Tonight my wife and I went to a concert here at Brigham Young University. We are here for an education conference. There is some nightly entertainment – if you pay extra.

The evening production we choose was Jenny Oaks Baker and her Family of Four. Jenny is a world class violinist who has played as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Library of Congress (and you thought they were just about books!). She has also played with several Orchestras of renown and with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square.

Her family joined with her in this concert. Her 15 year old, Laura also plays the violin and the drums, xylophone, castanets, and other percussion instruments. Hannah is 13 and plays the piano, and she does it beautifully. The 11 year old, Sarah, is so cute and she plays the cello. Well, it was a smaller sized cello. Matthew, the only son, is 9 and he played two different guitars. They opened the concert by playing “The Star Spangled Banner.” Of course, the audience all had to stand!

In addition they played such songs as “Scarborough Fair”, “Yesterday”, “Ode to Joy”, and many other beauties. My favorite was “Copeland Rock Suite” on which Laura accompanied on the drums.

This all reminded me of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and Martha Wayles Skelton, soon to be Mrs. Jefferson. Tom and Patrick played the violins while Martha joined in on the pianoforte’. And all three loved to dance. That must have been amazing! They all loved the music and they enjoyed playing together. What a sight to see.