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Show C-5 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, July 20-22, 2005 John Boy's Mule sound still a work in progress But that doesn't necessarily mean the John Boy's Mule is a jam preting a bunch of songs that we band. They focus on the traditional play together," said Hays-Walzer. songs, more than psychedelia. Their While many of the songs are tra- more modern covers include covers ditional, with roots in nineteenth of tunes by Gillian Welch, Bob century Appalachia or earlier Celtic Dylan, Townes Van Zandt and John tunes, she said the group maintains Prine, and they have one original a commitment lo reworking almost song. every song il does - to put a unique Going to a John Boy's Mule spin on each one and bring it from show rCnose said a person could the kitchens and front porches, expect a few different things. where il was originally played out "They should expect lo hear onto a stage in front of a crowd. And male and female vocals. They'll at the same time, the band creates hear songs they can dance to and its own very unique concert lineups, songs that will make them want to which sometimes fuse newer music move and get out of their seats," he with very old music. said. "We like so many different kinds "I just think we're different from of music thai we create sort of dif- a lot of the bands that are around," ferent sets," explained Hays-Walzer. said Hays-Walzer She said one might include starting John Boy's Mule came together with a old-time song which morphs over a longer period of lime. Haysinto a Grateful Dead one, but then Walzer and Walzer, who are marreturns to a traditional fiddle tune ried, met each other through the before finishing with the Dead. Park City music scene when he was "The way we play," said Knosc, playing with a number of different "we improvise a lot." groups around the area in the '80s. • Continued from C-1 Both played guitar, but eventually their musical careers took a backseat to day jobs and child rearing. Then, eight or nine years ago, Hays-Walzer said she decided to learn the fiddle, and about five years ago she started sitting in when Walzer was playing in a project with Knose. That gradually evolved into John Boy's Mule. Now, while each of the members of the group still has a day job - Del Hays is a realtor; Walzer is the general manager at Jan's Mountain Outfitters, and Knosc works at Images of Nature Gallery - each of the members of the band is becoming more involved in the project. "Now that our kids are older," said Hays-Walzer. "We have more time to do this." So the band is developing. "We weren't playing out two years ago," noted Walzer. And since then the group's progression has been rapid, he added. "Where we arc right now in the summer of '05 is light years from where we were in summer of '04," he said. And, he added, he only expected that evolution to continue. "We want to write more of our own, original music," said HaysWalzer The group is hoping to get into the studio to record an album in the near future as well, and otherwise, is just enjoying their time on stage. "It's been a whole lot of fun," said Knose, "doing something we love to do, to entertain people and made a little change on the side." At the very least, he noted, it covers their equipment. John Boy's Mule will play the Heber Valley Concerts in the Park Thursday, July 21 from 6:30-8 p.m. The band will play the Marriot Summit V&tch Plaza for Mountain Town Stages from 6-8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 22, and they will perform at the \fells Fargo Wednesday Night Concerts on Wbdnesday, July 27 at Deer Wiley's Snow Park Amphitheater. All of the shows are free. NOW SHOWING SMART REAL ESTATE Camp offers helpforaspiring college singers niques for the acting singer, coaching sessions, lectures on college repertoire, and opportunities to talk to Utah Symphony and Opera staff, professional performers, coaches, teachers, and college professors. Additionally, Campers will be ; Hmerging singers may often attend a dress rehearsal of wonder what becoming a profes- "Mikado" by the Utah Opera at sional musician really means, what Deer Valley, and will talk with the Ifind of (raining is needed to hone Maestro and Director of the producprofessional level skills, how to get tion, as well as gain concert attena college degree in music, and what dance to festival events. The camp Ifind of vocational opportunities will culminate with a public peraresenlly exist. formance by all the campers. ]' These questions and skills are "The students should arrive with akldressed in the College-Bound two or three songs to present in Singer's Camp presented by the classes, coaching sessions, and our (jtah Conservatory in cooperation culminating public recital," says jvilh Utah Symphony and Opera Lori Fisher, Conservatory during the organization's Deer Administrator. Valley Summer Music Festival the "Singers will all be able to perweekend of Aug. 4-6. form and get valuable feedback • Intensive training and courses toward successfully auditioning for are designed to help students find a good music program. out how to put together auditions, Furthermore, we need to assist our interact with professional singers local students to be more competiand those who work in the industry, tive in the auditioning process. This and receive coaching to assist with camp will provide assistance in developing a plan of attack for those developing a plan and goals that contemplating a career in singing. will lead to future success," contint The three days of workshops will ued Fisher. Include interactions and panel disThe Conservatory's goal is to cussions with visiting college faculincrease the number of students ty and singing professionals, mornmatriculating into college music ing voice and body warm up exerprograms from Utah. Fisher's cises, an audition practicum, introresearch has found that the voice duction of communication techstudents are a minimum of 18 Conservatory camp will take advantage of Symphony Opera ties months behind in their preparation for Utah Colleges, and that the published public school standards in Utah are up to three years behind the national average. "That's a concern for a state so rich in talent, fabulous voices and wonderful teachers," says Aaron Mitchell, Conservatory Registrar. "Our goal is that the camp will inform students on what they need to know and how to achieve these requirements in the formative stages of their careers, as the public schools, in general, do not have the curriculums to take them to that point alone." The Conservatory has had good success preparing students for college programs, including a comprehensive music theory program offered on site at both Park City and Salt Lake locations, and coordinated staff efforts to refer students into appropriate schools. "Every one of students who has desired to matriculate into a good music program in the past four years has been successful," relates Dr. Fredric Cook, Executive Director. That includes programs at the University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University of Utah School of Music, Julliard School of Music, several at Inlerlochen and Idlcwild Summer Programs, and three voice students Fidelity Investments Park City Festival What's Hot in Local Real Estate on Park City Television accepted to The San Francisco Conservatory of Music." Additionally, staff member Debra Cook has had some of her university students advance to graduate programs at Princeton, Yale, and the Central School in London, and many more participating in summer young artists programs and summer stock through-out the country. Featured presenters for the camp include Jeff Bram, Utah Symphony Artistic Director, Paula Fowler, Education Director for Utah Symphony and Opera, Dr. Susanne Sheston, Chorus Master for Utah Symphony and Opera, Dr. Bryan Stanley, opera coach and rehearsal accompanist for Deer Valley Summer Music festival's "Mikado," Visiting Conductor for "Mikado," Jerry Steichen and Patricia Weinmann, Director of "Mikado," Dr. Arden Hopkin, Head of Voice Dept. at BYU, and Marc Raymond, local film, commercial, and musical theatre entertainer and businessman. The tuition for the College Bound Singer's Camp is $295. Students may apply via phone at Utah Conservatory, 649-6292, on the web at v,rww.utahconservatory,org, or at the Conservatory at 1612 Ute blvd.. Suite 206 (at Kimball Junction next to W£ndy's). 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