Show I Young Soprano To Sing Lead in Sand SandIn In Their Shoes lr J fC Ewan Harbrecht I BASED ON MORMON BATTALION MARCH Ewan Harbrecht one of the most gifted and magnetic young artists on the concert and opera stage tage will sing soprano lead in Sand uSand in Their Shoes gigantic musical play scheduled May lay 29 June une 3 in Brigham Young University Uni- Uni stadium it was announced ed d today by Dr Harold I. I Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen cn director The spectacle based on t the h e march of the Mormon Battalion has as been in production for two years ears With entirely original script and music it catches the spirit of the historic trek with all 11 its sorrows and joys toil and romance sacrifice and glory Composed by Crawford Gates Composer is Crawford Gates dynamic young Utahn who also created music for the centennial show how Promised Valley a and n d the he book is by Don a BYU alumnus in history Combined in production with Dr Gates are Dr Hansen general general general gen gen- eral director who also produces the he annual Hill Cumorah Pageant Pageant cant and Eugene Loring famous famous fam fam- ous GUS choreographer of oC Broadway and Hollywood MISS HARBRECHT is well known to Utah audiences The Theamous famous amous lyric soprano wa was wag soloist soloist solo- solo st with the Tabernacle Choir on its extended tour of or Europe Europen in n 1955 and has sung oratorio roles with the choir several times both in Salt Lake City I and at Brigham Young sity In 1956 she won acclaim of oC the New York critics in her creation creation creation cre cre- of oC the role of Consuelo in the world premiere of or Pantaloon Pantaloon Pantaloon Pan a new American opera by Robert Ward Also in the American premiere of or Jacques Ibert's opera LeRoi the composer acknowledged her as the finest he had ever heard She was personally coached by Benjamin Britten Britten- for the role of ol Nancy in Albert Herring for the western premiere of that opera Ollera under the direction of Carl Ebert Miss 1 is an excellent musician She has appeared professionally professionally professionally pro pro- in concert also as a violinist and as a pianist She possesses a rich lyric voice a refreshing sense of interpretation tion and a radiant personality |