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They stand up for their pnn- uples, they're upstanding m their field, they‘ll never be caught sutlng down on the wb ,, Who are these people anyway? Down-Under string quartet takes classical playing to new heights Since 1987, when four abun- dandy talented young musv cuns came together as the New Zealand String Quartet. It's a sure bet that every pun, cliche and omrlmer on the "sland- mg” theme has been apphed to ths group's rather unusual habit of performing in the upright posmon, as was done by many of thee t8th-century forebears Even seated cellist Rolf Gjel- sum l5 elevated on a special platform, In order to be at eye level will colleagues Helene Pohl and Doug Bellman (vro- lms) and Gillian Ansell (Viola) When they debuted at the K- W Chamber Music Sonny last Friday before a near-capacily Musuc' Room crowd of 60, it took only seconds into Antonin Dvorak‘s mature and powerful Quartet in E-flat (0p.51) to convince listeners that for this ensemble, posture is no men gimmick. Lurkingjust below thetoaal warmth Ind elegant shape of their playing - no matter what the music, the period or the style - is a mfreshirq; ath- ktewihiness, akindolprimal strength that's all the-more compelling because of the intense discipline driving it. _ scarcely repressed peasant vigour in dances that inspired each of Dvomk's movements? Second Bill Cosby show added at Centre in the Square Bill Cosby is coming to The Centre In The Square on Sat- urday, Feb. 5, for two perfor- mance only. Cosby is by all standards one of the most influential stars in North America today. Whether it is through concert apparatuses. recording, tele- vision or film, he has the abiL ity to touch people! he. Funny, (anions and Minions Bill Cosby will be in concert at 5 pm. and 8 pm. Dont mm his only Ontario public Tickets an available ttt The Centre In The Squares box office, Edits are $45.50 and $55.50 each. Call 578-1570 or toll hee at 143002653977 for further information, What bettér medium forth: By Pauline Finch h-r the L humid! With ords Iour umrumcnu the ycore often erupted "no sweeping orchestral state- ments, yet Just as suddenly would draw back Into a refuted, focused lnumacy Under the quarters perfectly synchronized fingers, each lransmon of mood or texture was virtually seamless. Beethoven's feisty Quartet In F major (Op 18, No I) offered a fine contrast of youthful bnl- lance and technical bravado spread generously among all four players. His opening Allegro made such art impression with the NZSQ'S lean, agile approach, one might not notice (as cellist Gjelsten pointed out) that the core motif is repeated no less than 104 times - proof post- ttve that tn classical must: it's often not what one says. but how one says It, that sticks in the memory. That was equally true for Beethoven's more contempla- tive passages, A soulful second movement bloomed with fluid phrasing and a sense of deeply rooted assurance, almost as if such quiet moments were essential to the explosive energies released elsewhere. CtaudeDdmssy'sQuartetinf minor, the only chamber work the short-lived French impees- sionist composer ever penned for this medium. With its bold mixtures of muted bowing, wide chord clusters, overtone harmonics, plucking and strumming, the Different yet again was . feel the Warmth of work an“ stands as prompt ttve, adventurous and often mlensely demanding for per- farmers and listeners alike The New Zealand players went the extra mile m lapping the resonant colour and emo- tonal explorauon In Debussy's wnung For their one truly corttem- porary work, the NISQ chose Abhisheka by John Psathas (b.1906). a widely-commits- sioned composer of Greek her- uage who has made New Zealand his home for a number of years, After four exotic and swung movements. one wished had left a few more quartet scores belund Just for groups of this calibre, Titled after a Sanskrit phrase that describes the spiritual process of pouruWout or arutointirtg, Abhisheka's leisurely single movement reached into microaonal from uers that produced aural goosebumps and profund serenity all at the same time. As with much of this cen- tury's best new music, Abisheka broke with easily- described formulas of tradi- tional structure and pattern, creating instead a rat: "had to be there" upcncnce. With the NZSQ as its interpreters, this remarkable score was indeed fully poured out and shared without trunnion. The non KWCMS concerts are tomonuw (Thursday Nov. 25), 8 pm. in the Music Room at 57 Young St. W, Waterloo, Calculus add-chat! Fate Tickets for other event can be reserved by phone at 886- 1673, or e-mall to marves9watartsuwaterkoxa ieatunng .1 return of the popu- lar kubrcaNan Berke! classical guitar duo and Sunday, Nov, 28 for the Toronto Smng Quartet (same ume, same place). Pauline Finch :5 a K-W write; amateur musician mid gradual: student at Waterloo Lutheran Seminary 'tEuNNaTHEtRMD For “formatm can mama-2°33 Sell-mifc-mcy at” Almaty n a: tSevetrmet world CODE -At5ettttgEAs appreciate it when you tell them ... I saw your ad in the Chronicle. 25