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The Northern Utah Youth Symphony and Chamber Orchestra present their season finale concert Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 7:00 pm in the Box Elder High School Auditorium, 380 S 600 W, Brigham City. Admission is free thanks to PetsFirst! Wellness Center.
The Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of Nathan West, will open the concert with arrangements of Suppe's Light Cavalry Overture, Capua's O Sole Mio, and Saint-Saens' Bacchanale.
The Youth Symphony, under the direction of Conrad Dunn, will then take the stage. They will be performing Dvorak's Symphony from the New World in its entirety, as well as the 3rd movement of the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, featuring student soloist Natalie Nef.
The two orchestras will combine for The Sorcerer's Apprentice as a season finale.
The public is invited to this enchanting evening free of charge. Families are welcome as long as they can be attentive audience members. Thank you for your support!
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Natalie Nef
Natalie is 15 years old. She has been studying violin since she was 3 years old. She has been concert master at the school for the last three years. She received superior marks at solo and ensemble for the last 3 years and will be competing as a freshman at region 6 state solo ensemble this month. She has been in the district high school honor orchestra for 7 years, and yes her feet finally touch the ground while playing. She started when she was in third grade. She has received superior marks at ASTA competitions at Utah State. She has placed second and has won twice the Weber State University ASTA competition in the last 3 years. Natalie has also competed at federation at the University of Utah for 4 years, where she has received superior ratings and currently received a superior rating in the senior category. She was the Ogden Youth Symphony concerto winner last year, where she soloed with them and the Weber State University Symphony. She also performed with the Russian pianist, Gleb Ivano, as the winner of the Ogden Symphony Ballet Youth Benefit Concert Competition. Natalie won the Jean Poll music scholarship last year. She also has performed with the Ogden Tabernacle Messiah Symphony. Natalie has had the chance to perform with Alex Boye, Jim Brinkman, and David Osmond. She won an international music competition this March and will be performing at Carnegie Hall this June. She has been a member of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony for 4 years. She has studied under Alyza Bowcutt, Amber Taylor, and Peggy Wheelwright.
Natalie has been playing the piano since she was 5 years old. She has competed in many piano competitions, including Weber State Piano Festival and Northern Utah Piano Federation, where she has received superior marks. She has also received superior marks for the last 3 years at Region Solo Ensemble. She is one of the school’s concert choir’s accompanists. She studies under the direction of Cammie Titus.
Natalie has studied the pipe organ for the last 3 years, as soon as her legs could touch the pedals. She is one of the church’s accompanists. She has studied under Richard Rhees.
Natalie is a member of the International Children’s Choir under the direction of Dr. Katherine Sorenson. She has been a member for 10 years. She has performed for hundreds of Ambassadors from around the world in their native tongue. She has done multiple recordings for movies, commercials, composers, and recording artists. She has been in the University of Utah’s Hansel and Gretel production. Her favorite performances are when she gets to sing and play her violin for the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She also is in the bell choir.
She is in ninth grade at Orion Junior High School. She is a 4.0 student and a member of the honor society. She is a member of the Weber High swim team, where she lettered as a freshman. She is also on a premier competition soccer team. In her spare time, when she is not practicing, she likes to travel with her family and hang out with friends. She hopes to someday solo with the Utah Symphony and study music abroad and at Julliard.
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