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LeRoy J. Robertson was bom in 1896 in Ftn. Green. His first music came from his homemade violin. Professor of music al BYU for 23 years, and later at the U of U. Highly acclaimed for his musical compositions. Many of his symphonies and oratorios have been performed around the world. A number of his hymns are found in !he LDS hymn book. (Cowtesy Maitan R. Wilson) John H. Stansfield, Ml. Pleasant. Self portrait in oil One of the foremost landscape artists of the 1930s. Painted his tifst picture on the canvas of a sheep wagon Was an art teacher at Snow College (or 13 years. He was said to be "a man oi large sympathy, gentleness, appreciation ... a genial personality . !he shepherd artist' of Utah." He painted thousands of pictures. (Courtesy Linden Christensen) William Henry Terry was known as Spring City's "Music Man;" graduated from USU. BYU, and attended New York School ol Music; taught music in North Sanpete High School for many years Glade Peterson, 1928-1990 Acclaimed as the "supreme vocal artist" of Fairview. He performed at trie Munich State Opera and in Berlin. Vienna, Zurich, Frankfurt, Hamburg. Stuttgart, Brussels. Dublin and Geneva. He was always happy to come back lo Utah, where he organized the Utah Opera Company. He sang the National Anthem al !he Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti a number ot times. (Courtesy Matdean Peterson) |