Music
      Students
      to
     
     
      Perform
      in
      Spring
      Recitals
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Steve
      Ellis
     
    

    
     
      Shirley
      Cameron
      and
      Leigh
      Ann
     
     
      Ryan
      are
      a
      little
      more
      excited
      about
      the
     
     
      coming
      of
      spring
      this
      year
      than
      they
     
     
      usually
      are.
      The
      turning
      of
      the
      seasons
     
     
      comes
      just
      before
      their
      joint
      junior
     
     
      recital
      on
      Thursday,
      March
      28.
     
    

    
     
      Cameron,
      a
      soprano
      from
     
     
      Summerside,
      and
      Ryan,
      a
      flautist
      from
     
     
      Cornerbrook
      Newfoundland,
      are
      just
     
     
      two
      of
      several
      students
      who
      have
      been
     
     
      chosen
      to
      give
      recitals
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      "We've
      been
      together
      since
      first
     
     
      year.
      We're
      good
      friends
      and
      it's
      fun
      to
     
     
      work
      together.
      .
      .
      we're
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      doing
      a
      duet
      and
      we're
      pretty
      excited
     
     
      about
      it,"
      said
      Cameron.
     
    

    
     
      Every
      year,
      late
      in
      the
      second
     
     
      semester,
      a
      student
      recital
      series
      gives
     
     
      top-performing
      third
      and
      fourth
      year
     
     
      music
      students
      a
      chance
      to
      showcase
     
     
      the
      results
      of
      their
      hard
      work
      since
     
     
      they
      first
      began
      their
      music
      education
     
     
      at
      UPEI.
      This
      year
      7
      students
      have
     
     
      been
      selected
      to
      perform,
      based
      upon
     
     
      an
      application
      process
      and
      an
      audition
     
     
      prior
      to
      the
      Christmas
      holidays.
     
    

    
     
      The
      UPEI
      music
      department
      does
     
     
      not
      offer
      a
      degree
      in
      performance,
      only
     
     
      a
      Bachelor
      of
      General
      Music
      and
      a
     
     
      Bachelor
      of
      Music
      Education.
      Despite
     
     
      this,
      much
      time
      and
      effort
      is
      put
      in
      by
     
     
      students
      and
      faculty
      in
      preparation
      for
     
     
      recitals
      such
      as
      these.
     
    

    
     
      "Even
      though
      UPEI's
      music
     
     
      program
      focuses
      on
      education,
      we
      are
     
     
      still
      performers,"
      explained
      Cameron,
     
     
      who
      plans
      to
      go
      on
      to
      teach
      in
      second-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THINK
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ary
      school.
     
    

    
     
      "We
      can
      go
      on
      to
      our
      masters
      of
     
     
      performance,
      which
      myself
      anda
     
     
      couple
      of
      other
      people
      who
      are
      doing
     
     
      recitals
      this
      year
      are
      planning
      to
      do,"
     
     
      addedRyan.
      |
     
    

    
     
      Cameron
      believes
      that
      these
     
     
      recitals
      are
      an
      important
      chance
      for
      the
     
     
      rest
      of
      the
      university
      to
      become
      in-
     
     
      volved
      with
      the
      music
      department.
     
     
      "The
      music
      department
      is
      very
      insular.
     
     
      .
      .
      we're
      away
      from
      what
      is
      going
      on
      at
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      university.
      [The
      recitals]
     
     
      give
      us
      a
      chance
      to
      show
      people
      what
     
     
      we're
      doing
      here
      and
      to
      let
      people
     
     
      know
      that
      we're
      alive
      and
      well
      and
     
     
      producing
      some
      high
      quality
      musi-
     
     
      cians."
     
    

    
     
      Cameron
      urges
      staff
      and
      students
     
     
      and
      faculty
      from
      other
      departments
      to
     
     
      come
      out
      to
      these
      recitals.
      "It
      [music]
     
     
      is
      an
      important
      facet
      of
      life.
      It
      rounds
     
     
      out
      a
      person
      and
      adds
      to
      your
      charac-
     
     
      ter.
      ..
      whether
      you
      are
      performing
      or
     
     
      simply
      listening
      as
      an
      audience
      mem-
     
     
      ber."
     
    

    
     
      Cameron
      and
      Ryan
      will
      be
     
     
      assisted
      by
      Frances
      McBurnie
      and
     
     
      Jacqueline
      Sorenson.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      students
      who
      are
      perform-
     
     
      ing
      include
      Sean
      Trainor,
      euphonium;
     
     
      Jeff
      Zaat,
      percussion;
      Karen
      Rose,
     
     
      clarinet;
      Kim
      Mooney,
      piano
      and
     
     
      Carrie-Ann
      Matheson,
      piano.
      The
     
     
      student
      recitals
      begin
      on
      Friday,
     
     
      March
      22.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      March
      19,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1000
      Mona
      Lisas
     
     
      New
      Disease
     
     
      (RCA)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      band
      gets
      points
      for
      good
      song
     
     
      titles
      such
      as
      "I'd
      Rather
      Die
      Than
      Have
      To
     
     
      Touch
      You".
      Unfortunately,
      that's
      all
      they
     
     
      have
      going
      for
      them.
      Every
      song
      sounds
     
     
      the
      same
      with
      the
      lead
      singer
      screaming
     
     
      unintelligible
      lyrics
      to
      an
      uninspired
      guitar.
     
     
      Overall,
      they
      are
      a
      garage
      band
      at
      its
      worst.
     
    

    
     
      --
      D.
      Murray
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cowboy
      Junkies
     
     
      Lay
      It
      Down
     
     
      (Geffen)
     
     
      Lay
      it
      down
      is
      the
      sixth
      album
      from
     
     
      the
      Cowboy
      Junkies.
      The
      ethereal
      voice
      of
     
     
      Margo
      Timmins
      mixed
      with
      the
      acoustic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      guitar
      of
      Michael
      Timmins
      create
      a
      sound
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unique
      to
      the
      Cowboy
      Junkies.
      The
      album
     
     
      is
      mellow,
      and
      at
      the
      same
      time
      it
      has
      a
     
     
      distinctive
      groove.
      Unfortunately,
      the
     
     
      songs
      tends
      to
      blend
      together,
      while
      this
     
     
      album
      will
      probably
      not
      produce
      a
      hit
     
     
      single
      like
      "Sweet
      Jane"
      or
      "Misguided
     
     
      Angel"
      from
      the
      previous
      recordings,
      it
      is
     
     
      an
      enjoyable
      album,
      and
      definitely
      worth
      a
     
     
      listen.
     
    

    
     
      --
      D.
      Murray
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Melissa
      Etheridge
     
     
      Your
      Little
      Secret
     
     
      (Island
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      CD
      is
      a
      must
      have
      for
      any
     
     
      Etheridge
      fan
      and
      a
      great
      introduction
      for
     
     
      new
      listeners.
      After
      listening
      to
      the
      driving
     
     
      rhythm
      of
      the
      title
      track
      I
      was
      hooked.
      The
     
     
      album
      shows
      the
      range
      Melissa
      Etheridge
     
     
      is
      capable
      of
      --
      from
      a
      slight
      country
     
     
      influence
      to
      pure
      rock.
      This
      CD
      was
      my
     
     
      award
      for
      best
      liner
      notes
      --
      they
      separate
      to
     
     
      make
      a
      puzzle
      of
      sorts,
      and
      you
      can
      change
     
     
      the
      cover
      photo.
     
    

    
     
      --
      A.
      Chisholm
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Love
      is
      ...reflections
      on
      life
      and
      love
     
     
      Various
      Artists
     
     
      (BMG)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      CD
      bills
      itself
      as
      having
      "14
      of
     
     
      the
      most
      romantic
      songs
      ever"
      including
     
     
      tunes
      from
      George
      Michael,
      The
      Cowboy
     
     
      Junkies,
      Aretha
      Franklin,
      and
      Dolly
     
     
      Parton.
      While
      the
      artists
      may
      be
      eclectic,
     
     
      the
      songs
      are
      all
      romantic
      ballads.
      Sure,
     
     
      this
      much
      romance
      many
      be
      overkill,
      but
     
     
      the
      mix
      of
      old
      hits
      and
      newer
      favourites
      is
     
     
      sure
      to
      appeal
      most
      listeners.
      After
      all,
     
     
      there
      is
      a
      little
      bit
      of
      sappy
      romantic
      in
      all
     
     
      of
      us:
      Besides
      who
      could
      resist
      a
      bit
      of
     
     
      retro
      Rick
      Astley?
     
    

    
     
      --
      A.
      Chisholm
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nacho
      Cano
     
     
      self-titled
     
     
      (Virgin
      Records)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      fact
      that
      all
      the
      lyrics
      are
      in
     
     
      Spanish
      really
      helps
      this
      CD.
      But
      then,
     
     
      I
      just
      have
      an
      unusually
      strong
      distaste
     
     
      for
      lyrics
      of
      any
      kind.
      The
      CD
      does
     
     
      well
      as
      plain
      music,
      without
      some
      silly
     
     
      message
      or
      story
      being
      chanted
      at
      you.
     
     
      If
      you
      like
      your
      music
      to
      be
      music,
      and
     
     
      not
      a
      billboard
      for
      someone's
      opinions
      or
     
     
      "I
      want
      your
      money,
      but
      sorry
      I
      can't
     
     
      write
      a
      song
      to
      save
      my
      life",
      then
      this
     
     
      would
      be
      a
      reasonably
      worthwhile
      CD.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Jonathan
      Davis
     
    
   
   
    
     
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