April 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.

March 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!