Rexburg adds community concert to Oktuberfest celebration, seeks performers

REXBURG — The metropolis of Rexburg Cultural Arts Department is looking for performers for its adjacent organization concert.

This time, nan taxable is “Country Roads,” and nan performance will beryllium portion of Rexburg’s yearly Oktuberfest celebration, an arena that brings nan organization together to observe each things potato. The show and performance will beryllium held Saturday, Oct. 12, astatine nan Rexburg Tabernacle Civic Center. The show will hap connected nan tabernacle grounds from 4 to 7 p.m., followed by nan performance from 7-8 p.m. wrong nan tabernacle.

“We’d emotion to spot group do each kinds of things pinch their favourite state occidental tunes,” says Rexburg Cultural Arts Music Director Heidi Pyper. “Vocal solos, duets, mini groups, choirs, instrumental ensembles, bands, creation numbers — immoderate group travel up with. We person specified a talented and imaginative community. I’m excited to spot wherever nan ideas go.”

The city’s organization concerts person been a awesome measurement to showcase section talent and springiness group opportunities to perform, Pyper says.

“One of our biggest goals astatine Rexburg Cultural Arts is to create opportunities for nan organization to create and show their talents,” she says. “Performers and assemblage members each travel retired of these concerts emotion lighter, happier, and much connected to each different arsenic a community. And Rexburg has truthful overmuch talent! It’s awesome to spot our neighbors and friends doing awesome things connected shape and to spot group execute erstwhile they whitethorn not person an opportunity otherwise.​”

The events will besides beryllium an opportunity for nan organization to spot immoderate of nan caller renovations happening astatine nan tabernacle.

“The tabernacle is mostly closed this semester for much-needed renovations,” Pyper says. “So it will beryllium a dainty to beryllium connected nan tabernacle grounds again and a awesome opportunity to get a person look astatine exterior activity that was conscionable vanished complete nan summer.”

The grounds will teem pinch crafts, games, music, dancing, nutrient “and nosy for everyone,” Pyper says.

Arik Durfee, left, Jack Harrell, Rebecca Harrell, and Steven Hopkins execute successful a erstwhile organization performance successful Rexburg. | Courtesy Ryan Lloyd, Rexburg Cultural Arts

Those who would for illustration a chance to participate successful nan performance are encouraged to taxable an exertion and a video audition here. Audition videos are owed by Monday, Sept. 16.

Pyper says anyone who has questions aliases needs much clip to nonstop an audition tin interaction nan section earlier nan Sept. 16 deadline astatine or arts@rexburg.org.

“I judge 100% that nan arts beryllium to everyone,” Pyper says. “Some group are blessed to beryllium capable to create creation professionally and others conscionable arsenic a hobby, but I deliberation we each person thing beautiful to create and express, truthful I emotion seeing what group person to stock connected shape and to perceive their stories. Live, section creation is 1 of my favourite things, and I emotion to beryllium amazed by what my neighbors and friends tin do.”