Show l s r g 4 A V nine I i l 3 A MS V J v vV V lt l' l lv V v i feL j t rrT Ji Watermelon Music Festival is Well Attended Here Sunday Moab's Moab s first Watermelon Music Festival produced by Alberta Karayan was held last Sunday night on the lawn of St. St Pius Plus X church Some thirty five singers Instrumentalists and dancers performed performed per per- formed under Japanese lanterns i before an audience that seemed I well welt pleased with selections ranging ranging rang rang- ing from Bach to a medley of Roaring Twenties tunes Benedict Williams I organist from New Now York City played extremely extremely ex ex- well on three different i occasions during the program His Ills selections Included Air by Bach Because Danny Boy Stranger Strang er in Paradise On the Street Where You Lived and Ava I Marla Maria The Women's chorus displayed a beautiful blending of voices in their songs which Included Its a Grand Night for Singing and Summertime The chorus consisted consisted con con- of Margaret Brady Blanche Donoghue Patty Jacobs Charnelle Char Chard nelle McAllister Dorothy Markle Mary Mayberry Alberta Karayan Rosalie Robertson Betty Detty Mohler Margaret Rowe Maria Marla Izzo and Lorraine Accordionist Cheryl played O 0 Sole Mia Mio with muted muted- trumpet accompaniment by Deward Deward De De- ward McLean The The Women's Trio singing Come Pome Back to Sorento was well balanced in harmony and Included Dorothy Markle Mary Mayberry and Charnelle McAllister McAlli McAlli- ster Elden Tuft singing 01 Man River to his own piano accompaniment accompaniment was enthusiastically en en- back to the stage by the audience which appreciated his hisrich hisrich rich full baritone Charnelle McAllister then returned returned re reo re- re turned to the microphone for fora a soprano solo offering If I Loved You from Carousel Miss McAllisters McAllister's educated voice was strong and clear and very well controlled Sarabeth Blanck and Paula Lewis both from Monticello played played play play- ed a piano duet March Mil Mil- with excellent precision Kathy Ann Armstrong strong from Aztec lent ent a quality air to the Festivals Festival's program with her splendid piano Isolo solo lIngs lIng's famous Rustle RustIe of Spring I An interpretive ballet with mu mUM sic from Oklahoma was danced danced expertly by Virginia Byrd Judy Clever Judy Dalton and Janie Janle Walker The clever choreography was contributed by the dancers' dancers o teacher leacher Joyce Reynolds The Roaring Twenties medley which Included Birth of the Blues Aint She Sweet and Bye Bye Dye Blackbird was the special offering of the Four Kings and a Queen Moab's popular and well liked dance band The Four Kings and a Queen which accompanied panted most of the Festivals Festival's other numbers consisted of Jim Walker Deward McLean Bob Robertson Fred Markle and Kit Grow Chief pianist was Kit Grow Carl Rowe and Frank Whitlock were the light and sound engin The Mens Men's club and the Ladles ladies Altar Society of St. St Plus Plu X church were In charge of props and watermelon refreshment A Reed Reynolds was master mastero of ceremonies |