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Show To Direct Choir . . . teners, with the result that it is now ranked among the best college choirs of the nation. Mi. Weight's skillful conducting conduct-ing technique and discriminating musicianship plus entnusiasm and devotion have joined to create the sensitive and unified group necessary neces-sary to interpret the wealth of literature for unaccompanied singing'. sing-ing'. He is hailed as a master in the ' field of a cappella direction, and has conducted some of the Outstanding Out-standing choirs in the nation's educational ed-ucational institutions. He also is well-known for his choral arrangements arrange-ments and vocal coaching. His mother is Mrs. MinervaWeight of Springville. Newell -B. Weight A Cappella Choir Of BYU to Tour Utah and Nevada ' Arrangements have been completed com-pleted for the Brigham Young- University Un-iversity A Cappella Chorus, under the direction of Newell B. Weight, to tour into southern Utah and Arizona. The Choir, composed of 80 carefully care-fully selected young student musicians, musi-cians, now is in its fourth year of perforfance. Successful tours through the west coast area, the recording of the choir by a large commercial company and numerous numer-ous radio and television appearances appear-ances have brought the name of the Choir before thousands of lis- |