Our Musical Week

This week has been pretty much business-as-usual at the Library but with a few more added hours of assisting the British patrons on computer which made the week fly by even faster. We've already been here for over 5 months but it seems like we just started.

We went to the "Concerts in the Park" on Tuesday  and heard "Unstrung" which was the Livingstone family (Mom and Pop on the ends, girls in the middle) who did a killer Bluegrass and old-time gospel music concert.  

Unstrung - The Singleton Family Bluegrass Band

 On Friday it was "Dr. Decibel and the Sound Prescription"which was an absolutely great classic rock 'n' roll band. The concerts in the park will end at the end of the month as I'm sure it will be getting too cold to have them outside.  I was really surprised at how cool it was on Friday night.

Dr. Decibel and the Sound Prescription - Elvis impersonation.

On Saturday we drove to South Jordan to attend the Salt Lake County Fair.  We saw lots of beautiful quilts and many other displays by school groups, FFA, and 4-H groups. We watched the livestock auction when they were auctioning off the animals raised by the 4-H groups.  One ewe auctioned at $350.

Pam the Pig and Byde the Cow

Saturday night we attended the concert in the Assembly Hall which featured Carolee Fairbanks, soprano and Vickie Christensen, Piano and composer.  My cousin, Ginger Belknap's husband, Monte, was part of the string group that accompanied Ms Fairbanks. He is an associate professor of violin at BYU.

Monte Belknap, Pam and Byde

 On Sunday morning we attended the Tabernacle Broadcast as we usually do. They are now beginning their 85th year. Today they had guest conductors Jerold Ottley and Craig Jessop, who previously directed the choir, direct several of the numbers. You can see the 4 conductors standing in the front.  Of the 85 years that the broadcast has been on the air, these 4 men represent almost half of that time.

Ryan Murphy, Jerold Ottley, Craig Jessop, and Mack Wilberg

Ryan Murphy, Mack Wilberg, Craig Jessop, Jerold Ottley