Week FIVE at the Logan Tabernacle

You can view or print the  NOON MUSIC SCHEDULE from your computer by clicking the first line under NOTICES on the right.  

Monday July 1st at 12 Noon

Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

Singers and instrumentalists will perform their favorite  music in addition to previewing the upcoming UFOMT season.  Click on Theatre name in RED to visit their website. Also click on performers names in RED for additional information

Singers:

Tony Carter

Camden Gonzales

Carla Thelen Hanson

Kevin Nakatani

Scott Reardon

John Ballerino, pianist

Michael Bunchman, pianist

Rebecca Pacheco, pianist

Tuesday, July 2nd at 12 Noon 

The Musselman Family

Musselman Boys

The Musselman family will share their love of music with a variety of music including classical, bluegrass, original compositions, and even some Elvis!  It will be a musical program full of fun for young and old, with a little magic!  The Musselman boys have played at gatherings of all kinds, including dances, church parties, competitions, and a wedding, and they will be performing at the Utah Arts Festival again this year with their band “Rock, Paper, Scissors”.  Josh plays the piano, sings, and does magic; Caden plays the guitar and sings; Oak plays the fiddle; and Bryton plays the shakers and sings.  Bring the family, and be prepared to laugh, clap, and tap your toes to some great music!  

Wednesday, July 3rd at 12 Noon

Willow Valley Singers and String Band

Willow Valley Singers and String 
.Band

Click on name in RED to see additional information
The Willow Valley Singers, who take their name from the pioneer era of Cache Valley, will present "A Tribute to the Blue and Grey" in honor of the 150th anniversary  of the Battle of Gettysburg that ended on July 3, 1863. The program will feature songs of the Civil War period such as The Bonnie Blue Flag, Battle Cry of Freedom, Home Sweet Home, When Johnnie Comes Marching Home, Yellow Rose of Texas, Two Brothers, and The Battle Hymn of the Republic. A spoken narrative will personalize the important features of the war that claimed over 360.000 lives. "'Taps' instituted during the Civil War, will be played on bugle by Trevor Teuscher, giving pause to reflect the losses that affected so many families of that era", says Bonnie Slade, Founder and Artistic Director of the Willow Valley Singers.  The Willow Valley String Band will also participate in performing folk music and a special rendition of the tender "Ashokan Farewell", remembered as the theme from the PBS Civil War series. 

INDEPENDENCE DAY

 Thursday, July 4th at 12 Noon  

Chris Mortensen: Western Vocal

Chris Mortenson

Chris Mortensen is an experienced performer. Starting at age 14, he   played bass guitar and sang in many cover bands through the years, playing pop, classic rock, country, blues, and jazz. He has written over 50 songs to date. Some of his song lyrics and poems can be seen on cowboypoetry.com  and some of his original songs can be heard on broadjam.com  If you like thoughtfully crafted lyrics put to music, you will enjoy the stories Chris shares through his songs.

Friday, July 5th at 12 Noon 

Lorisa Pulotu: Singer    Click on name in RED to see additional information.

Lorisa Pulotu

Lorisa Pulotu began piano lessons at ten and joined the school elementary choir, but it would still be several decades before she would realize her musical abilities.  When her daughter, Elora, was seven, Lorisa taught her to play piano and soon learned that her daughter was gifted musician.  Lorisa’s daughter and other mentors inspired her to study the art of music, singing, and performing.  Over a period of five years she began to train her voice on a daily basis. By the age of thirty-five Lorisa and her daughter were writing and performing music together. Over the years she and her daughter have performed in dozens of different settings.  Her Crimson Sky album includes songs with a contemporary beat, reflecting her love for life, and slower songs that imbue deep ethereal messages. Lorisa also plans to perform songs from her forthcoming country album.   Lorisa was the third child of eight in the Brazzeal family. At nineteen she moved to Hawaii and married a local Polynesian.  She attended Brigham Young University Hawaii, obtaining a degree in Home and Family Development and Early Childhood Education. She is the mother of five children and has a great love for family. She has been a teacher at Wee Friends Preschool for many years.

The Concert and Lecture Series is sponsored by  Cache Community Connections and is sponsored in part by the RAPZ TAX and the Cache Valley Radio Group .  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allows free use of the tabernacle

Week FOUR at the Logan Tabernacle

You can view or print the  NOON MUSIC SCHEDULE from your computer by clicking the first line under NOTICES on the right.  


Monday June 24th at 12 Noon

Utah Festival Opera &

 Musical Theatre

Singers and instrumentalists will perform their favorite  music in addition to previewing the upcoming UFOMT season.  Click on Theatre name in RED to visit their website.  You might also click on the performers names in RED below for more detailed information about them.

Singers:

Carla Thelen Hanson

Elizabeth Beers Kataria

John Pickle

Tyler Scheef

Jason Stearns

Jillian Van Niel

Richard Zuch

John Ballerino, pianist

Stephen Carey, pianist

Ryan Frazier, pianist

Rebecca Pacheco, pianist

Tuesday, June 25th at 12 Noon, 
Kermit Herd, Baritone 
& John Waldron, Harmonicist

Kermit Herd

Kermit Herd was born in Preston, Idaho. Upon graduation from Preston High School  he enlisted in the Navy for four years.  After serving in the Navy, he attended USU and earned an MFA degree.  While a student, he sang three years with the Salt Lake Philharmonic Orchestra in their Days of '47 celebration. Kermit has performed over the years in a wonderful variety of venues and roles in New York City, Michigan, Ohio, in Pittsburgh for seven summers with the Civic Light Opera, Montana, Wyoming, and Seattle, Washington.

John Waldron

John Waldron was born in Hawaii while his parents were serving there as mission president before the beginning of WW II.  He was born to a very musical family and learned to play keyboards and harmonica by ear. As a young man, he found a harmonica, took it apart and cleaned it, and learned to play it.  He enjoys the out-of-doors and played his harmonica on many scout outings.  John graduated from USU and spent his career working in electrical engineering, overseeing the installation of scoreboards and video message centers.  Now retired, he serves at the Logan Family Search Library and as a driver for Meals on Wheels.

Wednesday, June 26th at 12 Noon

Campbell Family Program: 

Musical Variety

Amy Campbell Nielson

Ryan Campbell

Ryan Campbell and Amy Campbell Nielson will be performing musical selections that crosses multiple genres including classical, contemporary, and folk.  Ryan will be playing the piano and violin, and Amy will be joining him primarily with voice and piano.   Both are from Logan and have spent years developing and performing their individual instruments.  Ryan works at Campbell Scientific as an application engineer; Amy just left her post as an adjunct faculty at Virginia Military Institute, teaching in their Physical Education Department.  

Thursday, June 27 at 12 Noon

Karla Axtell: Organ & Piano

Karla Axtell

Karla Axtell has performed in the Logan Tabernacle numerous times and will be playing piano and organ works from many composers including Widor, Bach, Pachelbel, Rachmaninov, Harmon, Burkhardt, and Kasen.  Karla began playing the organ as a church organist.  Her love for the organ then grew and she began studying more serious works.  She traveled to Italy in 2011 with the USU University Choirs where she accompanied the choirs at the organ in various cathedral performances.  She is currently studying organ with Lynn Thomas. Karla received her bachelor of music degree with piano emphasis from Utah State University studying under Gary Amano and Dennis Hirst.  She taught piano for many years, accompanied the Cache Children’s Cantate Choir, and has served as accompanist for numerous community events and soloists.  She is currently a rehearsal accompanist for the American Festival Chorus under the direction of Craig Jessop.  Click on Karla's name above in RED to see her website.

Friday June 28th at 12 Noon

Old Lyric Theatre Preview

The Old Lyric Repertory Company will preview some of this year’s theatre productions. Click on Theatre name above in RED to see their website.

Week THREE at the Logan Tabernacle

You can view or print Summer Noon Music Series schedules from your computer by clicking the first line under NOTICES on the right.  You can also click on the Names in RED for more information and/or websites

Monday June 17th, 12 Noon
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre
Singers and instrumentalists will perform their favorite  music in addition to previewing the upcoming UFOMT season.

Katharine Gunnink, 

       Winner of the Seventh Annual Irene Dalis Vocal

       Competition

Benjamin Bongers

Curtis Bannister

LaMarcus Miller

Amanda Tarver

Luke Williams

Stephen Carey, pianist

Rebecca Pacheco, pianist

Tuesday, June 18th, 12 Noon

Incredible Youth: 

Piano, Strings, Trumpet, Clarinet

These youth are all students of the finest teachers in the valley and will present an incredible program.

Shem Hale

Shem Hale  will be playing "Solo de Concours" by Andre Messager and "Clarinet Polka", a traditional Polish song.  Shem is the principal clarinetist in the Wind Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra at Utah State University for the past two years.  Shem is a sophomore and is studying Computer Science and Music Performance. His clarinet teacher is Nicholas Morrison.

Rachel Smith

Rachel Smith is 11 years old and will be playing Mozart Sonata K330 movement 1.  She has won numerous top prizes in the USU piano competition and was finalists for the Salute to Youth audition last year. She currently studies with Gary Amano. She is bilingual in Japanese and English.

The Mount Logan Middle School String Trio consists of 6^th graders Daniel Kim (violin), Ethan McAllister (violin), and Emily Ransom (cello), coached by Claire Cardon. They have been performing together since the autumn of 2012, and were selected to perform at the 2013 ASTA Honors Recital.  Daniel also plays piano, swims on the Barracuda swim team, and enjoys reading. Ethan plays soccer, basketball, and is an avid reader.  Emily loves music and dancing, soccer, basketball, mountain biking, and hiking.  Both Daniel and Ethan study violin with Janice McAllister. Emily is a student of Julie Huppi.

Camie Yuan

Camie Yuan is an 8 year old piano player who will be playing Clementi’s Sonatina Op. 36, No. 2.  Besides her love for piano playing, she is a ballet dancer and an ice skater with the Cache Valley Figure Skating Club.  Camie also enjoys painting, computer games, reading, and collecting rocks. Her piano teacher is Luke Hancock.

David Ban

David Ban, 11, won first prize in the Weber State Piano Festival.  He has participated in the USU Piano Festival and won top prizes and also was names as on ot the YouthConservatory Outstanding Performers and received Spencer L. Taggart Memorial Award.  He is currently a piano student of Gary Amano.  Besides piano, David enjoys playing tennis, swimming, skiing, singing at school choir and playing video games. David’s favorite subjects are reading and science.

Jennifer Ban

Jennifer Ban, 14, has won awards at the USU Piano Festival and the Youth Conservatory, and was awarded Performer of the Year and the Spencer L. Taggart Memorial Award.  She was the piano soloist with the Lincoln Youth Symphony and Cache Symphony Orchestra earlier this year.  She is currently a student of Luke Hancock. Besides piano, Jennifer plays the violin and is actively involved in the Logan High School orchestra and a string quintet.  She plays tennis on her school junior varsity team, and enjoys skiing, hiking and cooking.

Steven Ban

Steven Ban, 16, has won many awards at the USU Piano Festival and has been awarded with the Spencer L. Taggart Memorial Award and Performer of the Year in the Youth Conservatory. Steven received one of the Siemens Advanced Placement Scholarships. He has been studying with Professor Gary Amano for 4 years and has been a student in Utah State University Youth Conservatory since 2007.  Besides piano awards, Steven has won many State and national awards in math and science competitions.  He enjoys skiing, playing tennis, swimming, reading and playing video games. 

  

Wednesday, June 19th, 12 Noon

Cache Community Band

The Cache Community Band will be performing well known music such as: Shenandoah, Pirates of the Caribbean, Stars and Stripes Forever, The Typewriter featuring guest typist Eric Nelson, and a special treat of a married couple performing a duet on tuba and flute. 

The band has been playing concerts and in parades throughout the valley since it was organized in 1976. They perform three or four concerts a year featuring the band and several of its outstanding musicians.  The band meets at the Logan Senior Citizen Center each Wednesday from 7:00-8:30 pm.  Any one interested is invited to join.

Thursday, June 20th, 12 Noon

Lightwood Duo: 

Guitar/Woodwind Jazz Ensemble

Lightwood Duo

The Lightwood Duo will present a wide variety of musical styles, including arrangements of jazz standards, classical, Brazilian, Broadway show tunes, and originals. The Lightwood Duo began in 1992 when guitarist Mike Christiansen and clarinetist Eric Nelson, members of the rock band "Mirage", got together to work on their jazz skills. A unique sound soon became evident, and the Duo began performing at various local events, followed by two decades of performances in Arizona, Nevada, California, Idaho, Montana, Hawaii, and New York City. The Duo has issued six CDs. Mike is Professor Emeritus of Guitar at USU, and Eric teaches band and guitar at Spring Creek Middle School.

Friday, June 21st, 12 Noon

Old Lyric Theatre Preview

Each week The Old Lyric Repertory Company come to the Tabernacle, they will preview some of this year’s theatre productions.  This will be their first week at the Tabernacle.  

The Concert and Lecture Series is sponsored by  Cache Community Connections and is sponsored in part by the RAPZ TAX and the Cache Valley Radio Group .  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allows free use of the tabernacle

Week TWO at the Logan Tabernacle

You can view or print Summer Noon Music Series schedules from your computer by clicking the first line under NOTICES on the right.  You can also click on the Names in RED for more information and/or websites

Monday June 10th, 12 Noon
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre

Barbara Day Turner Music Administrator along with Robert J. Miller, Assist. Music Administrator at the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre have announced the performers for this first Monday with the UFO and MT. They noted that "We're doing sort of an introduction to this year's season."  Come and you will be spendidly entertained.

Singers:

Vanessa Ballam

Olivia Ballam

Ian DeNolfo (sang at the Metropolitan Opera)

Jason Stearns (also sang at the Metropolitan Opera)

Katharine Gunnink (winner of the Irene Dallis Competition)

Vanessa Schukis

Scott Reardon

Camden Gonzales

John Ballerino, pianist

Stephen Carey, pianist

K. Bruce Ford, pianist

Dallas Heaton, pianist, accordion

Rebecca Pacheco, pianist

Tuesday June 11th, 12 Noon   
 FryStreet String Quartet

A recent defining endeavor was the quartet’s first complete Beethoven Quartet Cycle. A sold-out event with pre-concert lectures by renowned scholar Robert Winter, the Cycle was presented at Utah State University over the course of two weeks, offering the audience a Beethoven-immersion experience. 

In 2002, at the invitation of Utah State University and the Caine Foundation, the Fry Street Quartet arrived in Logan. The task was to build a performance-based approach to a string program in its infancy. In 2012, the landscape is much transformed. This marks the tenth season for what has become an extraordinary collaboration.  The resulting transformation is now a vibrant center for string performance in the Intermountain Region with an emerging group of performers, established and internationally recognized.

Violinist Robert Waters has concertized throughout the U.S. and abroad. In 2008, he was appointed Concertmaster of Chicago's acclaimed orchestral/choral ensemble, Music of the Baroque. Mr. Waters has also served as Associate Professor of Violin at the DePaul University School of Music in Chicago and as Associate Concertmaster of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra.

Violinist Rebecca McFaul has toured North and South America, the Balkan States, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, and Israel as soloist and chamber musician. At age 15, Rebecca spent the summer at Tanglewood in the presence of great artists such as Leonard Bernstein and Yo Yo Ma.  Rebecca is an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the Caine College of the Arts, Utah State University,

Violist Bradley Ottesen served four seasons as assistant principal violist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Alberta, Canada.  He currently teaches on the string and chamber music faculty of the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University. He holds a master’s degree from the New England Conservatory and a bachelor’s from Northwestern University.

Cellist Anne Francis Bayless has performed in venues from Carnegie Hall in New York to a Maori Longhouse in New Zealand, firmly establishing herself as a leading educator and artist of her generation.  She began playing the cello when she was four years old and later became one of the youngest members of the Kalamazoo Symphony, performing in the cello section while still in high school. Anne currently teaches on the faculty of the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University.


Wednesday, June 12th - Friday, June 14th

There will not be any concerts performed on these days inside the Tabernacle.  Don't miss SUMMERFEST which will be on the Logan Tabernacle grounds from June 13th through June 15th.   The Noon Music Series will continue on Monday June 18th. 

The Concert and Lecture Series is sponsored by  Cache Community Connections and is sponsored in part by the RAPZ TAX and the Cache Valley Radio Group .  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allows free use of the tabernacle.