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S POTLIGHT –L OCAL Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 2-4, 2012 Page 7 The Chronicle-News Trinidad, Colorado YOUR BEST NEWS AND ADVERTISING SOURCE “Without a song, the day would never end Without a song, the road would never bend. ... A man is born, but he’s no good no-how Without a song.” Vincent Youmans wrote the music in 1929, and Billy Rose and Edward Ilescu penned the poignant words. Those familiar lyrics have been sung by Perry Como, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, and in many styles from opera to gospel, until it has become part of America’s cul- tural fabric. What is it about the sound of music that turns a no-good man into some- one special, ends the day and bends the road? Albert Einstein might have said it is simple physics. Everything is made up of vibrations, and songs are simply vibrations you can hear, feel and sometimes see. Sound has structure that can alter the vibrational structure of things around it — such as peo- ple’s emotional states. It can cre- ate patterns in water, as demon- strated by the experiments of Hans Jenny in creating a new sci- ence of sound called Cymatics. Sound’s structure and patterns were recognized by the great German literary and scientific genius Johann Wolfgang von Goethe when he wrote: “I call architecture frozen music.” According to the Puebloan peo- ple of Arizona and New Mexico, it was the energy of song that Creator used to bring the world into being. And of course the Bible quotes “The Word” as doing the same thing for Christians and Jews. But most importantly for us here today, sound — wearing the silken garments of music and song —has the ability to tease our brains into affecting our moods and emotions. One of the beneficial physical effects of choral singing is the shared feeling of happiness caused by music’s release of endorphins in the brains of peo- ple singing together — and to the listeners as well. Singing is also good aerobic exercise, oxygenates the blood and releases anxiety. Likewise, it can boost memory and, by synchronizing the right and left brain, maximize learning and the retention of information. The 60-beat per minute of Baroque music common in the music of Mozart and others of that era is particularly useful in assisting learning. Play Mozart while studying, and watch your grades go up! Some little known facts of his- tory are that famous people used music to overcome creative block- ages. Einstein, who did poorly in school, started excelling when his parents gave him a violin. He even figured out his problems and equations by improvising on the violin. King George I of England had trouble with memory and stress. He read in the Bible that Saul overcame similar difficulties by using special music, so he asked George Fredrick Handel to write a distinctive piece to help him. That piece is now enjoyed by the entire world as the “Water Music Suite.” Even Thomas Jefferson, when he needed to think up the right words in 1776 took out his violin and played until inspiration mani- fested through the music’s effects. With all this in mind, be pre- pared for a special choral treat in a free concert at 7 p,m,on Monday, at Holy Trinity Church, 135 Church St. in Trinidad. The tour- ing Chamber Choir of the College of Saint Benedict at St. John’s University in St. Joseph, Minn., will present a concert of outstand- ing sacred and secular music. For additional information, contact Louise at 719-846-3369, ext. 28. This chamber choir was formed in 1970, at the time that its director, Dr. Axel Theimer, joined the faculty of St. John’s University. Theimer is a native of Austria, where he was a member of the Vienna Boys Choir. In addi- tion to his activities as teacher at St. John’s , he is founder and music director of Kantori, a well known Minneapolis/St. Paul choral ensemble, of Amadeus Chamber Symphony, and is music director of the National Catholic Youth Choir. In 2001 the Minnesota American Choral Directors Association awarded Theimer Choir director of the Year. The Chamber Choir’s yearly tours have taken them all over the United States, and we are greatly honored to receive this group of 49 young men and women in Trinidad to delight our citizens and inspire our aspiring choris- ters. The sound of their music will lift our spirits to a place of peace above the stresses of everyday life, offering us an evening of beautiful respite. Submitted by Cynthia Berresse [email protected] Cynthia Berresse Ploski Special to The Chronicle-News Courtesy of College of Saint Benedict at St. John’s University The touring Chamber Choir of the College of Saint Benedict at St. John’s niversity will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Holy Trinity Church. Chamber choir will offer evening of beautiful respite By Tim Keller Special to The Chronicle-News RATON — Three repre- sentatives of the New Mexico Film Office joined Raton’s official film liaison on the Shuler Theater stage Wednesday evening for a presentation on how local communities can benefit by attracting film productions to the area. Raton film liaison Sara Kowalski introduced the film office’s director, Nick Maniatis, Workforce Development programs manager Rochelle Bussey, and locations coordinator Don Gray to audience mem- bers who came from every direction within a 50-mile radius for the event. Maniatis reported that, despite recent state cut- backs in film incentives, New Mexico is still in the top eight states for financial incentives to attract film and TV productions. The state has long been popular with filmmakers for its variety of towns and land- scapes. “We are almost full this spring; all our crews will be tapped out with films coming here,” Maniatis said. Productions include “The Lone Ranger,” starring Johnny Depp as Tonto, and the final seasons of TV hits “Breaking Bad” and “In Plain Sight.” “Between LA and New York, New Mexico has the best crews and the best facilities for filmmaking in the United States,” Maniatis continued. Movies and TV productions show off the state, acting as advertising while also bringing in great income from the productions them- selves. He said a new thrust is “film tourism,” where the New Mexico Tourism Department will be publi- cizing popular film sites so travelers can visit them. The list is long: New Mexico has been a popular location among filmmakers for almost a century. Gray encouraged those in the audience to list their properties, with photos, on the film office’s website, www.nmfilm.com. “The right location can land an entire film,” he said. “In fact, I’ve seen a production decide on a loca- tion by a single photo- graph.” Although the New Mexico film site has 60,000 photos available to film- makers in its online archive, Gray said it always needs more. He suggested typing any location, such as Raton, into the database to see how the area is currently repre- sented to filmmakers. Then send new photos of homes, businesses, ranches, and other locations. Kowalski shared tales of showing filmmakers around Raton on scouting expeditions. One phone call told her she had 20 minutes to get to Crews Field to pick up Kevin Costner when his helicopter landed. She showed him all around town. “He loved First Street, hated Second Street,” she said. “He looked at some neighbor- hoods and some churches.” The film he was scouting for has not yet been made, nor its eventual location determined, although it would appear that Raton remains in the running. “He loved Raton,” Kowalski said. When the Coen Brothers remade “True Grit” two years ago, their location scouts came to Raton. “They loved it here,” Kowalski shared, “but for their movie they said it was too green!” After the presentation, the film office representa- tives took questions from the audience. Some wanted to know how to break into work in the movies. Maniatis suggested a lot of hustle — “Use the website, make lots of contacts, make yourself available, network with people. Be persistent.” Gray added, “Filmmaking is the ulti- mate meritocracy. If you’re good, and you work hard, they won’t let you out.” He landed his first job in the film industry when Ron Howard was filming “The Missing” outside Santa Fe in 2003. “At that time, I was the only photographer in Santa Fe with a digital cam- era, and that’s what they needed. I’ve been working with films ever since.” Tim Keller/Special to The Chronicle-News Location scout Don Gray told a rapt audience how a community lands a film production. Raton audience gets tips on bringing film makers to town The Chronicle-News The Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare Association was given a $400 check from Bella Luna Pizza. The pizzeria raised the money for the animal shel- ter at an event Friday. “Community support like this gives us the ability to help more animals,” said Cory Davis, interim director of the shelter.“As a non- profit, we rely on the sup- port of people who care.” The event included a per- formance by the band Level 5. “We decided to donate the proceeds from this event to the shelter because we know they’re doing good work for our community and the animals,” said Jeff Quinn, owner of Bella Luna. The shelter will use the funds for air handling equipment to assure the health of cats in its newly renovated cat room. The shelter is open for adoptions from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Bella Luna gives $400 to shelter
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“Without a song, the day wouldnever end
Without a song, the road wouldnever bend. ...
A man is born, but he’s no goodno-how
Without a song.”Vincent Youmans wrote the
music in 1929, and Billy Rose andEdward Ilescu penned thepoignant words. Those familiarlyrics have been sung by PerryComo, Frank Sinatra and Tony
Bennett, and inmany styles fromopera to gospel,until it hasbecome part ofAmerica’s cul-tural fabric.
What is itabout the soundof music thatturns a no-goodman into some-one special, endsthe day andbends the road?Albert Einsteinmight have said
it is simple physics. Everything ismade up of vibrations, and songsare simply vibrations you canhear, feel and sometimes see.
Sound has structure that canalter the vibrational structure ofthings around it — such as peo-ple’s emotional states. It can cre-ate patterns in water, as demon-strated by the experiments ofHans Jenny in creating a new sci-
ence of sound called Cymatics.Sound’s structure and patternswere recognized by the greatGerman literary and scientificgenius Johann Wolfgang vonGoethe when he wrote: “I callarchitecture frozen music.”
According to the Puebloan peo-ple of Arizona and New Mexico, itwas the energy of song thatCreator used to bring the worldinto being. And of course theBible quotes “The Word” as doingthe same thing for Christians andJews.
But most importantly for ushere today, sound — wearing thesilken garments of music andsong —has the ability to tease ourbrains into affecting our moodsand emotions.
One of the beneficial physicaleffects of choral singing is theshared feeling of happinesscaused by music’s release ofendorphins in the brains of peo-ple singing together — and to thelisteners as well. Singing is alsogood aerobic exercise, oxygenatesthe blood and releases anxiety.
Likewise, it can boost memoryand, by synchronizing the rightand left brain, maximize learningand the retention of information.
The 60-beat per minute ofBaroque music common in themusic of Mozart and others ofthat era is particularly useful inassisting learning. Play Mozartwhile studying, and watch yourgrades go up!
Some little known facts of his-tory are that famous people usedmusic to overcome creative block-ages. Einstein, who did poorly inschool, started excelling when hisparents gave him a violin. Heeven figured out his problems andequations by improvising on theviolin.
King George I of England hadtrouble with memory and stress.He read in the Bible that Saulovercame similar difficulties byusing special music, so he askedGeorge Fredrick Handel to write adistinctive piece to help him.That piece is now enjoyed by theentire world as the “Water MusicSuite.”
Even Thomas Jefferson, whenhe needed to think up the rightwords in 1776 took out his violinand played until inspiration mani-fested through the music’s effects.
With all this in mind, be pre-pared for a special choral treat ina free concert at 7 p,m, on Monday,at Holy Trinity Church, 135Church St. in Trinidad. The tour-ing Chamber Choir of the College
of Saint Benedict at St. John’sUniversity in St. Joseph, Minn.,will present a concert of outstand-ing sacred and secular music. Foradditional information, contactLouise at 719-846-3369, ext. 28.
This chamber choir wasformed in 1970, at the time that itsdirector, Dr. Axel Theimer, joinedthe faculty of St. John’sUniversity. Theimer is a native ofAustria, where he was a memberof the Vienna Boys Choir. In addi-tion to his activities as teacher atSt. John’s , he is founder andmusic director of Kantori, a wellknown Minneapolis/St. Paulchoral ensemble, of AmadeusChamber Symphony, and is musicdirector of the National CatholicYouth Choir. In 2001 theMinnesota American ChoralDirectors Association awardedTheimer Choir director of theYear.
The Chamber Choir’s yearlytours have taken them all over theUnited States, and we are greatlyhonored to receive this group of49 young men and women inTrinidad to delight our citizensand inspire our aspiring choris-ters.
The sound of their music willlift our spirits to a place of peaceabove the stresses of everydaylife, offering us an evening ofbeautiful respite.
Submitted by Cynthia [email protected]
CynthiaBerresse
PloskiSpecial to The
Chronicle-News
Courtesy of College of Saint Benedict at St. John’s University
The touring Chamber Choir of the College of Saint Benedict at St. John’sniversity will perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Holy Trinity Church.
Chamber choir will offer evening of beautiful respite
By Tim KellerSpecial to The Chronicle-News
RATON — Three repre-sentatives of the NewMexico Film Office joinedRaton’s official film liaisonon the Shuler Theater stageWednesday evening for apresentation on how localcommunities can benefit byattracting film productionsto the area.
Raton film liaison SaraKowalski introduced thefilm office’s director, NickManiatis, WorkforceDevelopment programsmanager Rochelle Bussey,and locations coordinatorDon Gray to audience mem-bers who came from everydirection within a 50-mileradius for the event.
Maniatis reported that,despite recent state cut-backs in film incentives,New Mexico is still in thetop eight states for financialincentives to attract filmand TV productions. Thestate has long been popularwith filmmakers for itsvariety of towns and land-scapes. “We are almost fullthis spring; all our crewswill be tapped out withfilms coming here,”Maniatis said. Productions
include “The Lone Ranger,”starring Johnny Depp asTonto, and the final seasonsof TV hits “Breaking Bad”and “In Plain Sight.”
“Between LA and NewYork, New Mexico has thebest crews and the bestfacilities for filmmaking inthe United States,”Maniatis continued. Moviesand TV productions showoff the state, acting asadvertising while alsobringing in great incomefrom the productions them-selves. He said a new thrustis “film tourism,” where theNew Mexico TourismDepartment will be publi-cizing popular film sites sotravelers can visit them.The list is long: NewMexico has been a popularlocation among filmmakersfor almost a century.
Gray encouraged thosein the audience to list theirproperties, with photos, onthe film office’s website,www.nmfilm.com.
“The right location canland an entire film,” hesaid. “In fact, I’ve seen aproduction decide on a loca-tion by a single photo-graph.” Although the NewMexico film site has 60,000
photos available to film-makers in its onlinearchive, Gray said it alwaysneeds more.
He suggested typing anylocation, such as Raton,into the database to see howthe area is currently repre-sented to filmmakers. Thensend new photos of homes,businesses, ranches, andother locations.
Kowalski shared tales ofshowing filmmakersaround Raton on scoutingexpeditions. One phone calltold her she had 20 minutesto get to Crews Field to pickup Kevin Costner when hishelicopter landed. Sheshowed him all aroundtown. “He loved FirstStreet, hated SecondStreet,” she said. “Helooked at some neighbor-hoods and some churches.”The film he was scoutingfor has not yet been made,nor its eventual locationdetermined, although itwould appear that Ratonremains in the running.“He loved Raton,” Kowalskisaid.
When the Coen Brothersremade “True Grit” twoyears ago, their locationscouts came to Raton.
“They loved it here,”Kowalski shared, “but fortheir movie they said it wastoo green!”
After the presentation,the film office representa-tives took questions fromthe audience. Some wantedto know how to break intowork in the movies.
Maniatis suggested a lot ofhustle — “Use the website,make lots of contacts, makeyourself available, networkwith people. Be persistent.”
Gray added,“Filmmaking is the ulti-mate meritocracy. If you’regood, and you work hard,they won’t let you out.” He
landed his first job in thefilm industry when RonHoward was filming “TheMissing” outside Santa Fein 2003. “At that time, I wasthe only photographer inSanta Fe with a digital cam-era, and that’s what theyneeded. I’ve been workingwith films ever since.”
Tim Keller/Special to The Chronicle-News
Location scout Don Gray told a rapt audience how a community lands a film production.
Raton audience gets tips onbringing film makers to town
The Chronicle-NewsThe Noah’s Ark Animal
Welfare Association wasgiven a $400 check fromBella Luna Pizza.
The pizzeria raised themoney for the animal shel-ter at an event Friday.
“Community supportlike this gives us the abilityto help more animals,” saidCory Davis, interim directorof the shelter. “As a non-profit, we rely on the sup-port of people who care.”
The event included a per-formance by the band Level5.
“We decided to donatethe proceeds from this eventto the shelter because weknow they’re doing goodwork for our communityand the animals,” said JeffQuinn, owner of BellaLuna.
The shelter will use thefunds for air handlingequipment to assure thehealth of cats in its newlyrenovated cat room.
The shelter is open foradoptions from 8:30 a.m.until 12:30 p.m. Mondaysand Tuesdays and from 11a.m. until 4 p.m.Wednesdays throughSaturdays.
Bella Lunagives $400to shelter
