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Show THEY REALLY SING Desert Sentinels Prove Ability In First Concert Here is some good advice, given free. Whenever the Desert Sentinels Senti-nels give a concert, BE THERE. Their first public concert, given last Thursday night in the Delta high school auditorium, was superb far exceeding the already high expectations ex-pectations the audience had of their performance. Superlatives are a necessity to tell of their ability and program. This male chorus, numbering 55 voices, is sponsored by the Delta JayCees, who are proud of it. They are directed by Ladd R. Cropper, who said Thursday night that working wor-king with such a group of singers fulfills a wish he has had for 17 years. Organized as a permanent civic project, officers are J. Evan, Wright, business manager, Rulon Callister , president, and Willard Stephenson, secretary. Mrs. Cropper Crop-per is accompanist. PROGRAM IS ALL BEST Their program opened with their theme song, "Thy Sentinel Am I", by Parks. The chorus sang 15 other numbers, from which it would be impossibel to choose a best, as each seemed the best yet. Every taste was pleased, with such songs as the The Rangers Song, Mosquitoes, Stout Hearted Men, De Animals A Comin', Alice Blue G'own, and This Is My Country. And The Call of the Desert, a duet by Ward Spendlove and J. Evan Wright was a happy surprise. sur-prise. Ben Robison acted as master of ceremonies, after Eldon Eliason, president of JayCees, introduced the chorus. Mrs. Margaret Jensen, president of the Jay Cees wives, presented Mr. and Mrs. Cropper with a basket of spring flowers, and Mrs. Ruth W. Talbot, assistant accompanist, with a corsage. Guest soloist that night was Wal ter Richardson, from BYU, whose first song, Sylvia, evoked such applause ap-plause that he sang three encores. Soloists with the chorus were Eldon El-don Sorenson, Ben Robinson, J. Evan Wright and Ros Hilton. And a particularly popular number was a piano duet, using two pianos, by Mrs. Cropper and Mrs. Talbot, which was encored. Dr. Eddington, from the BYU, accompanied Mr. Richardson. At the close of the pro gram , the chorus repeated the theme song, in response to applause. ap-plause. SING AGAIN THURSDAY Your next opportunity to hear the Desert Sentinels is Thursday night, April 7, in Hinckley. They will present the same program, and guest soloist that night will be Blaine Johnson, head of the music department at Dixie College. Members of the chorus are: 1st Tenors, Clair Acord, Gordon Bishop, Layton Bishop, Byron Carter, Geo. Ekins, Rex Carter, Lafe Nielson, La Var Owens, Lloyd Schlappi, Ward Spendlove, Glen Swalberg and Cluf Talbot. 2nd Tenors, Fred Adams, Cecil Bishop, Goerge Chamberlain, Talmage Christensen, Ancil Hall, Orlando Hepworth, Thurman Moody, Moo-dy, W. B. Pratt, Kent Prestwich, Glen Rawlinson, Eldon Sorenson, Roy Steele, Dee Stevens, and Wilmer Wil-mer Woodbury. 1st Bass, Paul Adams, Irish Anderson, And-erson, M. E. Bird, Clark Bishop, Stanley Black, June Hepworth.Niel Heyborne, June Hinckley, Earl Kelley, Kel-ley, Melvin Memmott, Duane Moody, Moo-dy, Wayne Sorenson, Blaine Spendlove Spend-love and J. Evan Wright. 2nd Bass J. Avery Bishop, Rulon Callister, Ormus Dutson, Melvin Hepworth, Ross, Hilton, Roy Hilton, Dan Pratt, Ben Robison, Calvin Skeem, Willard Will-ard Stephenson, Pete Stewart, La Mar Terry, Clayton Stapley, Roy Twitchell and Ray Western. Throughout the week people have been calling for rserved seats. Therefore it is well to explain that at the Hinckley performance there will be no reserved seats, but everyone will be admitted at a general admission price of 65c, with first here have your choice of the seats. |