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| Liesel Fedkenheuer |
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| Dana Slabaugh |
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| Susan Haderlie |
Monday, June 3
USU Women Faculty Voices
Highlights
from the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan will be presented by USU voice adjunct faculty Susan
Haderlie, Liesel Fedkenheuer, and Dana Slabaugh. Student and community performers joining them are Eric
Brown, Otto Puhlmann, Tomsen Reed, and
Ashley Tolman with Merrilee Broadbent at the piano. The narrator will be
Margaret Purser, an adjunct voice faculty. Susan Haderlie has performed with opera and stage companies
throughout the U.S. She is an honor graduate of Centenary College of Louisiana.
Liesel Fedkenheuer received her Vocal
Performance degree from the University of Toronto and completed postgraduate
work at the University of Toronto's Opera School. Dana Slabaugh received her Master's of Music from the University of
Utah. She has performed at many Utah venues. Merrilee Broadbent has accompanied musical,
oratorios, operas, choirs, soloists, and ensembles. She currently accompanies the
Cache Children's elite choir.
Tuesday, June 4
Corey
Christiansen is becoming recognized as one of the world’s preeminent guitarists
and educators. Corey teaches
at Utah State University and the famed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana
University. He is also an
artist-in-residence at Atlanta Institute of Music (Atlanta, GA), and Broadway
Music School (Denver, CO). Corey 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’s first
CD, “Awakening”, was released on Mel Bay Records in 2004 and received critical
acclaim throughout the jazz community. His first DVD performance , “Vic Juris
& Corey Christiansen: Live at the Smithsonian Jazz Café”, was released in
July 2006.
Wednesday, June 5 Northern Utah Flute Quartet
The
Northern Utah Flute Quartet
has been playing together for over 5 years. The performers are: Sherry B. Bingham of Honeyville, Margie Halling of Brigham
City, Tara P. Stander of Tremonton, and Angela Millsap of Honeyville. Their performances have been heard at
the Governor’s Mansion, Temple Square, the Brigham City Tabernacle and many
other venues.
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Tara Stander, Margie
Halling, Angela Millsap, and Sherry Bingham.
Sherry
Bingham soloed with the USU Alumni
Band at age 12, and with the Utah Symphony at age 16 in the “Salute to Youth”
concert. She was principal flutist for the USU Band and Orchestra while
attending USU. Sherry graduated
from USU in Piano Pedagogy and has taught private piano and flute lessons for
many years.
Margie
Halling earned a Bachelor of Music
in Flute Performance from BYU in 1994.
In 2009 she received a teaching certificate in Instrumental Music
Education from Weber State University.
Several of her flute students have received music scholarships to major
universities.
Tara
Stander obtained a Bachelor’s degree
from USU in Music Education during which she was principal flutist for the USU
Orchestra, Wind Orchestra and the Caine Woodwind Quintet. She currently teaches band at Harris
Intermediate School and enjoys teaching private flute lessons.
Angela
Millsap graduated from USU in 1999
with a Minor in Music. She has taught flute and piano for several years. She is currently a certified teacher
with “Let’s Play Music”, a music curriculum for children ages 4-6. Angela has
been playing with the Northern Utah Flute Quartet since 2012.
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Thursday, June 6
Mountain Crest HS Young Artists
The Mountain Crest High
School students have the opportunity to compete each Spring in the “Young Artist Cup” which is a privately
sponsored music competition intended to encourage excellence in music and
afford the students an opportunity to showcase their talents by performing
publicly. This year ten students were awarded with cash and trophies in six categories: Piano, Female Vocal, Male Vocal, String, and Brass/Wind/Percussion.
Tiffany Lemon (placed 1st in female vocal)
and just finished her junior year at Mountain Crest. She’s been taking voice lessons from
Debbie Ditton for 4 years, and has loved getting to find her classical voice. She is
still deciding on future plans, but is considering becoming an Aggie, majoring
in secondary education with a minor in vocal performance.
Andrew Johnson (placed 1st in strings) just finished his sophomore
year at Mountain Crest High School. He has grown to love classical music; His
love for the violin takes him to Salt Lake City every Saturday where he
participates in the Utah Youth Symphony.
He played with the renowned Tacoma Youth Symphony in Washington for four
years. Andrew enjoys performing at
weddings, social gatherings, church and in care centers. Andrew loves playing tennis and just
completed a successful season with the Mountain Crest team where he and his
doubles partner participated in the state tournament
Troy Irish (placed 2nd in brass/wind/percussion)
joined band in sixth grade. His passion for
percussion has led him to an excellent scholarship at the University of Utah,
where has already earned himself a spot on the drumline as snare drummer. He will begin his schooling career as a
music major this fall.
Joel Fronk (placed 1st in male vocal) is the seventh of thirteen children. He has always enjoyed singing,
participating in church and school choirs as well as singing with his family.
Joel has performed in many stage productions and makes animated short films in
his spare time. He is graduating
from Mountain Crest as a Valedictorian and will be serving a mission for the
LDS Church in Seoul, Korea in July.
Emily Fielding (placed 2nd in piano) just finished her junior year at Mountain
Crest High School. She has been
taking piano lessons for 12 years from Ginger Cannon and Nancy Jenson. Emilee
played in the Northern Utah Youth Symphony for one year and enjoys playing the
organ for church meetings. She
likes hiking, studying history, and doing things with her friends.
Brennan Baer (placed 1st in brass/wind/percussion) just graduated from Mountain Crest High School,
where he was chosen as Sterling Scholar in music. He has played the piano for twelve years, the trumpet for
six years, and is currently teaching himself to play the harmonica. Brennan was section leader in the
Mountain Crest Marching band,and played in the MCHS Jazz Band, the 2013 Utah
All State Band, and Cache Honors Orchestra. He sings with the MCHS chamber and A Capella choirs, Brennan has accepted a call to serve in
the Singapore mission for the LDS Church speaking Mandarin Chinese in August and when he returns will attend USU.
Sarah Whitney (placed 3rd in strings) just finished her sophomore year at Mountain Crest
High School. Sarah began her music
studies at age four on the piano and then began playing the cello in 4th
grade. Currently she is the
student of Patty Bartholomew. Sarah enjoys music of all kinds and has recently
taken up the guitar. Her hobbies
include playing the piano, singing, reading, and anything Harry Potter.
Heather Leonhardt (placed 2nd in female vocal) just graduated from Mountain Crest High
School. She got serious about singing four years ago when she began taking lessons from Debbie
Ditton. She has participated in
many choirs, musicals and solo competitions. She especially loves performing in front of a live audience
and making people feel the emotions that come with music. She is grateful to her
parents and mentors who have made her music dream a reality.
Josh Musselman (placed 1st in piano) has received awards for
piano competitions, including the Utah State University Piano Festival and the Young Artist Cup. He has played for the Utah Arts Festival and will this summer.Josh currently studies piano under Professors Gary Amano and
Dennis Hirst at Utah State. He also enjoys singing with the American Festival
Chorus. Josh hopes to study music composition at the Julliard School of Music.
Josh's other interests include mountain biking, cooking,
mathematics, and ballroom dancing.
Jake Barrett (placed 2nd in male vocal)
I have been playing tuba and guitar for 5 years, and singing since I can remember. I've always known I wanted play music, but I never knew I would want to make it my entire life. When I was little I was always told I had a good voice but I never really thought too much of it. I also like pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain.
Friday, June 7,
"Musical Moments" with the Broadbents
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The Broadbent Family
The Broadbents are gifted musicians who share their talents with
joy and enthusiasm. Merrilee is the arranger and artistic director of the
group. Richard will melt your heart with his rich baritone voice.
Michelle is a performance graduate of USU and BYU; she was BYU’s prestigious
“Singer of the Year” and will thrill you with her gorgeous high notes and
down-to- earth delivery. James, whose performance background includes
everything from musical theater to opera, brings warmth and beauty to your
favorite melodies. He and his talented wife, Annie, light up the stage with
their love songs. Christopher, age 13, is just plain fun. It will be
beautiful music from start to finish. You’ll be tapping your toes and
humming a song when you leave.
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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.
