Musical Treats for September 18th Recital
By Tanisa Crosby
The Recital Series is a long running tradition with the Orchestra of Southern Utah. On September 18th, at 7:30 p.m. music ranges from ragtime and musicals to jazz at the new location 21eleven (located on 2111 North Main), with another set of talent will perform for the evening.
Before the recital, at 6 p.m., The Knights of Columbus will be offering a pre-recital supper. Reservations for this dinner can be made by calling OSU Manager Rebekah Hughes (435-592-6051) by Sept. 17th so they can plan accordingly or email . The supper will consist of hamburgers, hot dogs, salad, beans, and chips. The cost will be $6 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Beverages will be available at 21eleven venue.
The Musical Menu recital starts at 7:30 pm with the Southern Utah String Quartet, who has provided community music for twenty-six years. Lindsay Szczesny and Suzanne Stewart will be on violin, Leah Brown on cello, and Sara Penny on viola. All of them are active string teachers and perform with the Orchestra of Southern Utah. They will be playing The Prayer by Foster and Sager and Pineapple Rag by Scott Joplin.
Joseph Costello, guitarist, will then perform Op. 51 No. 1 Barcarolle & No. 3 Rondoletto by Napoleon Coste. He received his first guitar at the age of 13 and taught himself to read from a method book and played bass in his high school band. He went on to study guitar and has a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Guitar Performance and Pedagogy from Arizona State. Retired from the Army he now teaches music at Milford High School.
Cedar City native Julia Tawa presents an original song, Smooth Gold as well as a piece by Bob Marley. She sings and plays guitar now, but has also performed extensively as a dancer.
Cedar Music Children’s Chorus will perform a selection of pieces about food, including a piece from the musical Oliver entitled “Food, Glorious Food”. They are under the direction of Jolene Heit of Cedar Music Stores and Studios.
They will be followed by the MB3 Jazz Quartet , featuring David Bolsover on Saxophone, Christian Bohnenstengel on piano, Trekker Burt on electric bass, and Shawn Owens on drums. They will be performing pieces by Horace Silver, Sister Sadie and Peace, and a piece by Dizzy Gillespie and Manteca by Luciano Pozo.
The evening will commence with a performance by Sally Hunter (vocalist) and Harry Taylor (piano). They will perform Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree and I’ll Be Seeing You. Jensen is a proud Cedar City native and business owner of The Wizz, a retail store. She is in the graduate of Southern Utah University in the Arts Administration Program. Taylor is a popular pianist and leads the Color Country Winds. He has extensive experience performing with church and community groups.
These recitals take place every Tuesday in September at 7:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $8 for adults and $5 for students. For more information contact OSU Manager Rebekah Hughes at (435)592-6051 or .
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Suggested Donation- $8 Adults and $5 Students.
More information: (435) 592-6051 or
September 18, 2018 Musical Menu
The Prayer ………..Foster and Sager
Pineapple Rag …………Scott Joplin
Southern Utah String Quartet
Op. 51 No. 1 Barcarolle & No. 3 Rondoletto ………Napoleon Coste (1805-1883)
Joseph Costello, guitar
War.……… Bob Marley and the Wailers
Smooth Gold…. Julia Tawa
Julia Tawa, vocal and guitar
His Cheeseburger by Nawrocki and Heinecke
On Top of Spaghetti by Tom Glazier
Food, Glorious Food from Oliver by Lionel Bart
Cedar Music Children’s Chorus
Sister Sadie …..Horace Silver
Peace…..Horace Silver
Manteca…..Dizzy Gillespie and Luciano Pozo
MB3 Jazz Quartet
David Bolsover, saxophones; Christian Bohnenstengel, piano; Trekker Burt, electric bass; Shawn Owens, drums
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
I’ll Be Seeing You
Sally Hunter, vocal
Harry Taylor, piano
Performers:
Joseph Costello
At age 13 he received his first guitar. He taught himself to read from a method book and played bass in a high school band (Hanau American High School, Germany). At the age of 18, on his senior trip he went to Spain and a friend bought him a Spanish (classical) guitar. With another method book he began to dabble with this new instrument. At age 20 he was encouraged to study the instrument with greater intensity. It was during this time that he fell in love with 19th century guitar music and developed a desire to learn more about music, so he moved from Germany to Cedar City, Utah and was accepted into the Southern Utah State College as music student. However there was not a classical guitar teacher, and so ultimately he ended up with a general music degree and took private lessons from Todd Woodbury in Salt Lake City, Utah. Still Joseph studied method books on his own. In 1990 He was accepted to the Arizona State University and for the first time took weekly private lessons from the celebrated guitar teacher Frank Koonce. In 1993, he earned his Master’s degree in Guitar Performance and Pedagogy. In 2005, he earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Guitar Performance.
Several years ago Joe performed a concerto by Mauro Giuliani with the Kanab Civic Orchestra. He has performed as a soloist and in ensembles for more than 20 years. After retiring from the Army, Joe performed a solo recital at the St. George Tabernacle in March of 2016.
Joseph began teaching privately in 1985 in Cedar City. He taught a group guitar class in 1989 at SUSC. In Mesa, AZ, he continued to keep a full private teaching studio, as well as teach at Paradise Valley Community College, New School for the Arts (Arts High School), ASU Guitar Prep Program as the director and instructor, and Artistic Director at Rosie’s House: A Music academy for children. Currently, Joe lives in Minersville, Utah and the music teacher at Milford High School.
Cedar City native Julia Tawa grew up around the performing arts, yet avoided the spotlight as much as possible. Dance was her first art of choice because it usually involved a group of other dancers by her side. It wasn't until her late teens that she began singing original acoustic songs for an audience. She discovered that the moment she made the choice to broadcast her individual talents, opportunities to perform at various local venues offered her a stage. OSU has welcomed her to the annual fall concert series for the past few years.
MB3 Jazz Quartet
David Bolsover plays sax, writes tunes, and leads the group. Christian Bohnenstengel plays keyboard; he is also the piano professor at SUU. Sean Owens plays drums. Trekker Burt plays electric bass; he is a student at SUU and plays in several bands in the Cedar City area. The group plays bebop, standards, funk, ballads, blues, and Afro-Cuban styles. All have extensive performance experience.
(David Bolsover on sax, Christian Bohnenstengel on keyboard, Trekker Burt on bass, and Sean Owens on drums.)
The Southern Utah String Quartet
Sally Hunter,
The Cedar Music Children’s Chorus is under the direction of Jolene Heit of Cedar Music Stores and Studios. She has been instrumental in early childhood education and piano teaching for over 40 years.
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