Swing. When Mustaâ€" kas attended the crossâ€"Canada audiâ€" tions, he sang an old ©40‘s classic ‘I Got A Gal In Kalamazoo‘, because Swing is a tribute to the ‘40‘s and the Big Band era. This rendition, combined with Mustakas® wealth of stage experiâ€" ence got him a role in Charlotteâ€" town. "It‘s wonderful, because Alan (Lund) is giving me the opportunity to play both the ‘theavies‘ and do comedy. I‘m playing Newick the villain in Little Lord Fauntleroy, and doing a comic role in Swing. I haven‘t heard yet about Anne of Green Gables." said Mustakas. It is Mustakas‘ deep respect and admiration for Lund which is giving him inspiration with his directorial debut in Patience. "Working with Lund, is incrediâ€" ble. He closes his eges, thinks of the music, images a scene, and 20 seconds later he puts it onstage," said Mustakas. "I used to go to all the rehearsals, whether I was in them or not, just to watch him create. This being my first directing role, it takes me hours of painstaking work someâ€" times on one scene," said the director with a laugh. This handsome bard is no strangâ€" er to the comic strains and classic beauty of Gilbert and Sullivan. He has played eight major roles over the years in area G and S efforts, including lolanthe, Ruddigore, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance. 1985 marks the 10th anniversay of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society and Patience is its ninth production. "At the end of last season, 1 was asked if I‘d like to direct a show. I have assisted G and S director John Kerr for years and John decided to take a year off{. 1 agreed to direct, rather than act, though Patience is Everything coming up roses for Mustakas my favorite G and S work, and I‘d always wanted to play Bunthorne," said Mustakas. Mustakas couldn‘t have selected a better leading man, to play his own favorite Gilbert and Sullivan charâ€" acter. "*Paul Nowak, is just hilarious as Bunthorne the ‘fleshy poet‘. He interprets the role exactly as I would have, but has made his own additions and revisions. The result is marvellous." ‘‘You can equate Patience with ‘60‘s movement and the flower children, or the present newâ€" wave/punk genre, who dress and act a certain way just to be accepted. There are elements I‘ve added to give this impression. When Bunthorne first enters, I have 20 lovesick maids all faint, rather like rock and roll groupies. Lady Jane (Deborah Millerâ€"WLU‘s Street Scene) chases Paul about all over the place. They do three encores. When the cast saw it during practice they gave Paul and Deborah a standing ovation. But Paul‘s a touch worried Deborah may steal a scene or two,"" said Mustakas. Choreography, is in the skillful hands and feet of veteran KWMP dance captain Cindy Brnjas. Gilbert and Sullivan regular Wayne Berwick, who will be singing with the Canadian Opera Company next season plays Grosvenor the ‘rival poet‘. Bruce Bricknel! (Trial! By Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore) plays the major, and Bricknell‘s an audience favorite. G and S leading lady Alison Watson, is Patience, the object of more than one ardent admirer, and Patricia Swan, (who was super in KWMP‘s Sound of Music) is Lady Angela, with Dan Lenz, as the Colo nel. ly grateful to one man. "John Kerr has to be one of the leading Gilbert and Sullivan author ities in Canada. He knows all the hidden innuendos, social and politi cal. He is there whenever 1 need information, a full range of know! edge at my fingertips. I‘m very fortunate to work with him. All my initial fears and inhibitions have vanished ." But director Mustakas is especial Alex Mustakas