Final 2018 OSU fall recital program ranges from Tchaikovsky to Disney
By Tanisa Crosby
This September has been a success of talent and good music, and the Orchestra of Southern Utah’s fall recital series draws to a close. The last Tuesday recital will take place Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at 2111 N. Main St. These recitals are free and open to the public.
The recital will begin with the group In Jubilo, a women’s choir. In 2001, Jackie Riddle-Jackson had a dream of starting a group for women to sing together in Cedar City. The group began in 2002 with 12 members and has since grown to include approximately 60 women.
“In Jubilo is known for adventurous programming and a consistently high standard of performance,” says Riddle-Jackson, conductor of the chorus group. “We’re teenagers, elders, artists, engineers, retirees, grad students, and mothers. Some of us are lifelong or professional musicians. For others, this is the first opportunity since college to sing with a women’s chorus.” They will be accompanied by pianist Teresa Redd and will sing songs such as “Lineage” by Andrea Ramsey and “Shake the Papaya Down,” arranged by Melissa Leavitt.
Following In Jubilo will be cellist Nina Hansen, who recently returned to Cedar City after living in Chengdu, China for two years teaching English, music, art, and American culture in schools throughout the area. Cedar City became home back in 1983 when she began her teaching career at Cedar Middle School. Hansen studied cello with Roger Drinkall, Daniel Gaisford, Jim Hardy, and Ellen Bridger. She will perform “Bring Him Home” from “Les Miserable” and “Colors of the Wind” from Walt Disney’s “Pocahontas” and will be joined by Redd and Tina Calamity, who will play a drum.
Bonnie Nielson, a soprano, will also perform a selection of pieces during the concert. She is a singer and actress who studied music at Snow College and is currently studying theater at SUU. She will perform “Scarlett Ribbons” by Harry Belafonte, “Tell My Father” by Frank Wildhorn, and “Danny Boy.” She will be accompanied by Jana Dettamanti. Violinist Lindsey Szczesny will perform the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in D Major accompanied by Brian Chan.
For more information, contact OSU Manager Rebekah Hughes at (435) 592-6051 or osucedarcity@gmail.com.
