Show f m- m J t h Wj C- C 1 4 l' l pc p- p c OHlIn ty I Concert Concerts I f Y s Drive i Underway 1 4 Over twenty Sanpete County residents representing most sectors of the county met Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night at the Snow College cafeteria In Ephraim to lay plans for the Community Concert Concert Concert Con Con- cert membership drive which officially opened Monday eve eve- ning The session was conducted by Richard Nibley of Ephraim who heads the concert and lyceum series for the coming year Also In attendance was Erma Davis of Hollywood California who represents the Community ity Concert Association Those in attendance for or the most part were taking on the assignment of selling memberships memberships memberships member member- ships in their sectors of Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County Mr Nibley told them that the Snow Colle College auditorium will only seat and the college has already secured half of the seats This means that there will only be memberships for sale in the entire county Mrs Davis told the workers that the drive will officially end endon endon on Saturday September at noon Persons wishing to purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase memberships may buy them from their local r g s sa t a 1 t R Irr IF 1 J r jf j tj f iI 11 i x Y 1 r T I. tr D Ll of c r 1 I N Yoshie Yoshio Akimoto pianist or they may call Mrs Davis at The six concerts being plan- plan ned fled for 74 1973 were Mr Mr Nibley He pointed out that many of the performing artists have gained world worldwide world wide fame He stated that the first concert concert concert con con- cert will be Monday October 8 when Yoshie Akimoto pianist will perform Two years after beginning her formal training with Japans Japan's well-known well Teiichi Higashi Miss Akimoto was the first prize winner of ot the coveted Japan All-Japan Student Competition at the age of ten At 13 she performed performed performed per per- formed Mozart's Piano Concerto Concerto Concerto Con Con- certo K K with the Osaka Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Orchestra estra composing her own cadenza ca cadenza cadenza ca- ca denza In a program commemorating commemorating commemorating orating the Anni Anniversary of Mozart Since that time Miss Akimoto has appeared In all major cities of Japan with or orchestras orchestras orchestras or- or In recital and on radio and television In 1964 Miss Akimoto entered enter enter- ed the School of Music in New York where she began her studies with scholar pianist James Friskin One year later she was a winner of the International International International Inter Inter- national Bach Competition held in Washington DC D.C. In 1966 Miss Akimoto returned to Japan for a concert tour following which she resumed her studies at Juilliard with the eminent Sascha Gorodnitzki In the past four years Miss Akimoto's appearances appearances ap appearances ap- ap have expanded Internationally internationally internationally Inter inter- nationally to Include the United States and Europe In addition to her extensive In Japan In July of 1969 she was selected to perform the Schumann Piano Concerto at the Temple University Music Festival Festival Festival Fes Fes- Orchestra Miss Akimoto has had engagements In New NewYork NewYork NewYork York New Jersey Washington DC D.C. and In the Western states including appearances on radio and television The next concert will wUI be beNov- beNov November November Nov Nov- ember 12 which Is Faculty Night Night an an exchange program with Dixie College with LaVar Jenson pianist Howard Putnam Putnam Putnam Put Put- nam baritone Claudine Cooper Cooper Cooper Co Co- oper contralto sen saxophonist and Richard N Nibley violinist Thomas Christian violinist will perform January 14 He plays Mozart like an angel and like a devil said one critic On February 4 Philip Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen one-man one theatre will per per- form April 8 will bring to the stage One Man Third piano trio II I The final concert In the series will present Reid Nibley pianist pianist pianist pia pia- on May 13 Mr Nibley explained that the prices for the six concerts have been set at 12 for adults and 6 for students He emphasized emphasized emphasized sized that no Individual performance performance performance mance tickets will be sold Admission Admission Admission Ad Ad- mission will be by membership card only The concerts will be held on Monday evenings starting at 8 pm p.m. in the Snow College audi audi- The lyceum and concert concert concert con con- cert series h has been approved by the stake presidency as a family home evening activity Mr Nibley said Mrs Davis told the group assembled that there are over associations in the Community Community Community Com Com- Concert organization which are located In the United States and Canada She noted that the Idea behind the program was to secure famous famous fam fam- ous artists and top flight young talent for areas which normally could not finance such an un undertaking un- un She said that due to the fact that there are many volunteer workers enrolled inthe In Inthe Inthe the program the costs can be trimmed |