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EPHRAIM, Utah—May 3, 2003—Snow College music students recently returned from the Reno Jazz Festival with confirmation of their considerable jazz talents. Professor Mark Ammons traveled to Reno, Nev. April 22-25 with two jazz ensembles and two jazz combos. All four groups received high ratings. Snow’s number one combo received the first place award in the two-year college combo division. Members of the combo are Mike Larsen (saxophone), Levi Richins (trumpet), Tim Kidder (saxophone), Jason Roberts (drums), Zoltan Vegvari (piano) and Nate O’Bryant (bass).
Several members from the groups were recognized for outstanding musicianship including Felicia May (saxophone), Mark Dimonds (saxophone), Ruth Belliston (piano), Nate O’Bryant (bass), Nate Lilly (drums), Jason Roberts (twice – drums) and Zoltan Vegvari (twice – piano).
“This group can play with anyone and they proved it in Reno,” said Mark Ammons, Snow’s chair of the music department. “Music students must put in a lot of practice time and this group does it. I’ve seen it in their performances all year.”
Snow’s Jazz Ensemble can be heard in concert each semester. Many of the jazz students participate in Club Noyes – a jazz improvisational night held on many Friday nights throughout the school year. Announcements of Jazz Ensemble concerts and Club Noyes nights are posted in area newspapers and around Snow’s campus.
Snow College
Snow
College, founded in 1888, serves approximately 3,000 students at its Ephraim
campus. The college provides general education and applied technology programs
leading to Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied
Science and Associate of Pre-Engineering degrees, and certificates of
completion in a number of occupational areas.
Once owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Snow
College became a state college in 1932.
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