3pm Concert Featuring:   

www.eclipsesingers.com

Eclipse is a vocal group of six creating explosive sound, driving rhythms, and lush harmonies using only one instrument:
the human mouth.
 
         

 

The six members of Eclipse originally met while performing in a public relations /ambassador-oriented group that was part of the department of Programs and Entertainment at Utah State University. They began by arranging their own vocal covers of popular songs and performing them on campus and in the Logan area. Increasing public interest and performance opportunities led to the
recording of their first album, "Once," which was released in April 2001.

Following the release, the band's main focus shifted to gaining exposure. They auditioned for, and were accepted to compete in, the Northwest Regional Harmony Sweepstakes Competition. They took first place and were featured at the National Competition in May 2001 with the 8 other Regional winners from around the nation.

In Utah, concerts and contacts continued and relationships were developed as Eclipse began performing with local artists such as Colors, John Schmidt, Peter Breinholt, and Kurt Bestor.

In September 2001, Eclipse was asked by Kenny Ortega, Olympic Ceremonies Director, to perform a featured number in the Opening Ceremonies for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. This led to other opportunities, including a featured spot in the Closing Ceremonies and a series of appearances at the Medals Plaza opening for such acts as Brooks & Dunn, Nelly Furtado, and Train.

Shortly after the Olympics, Eclipse was asked to be a featured guest along with Larry King and Toby Keith at the "Stadium of Fire," the 4th of July celebration at BYU's Cougar Stadium.

Eclipse released their second album, "Think Twice," in October 2002. They also became the 2002 winners of the Rocky Mountain Regional Harmony Sweepstakes.

In 2003, Eclipse was named "Best Vocal Group" in Utah's Best of State awards and "Group Recording Artist of the Year" in the Faith Centered Music Association's Pearl Awards. They released their third album, a Christmas CD called "Three Kings" in October 2003.

In 2004, Eclipse received three more Pearl Awards, including “ Holiday Album of the Year,” and were the runners-up for “Best Holiday Album” in the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. They also received two Just Plain Folks Music Awards (the world's largest music awards program, honoring independent musicians in over 85 countries).

Jordan Bluth

Jordan Bluth, tenor, is classically trained with a Bachelor’s Degree in Vocal Performance from Indiana University’s prestigious Jacobs School of Music.  While an undergraduate at IU, he performed many leading operatic and musical theater roles.  Professionally he has performed with Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY, Utah Festival Opera Company in Logan, UT, North Shore Musical Theatre in Beverly, MA. and as a featured soloist with both the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in upstate New York, and the Tempe Symphonic Wind Ensemble in Arizona. 

 

In 2007, Jordan appeared as “Frankie” in the Arizona Hale Centre Theatre’s six week, record-breaking run of Forever Plaid, and he also introduced the role of Lt. Robert Maynard in the debut of Blackbeard, an original musical by composer Rob Gardner.  He toured throughout Idaho, Utah, Arizona and California as a cast member and featured soloist in Michael McLean’s The Forgotten Carols.  He can be seen and heard in Spire Music’s DVD production of Joseph Smith – The Prophet and recently performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle as John Taylor in that production.  Jordan was honored to sing in the closing session of BYU Women’s Conference with Patricia and Jeffrey R. Holland as the keynote speakers, and has performed and recorded with Salt Lake Tabernacle organist Richard Elliott.  Jordan introduced a new patriotic anthem written by Jason Barney as part of Gilbert, Arizona’s annual Constitution Week Celebration and also performed in October in St. George, UT as part of the Huntsman Senior Games.  He has performed solo concerts in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square and in the St. George Tabernacle. 

 

In addition to live performance, Jordan is a recording artist, having released a self-titled, debut CD.  The CD received three 2007 Pearl Award Nominations from the Faith Centered Music Association including Best New Recording Artist.  Jordan was raised in Gilbert, Arizona and comes from a family of seven children.  For more information visit www.jordanbluth.com.

 

Peter Breinholt

www.peterbreinholt.com

Peter Breinholt Biography
Songwriter Peter Breinholt has been delighting audiences with his self-styled acoustic music for more than a decade. He has sold out every major concert hall in his home state of Utah many times over, including Kingsbury Hall, The Tuacahn Red Rock Amphitheater, The Sundance Amphitheater, Thanksgiving Point, the de Jong Concert Hall, among others. His credits also include six albums, a concert DVD, guitar songbooks, film scores, Pearl Awards, songwriting awards, and concerts with several symphony orchestras and choirs, including the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Here's how it all began: Born in Pennsylvania, Peter taught himself to play piano and guitar. Around the age of 11 he began writing his own songs. Later, as a college student in Utah, he was persuaded to rent a Salt Lake recording studio and track some of his compositions. Never doing more than two takes during those sessions, the resulting recording is raw and unpolished, which may be one reason the album proved so successful. "It became an underground classic on Utah college campuses" wrote Salt Lake Magazine. The album eventually became one of the best-selling, independently released CDs ever in the state, almost entirely by word of mouth. "If you haven't heard of Peter Breinholt" the Event Magazine wrote of it's success, "you've been out in the frigid cold. He's the closest thing Utah has to a music phenomenon." Since then, his music has spread around the globe, seemingly by itself. He has performed everywhere from New York to Los Angeles, from Spokane to San Antonio. You can find more information at his website at www.peterbreinholt.com