For more information check out his website http://folksinging.org/ or contact Heather Reynolds at hreynolds@parkcity.org or 615-5603.

Making shoebox guitars will hone your child’s creativity and motor skills while teaching them how different objects and shapes provide different sounds.

The shoebox guitar session will take place at 4 pm. Space is limited to a maximum of 20 children, so RSVP by emailing Tracy at tknoeller@parkcityhistory.org or calling 435-649-7457 ex. 5107.

All children’s activities are free with your Family Membership or daily Museum Admission!

The Smithsonian Institution’s New Harmonies Exhibit focuses on the broad range of musical styles and traditions that mirror our national diversity. This concert series does the same, featuring Sacred/Gospel Music.

Under the direction of Brian Hesleph, the Minister of Music, The Calvary Baptist Church’s Inspirational Choir has performed soul-searching, roof-raising, gospel music all over the state of Utah as well as outside the state, since the formation of Calvary Baptist 116 years ago. They have performed as back-up for Gladys Knight during the 2002 Olympics, sang with the one of the LDS choirs in Farmington, and performed for various organizations and causes throughout the state.(from http://www.slco.org/calendardiversity/eventDetail.cfm?EventID=3963&Month=12&Year=2008&SiteID=21, February 18, 2010)

Trust us, you won’t want to miss this final New Harmonies Concert!

The New Harmonies Concert Series takes place in the Museum Store, is free to the public, and is presented in partnership with the Utah Humanities Council and Mountain Town Music.

Thanks to the Library staff for partnering with us during the season of music!

Making rainsticks will hone your child’s creativity and motor skills while teaching them how different objects and shapes provide different sounds.

The rainstick session will take place at 11 am. Space is limited to a maximum of 20 children per session, so RSVP by emailing Tracy at tknoeller@parkcityhistory.org or calling 435-649-7457 ex. 5107.

All children’s activities are free with your Family Membership or  daily Museum Admission!

The Smithsonian Institution’s New Harmonies Exhibit focuses on the broad range of musical styles and traditions that mirror our national diversity. This concert series does the same, featuring Ute Indian, Native American Flute Music and Folklore.

Ute Tribal member and Native American flutist Wayne Gardner is an award winning poet, guitar player, and Native American flutist. Kokobolo, which Gardner founded with his wife September Gardner in 2000, combines guitars, drums, Native American flutes, and percussion instruments to generate a fusion of tribal beats. Vocals comment on political life on the reservation and Native American legends in a structure influenced by the traditions of Native humor and storytelling.  (from http://aislc.blogspot.com/2008/07/event-wayne-gardner-kokobolo-concert-77.html, February 18, 2010)

To hear a preview of Gardner’s music, visit www.myspace.com/wayneandkokobolo.

The New Harmonies Concert Series takes place in the Museum Store, is free to the public, and is presented in partnership with the Utah Humanities Council and Mountain Town Music.

The New Harmonies Concert Series continues with Mike Iverson, Friday, May 7, at 5:00pm!

The Smithsonian Institution’s New Harmonies Exhibit focuses on the broad range of musical styles and traditions that mirror our national diversity. This concert series will do the same, this time by featuring Mormon, Utah Pioneer Folk Songs and Clawhammer Banjo.

One of the finest clawhammer style banjo players, Mike Iverson also plays guitar and mandolin with the band Blue Sage. Influenced by the likes of Glen Orlin, Doc Watson, Rosalie Sorrels, Utah Phillips, Bill Staines, Justin Bishop (Horse Sense) and the Deseret String Band, Iverson gravitated toward the folk music of the west. While still a teen, his music caught the attention of promoters of the Festival of the American West. He was hired to perform cowboy ballads for this festival and continued to perform there annually for the next twenty-five years! (from http://www.bluesageband.com)

Not only will Iverson perform, but he’ll also discuss Mormon folk tales and how they are portrayed in folk songs, as well as two opposing viewpoints regarding the religion and its place in Utah’s culture.

The New Harmonies Concert Series takes place in the Museum Store, is free to the public, and is presented in partnership with the Utah Humanities Council and Mountain Town Music.

The Smithsonian Institution’s New Harmonies Exhibit focuses on the broad range of musical styles and traditions that mirror our national diversity. This concert series does the same, featuring Jazz Saxophone and Piano.

Joe McQueen is a professional jazz saxophone musician. McQueen will not only share his music, but also stories from his life and his love for jazz. Born in Dallas, Texas in 1919, he began playing professional jazz at the age of sixteen. McQueen and his wife, Thelma, found their way to Ogden, Utah by 1945. Because Ogden was a stop on the railroad route west from Kansas City to San Francisco, it became a hot spot for jazz music. McQueen has performed in Ogden with jazz luminaries such as Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. Tonight, McQueen will be playing with Salt Lake City blues and jazz pianist Clayton Surch.

The New Harmonies Concert Series takes place in the Museum Store, is free to the public, and is presented in partnership with the Utah Humanities Council and Mountain Town Music.

Thanks to the Library staff for partnering with us during the season of music!