| Title |
A Carbon County Musician's Journey: An Oral History with Benjamin Ambrose Jones, January 22, 2025 |
| Creator |
Bryner, Liz; Jones, Benjamin Ambrose |
| Publisher |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date |
2025-01-22 |
| Access Rights |
Utah Historical Society |
| Date Digital |
2025-01-22 |
| Spatial Coverage |
College of Eastern Utah (USUE), Carbon, Utah, United States https://www.geonames.org/5537190/college-of-eastern-utah.html |
| Subject |
Oral history.; MusiciansUtahCarbon County.; MusiciansUtahEmery County.; Music educationUtah.; College of Eastern UtahHistory.; USU EasternHistory.; Theatrical productionsUtah.; Choral conductorsUtah.; Band conductorsUtah.; Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759). Messiah.; Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) |
| Description |
The oral history interview with Benjamin Ambrose Jones, a resident of Price, Utah, conducted on January 22, 2025, details his life and extensive musical career in Carbon and Emery Counties. Jones recounts his adoption and upbringing in Spring Glen, attending local schools, and the pivotal influence of high school choir teacher Claudia Bigler and college director Russ Wilson, the latter of whom he describes as a key mentor who could draw music out of people. His musical journey began with the trumpet in sixth grade, eventually leading him to vocal music, participation in various plays including Man of La Mancha and a lead role in Les Misérables, and a memorable performance of the Haydn Mass in D at Carnegie Hall in 1990. Jones also discusses establishing the first Drumline at USU Eastern and his decades-long commitment to performing Handel's Messiah, emphasizing the importance of local music education and the undiscovered talent in the area. |
| Collection Number and Name |
MSS D 8 Music and Musicians in Carbon and Emery Counties Oral History Project |
| Type |
Text; Sound |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
23 pages; 00:41:29 |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Source |
MSS D 8 Music and Musicians in Carbon and Emery Counties Oral History Project |
| Metadata Cataloger |
Michelle Gollehon |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s64b2vk8 |
| Setname |
dha_uhsoh |
| ID |
2920672 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64b2vk8 |
