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| New performing space at 21eleven |
Join the musical adventures at our 22nd Annual Recital Series, starting Tuesday, Sept. 4 at a new location: 2111 North Main. Suzanne Tegland directs the first recital with a romp through the past designed for your entertainment. Suggested donation is $8 adults and $5 students.
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| Head north on Main Street |
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| Turn left at Lighthouse, True Life, 21eleven signs |
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| Go to north of restaurant |
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| Hooray you found the new recital location. |
Musical Memories
Don’t Stop Believin’ … Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain
Hit Me with Your Best Shot … Eddie Schwartz
The 8eez
Tamara Reber, vocals • Stan Szczesny, guitar • Lance Bassett, bass
Lindsay Szczesny, keyboard • Carylee Zwang, drums
Not My Father's Son, from Kinky Boots...Cynthia Lauper, arr. Stephen Oreumus
Matthew Prince, vocal
Suzanne Tegland, piano
Make You Feel My Love … Bob Dylan
Heather Allen
Desperado … Don Henley & Glenn Frey
Benjamin Dowse
With You, from Ghost The Musical …Glen Ballard, David Allan Stewart, and Bruce Joel Rubin
Corlissa Jensen, vocal
Brandon Scott Grayson, piano
Brandon Scott Grayson, piano
Return to Pooh Corner ……Kenny Loggins
Vanessa Hunt and Jeff Hunt
It’s Quiet Uptown, from THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE …Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tamara Reber
Medley … compiled by Mikelle Dowse
Mikelle Dowse
Love, Me …Skip Ewing and Max T. Barnes
Matthew Prince
New Words, from In the Beginning
Cassie Walker
Beat It … Michael Jackson
Alone …Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly
Livin’ on a Prayer … Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Desmond Child
The 8eez
Tamara Reber, vocals • Stan Szczesny, guitar • Lance Bassett, bass
Lindsay Szczesny, keyboard • Carylee Zwang, drums
Performer Information:
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| New band featuring music from the 80s. |
Heather Allen
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| Heather Allen |
Heather is a happy mother to three exuberant kids ages 10, 8, and 6. In her spare time she runs
the local BBQ shop, dances, sings, travels, and participates in triathlons as much as possible.
Her favorite role, other than mom, has been Ado Annie in “Oklahoma”.
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| Performance Photo |
Benjamin Dowse
Benjamin Dowse is a local pediatrician, who loves to perform and play. Last year he played Bill
Sykes in the Cedar Valley Community Theater production of "Oliver!", in which he learned that
he doesn't love being an evil murderer but does still love the stage and performing. Most
recently he played Adolphus in CVCT’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone.
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| Benjamin Dowse |
Mikelle Dowse
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| Mikelle Dowse |
Mikelle is a singer/songwripassion for music
and enjoys sharing her passion with others. She plays piano and ukulele, and loves to sing. She
enjoys the songwriting process and recently released her first EP entitled My Disguise. She has
been involved with both the Cedar Valley Community Theater and the Parowan Community
Theater. She and her husband, Ben, have four sweet children, one loving dog, and several
chickens. They enjoy their life here in Southern Utah.
Vanessa Hunt
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| Vanessa Hunt |
Vanessa Hunt has been performing in one form or another most of her life. She grew up in Price, Utah where she found a love for performing at a very young age, singing in community
talent shows and Christmas events and dancing with the Nonstop Dance Company. However, it wasn’t until she moved to Cedar City that she discovered her love for live theatre. She has been
a part of four productions with Cedar Valley Community Theatre, most recently playing Trix the Aviatrix in The Drowsy Chaperone. She previously performed with them in The King and I, The
Wedding Singer, and Oliver! In addition, she performed in Parowan Community Theater’s production of Something’s Afoot. Vanessa graduated from Southern Utah University in 2012 and now works as the Lead Editor for a local magazine. She also currently serves as Secretary for The Guild of the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
Jeff Hunt
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| Jeff Hunt |
Jeff Hunt is a guest to the musical community in Cedar City, bringing his talents to the stage to sing with his daughter, Vanessa. When she was growing up in Price, Utah, they had many opportunities to perform together in local talent shows and events. Jeff has performed in his
local community productions of Hello, Dolly! and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. In the past, he has sung with the Layton Interfaith Choir and also had the chance to sing the National Anthem at the State Republican Convention and the Castle Valley Pageant. Jeff loves to sing and perform whenever he has the chance, and he is excited for this opportunity to once again perform with his daughter.
Corlissa Jensen
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| Corlissa Jensen |
Hailing from Pleasant Grove, Utah, Miss Jensen was trained to sing and teach Speech Level Styles (pop, R&B, etc.) prior to attending college. She also attended Southern Utah University for her bachelor’s degree and added on a year to receive her master’s degree as well. Her degrees are in Vocal Performance and Music Technology respectively. Miss Jensen has competed and placed in multiple collegiate competitions but has since chosen to focus less on competitions and more on performance, audio engineering, and education of others. Miss Jensen, and her business partner Rebecca Parkinson, recently started Spark Music Studios to bring music education into the community and are truly enjoying teaching what they love.
Tamara Reber
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| Tamara Reber |
Tamara is a singer/performer, except when she’s busy running her own business as a personal trainer, teaching voice lessons, or working with her husband to raise their TEN children. Tamara studied performance at both Utah State University and Southern Utah University. After raising her family, Tamara returned to the stage in 2015 as Adelaide in Cedar Valley Community Theatre’s Guys+Dolls, showcased her versatility as Linda in The Wedding Singer, as The
Queen in Once Upon a Mattress, as Lillian in Cheaper by the Dozen, and in her most recent role as the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone. Tamara also recently made her debut as musical director in Parowan Community Theater’s production of Something’s Afoot.
