| Got talent? New concert series gives stage to musicians It makes you feel like you're in a Jane Austen novel -- "Pride and Prejudice," perhaps -- sitting in a room, listening to a chamber concert. For one person, the logistics of organizing an hour-long solo concert are daunting -- from finding a location, to getting the word out, choosing and perfecting the music, and even getting refreshments. Works from Mendelssohn's "Elijah Oratorio" performed by Angela Johnson, soprano. When studying music at BYU she gave solo concerts as part of her curriculum, but "I have not given one since," she said. The inaugural concert will be Friday at 7:30 p. Kimball is in demand as a piano teacher, and takes only intermediate to advanced students. The program for this Friday features the woodwind ensemble Aspen Winds performing "Summer Music" by Samuel Barber, and "Popper's Requiem for Three Cellos" performed by Lisa Hofheins, Angelyn Foster and Megan Boyle, with Kalo Latu on piano. 5 "Spring" will be performed by Ellen Burns, violin, and Brenda Kimball, piano. There are not a lot of opportunities to perform in small concerts. "So many people in this area spend so much time and funds for kids' music lessons, but there's no place for them to perform as adults," Burns said. at American Fork Jr. There is also value in friends and neighbors being able to witness their own neighbors, friends and music teachers showcasing their musical talent. "It's just too much for most of us so we do not do it," she said. Most adult musicians want to nurture their solo performance skills, but "to really pull it off, you want a deadline, that is to say, a concert date," said Emily Ricks, who is helping organize the concert series. But there hasn't been an opportunity for her to give a professional concert, even though she has professional-level talent. High School. |
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Got talent? New concert series gives stage to musicians
