WEEK TWO

Monday, June 2, 2014

 

Singers and instrumentalists will perform their favorite music in addition to previewing  the upcoming UFOMT season which includes Les Miserables, Vanessa, Oklahoma, The Student Prince, and other performances.  For more information, go to www.utahfestival.org/ or www.logantabernacle.blogspot.com

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 

Mountain Crest High School Young Artists

The Mountain Crest High School students compete each Spring in the “Young Artist Cup”, a competition intended to encourage excellence in music, and is sponsored by the Young Artists Cup Committee with the support of Mountain Crest High School and is privately funded from tax deductible contributions. Donations to this event may be given to the Cache Education Foundation for the Young Artist Cup. 

The following winners of this year’s “Young Artist Cup” will present a musical program of the six categories of the competition:  Piano, Female Vocal, Male Vocal, String, and Brass/Wind/Percussion:  

Maggie Marchant , 2^nd place winner in brass/wind/percussion category, will play “Legende et Danse Slaves” by Guiraud.  She will attend BYU and will major in chemistry and minor in history, and hopes to play in one of the bands.

 

Katelyn Ellis , 2^nd place winner in the piano category, will play “Sonatine” by Ravell   Katelyn has been teaching piano for three years, and currently  and will be attending USU this Fall, and will major in Biological Engineering.

Jonah Fronk, 3^rd place winner in the male vocal category will sing “Willow Weep for Me” by Ronell. Jonah has a profound interest in biology, the arts, reading, and playing his saxophone.  He recently received a mission call to the Hungary, Budapest mission. 

Erin Searle, 3^rd place winner of the female vocal category, will sing “The Lass with the Delicate Air” by Arne.  Erin also plays the piano and started singing before she could talk! 

Charlotte Petersen, 2nd place winner in the string category, will play “Gavotte” by Popper. Charlotte runs track and cross country and loves to hike in the mountains.  She currently studies cello with Dr. James McWhorter and plans to attend BYU-Idaho and study music education.

Rachel Peck, 1^st place winner in the brass/wind/percussion category, will play “Solo de Concours” by Messager.  Rachel enjoys reading, playing the clarinet, and doing yoga.  

Jake Barrett, 1st place winner in the male vocal category, will sing “The Parting Glass” arranged by Baer.  He also plays the tuba and guitar. He wants to make music his life. 

Scott Ellis Johnson  won the Audience Choice Award at the Young Artist Cup, and will play “Hedwig’s Theme”, arranged by Radnich.  He is a piano student of Liz Sampson, and  plays on the tennis team.

Sadie Leonhardt, 1^st place winner in the female vocal category, will sing “Wishing You Were Somehow Here” by Webber.  She also plays piano, violin, and flute.  She served as the Vice President of the drama department at Mountain Crest, and next year will be the President. 

Donni Evans, 1^st place winner in the string category, will play “Violin Concerto #3 in E Minor” by Mendelssohn.  She has been involved in many symphonies, quartets, and duos. She was in the All State Orchestra this past year, and is in the Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra in Salt Lake City. She is currently studying with Monte Belknap at BYU.  Donni was also the Audience Choice winner at the Young Artist Cup.

Savanna Summers, 1^st place winner in the piano category, will play “Preludium” by McDowell.  She has done very well in competitions in Utah and Idaho, including Region and State Solo and Ensemble, USU Piano Festival, Young Artist Cup and The Dahle Piano Competition. She is on the Mountain Crest tennis and debate teams.  

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

  Miho Everitt  & Friends

This talented group of youth and adult musicians will be performing a variety of music from classical to the composition by Jon Schmidt:

   Austin Duersch will be a junior at Logan High in the Fall.  He has been playing the piano since he was in the 2^nd grade and loves to learn challenging pieces.  He also keeps busy with basketball and student government.

   Nathan Merrill  will be a junior at Sky View High School.  In addition to playing the piano, his hobbies include reading, biking, Ping-Pong, playing soccer, spending time with family.  He also is involved in his independent robotics team. 

   Anson Everitt  is a contractor, piano technician, and handyman. He plays the piano, viola, accordion , guitar, banjo, and shakuhachi (Japanese flute). He and his boys love to play Taiko (Japanese drum) together .  

   Karson Checketts will be in 9th grade at North Cache where he will be serving on the Exec. Council.  Karson plays the piano and also enjoys playing basketball and volleyball.  

   Hannah Anderson will be a Junior at Sky View High School.  When she's not practicing her piano, she loves to swim on the Sky View Swim Team and act in the Sky View Drama club. 

   Miho Everitt has performed extensively as a soloist and with other performers.  She enjoys teaching, performing piano, and being busy with her five children.  She has studied piano with Jorg Demus and Susan Duehlmeire.

   Jo Hays  began playing the flute in 1978. She studied flute with Leslie Timmons and Nancy Toone.  She has Bachelor's degrees in music (flute) performance  from USU and in mechanical engineering from Univ. of Memphis. She is now a patent agent.  maywoodip.com

Thursday, June 5, 2014

The RED Trio -- 

Logan High School's incredible freshman string trio!

 

The RED Trio is made up of violist Raymond Li, cellist Emma Cardon, and violinist David Kim, all of whom will be sophomores at Logan High School in autumn 2014.  They have been performing together as a group since 6^th grade.  For this program they will perform music by Bach, Haydn, Elgar, Faure, Ravel, and Granados … and perhaps a few surprises as well. Informative commentary will accompany their selections.

Past performances include:  Utah State University “Grand Gala” in 2013; Logan Tabernacle Christmas Concert Series; Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre Green Show;  "Logan's Rising Stars" Concert; Utah ASTA conference in Park City; Cache Valley American String Teacher Association (ASTA) Solo/Ensemble Festivals and Honors Recitals, and performed at several other venues. They played on master classes coached by the Fry Street Quartet and the Carducci Quartet (U.K). They are coached by Claire Cardon.  They will be performing at the Logan Summerfest 2014.  

Raymond Li, competed in the Cache Valley ASTA Festival in 2012 and 2013, and was selected to play viola solos at the Honors Recitals both years and played in the Bridgerland Honors Orchestra in 2013 and the Utah All-State Orchestra in 2014, and participated in 2014 Solo and Ensemble Festival, ultimately receiving a “1” at state competition. He studies viola under Brett McAllister and Bradley Ottesen.  After this concert, Raymond will be going to Washington, D.C. again to help represent Utah in the 2014 National History Day competition with his historical paper.

Emma Cardon, is a very versatile musician, performing and competing well on the piano and cello, as well as composing compositions, acting and singing in local venues. She studies cello with Anne Francis Bayless.  Emma has received Superior ratings on cello solos at the Cache Valley ASTA Festival, and has been chosen to perform on Honors Recitals each year.  She also played with the Bridgerland Honors Orchestra in 2012 and 2013 and the Utah All-State Orchestra in 2014.  In addition to winning awards over the years at the USU Piano Festival, she placed at the 2014 Utah Music Teachers Association (UMTA) Piano Concerto Competition.   Emma won the USU Youth Conservatory Young Composers Award in 2012, 2013, and 2014, as well as many other awards for her composition skills. She conducted the American Festival Orchestra in the World Premiere of her composition “Faust’s Rag” in October 2013.  

David Kim, has participated in the Cache Valley ASTA Competition every year since 2005, and has been selected to perform at the Honors Recitals each year.  In 2014, he was selected as a violin soloist to perform with the Cache Valley Symphony Orchestra.  David was a finalist in the Junior Division of the 2013 ASTA Utah Solo competition.  In spring 2013, he was selected as Concertmaster of the Bridgerland Honors Orchestra.  He currently studies under Janice McAllister and Rebecca McFaul, violinist of the Fry Street Quartet.  

 

 

 

 

Friday, June 6, 2014

  Trenton H. Chang 

Young Piano Virtuoso

Trenton H. Chang, a 16 year-old pianist, will play a program mostly of Chopin’s compositions, including a ballade, nocturnes, and etudes.  He was born in Minneapolis; his parents are originally from Taiwan.  Beginning at the age of eight, Trenton has won several awards and performed in a variety of venues.  More recently in 2012, he appeared on NPR’s “From the Top”, and in 2013 and 2014 he was winner of the Utah Symphony Youth Guild auditions. This year, he also won the UMTA State Concerto Competition in the high school division. Trenton will be a junior at Logan High School next Fall.  He currently studies piano with Gary Amano.

THE CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY  CACHE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION, AND IS ALSO SPONSORED IN PART BY THE RAPZ TAX.  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ALLOWS FREE USE OF THE HISTORIC LOGAN TABERNACLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

 

 

 

 

Fri. May 30, 2014

USU String Program

Students of the Utah State University String Program will present a program comprised of a variety of solo and chamber music works. The program is repertoire they have developed during the academic year, and represents the type of projects which form the core of their string studies. The program will feature Alexandra Cook (viola)/Rebecca Clarke (Piano); Jesse Massey (violin); the Juniper String Quartet; McKenzie Clawson (violin); Sophie Spreier (cello).

THE CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY  CACHE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION, AND IS ALSO SPONSORED IN PART BY THE RAPZ TAX.  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ALLOWS FREE USE OF THE HISTORIC LOGAN TABERNACLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Thurs. May 29, 2014

Mark Gibbons

Mark Gibbons sings Country Western, Classic Rock, and even some Oldies.  He enjoys sharing his talent and has sung for various groups all over the Western United States.  Gibbons is owner of Gibbons Brothers Dairy in Lewiston, Utah where 600 cows are milked each day, and several acres are farmed for alfalfa, silage corn, wheat, and barley. Mark’s three sons work with him on the farm, and he enjoys his family and grandchildren.  Gibbons is active in his church, community, and the dairy industry including President of the Dairy Producers of Utah, President of the Governors Agriculture Advisory Board, and active in other dairy-related organizations, committees, and associations. 

THE CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY  CACHE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION, AND IS ALSO SPONSORED IN PART BY THE RAPZ TAX.  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ALLOWS FREE USE OF THE HISTORIC LOGAN TABERNACLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Wed. May 28, 2014

The Hatch Family

Magician/Deceptionist, Violin and Piano

Richard & Rosemary Hatch of the Hatch Academy of Magic & Music will be joined by their son, pianist Jonathan Hatch, for an ensemble performance combining classical music and theatrical magic. Music by Bach, Kreisler, Saint-Saëns and Miyagi will be featured along with magic by Vernon, Punx, and Robert-Houdin, among others. Highlights from their popular "Matinée Enchantée" programs at the Thatcher-Young Mansion will be included, along with several new pieces making their Tabernacle debut.

Richard holds two graduate degrees in Physics from Yale University, but enjoys the art of magic and deception! His family moved to Logan in October 2010 and opened the Hatch Academy of Magic and Music, an educational institution, in the historic 1878 Thatcher-Young Mansion.  (www.hatchacademy.com)

Rosemary, a graduate of the Eastman and Yale Schools of Music, teaches violin at the Hatch Academy. 

Jonathan has studied piano with Paul Krystofiak at St. Thomas University in Houston and with Sophia Gilmson at the University of Texas.

THE CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY  CACHE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION, AND IS ALSO SPONSORED IN PART BY THE RAPZ TAX.  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ALLOWS FREE USE OF THE HISTORIC LOGAN TABERNACLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

WEEK ONE -Tues. May 27, 2014

Tues. May 27, 2014-Summer Concert Series

Three Generations of Guitar 

featuring Corey, Mike and Beck Christiansen playing a variety of musical styles and much improvised music. 

Corey Christiansen is recognized world-wide as a distinguished guitarists and educator.  He is a recording artist, writer, educator and performer, and has conducted numerous guitar clinics and concerts in the United States, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Corey is currently the Director of Guitar Studies at Utah State University.  He has authored or co-authored over 70 method books and projects for Mel Bay Publications, and has written many articles for many of the major guitar magazines in North America and Downbeat Magazine. Corey  has the developed The Modern Guitar Community, an online guitar-learning site. He records for Origin Records out of Seattle and has many successful jazz recordings as a leader. Corey is an artist-in-residence at Atlanta Institute of Music (Atlanta), and Broadway Music School (Denver).

Mike Christiansen is Professor Emeritus in the Music Department at Utah State University. Mike founded the guitar program at USU, and was Director of Guitar Studies at USU for 39 years. In 1994, he was selected as Professor of the Year at Utah State University. Mike received the ASTA (American String Teachers Association) Utah Chapter Outstanding Collegiate Educator of the Year Award in 2006.  In December of 2012, Mike was selected as one of the U.S. Carnegie Professors of the Year, and was also selected as the USU Caine College of the Arts Professor of the Year. Mike is a renowned guitar educator and has taught workshops at many schools, and is a frequent clinician for guitarists and educators at various conferences. He averages over 130 performances annually as a soloist, with the group Phase II, and with the Lightwood Duo (a clarinet-guitar duo which has released six recordings). Mike is the author and/or co-author of 44 books. He has performed with many artists including: Jack Petersen, Glen Frey (the Eagles), Joe Diorio, Sid Jacobs, Jose Posadas, and Johnny Hilland. Mike has been a back-up musician for various artists on recordings, and has recorded music for television and films .

Beck Christiansen, age 11, began studying with his grandpa, Mike Christiansen, at the ripe age of five. He is currently a student at White Pine Junior High School. He is learning all styles of music on the guitar, but tends to gravitate towards blues music at this point in his development.

THE CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY  CACHE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION, AND IS ALSO SPONSORED IN PART BY THE RAPZ TAX.  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ALLOWS FREE USE OF THE HISTORIC LOGAN TABERNACLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

Noon Music At the Tabernacle

 "Music at the Tabernacle"

Summer Concert Series

May 27-August 1, 2014

Monday through Friday

12:00 Noon

Encore Performance

Friday, August 8, 2014

7:00 P.M.   

All Concerts Free to the Public

DATES

The Summer Series of Music at the Tabernacle is about to begin so mark your calendars for a delightful summer of entertainment.  You won't want to miss a concert.  The series will run from May 27th to August 1st, always at 12:00 noon.  All concerts are Monday through Friday with the exception of June 11-13th when Summerfest will be on the Tabernacle grounds.  The building will be closed.  

SCHEDULE

You can view or print Summer Concert Series schedule from you computer by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.  Schedules are also available at the following places:

Cache Valley Visitor Bureau

Summer Citizen Orientation

Logan Tabernacle, Tuesday, May 27th, first day of performances

Herald Journal, Happenings Section

Herald Journal, Fridays, CACHE Magazine list of performers for the week

PERFORMANCES

We are excited about the quality  and variety of performers we have lined up for this year.  There will be something for everyone from American Festival Opera to Old Lyric Theater Previews to Fry Street Quartet to Three Generations of Guitar.  The list goes on and on.  A delightful summer of wonderful entertainment in the historic Logan Tabernacle.  We look forward to seeing you there!  

Each week we will add to this blog photos and bios about our performers.  So keep checking back.  May you enjoy a Cache Valley summer in Logan with us.

Noon Concert Series Link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lb5wiysh2yz12nm/Tabernacle%20Summer%202014.pd

THE CONCERT AND LECTURE SERIES IS SPONSORED BY  CACHE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AN INTERFAITH AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION, AND IS ALSO SPONSORED IN PART BY THE RAPZ TAX.  THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS ALLOWS FREE USE OF THE HISTORIC LOGAN TABERNACLE, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.