Show f Good Music Matches Good Food At The Copper Room S y n ny y by Ed Lile Who is the attractive l lady dy at the I piano I kept wondering as I it continued to consume the delectable t. t morsels at one of Copper Room Saturday night buffet dinners J She plays like Liberace and makes the piano sound like the quality of the Tabernacle organ You ou cant can't help but relax and enjoy the attractive surroundings pleasant atmosphere good company and excellent cuisine while listening to good piano music like that Even my V stomach stopped growling the strains of music were that relaxing and never nevera r a repeat of the same numbers Curiosity was not about to kill this 4 cat cal calI I had to know who Golden Fingers was Camellia came by about the time I was giving way to curiosity and I r Iwas was was M Marquita Gerber at atthe the piano Marquita Marquita Marq- Marq why sure she works over at the Job Service Office I should have put that but I couldn't the together associate two Well I made it a point to interview r I her the following week and you know she really has her life put together ther In 1980 Marquita started to work for in th the mail room remaining for fora a short time before moving to the placement office After about a ye year r rand and a half she left returning a year and a half later back to the placement S. S V and job service office She became proficient in all phases of f the service the Jim Handy of where ever she was office needed needed manager fits fits' better Oh yes Marquita is a wife and mother Her hubbie Ronald is the materials manager fo for Evans Sutherland They have four girls and three boys No I did not ask Marq Marquita ta taher her age however she said her oldest daughter is 30 and the youngest is 16 Her family is an important part of her life Hobbies You bet She loves the arts drama flower arranging costume making writing poetry fancy handwriting handwriting handwriting hand hand- writing some calligraphy and music You should see her handwriting it is absolutely beautiful As to the piano Marquita has been playing since she was a little girl She has taught piano and has written music for musicals and plays In 1979 she wrote a musical called Ill Follow You In Righteousness that was produced for two nights with an attendance of 2500 to people In 1982 she wrote a classical piano piece and performed it in the Symphony Hall She said most of the music she writes is choral SA TB Soprano Alto Tenor and Bass I belong to the Utah Composers Composer's Guild she added She transposes modulates and memorizes easily I play from 4 to 41 2 hours at the Copper Room without repeating she told me most of what I 1 I play are my arrangements Marquita may not have a candelabra o on her piano when you see her Saturday nights but there is a kitty sitting there with its mouth open That is a remuneration she has for utilizing all that talent to make Saturday night at the Copper Room a night to remember tf- tf I 0 H N 4 rj f j tr Jt v u Y rV 1 l 1 Z 9 1 rf p 0 Aa w X t x f t. t 1 1 Y I T V y iP t 4 l t M v W 7 i 1 ti N 1 4 f f W l J Ji i rF 1 ri f v N v. v t r-t q- q M z v h t. 4 0 po jJ N 4 K V Y l j A i V qS ji i w- w 4 q 7 74 4 M f tR jf rd l r N H s K i I fit ti j ift Y a ap ay ML ii M mM p AP r if h if 1 n h I fJ fM i f r 1 Ji- Ji h 1 1 f f vit p 0 y a k kr yN r V ki ff 7 ii M x |