Recital February 13th, 2015

Back row, left to right: Parker Thorson, Makayla Harris, Ava Baker, Anika Baker, Sadi Kelley, Amanda Nixon
Middle row, left to right: Lauren Crawford, Andrew Pitcher, Annika Pitcher, Clark Baker
Front row, left to right: Angel Nixon, Brady Mark, Noah Pierce
(Missing: Sophi Deucher)

Jr. Solo Festival Outstanding Performers

CONGRATULATIONS Annika Pitcher and Andrew Pitcher who were selected as Outstanding Performers in the recent Encore Jr. Solo Festival! They performed in the Honors Recital and received a ribbon and $20 cash. Also, congratulations to my 6-year-old daughter, Angel, for being selected as a top performer as well. She studies with Dr. Irene Peery-Fox. I practice with her 45-minutes to an hour daily and sit in on every weekly lesson.

Faith Nixon wins again!

My daughter, Faith, recently won two orchestra auditions. In the Oquirrh Mountain Symphony Orchestra Elementary Division, she took 1st place and will perform with the symphony on May 2nd. She also auditioned in the Aspiring Musicians Competition and was selected to perform with the Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra on April 20th. I am so incredibly proud of her dedication and hard work. One of the greatest things about Faith is that she is well-rounded: a High Honor Roll student at Canyon View Jr. High, a competitive soccer player, guitarist, a skilled dancer and gymnast, and a social butterfly. She is very kind to everyone and helps me manage a busy household as she often takes care of her three (soon-to-be four) younger siblings for me. She is a student of Dr. Irene Peery-Fox' who was my teacher growing up. Faith is 12-years-old and does most of her practicing on her own, but, as you can imagine, I am always listening and helping when she needs it. Last October, Faith soloed with the Utah Valley Symphony. Here is the link to her performance on youTube: http://youtu.be/_NWQQFvdzdE