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St. George Neighborhoods
Posted by jaybeacham on 12 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: blog
On the 10th, the Spectrum newspaper ran Barbara Hunts article about me. It was entitled: “Local man performs characters with amazing ease.”(edited to fit available space.)
The Cannon Exploded
Posted by jaybeacham on 05 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: blog
Jay Beacham I’m just watching the Capital 4th on PBS. They just finished the 1812 overture. The Cannon salute was great and now the fife corp. This am I was at a small cannon firing celebration. On the third shot the cannon blew up. Incredibly no one was hurt as metal and wood splinters flew in all directions. Tyler Hunt’s car stopped the back of the cannon which went through a tail light and lodged behind it.The cannon affair: well our guardian angels kept us all safe. It wasn’t our time to die and aren’t we blessed that we don’t have wars raging here at home?
Nice voice
Posted by jaybeacham on 03 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: blog
Today I went to visit my mother and her 85 year old friend, Enid Bradshaw Ence Noorlander was there visiting when I arrived.
Enid mentioned my radio work in the late 1960s. She said that I have a nice voice and that she always enjoyed listening to me when I was on the air. That was forty plus years ago when I worked on the air from ages 16 to 19.
My mother said that she had almost forgotten that I’d worked in radio.
Sometimes it seems like it was a different person from so long ago. Former co-worker SteveGwilliams said last fall that we were very lucky to have been in radio as mere boys. Mrs. Ellen Winkleman did give alot of young men that wonderful opportunity.
The voice over market online is a whole different ball of wax. I may never get employment that way.
Enid also thought it good that I can do St. George live. Yes it is. I finished Jacob this am. The next time to do Brigham will be the end of July.
Lincoln’s Ghost dvds
Posted by jaybeacham on 01 Jul 2009 | Tagged as: blog
I’ve been selling dvds of my Feb. 12, 2009 Lincoln show.
Saturday is the 4th of July.
Why not buy one to celebrate our country?
Jacob Hamblin-Peacemaker
Posted by jaybeacham on 28 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
This past week I portrayed Brigham Young at the Winter Home in the ST. George Live tours. This week, Tues. through Friday, I leave the part of Brigham to a Fifth Great grandson of his, Richard Young, who adds a special flavor to the portrayal.
I will be at the Opera House-Museum complex and will become Peacemaker to the Indians, Jacob Hamblin, for the 9am and 10:30 am tours. The cost is only $3 per person over 11yrs. (There are group rates.)
Come learn about Utah’s Dixie through this interactive tour.
concert response
Posted by jaybeacham on 28 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
Elder and Sister Peterson of the LDS Visitor’s Center Mission, of which the St.George Tabernacle is a part, sent a response to Louise Seger the director of the Master Singers regarding the concert held there on Friday the 19th of June.
In part it said “Thanks to the Master Singers…..Some of the numbers that made a special impression on us include the following-“Let There BE Peace On Earth” was very moving…. Jay Beacham’s solo “This is my Country” brought memories of childhood back….The young boy’s presentation of “Yankee Doodle Dandy” was charming and added a special tone.”(also mentioned was the rendition of “Can you hear the people sing “). “We look forward to your next concert.”
blog on Yahoo
Posted by jaybeacham on 26 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
I’ve been Brigham Young in the St. George Live tours this week.
Its fun meeting people from all over.
Last Friday, the Master Singers of St. George sang at the Pioneer Tabernacle.
Lots of fun. Several said my solo of This Is My Country was good.
The two little boys, brothers 4 and 5 who sang dressed as George Washington and Paul Revere were the hits of the night.
Master Singers concert update
Posted by jaybeacham on 26 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
Carol Hanley attended and said she loved the two little boys. The rest of us were Okay.
Elder Parker of the Visitor Center Mission, of which the Tabernacle in St. George is a part, said today that it was a great concert even though the singers were few in number. And he said that I was the best of the show. That made me feel good.
We Do get paid, by providing a part of the meal, the director’s pot-luck barbeque on Wensday the 24th was great. No we didn’t sing for our supper, we did that on the 19th.
Tabernacle show-Master Singers
Posted by jaybeacham on 19 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
The show went very well according to the audience.
There were some nice sounds inspite of some of us(Okay me) not getting all of the words right on some of the songs.
My solo went well mostly because piano player Dana Matthews provided me with the words on two sheets with print big enough for me to see well.
Louise Seager’s Daughter Sonia Speth played the snare drums with several numbers and the quartet with Jeff Thatcher, Struat Spendlove, Clive Coombs, and Nolan Lowe was great; special numbers by Nolan Lowe and wife Ann with Sonia on the drum; and by two grandsons of Dana’s singing Yankee Doodle(one, Sikeli, was dressed as George Washington and one, Aiea, as Paul Revere); history of the song Yankee Doodle and sing along and personal WW2 rememberances of Norm Ahern; and lastly, a stirring quote of Abraham Lincoln’s delivered by David Hinton.
Master Singers of St. George at Pioneer Tabernacle
Posted by jaybeacham on 18 Jun 2009 | Tagged as: blog
On June 19th, the Master Singers of St. George will perform at the historic St. George TABERNACLE. The male chorus, directed by Mrs. Louise Seager and accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Dana Matthews, will be doing their patriotic program. There will be group and solo numbers. There will be a drummer and other instruments to add to the vocal renditions.
Plan to be there. Its free.
(I’ve been asked to sing a solo too.)