Show Community Concert to hear duo harpists Longstreth and Escosa Duo- Duo Harpists will be presented in concert to the members of the Uintah Community Con Concert ert Association on Friday February 4 in the Auditorium of Vernal Junior High School according to Curtis May association president Curtain time is pm p.m. BOTH JOE Longstreth and John Escosa were introduced to the harp at Wainwright Music Camp in Indiana but they did not meet until both were wei proven successes Upon chance introduction introduction introduction in in- in 1963 they decided to collaborate in the recording of an album of traditional and original Christmas carols This was highly successful and the subsequent demand for personal personal personal per per- created new stars in the concert field Both men are native Hoosiers both are also accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- pianists both have wide and varied backgrounds in all fields of musical experience in the United States and Europe and both have studied at some of the finest schools of musical training training Mr Escosa at the Juilliard School in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and Mr Longstreth at the di Santa Cecilia in Rome Joe Longstreth pursued his education at Princeton University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and went on to study in Evan Wooley of Sri Lanka Asia has been visiting since Saturday with his sister Thelma Wright lie He plans to leave this thus Sunday Paris and Rome During World War II he was a Major with the US U.S. Army Air Force flying B B- Upon his return from Europe he appeared on Broadway played in some of the earliest Studio One productions and wrote highly- highly acclaimed opera libretti He is also a successful author of childrens children's books Mr Longstreth conducted his own television and radio shows for four years on station his programs featuring such material as musical biographies recounting the lives of famous composers and performers which he augmented with demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations demon demon- at harp and piano JOIN JOHN ESCOSA was a student of the great Carlos while at Juilliard In Fort Wayne Indiana he was harpist and soloist with the Philharmonic Philharmonic Philharmonic monic Orchestra the Sym Sym- and chamber music groups He has written incidental incidental in in- music for the theater scores for ballet and was musical director for the Fort Wayne Civic Ballet Company Mr Escosa toured with the original company of Tennessee Williams' Williams Pulitzer Prize Prize- winning play Glass Menagerie and he has appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in many of the finest clubs in the midwest where he has delighted audiences with skilled solo renditions demonstrating the vast versatility versatility versatility ver ver- of the harp Longstreth and Escosa appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap in Vernal several seasons ago and were so well received that they were asked to return at this time Mr May stated Attendance at the concert is isby isby isby by membership card only Members are reminded that they may bring out of guests and college students with them to the concert |