Hands-On Contest 2011

Last weekend, April 15th, we held our 8th Annual Hands-On Contest. 111 music-lovers showed up and put their hands on an instrument case in an attempt to win a Professional brass or woodwind instrument. The last person to keep their hands on, won! The contest ended 39 hours later, with the winner being Levi Lundgreen, who won a Yamaha Alto Sax! The runner up was Kadelyn Egan, who won a Yamaha Flute. You can see photos from the event in our Facebook Hands-On Photo Gallery. We also were featured on Channel 5 news, which you can watch and read about by clicking here!

Hands-On 2009

Hand's On Contest was a huge success this year! We had a record 137 contestants this year, which is more than we've ever had in the past. Everyone showed up Friday night the 24th, and all at once put their hands on a Trumpet or Sax case.

This year the contest went until 4:20 a.m. on Sunday! Congrats to our winners:

For the Saxophones, 2nd place Sax was Natalie Astill, who got out Saturday afternoon. (She was the last remaining “kid” playing for sax, so she automatically won an instrument.) The final sax players were all adults, and at 4:20 am Sunday the two remaining sax contestants struck a deal to split the grand prize, and they both ended up leaving with a student model alto saxophone. Those two winners (1st place tie for sax) were Taylor Haase and Kevin Hutson.

For the Trumpets, at 4:15am the two remaining contestants also struck a deal… and instead of a grand prize and second prize, they both left with a Yamaha YTR4335GS Intermediate trumpet. Those two winners (1st place tie for trumpet) were Lori McClure and Courtney Taylor.

Fiddle Fair 2009

Fiddle Fair 2009 was a great success! Our amazing string staff brought in several exquisite stringed instruments at amazing prices especially for Fiddle Fair, and our customers truly received incredible deals on beginner, intermediate and professional instruments!

Also, new this year we sponosored some excellent string clinicians to come and put on master classes in our store and in local schools.

J. Patrick Rafferty provided a violin workshop & master class, Carlton McCreery provided a cello workshop & master class, and Aaron Ashton from Blue Sky Fiddle Camps put on a fiddle and folk workshop.

Thanks to Patrick, Carlton and Aaron! You did an excellent job and we all enjoyed the clinics very much!

Keep a close watch here on our website for future clinics & classes!

Countdown to Christmas 2008

Our Jonas Brothers Countdown to Christmas event was a blast! Thanks to Radio Disney, the Disney Dancers, and all our great customers for making this event so much fun! We gave away some amazing prizes, including an electric guitar signed by the Jonas Brothers! Congrats to the winners!

TSO Contest 2008

Thanks to everyone who participated in our TSO/Free Instrument contest! We received over 200 essays, and enjoyed reading what you all had to say! We had winners and runners-up for each of the participating radio stations, and also from our store.

Summerhays Store Winners:
Grand Prize: Michelle Miller of Provo
Runner Up: Chris Ewing of West Jordan
Runner Up: Adriaan Laurijsen of Salt Lake City
Runner Up: Andrew Dellenbach of Holladay

101.9 The End Winners:
Grand Prize: Scott Wyckoff of Spanish Fork
Runner Up: Markie Miller of Spanish Fork
Runner Up: Allison Trutzel of West Jordan
Runner Up: Angela Schmith of Sandy

B98.7 Winners:
Grand Prize: Kylee Green of West Jordan
Runner Up: Kathryn Zwemke of Taylorsville
Runner Up: Shawn Trost of Orem
Runner Up: Ashlynn Mead of Spanish Fork

KBER 101 Winners:
Grand Prize: Gabe Johnson of North Salt Lake
Runner Up: Randy Sanchez of Riverton
Runner Up: Brandie Anderson of West Jordan
Runner Up: Brittney Barnum of Farmington

Hands-On Contest 2008

Congratulations to our Hands-On Contest Winners!
Thanks to everyone who participated in this years Hands-On Contest! This years prizes were from Yamaha, and were worth over $7000!

Exactly 99 participants showed up for the contest, which began at approximately 6:30pm on Friday the 25th. Contestants had to keep all 10 fingers on their Trumpet or Sax case to stay in the competition. They were allowed helpers to feed them, and were given a 10 minute break every six hours. Contestants sat next to a Trumpet or Sax case on the floor, and remained that way through the night. By Saturday morning, about 40 contestants were still "standing". At about 10am on Saturday they were allowed to transition into chairs, holding the cases on their laps. The competition went on this way, and Contested slowly fell out of the competition one by one, until it ended Sunday the 27th at 2:30 a.m.

Our winners were real troopers - they held on for over 32 hours (with no sleep)! The winners are: Colton Hanks (1st Place Sax), Ron Naylor (2nd Place Sax), Stephenie Smith (1st Place Tie for Trumpet) and Dallin Sorensen (1st Place Tie for Trumpet).

Congratulations to our winners, and thanks again to everyone who entered the competition, our Judges, and all the helpers! Too see more photos from this years competition, click here.

Radio Disney Backstage Magic Party 2008
Radio Disney Backstage Magic Party was a Blast!

March 1st, the Radio Disney Backstage Magic party was a great deal of fun! We had a huge turnout, Taja & the Radio Disney Dancers performed, a couple cast members from High School Musical showed up, and lots of kids won great prizes!

Thanks again to Radio Disney & J.W. Pepper for helping us throw this awesome party! Congratulations to all of our prize winners!

Check out the slideshow below to see pictures from this awesome event.

November 2007
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Contest!
Thanks to everyone who entered to win our Trans-Siberian Orchestra meet-and-greet contest!

We had over 200 entries! The winner was selected by random drawing, and that winner was Emily Hackett of Kearns!

Emily and her guest Sam Stone enjoyed tickets to Trans-Siberian Orchestra's concert, a tour jacket & program, along with "meet and greet" passes where they got to meet the band before the show! It was a spectacular Christmas performance from TSO!

Congratulations Emily!

Wayne Bergeron Clinic was a Hit!
Wayne Bergeron visited Summerhays Music on Wednesday, November 7th, and gave a free Master Class / Trumpet Clinic to an audience of almost 200 people.

Audience members not only enjoyed a witty educational class, but also entered to win a Free Yamaha Silent Brass System for Trumpet.

Our lucky winner was Tyler Mills! Congratulations! Click here to see more pictures of Wayne Bergeron visiting Summerhays Music Center.

May 2007
Hands-On Contest
After a long weekend of staying up all hours with their hands on instrument cases, we finally crowned the winners of our Hands-On Contest! The Contest truly tested the strength and endurance of the contestants, and everyone did an excellent job!

The Contest Winners were: Saxophone: Jason Nielson-1st Place, Jared Madsen-2nd Place. Trumpet: Travis Howden-1st Place, Nathan Speth-2nd Place.

Each winner took home an instrument, after staying up for over 30 hours straight! We had 91 Contestants to begin with, with only a dozen left after the 24 hour mark. If you'd like to see pictures of the contest, click here. Thanks again to everyone who participated!

April 2007
Free Instrument Contest
Summerhays Music Center held a Free Instrument Contest on April 7th, 2007. The contest was open to anyone who could search this website for a hidden logo. Once you found it, you could enter the contest.We had a great turnout, with contestants lining up at the door. Thank you to everyone who showed up!

Congratulations to our Winner, Ken Ames! He won a Baier Trombone for his son, Jacob.

Everyone went home a winner, as all contest participants were awarded gift certificates to Summerhays Music Center. Click here to see more pictures from the contest!