I had quite a musical day yesterday after being in a bit of a drought for awhile. Finally a live concert! First one this year! and earlier in the day I visited the FYE store in Orem that's going out of business and was able, in a fairly short time, to find 4 cds for purchase that were appealing to my finicky taste in music. More on that in an upcoming post or posts. The concert was a benefit for the Make-A-Wish Foundation held in the Mountain View High auditorium featuring Jessie Clark Funk, David Tolk, Peter Breinholt, Nancy Hanson and Cori Connors. They appeared in that order. Big Buddha, a local radio personality served as MC. The photos are roughly in reverse order of appearance. Jessie came on first followed by David with Peter, Nancy and Cori finishing with an "in the round" performance similar to what happens at the Bluebird Cafe. Very enjoyable evening. All did well in spite of the annoying echo of the auditorium. It affected Jessie's canned accompaniment more than the live instrumentation of the others. Don't know why something isn't done about that place. It's annoyed me for years. Wish I knew who to talk to! I hadn't heard Jessie in live performance before. She's a great solo artist. Very popular on the local and LDS scene. I had also never heard Cori in person before and was not disappointed by her performance. She came highly recommended and lived up to her rep. I got to meet her and purchase one of her cds afterward. Poor Nancy was sick and had to make a hasty exit during one of Cori's songs, but was able to return and finish out the set. Peter missed her harmony on Drive this Road, but that was the only major omission from the final trio's presentation. Peter is so well known, that he needs no promoting by me. Suffice to say he was his usual awesome self! David Tolk is a well known pianist who writes most of his own stuff. He has a day job as a lawyer, but could easily make it as a musician if he desired. He played his own set and accompanied the "in the round" group at the end. Glad I made it out on a blustery night. The attendance was a bit sparse. Wish more could have made it. They missed a fine evening!
