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I have been asked about the Echoes schedule. The following schedule will let you know what we are up to. The best perfomance to come and view would probably be the Temple Square performance.
December 9th Woods Cross 3rd ward 6:30
December 11th Heritage Retirement 7:00
December 13th Some ward in Salt Lake (ha-ha) 4:00
December 19th Temple Square South Visitor Center 8:00
Terri is truly royalty. Her creativity, leadership and thoughtfulness are the reason we even exist.
Terri was born in Provo, Utah not many years ago. West Bountiful did not get the privilege of claiming her until she was 10 years old. She is the original 'Echo'. Terri saw that we could form a group as an outlet for our musical energy. Her vision saw the hearts that we could touch with the gift of music we were given.
She is multi-talented in voice, piano, flute and many other instruments. 
Terri is the mother of 5 wonderful children- 4 boys and 1 daughter. She sports two daughters-in-law and one son-in-law. She is the Grandma of 5...almost 6 terrific grandchildren. She is sister to two other Echoes. She met her husband, Wes, when she moved to West Bountiful. People thought they were brother and sister. When I asked her about her pet peeve, she responded that all her pets were dead!!!
You might not know that she has had 4 broken bones, 3 of them before she was 11 years old. She had reddish hair when she was born and her grandmother thought they switched babies. Shirleen's hair is dark ???
Her favorite food is ...anything she doesn't have to fix or clean up. Her favorite music is Country.
She likes to knit, sew and take pictures of her grandkids. What great subjects. Terri also has a wonderful talent for seeing the needs of others and fulfilling those needs. Her favorite song that we sing together is "May I Serve Thee?"
She shares with us a recipe called Peanut Butter Popcorn. Try it some evening!
Pop 2 bags of microwave popcorn- butter flavored and set aside. Bring to a boil and boil one minute stirring constantly 1 c maple syrup and 1 cup sugar.
Then add 1 cup peanut butter. Stir until melted. Pour over popcorn, let cool and devour.
I sent some emails out with questionaires on them....no one returned them. Did they get lost in cyber space? I would like to high light a new person. If you are willing....let me know.
Pat was born in Malad Idaho. She grew up in the middle of nowhere. One room school house ~ grades 1-4. No stores. No gas stations. No paved roads except the one through town. 5th through 12th grade rode the bus 23 miles to school every day. She played softball on a team and took Drama all through high school.
We are so lucky that she moved to our area 35 years ago. Pat has been with Echoes right from the very first note! Her favorite memory of Echoes is practicing and learning new songs. Her favorite song we sing? Spread Joy!
She loves all kinds of music except....Classical opera and heavy country.
She met her husband David Soper Sr. (You will meet Jr.in a minute)while decorating for a fellow young adult's wedding reception. (He went to see another girl.) Husband David Sr.has worked for Delta/Western Airlines for 40 years. He enjoys photography and Formula 1 car races. Other members of her family include: Son David, 35 ~ works at Salt Lake County Jail ~ single, loves sports - especially football, almost has his degree in Political Science and Journalism, has a Boxer dog, Mookie (Grand-dog). Son Eric, 26 ~ single, works at Universal Computer, builds and repairs computers; plays trumpet in Ska band, likes to travel and try interesting foods.
Pat likes collecting dishes and kitchen gadgets, trying new easy recipes, crafts on a very small scale. She usually has a garden. She collects sheet music, good books and movies.
Does she play any instruments? Computer music program!
Her favorite foods are Seafood, potatoes, BBQ pork, soft home-made cookies and breads (not so much cheesecake or ice cream)
She has many pets- 2 small parrots, 6 cats and Grand-dog Boxer
Her pet peeve is pushy people. (Was I too pushy?)
Pat is very talented and one of the 'glue' pieces in our group. She is very talented and we depend on her to give us cue notes, transpose music, rewrite music, do any cutsie one liners in songs and many other things. We love her.
Here is a favorite recipe of hers:
Raisin Pudding Cake
2 T. butter 1 t. soda
1 cup sugar 1/2 t. nutmeg
1 cup milk 1/2 t. salt
2 cups flour 1 cup raisins
2 t. vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts
Cream butter and sugar together.
Add milk, flour, soda, nutmeg, and salt.
Mix into a smooth batter.
Add raisins, vanilla, and nuts.
Pour into greased 9 X 13 pan.
Combine 4 cups boiling water,
2 cups brown sugar, and 4 T. butter.
Mix until sugar is dissolved.
Pour over cake batter and
bake 45 minutes at 350*
Serve hot or cold with whipped cream or ice cream.
(Make sure the pan is nice and deep ~ the liquid tends to boil over)
Feel Free to leave Pat a little 'love comment'.
Congratulations Cynthia! She just graduated from the 2008 Space Camp. We are so proud of her. She is a blessing to the group. Way to fly Cynthia.
I would like to feature a new friend each week or so. For this to work, I need brave volunteers, photos emailed to me and a questionaire filled out. I will have it ready by next week @ rehearsal. This can be a fun way to keep vital and fun information circulating. Let me know what you think.
We are a group of mothers who love our Heavenly Father and the gift of music he has given us. This association has grown dear friendships over the past eleven years. We laugh together, talk together, cry together and especially sing together. Oliver Wendell Holmes said, “Alas for those that never sing, But die with all their music in them!” We chose our name from another quote of Holmes.
“The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought that it suggests- just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones, but in the echoes of our hearts.”
