Show The Utah Statesman Wednesday September 30 1981 Page S3 2 or ct iicn jjgjj'i p--l New choral director Carla Cook greet USU student with excitement and aim to put tome of her idea into action r mi t C'jaClTuTJa mm m Cs2a7$36t£3 m OSxca rca-rc-a fihdem trccFuna Cache Valley’s Consignment Center Welcomes you to Utah State University We have furniture including desks good used ty ewrilers beds chairs plus antiques collect bles and other junk IT’S A PUN PLACE TO SHOP 1 938 So State Highway Logan Utah 2 daily except Sunday and Tuesday Open 12:00-6:0- 0 732-476- 'L New USU choral director has definite goals in mind by Ben Las If new choral director Carla ha her way new ears will be opened to the world of vocal music and the room and halls of the music department will resound even more dearly and jubilantly Cook is originally from Salt Lake City and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Utah During and after that time she directed several choirs and decided that she wanted to gain more experience so it was ofT to Boston University where she acquired a master's degree in music Upon completion of her postgraduate work Cook became a professional singer Her real love being opera the list of institutions she sang tvith not to mention the many competitions she has entered °d won reads like an opera hall of fame She sang with Cook the Mississippi Opera the Des Moines Metropolitan Opera he Fresno Philharmonic the National Philharmonic and the Albany Philharmonic to tsme just a few Her vocal talent alto won her awards in cveral opera competitio "wng them Rotary Int tional and in San Franc She has also worked anc with Boris Goldovsky k to many internationally “Mr Opera” Cook came to Utah S because she believes tha ' source that has not t PPed This area (USL Nonhem Utah) has a g bility for musical grow especially ir "" opera And I hope to be an influence to help this area realize its true potential “My dream is to accomplish three things in this region while I’m here One to establish an active vocal community and to introduce and develop opera Two to teach and develop all areas of choir and especially to expose other to a wider knowledge and experience with the less popular and less known musical literature Three to ‘open the ears' of those who have never experienced the joy and delight of singing and the atmosphere of a chorus” She also plans more combined work with the ocher musical groups "The thrill of singing with an orchestra or band is one I will always cherish and I hope to expose others to this area of music” As if enough hasn't been mentioned already Cook has been liaison to many contemporary artists She has worked with numerous stage directors vocal coaches and a little bit with movement and acting As for the individual voice she states ”my main goal more than anything is to help those who have a singing talent to realize what they can really do how much and how far they can go” To begin with Cook will be teaching university choir an opera workshop and if there is enough demand private voice lessons Anyone who “feels qualified” should not hesitate to join thise classes and be ready to work hard while having fun Frontf Cl CeinittGir JeweDoir G 1 NORTH MAIN PHONI 732-962- — LOGAN I 2 YOU DESERVE CUSTOM JEWELRY AND QUALITY REPAIR WORK STOP WASTING GOOD MONEY AT HIGH PRICED CONVENTIONAL JEWELRY STORES BUY YOUR GOLD AND SILVER JEWELRY BY WEIGHT! -- WE'RE THE ONLY STORE IN NORTHERN UTAH THAT USES THIS HONEST METHOD OF SELLING BEST PRICES PAID FOR YOUR SCRAP GOLD AND SILVER I ! |