Last Minute
Free at last: The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra salutes the opening of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in its season finale, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Greaves Concert Hall, Northern Kentucky University. The program includes Aaron Copland's powerful Lincoln Portrait, William Grant Still's "Kaintuck," with piano soloist Sandra Rivers; "A New Morning for the World: Daybreak of Freedom," by Joseph Schwantner, narrated by Mark Perzel; and Duke Ellington's The River. J.R. Cassidy conducts. Tickets: $20 and $23; discounts available. (859) 431-6216 or www.kyso.org.
Janelle Gelfand
FYI
Oscar shorts: Tickets are on sale now for Cincinnati World Cinema's annual screening of Oscar-nominated short films, to be presented June 5-6 at Northern Kentucky University in Greaves Concert Hall. Tickets are $8 for each screening, $14 for both, or $6 per screening for students.
To buy tickets and find directions, call (859) 781-8151, e-mail WorldCinema@fuse.net or go to www.cincyworldcinema.com (requires free registration at www.communityzero.com) .
Margaret A. McGurk
Symphony retirees: Violinist Conny Kiradjieff and oboist Michael Kenyon, both retiring at the end of this season, were honored by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at Saturday's concert in Music Hall.
Kiradjieff, a member of the orchestra for 49 years, is a former student of the legendary Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School in New York. He is also a teacher of several generations of violinists now playing in major orchestras, and is on the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.
His many contributions to the local music scene include conductor of the Cincinnati Community Orchestra. His son, Christopher Kiradjieff, carries on the legacy as the Cincinnati Symphony's assistant principal trumpet.
"It's an emotional thing," Conny Kiradjieff said later. "I didn't think it would be, but I've been here for 49 years."
Kenyon, a Northern Kentucky native and CCM graduate, joined the symphony after a stint in the United States Army Band.
Janelle Gelfand
Music for film: The makers of the independent film Dead Horse, which was shot in and around Cincinnati earlier this year, are looking for local and regional musicians to provide tunes for the soundtrack, particularly "classic country-sounding material," producer Mark Turner said. To submit sounds for consideration, send a CD to TVACOM, 4212 Airport Road, Suite 203, Cincinnati 45226, Attention: Dead Horse The Movie.
Margaret A. McGurk
Movies Opening Friday
Bon Voyage
Breakin' All The Rules
Broken Wings
The Return
Troy
Coming Friday In Weekend
Fringe benefits: The first annual Fringe Festival brings two weeks of edgy theater, dance, art, movement and other avant garde performances to downtown Cincinnati stages. We speak to playwright Dave Mondy and give you the rundown on this weekend's events.
