Uinta County Concert Series 2008
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About the Series
Young Musicians, Inc. presents seven professional concerts as the "Uinta County Concert Series." The Series is in its second year, the frist having been highly successful in 2007. The purpose of these concerts is to bring high quality music and culture with educational value into Evanston, a somewhat isolated community in southwest Wyoming. Seven different professional groups will perform from January through May as part of the Series. Each of the concerts will also have an educational component that includes an outreach called "Specialists in the Schools Project," leading up to the concerts. The pre-concert events help build an audience as well as educate audience members so the concerts can be better appreciated. The performing groups were selected to represent a variety of cultures and musical styles that will appeal to a broad range of community members, including children, adults and seniors.
Friday, January 25 7 pm - Davis Middle School
Caboose - world folk
musicWhat is Caboose? Let's find out where this musical track
might take us!
Clive Romney, Conductor - Ensures a pleasant
journey while playing his instrument of choice and
singing out the stops.
Rob Honey, Engineer - Drives each
tune home with insistent bass, smooth vocals, or catchy
guitar; the resident songwriter.
Daron Bradford, Station
Master - Woodwinds, accordion, melodica, vocals, Daron's
mastered them all!
Nate Olson, Fireman - You want hot fiddle?
You got it! You want it hotter? Somebody grab a bucket
of water!
Tom Hewitson, Brakeman - Great guitar, mandolin,
harmonica, percussion, vocals… Gimme a break,
man!
Educational OutreachCaboose will tour 4 elementary
schools in Evanston on January 25.
Friday, February 22 7 pm - Davis Middle School
Great Basin Street Band - Dixieland Jazz combo
The Great Basin Street Band has created a solid reputation
at a number of internationally recognized jazz and music
festivals including Perugia and Orvieto Italy as well as the
Snowbird Jazz & Blues Festival, the Sun Valley Swingin'
Dixie Jamboree, and the Salt Lake City International Jazz
Festival . All members of the band are stand alone great
artists yet the combined ensemble defines the concept of
synergy. The band is entertaining and musically outstanding,
promising an exciting experience for any audience.
Educational OutreachMembers of the Great Basin Street
Band will present in-class Jazz clinics with band students
during school on Feb. 22.
Thursday, March 6 7 pm - Mt. View High School
Chris Proctor - Acoustic Guitar
Critics call his guitar playing "breathtaking," "haunting," and
"rich." They describe his compositions as "spectacular,"
"elegant," and "exquisite." Reviewers say,"In his taut,
faceted compositions, Chris gives the guitar sole responsibility
for a piece's rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic components,
and in the process creates full-voiced 'guitar songs.'
His playing illuminates the instrument's deepest voices and
most sonorous qualities, rendering a pop-folk equivalent of
the classical guitar sonata."
Educational OutreachChris will present in-class guitar clinics
at Mt. View High School on Thursday afternoon during
school.
Friday, March 7 7 pm - Davis Middle School
Molly's Revenge -
super high-energy Celtic style band Celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day season with a classic combination
of Highland bagpipes, uilleann pipes, whistles, fiddle,
and mandolin with guitar and bouzouki accompaniment,
with an occasional rousing chorus song mixed in.
Molly's Revenge has performed at many of the top folk festivals
in in the USA, and Internationally, has performed at
prestigious events in Australia and China.The band's skilled
musicianship and boundless enthusiasm for its music guarantees
enjoyable entertainment for people of all ages in a
way that will leave your feet tapping, your hands clapping,
and your voices shouting for more.
Educational OutreachMolly’s Revenge will tour 7 schools
in Evanston and Bridger Valley March 5-7, and present an
after school workshop on March 6.
Friday, April 4 7 pm - Davis Middle School
Fry Street Quartet
- Classical string quartet.Hailed as "a triumph of ensemble playing" (New York
Times), the Fry Street Quartet has perfected a "blend of
technical precision and scorching spontaneity”. Since
securing the Millennium Grand Prize at the Fischoff
National Chamber Music Competition, the Fry Street
Quartet has reached audiences from Carnegie Hall to
Sarajevo and Jerusalem, exploring the medium of the string
quartet and its life-affirming potential with "profound understanding,
…depth of expression, and stunning technical
astuteness" (Deseret Morning News).
Educational OutreachThe Fry Street Quartet will present
an after school workshop for orchestral strings students on
Friday afternoon at 4 pm.
Friday, April 25 7 pm - Davis Middle School
Paul Rosenthal - Violin
Paul Rosenthal was born in 1942 and began playing the
violin at the age of three. He has made his home in Alaska
since 1969 and has enjoyed performing innumerable concerts
in every corner of the vast state. Mr. Rosenthal has
performed as soloist with orchestras from Alaska to New
York and in recitals and chamber music series in the
United States, Canada, Germany, Holland, Scotland, and
the Bahamas. He performs on a violin made by Joseph
Guarnerius in Cremona in 1706. This concert is sponsored
in full by the Piatigorsky Foundation.
Educational OutreachPaul Rosenthal will present an after
school masterclass for advanced level violin students on
Friday afternoon.
Friday, May 9 7 pm - Davis Middle School
Six Miles Ahead -
Vocal Jazz with rhythm sectionMolded in the tradition of other great vocal groups such as
Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices, 6 Miles Ahead
has garnered excitement and respect in Utah’s jazz community.
This jazz choir is comprised of the best vocal talent
across the Wasatch front. They perform music arranged for
4-6 part mixed voices with rhythm section accompaniment
and some a cappella. Though emphasis is placed on jazz
standards, the group performs a wide range of musical
styles from jazz blues, funk, and Latin, to Bach, and the
Beatles. Meticulous and dead serious in their pursuit of
vocal excellence, 6 Miles Ahead will leave audiences teeming
with energy and bursting with melody.
Educational Outreach6 Miles Ahead will present in-class
clinics with choir students during school in Evanston, and
perform in a school concert in Bridger Valley on May 9.
Friday, May 23 6:30 pm - Machine Shop, Evanston
Extra Event - 1930s Theme Dinner with The Blue 4 Trio
Dinner Served at 6:30, Concert begins at 7:00 pm.
Wear
your finest 1930 apparel (optional) and be served by
Evanston "celebrities." New Deal era photo display presented
by Uinta County Museum.
From Seattle, Washington, Casey MacGill's
Blue 4 Trio performs music that swings. Nat "King" Cole
Trio meets the Mills Brothers. Fats Waller meets Fats
Domino. Slim Galliard meets Fred Astaire. Its music from
the ''20's to the '60's, all happening at the same time,
woven into a seamless, beautiful whole.
All proceeds from this special event will help fund Young
Musicians, Inc. educational events.
*Sponsors are invited to a special, thank-you reception
beginning at 5:30 pm.
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