UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 18, Page 4
February 1, 1996
Up and coming

Iceland Symphony performs Feb. 26
     The internationally recognized Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO)
will mark its North American debut tour with a visit to the
University. Conducted by acclaimed music director Osmo Vanska, ISO
will perform at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26, at Mitchell Hall. Tickets
go on sale Monday, Feb. 5.
     Founded in 1950, the ISO is probably the youngest national
orchestra in Europe. It has had successful tours in Iceland and
abroad, with recent visits to Germany, Austria, France, Finland,
Sweden and Denmark.
     ISO has earned international recognition for its many recordings
on the Chandos label. Finnish conductor Vanska was appointed music
director in 1993 and has been awarded the prestigious Gramophone Award
and the Prix Academie Charles Clos for his recordings.
     ISO's UD performance is sponsored by the Student Center Programs
Advisory Board and the Department of Music.
     Admission is $15 for the general public, $10 for UD faculty and
staff and $5 for full-time UD undergraduate students. Tickets may be
purchased at the box offices in the Perkins Student Center and the Bob
Carpenter Center or through Ticketmaster. A convenience charge may
apply.
     For information, call UD1-HENS.


E-52 to present 'Death & Maiden'
     The E-52 Student Theatre will present Death and the Maiden, a
play by Ariel Dorfman, at 8 p.m., Friday through Sunday, Feb. 9-11,
and Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 15-17, on the Newark campus.
     Set in a country just returning to democracy and recovering from
the crimes of a former regime, the play tells the story of a woman who
recognizes the voice of her former torturer as that of a friendly
stranger. She becomes ruthless in her revenge, often recreating what
had happened to her.
     Death and a Maiden deals with such topics as long-term
repression, illusions of innocence and women in power. According to
The New York Times, it  "is a play of ideas in the guise of a
political thriller... suspenseful, riveting, achieving a universality
that is movingly personal."
     The production will be presented in Room 100 of Wolf Hall.
Admission is $5 for the general public and $4 for UD students, faculty
and staff.
     For information, call 831-6014.