Young
      Vocalist
      Shows
     
     
      Off
      His
      Pipes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Brodie
      MacRAE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      At
      just
      21
      years
      of
      age,
      basso
     
     
      cantante
      Robert
      Pomakov
      is,
      simply
     
     
      put,
      phenomenal.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      beginning
      his
      profes-
     
     
      sional
      career
      four
      years
      ago,
      Canadian-
     
     
      born
      Robert
      Pomakov
      has
      made
      quite
     
     
      a
      name
      for
      himself
      both
      in
      Canada
      and
     
     
      abroad.
      Robert
      has
      performed
      on
      stage
     
     
      with
      world
      renowned
      Russian
      Baritone
     
     
      Dmitri
      Hvorostovsky
      and
      has
      sung
     
     
      with
      the
      Toronto
      Symphony
      Orchestra
     
     
      at
      Roy
      Thompson
      Hall
      for
      the
     
     
      Millennium
      Opera
      Gala.
      He
      was
      a
     
     
      prizewinner
      in
      both
      Placido
      Domingo's
     
     
      Operalia
      competition
      and
      the
      Queen
     
     
      Elizabeth
      Competition
      in
      Belgium
      and
     
     
      will
      be
      appearing
      in
      5
      operas
      this
      sea-
     
     
      son,
      having
      just
      finished
      Stravinsky's
     
     
      Oedipus
      Rex
      in
      Toronto.
      He's
      currently
     
     
      finishing
      his
      Master's
      Degree
      at
      the
     
     
      Curtis
      institute
      in
      Philadelphia.
      Yes,
     
     
      he's
      only
      21.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      sixteenth
      of
      October,
      I
     
     
      had
      the
      pleasure
      of
      attending
      his
     
     
      recital
      in
      the
      beautiful
      Convocation
     
     
      Hall
      in
      Sackville,
      NB.
      This
      concert
     
     
      was
      presented
      by
      Debut
      Atlantic,
      an
     
     
      organization
      that
      presents
      both
      promis-
     
     
      ing
      and
      established
      musicians
      to
     
     
      Atlantic
      Canada,
      organizes
      5
      tours
      a
     
     
      year
      and
      has
      launched
      the
      careers
      of
     
     
      Canadian
      musicians
      such
      as
      Ben
     
     
      Heppner,
      Angela
      Hewitt
      and
      Richard
     
     
      Margison.
      This
      concert
      was
      also
      a
      part
     
     
      of
      the
      Mount
      Allison
      Performing
      Arts
     
     
      Series,
      which
      presents
      many
      fine
      artis-
     
     
      tic
      performances
      and
      will
      be
      hosting
     
     
      the
      L'Atelier
      lyrique
      de
      L'Opéra
      de
     
     
      Montréal
      and
      Ensemble
      les
      Voix
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Showing
      at
     
     
      City
      Cinema
     
     
      this
      week
     
     
      The
      Good
      Girl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
     
     
      One
      Hour
      Photo
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Times
      and
      Descriptions
      at
     
     
      www.citycinema.net
     
     
      368-3669
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Baroques
      later
      this
      season.
     
    

    
     
      Mr.
      Pomakov,
      accompanied
      by
     
     
      renowned
      Torontoian
      pianist
      Brahm
     
     
      Goldhamer,
      presented
      a
      concert
      of
     
     
      mature
      and
      challenging
      repertoire
     
     
      which
      he
      tackled
      with
      the
      ease
      of
      a
     
     
      performer
      twice
      his
      age.
      Included
      in
     
     
      the
      concert
      were
      a
      set
      of
      Duparc
     
     
      melodies,
      some
      Faure,
      two
      sets
      of
     
     
      Schubert
      Leider,
      Beethoven's
      An
      die
      _
     
     
      Ferne
      Geliebte
      Op.
      98
      and
      a
      set
      of
      new
     
     
      songs
      entitled
      Insomnia
      Songs
      by
     
     
      Alasdair
      MacLean,
      the
      Debut
      Atlantic
     
     
      Composer
      in
      Residence.
      His
      second
     
     
      programme
      is
      just
      as
      impressive,
      pre-
     
     
      senting
      both
      Vaughan
      Williams
      Songs
     
     
      of
      Travel
      and
      Schumann's
      Dichterliebe
     
     
      Op.
      48.
     
     
      His
      is
      a
      voice
      of
      extraordinary
     
     
      warmth
      and
      richness,
      remarkably
     
     
      mature
      for
      his
      age.
      Hearing
      him
      sing
     
     
      was
      like
      being
      swept
      away
      in
      a
      power-
     
     
      ful
      wave
      of
      sound.
      Scott
      Robinson
     
     
      remarks,
      "I've
      never
      before
      heard
      a
     
     
      singer
      I
      would
      describe
      as
      loud."
      He
     
     
      has
      an
      engaging
      and
      commanding
     
     
      stage
      presence,
      his
      diction
      is
      clear
      as
      a
     
     
      bell
      and
      he
      sings
      with
      same
      amount
      of
     
     
      emotion
      and
      musicality
      as
      the
      best
     
     
      singers
      in
      the
      world.
      His
      voice
      was
     
     
      clearly
      tiring
      by
      the
      end
      of
      the
      recital,
     
     
      however,
      as
      his
      lowest
      notes
      became
     
     
      increasingly
      weaker.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      he
      was
      singing
      them,
      I
     
     
      said
      to
      myself
      that
      he
     
     
      was
      doing
      them
      better
     
    

    
     
      than
      Bryn
      Terfel,
      one
      of
     
     
      the
      world's
      foremost
     
     
      Bass-baritones.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Of
      all
      of
      his
      pieces,
      I
      found
      his
     
     
      Schuberts
      to
      be
      particularly
      enjoyable.
     
     
      He
      sang
      those
      with
      the
      most
      ease,
      fun
     
     
      and
      familiarity.
      As
      he
      was
      singing
     
     
      them,
      I
      said
      to
      myself
      that
      he
      was
     
     
      doing
      them
      better
      than
      Bryn
      Terfel,
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      world's
      foremost
      Bass-bari-
     
     
      tones.
      Of
      course,
      having
      already
     
     
      worked
      with
      some
      of
      the
      best
      conduc-
     
     
      tors
      and
      singers
      in
      the
      country
      and
     
     
      playing
      major
      operatic
      roles
      here
      and
     
     
      abroad,
      it
      is
      only
      a
      matter
      of
      time
     
     
      before
      he
      is
      next
      Bryn
      Terfel.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stark
      Raving
      Sane:
     
     
      On
      Crushes
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Catherine
      SWEET
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      most
      of
      my
      friends
      know,
      I
     
     
      used
      to
      have
      a
      perfectly
      healthy
      crush
     
     
      on
      a
      member
      of
      the
      student
      body
      here
     
     
      at
      UPEI.
      I
      never
      talked
      to
      him,
      I
      never
     
     
      met
      him,
      and
      doubt
      we'd
      even
      made
     
     
      eye
      contact.
      The
      funny
      thing
      is,
      I
      did-
     
     
      n't
      think
      I
      wanted
      to
      meet
      him.
      If
      I
     
     
      met
      him,
      he
      might
      not
      have
      been
      the
     
     
      perfect
      guy.
      I'm
      sure
      everyone
      can
     
     
      understand
      this
      strange
      Catch-22.
     
    

    
     
      In
      junior
      high
      school,
      I
     
     
      might
      have
      gotten
     
     
      obsessed
      and
      followed
     
     
      this
      guy
      around
      the
     
     
      school.
      In
      high
      school,
      |
     
     
      might
      have
      made
      the
      mis-
     
     
      take
      of
      actually
      trying
      to
     
    

    
     
      meet
      him.
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      is
      it
      that
      a
      crush
      is
      seen
     
     
      as
      juvenile?
      Growing
      up,
      we
      get
      our
     
     
      first
      crushes,
      but
      what's
      to
      say
      they
     
     
      should
      ever
      stop?
      I
      think
      it's
      our
     
     
      inherited
      human
      ability
      to
      appreciate
      _
     
     
      aesthetics.
      Some
      people
      don't
      appreci-
     
     
      ate
      the
      beauty
      in
      nature
      or
      art,
      but
     
     
      you'd
      be
      hard
      pressed
      to
      find
      someone
     
     
      who
      had
      never
      had
      a
      crush
      over
      the
     
     
      span
      of
      their
      lifetime.
      Chances
      are,
     
     
      each
      and
      every
      one
      of
      us
      has
      a
      crush
     
     
      on
      somebody
      right
      now,
      but
      I'm
      silly
     
     
      enough
      to
      talk
      about
      it.
     
    

    
     
      I've
      been
      teased
      for
      my
      crush-
     
     
      es,
      but
      I
      don't
      care.
      They
      make
      me
     
     
      happy.
      I
      think
      I've
      finally
      mastered
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      art
      of
      having
      a
      crush.
      In
      junior
      high
     
     
      school,
      I
      might
      have
      gotten
      obsessed
     
     
      and
      followed
      this
      guy
      around
      the
     
     
      school.
      In
      high
      school,
      I
      might
      have
     
     
      made
      the
      mistake
      of
      actually
      trying
      to
     
     
      meet
      him.
      Now,
      I'm
      happy
      with
      a
     
     
      glimpse
      here
      and
      there-
      passing
      him
      in
     
     
      the
      library
      or
      seeing
      him
      enter
      a
      class-
     
     
      room
      next
      to
      mine.
      The
      trick
      is
      to
     
     
      gain
      contentment
      from
      those
      brushes.
     
    

    
     
      What
      I
      like
      about
      crushes
      is
     
     
      the
      individuality
      of
      them.
      What
      one
     
     
      woman
      finds
      handsome,
      another
      can
     
     
      see
      as
      vile.
      It's
      great
      that
      some
      of
      my
     
     
      friends
      don't
      think
      my
      crush
      is
      their
      —
     
     
      cup
      of
      tea,
      because
      then
      we
      can
      talk
     
     
      about
      it
      and
      I
      can
      try
      to
      impress
      upon
     
     
      them
      see
      the
      subtle
      qualities
      that
      make
     
     
      him
      unique.
      Personally,
      I
      didn't
      think
     
     
      my
      crush
      was
      hot
      (I
      hate
      that
      term-
      it!s
     
     
      so
      carnal).
      I
      think
      he
      had
      quality
     
     
      craftsmanship.
     
    

    
     
      I
      encourage
      you
      to
      cultivate
     
     
      your
      crush.
      After
      some
      careful
      delib-
     
     
      eration,
      I've
      chosen
      my
      new
      crush.
     
     
      Maybe
      you
      know
      your
      crush
      and
      you
     
     
      can
      have
      conversations
      with
      him
      or
     
     
      her,
      or
      maybe
      not,
      but
      either
      way
      it
     
     
      can't
      hurt
      if
      it
      is
      done
      properly.
      Me,
      I
     
     
      don't
      know
      him
      at
      all
      beyond
      what
      his
     
     
      name
      is.
      An
      adult
      crush
      is
      a
      little
      con-
     
     
      fidence
      booster,
      as
      long
      as
      there
      are
      no
     
     
      expectations
      attached.
      I
      loved
      having
     
     
      my
      crush,
      but
      I
      didn't
      love
      my
      crush-
     
     
      once
      that's
      understood,
      it's
      all
      gravy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      specializes
      in
      investing.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      fun.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “Crazy
      Fun
      with
      the
      Economics
     
     
      Society”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Economics
      Society
      is
      getting
      on
      the
      way
      and
      already
      had
      a
     
     
      bowling-social
      at
      the
      Basilica-Rec-Centre.
      Many
      more
      events
      are
     
     
      planned
      for
      the
      future.
      Some
      of
      these
      events
      include
      an
      adventure
      games
     
     
      night
      at
      The
      Wave,
      on
      Friday,
      November
      15th,
      and
      a
      guest
      speaker
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Given
      this
      is
      our
      first
      year
      as
      a
      Campus
      Society,
      we
      really
      want
      it
     
     
      to
      be
      a
      success.
      Everyone
      who
      is
      taking
      Economics
      is
      welcome
      to
      join
     
    
   
   
    
     
      .
      Anyone
      who
      is
      seeking
      information,
      or
      is
      interested
      in
      joining,
     
     
      should
      talk
      to
      Daran
      Gilbert,
      Paula
      Lajeunesse,
      or
      Jerome
      Michelin,
      or
     
     
      stop
      by
      the
      Economics
      wing
      in
      Main
      Building.