FAITH NIXON with Utah Valley Symphony

My daughter, Faith, was selected as a winner in the annual Young Artists' Concert last weekend for the Utah Valley Symphony. She will be the youngest performer on the program at age 12 and will be performing Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd mov't. I had so much fun accompanying her for her audition. The concert is October 15th and 16th at Covey Arts Center and tickets can be purchased online.

Welcome Noah Pierce!

Noah is a bright five year old boy with a brilliant imagination. He loves cars, volacanoes, dirt, anything you might suppose a boy would like. His favorite thing of all is music. He has a good ear for rhythm and harmony. Noah says he would like to either build houses or be a doctor when he grows up. One of Noah's favorite things is to go to Nauvoo and participate in the pageant every summer. This was his 5th summer in Nauvoo, and he can sing any of the pageant songs for you. (From his mother, Liberty) 

(From me:) Noah's father, Jared, is a fabulous pianist and assistant musical direct of the Nauvoo pageant. He received his MM from BYU, studying with Dr. Irene Peery-Fox and is working on his DMA. His mother is a classical singer and received her BM in Vocal Performance at BYU. It's not wonder Noah loves music so much!

Welcome Brady Mark!

Welcome new student--Brady Mark

From his mom: 
Only a few weeks into lessons, Brady already loves playing the piano. Brady is 6 years old and about to enter 1st grade. Brady also loves Legos, chocolate milk, and movies (favorites include Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, X-Men). Ironically, because Brady is generally extremely loving and cautious, Brady always loves to be the "bad guy" (see Brady pretending to be Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter) and plans to be a movie director when he grows up.