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Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
The Principal Music Tradition of Utah Bands
Utah is sometimes thought of as a musical Mecca. The music industry in Utah is growing, which is why brand new Utah bands are emerging virtually every week. Does the legendary powder dropping on the beautiful Rocky Mountains in the winter (which lures skiers to the state of Utah by the boatload) also possess some type of musical mystery? Are the hills alive with the sound of music? All right, the result in relation to the hills in the music of Utah may be exaggerated a tad, but where just does the musical heritage begin in the state of Utah? Mormon leader Brigham Young created a Tabernacle and commissioned a huge choir in the mid-1800s and is at the very least in part accountable. This choir stronger now than ever and has been the recipient of Grammy awards.
The wonderful organ that President Brigham Young had produced to accompany the choir continues to be played today, and is an example of one of the biggest and better examples of American Classic organ making. In addition to the remarkable organ President Brigham Young imported fine pianos, harps, cellos, violins, and some other stringed instruments. He furthermore made certain his children procured lessons in order that they were able to perform the guests that frequented his house.
The Tabernacle that President Brigham Young created is still used as a live performance hall, and organ concerts and Mormon Tabernacle choir programs are scheduled on a regular basis, as is also Music and the Spoken Word, which began in the late 1920s. As reported by the program’s internet site, Music and the Spoken Word “has achieved recognition as the world’s longest-occurring nonstop network broadcast and is carried on greater than 2,000 television and radio systems.” The influence of the Mormon pioneers in the 1800s and the early 1900s surely is one of the reasons why music traditions in Utah began.
Nevertheless, in our day, local music is every bit as liable to be heard in the “Tavern-nacle” as it is from the pioneer edifice that furnished the witty word-play relating to its moniker. Rock, pop, jazz, country, alternative, heavy metal and ethnic types are heard by more folks in Utah than religious hymns. New Utah bands of nearly every style pop up on a daily basis. You can find so many fresh musical groups it is out of the question for clients, fans, and critics alike to discover each and every one of them. Local musicians from Utah are well-known for their knowledge of music theory and for possessing skills on a number of instruments. Frequently, a group of acquaintances will bring their instruments to a jam session for fun one day, and then do a paying engagement the next. These Utah bands might not even include a band name, logo, and specialized promotional material, but they, and their crowds, continuously have a great deal of enjoyment as they strum, pluck, bang, beat to put out enjoyable popular songs.
Utah has a greater number of pianos per capita than you will find in other states. This will be able to explain why Utah musicians can be so accustomed with musical basics that they might be all but expert by the time they arrive at high school. Utah is rich with first-rate skilled instrument makers and it is also hard to locate a neighborhood where at least a local music instructor or two resides. Musicians in the majority of Salt Lake City bands customarily end up at Intermountain Guitar and Banjo. Utah bands comprised of local string players find that the world-recognized Peter Prier violin making school has what they need to yield the best sounds.
Music learning schools for more youthful musicians nurture imagination and send finely-taught youthful folks, with professional concert practice from performing in one or more Utah bands, to Brigham Young University, the U. of U., and many other colleges. Examples of these music teaching centers are the School of Rock, Crescent Jazz Institute, and the Caleb Chapman Music Center. These educational facilities continue to turn out excellent Utah bands, a few which have reached worldwide attention. By way of example, the Crescent Super Band was selected “Best High School Jazz Band on the Planet” according to Down Beat magazine. The musical group travels to other countries every year and performs for crowds numbering in the thousands.
If President Brigham Young were alive now he’d undoubtedly be tapping his toes or hitting his thigh to the beat of numerous Utah bands or Salt Lake City bands as the music traveled through the crisp Rocky Mountain air. He would undoubtedly grin at the music talent of most of the Utah bands or Salt Lake City bands. President Brigham Young would not have accepted every single thing that happens today, but he’d undoubtedly agree that the local music in Utah rocks. On the other hand, he doubtless would have spoken it in a much different way.
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