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Show WE ARTS 10 -- & DIXIE SUN ENTERTAINMENT THE VDIfF OF DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH A WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 1 '' , 20C Yours, Dr. Peterson! Vocally new Meet director of choral music. by Sophia Cloud & at Dixie, and following in the footsteps of the impressive Dr. Kim, Peterson finds it quite intimidating but says: "I'm delighted. His groups are He has very disciplined. established a strong choral tradition." skf Fo for an tar f pus, and directs three choirs and one chorale. He directs the chamber choir, womens choir, concert choir and the Ken Peterson, who is an associate professor of music, has been involved with choir for 28 years. He is an accredited Now of Dr. Peterson instructs between 130 and 150 students on cam- Entertainment Editor performing often singer, since he was a child. I grew up in Cowlay, Wyoming," said I came from a Peterson. musical family where my mother always encouraged me and my six brothers and sisters to get involved with singing and music throughout our lives.: Gli and a State University Doctorate of the Arts in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Northern Colorado. Dixie's Dixie Sun 4rfs Du Dr. Ken Peterson, associate professor of music, is the new director of the DSC choral programs. During Peterson's personal college career, he has attended six different universities: Casper University, Ricks, Arizona State University, Utah State University, Illinois State University and the University of Northern Colorado. He received a Bachelor of Music from Utah State University, a Master of Music degree from Illinois Southwest Symphonic Chorale. Peterson's chamber choir has 25 members, which is larger than usual, He said. "I try to be as objective as possible during I give everyone auditions." same piece of the auditioning music, and evaluate them in groups of four to five at a time. He evaluates students on the characteristics: following range, their blend with others, the quality of voice, whether or not they are true to pitch, their ability to read the music, their rhythm and if they can follow the style given. , W8 ; re ca Bh Pr on th( jot jot to us cu Students in Dr. Peterson's choral classes loosen up neck and back muscles preparation for vocal exercises and singing. Dr. Peterson and his choirs have already received three invitations to sing for the community. The choirs will be performing a Halloween concert, The Messiah, and a with the joint concert Southwest Symphony in December. All three choirs in be singing at theJubils of Trees in November at tt will Dixie Center. We are also planning a toi in the spring, Peterson coi mented. "These concerts at just the beginning of mar that we will do this year." Osmond perform and share insights to packed audience at Dixie Forum. by Larry Nelson II Dixie Sun Staff Writer Over 200 packed the Dunford Auditorium two weeks ago for the first Dixie Forum of the semester. Nathan and David Osmond, who have both been in town the past four months to take part in Tuacahn Theatres presentations of Joseph and the Amazing style. start things off, the Osmond Brothers sang a To medley from Joseph." Thats a mce way to break the ice, David told the crowd. The Osmonds kept the floor open and were eager to answer any questions. When you have kids would you want them to grow up in the spotlight like you did? one audience member asked. David replied, If thats what they want then I would support them. Both brothers sing in the group Osmond Brothers - Second Generation together with their four other brothers. you do in life, just be yourself and dont let anybody try to change you. We all have quirks, David said, but just be comfortable with yourself. The main theme that surfaced from the Forum was whatever Nathan and David told stories about how their father Gi E Elvis told my father, 'If I cou go back and do it all ove again I would do it just litj you guys go out and sif every autograph, shake ever fans hand, and our A1 yc and uncles made it into shot business. There was a lot a hard work involved in risirj to the top, but once tl Osmonds made it, they nevt tried to change who the were, Nathan said. Technicolor Dreamcoat and Annie Get Your Gun, kicked off this falls Forum series in th th th Second Generation Osmonds Wow Dixie Forum Audience David and Nathan M ke fathe taught us the same thing. kr or w w he wi rn sc m P th er Tc cc True to form, both brother stuck around afterwards talk with people and sif fa be ij autographs. f euTveito - S' we dokOnj, Ant on CtS to Teie.HfT, i wanted SHE which iNcvvf Arr if stwo tied Svtwpp TTB- i OH r V |