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'Elijah' hits all
CHUCK GRIFFITH Staff Writer
Tha USC Symphony Orchestra and four world-class
soloists performed "Elijah" by Felix Mendelssohn, undei
the direction of Donald Portnoy at the Roger Center foi
the Arts Tuesday.
Soloists included Ann Benson, soprano; Sandra Walkck-v
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"Elijah" was first performed by Mendelssohn in Jum
1845. The piece demands an orchestra of 125 and a mono
lithic chorus of 270.
The piece is primarily based on the Lutheran Bible
and I Kings chapters 17 and 18. The music begins wit!
Elijah, the prophet, asking the Lord what is to become
of his land.
The triumphant voice of Benson is breath taking anc
pleasant as the audience hears the wide range of artis
tic talent she delivers. Walker's voice is desirable ever
as she seems to hold herself back in a reserved tone
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the high notes
the first 15 minutes. Brown, however, is easy to listen to
j and enjoy. The beauty and grace of the music was han.
died well by Brown's Metropolitan Operatic training.
The USC Choir is to be commended for their excellence
in leading the ear to listen and savor each word of
music.
t Oratorios generally tend to drag at the beginning as
they become long and drawn out, but this was not the
> case with "Elijah." The orchestra's violins present them
selves with startling execution. The low brass do a mystifying
job of not overbearing the stage, and they hold
; their dynamic levels just right,
j Portno/s conducting is exuberant and filled with a
; fiery compassion for his art.
The composition is incredible overall but lacks the
[ delivery. The end left me with a remarkable feeling of
. joy and fear at the same time,
j Although there are no more "Elijah" nights of production,
the performance can be caught again state-wide
j in South Carolina, April 16 on SCETV at 7:30 p.m.
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Uncle Mingo:
BEN PILLOW Asst. Features Editor
From high school keg parties in th
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east, Uncle Mingo has branched into or
of the most popular bands to come out i
Charleston.
Tonight, the foursome will play at th
Elbow Room in Five Points for the thii
time, taking a break from the place whet
the band got its first major gig, Rocki
fellas'.
"We were accepted in Columbia moi
than in Charleston at first," lead guitari:
Scott Quattlebaum said. "Rockefella
gave us our first big break before we trie
to branch out of South Carolina."
Quattlebaum, also known as Mooki
put the band together with Bryon "Mi
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Quattlebaum said the band took its
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Once described as "four white boys on
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cle Mingo had its first big release in 1993
with "Fatty Mookie Mo' Booty," the title
coming from a compilation of the band
members' nicknames.
The band is preparing to enter the stugt
dio in May to record its next CD, one with
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"We're going to do it with the James
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leader is Jeff Watkins, and he's going to
produce it."
As for the band's often out-of-state,
four-times-a-week live performances,
Quattlebaum described them as "like a
midget circus without the midgets."
"It's just about having fun," he said.
"We just want people to come in, have
fun and spread the Mingo love without
sounding like a hippie band."
Upon completion of its new album,
Uncle Mingo will play in Lake Tahoe,
Nev., for two weeks opening for comedian
NiDsev Russell. Meanwhile, Quattle
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where we're coining from, or don't."
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