The Brinton Sisters Perform with the Bach Society Orchestra

Stephanie Brinton Parker (UJM 2006) & Lindsey Brinton (AJM & UJM 2008) performed with the The Bach Society Orchestra at Harvard University's Paine Hall earlier this month.

The Harvard Crimson published this about the performance:

This energy continued into Francis Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in D minor, which featured 2009-10 Concerto Competition Winners Stephanie J. Brinton Parker ’10 and Lindsey R. Brinton ’12, who are sisters. The challenge of piano four hands is daunting for even accomplished pianists, but the sisters complemented each other’s performances both in terms of technique and stylistic expression. The interplay between them was so precise that it was difficult to tell which pianist was playing which phrase, creating a truly seamless piano performance. Though Poulenc rose to fame in France as an avant-garde composer in the early 1900s, he was an artist before his time. A century later in Paine Hall, his piano concerto still sounds dashingly innovative.

Congratulations Meredith!

Congratulations to Meredith Gaufin, Utah's Junior Miss 2010.

Meredith is from Provo and attends Timpview High School. She will travel to Mobile, Alabama in June to compete for the title of America's Junior Miss.

Beauty contestants organize princess party for Make-A-Wish

Deseret News
by: Rebecca Palmer

Teen beauties and ailing kids get all dolled up for fun

MURRAY — Whitney Potter, 11, wears slippers everywhere she goes to protect the nerves in her bony feet from painful contact with the hard ground.

Weighing in at just 48 pounds, the Clearfield girl is the oldest living human diagnosed with a rare chromosomal disease that's slowly destroying her organs and nerve endings.

But Wednesday afternoon, the most notable part of the Whitney's appearance was a smile big enough to show all her teeth and a sparkling, sky blue princess dress.

The frail child was surrounded by beautiful young women competing to be Utah Junior Miss 2010. The 39 contestants were dressed to the nines and on their most gracious behavior, all to treat sick little girls to the princess party of their lives.

Charming princesses from tiny to teen wore shimmery dresses in every conceivable color, from blue and yellow pastel to deep burgundy and gold. Complete with glitter, curled ribbon and pink balloons, the meeting room at Make-A-Wish headquarters could have come straight out of a fairy tale.

The girls were greeted at the door by two "princes" from local high schools.

The teen contestants volunteered their time to be with the Make-A-Wish kids and brought more than $3,000 for the foundation. The funds will pay for a child and her family to visit Disney World to meet "real" princesses.

In between serving cookies and lemonade and posing for fancy photographs, contestant Janelle Petersen boogied with Sarah Loop, 6. The Magna girl has been diagnosed with aplastic anemia but is slowly starting to "get back to normal," according to her mother.

Petersen, 18, is herself a contemporary dancer and calls the activity her emotional outlet.

"It's kind of an overwhelming experience," she said. "It makes me realize how blessed I am."

Later, teen beauty Lexi Childs and the ailing but talkative child sang Disney love songs along with the stereo.

"It's been so good for me," said Childs, 17, a self-described "princess freak." "This is what I want to do. I want to work with kids."

Utah Junior Miss contestants are participating in a week's worth of activities. Saturday, a winner will be chosen and awarded scholarship money. She will then compete with high school students from across the country.

Welcome to the UJM Blog!

Welcome to Utah's Junior Miss's newest endeavor! A Blog!

This is a place for everyone to keep up-to-date on Utah's Junior Miss happenings. We will post the dates of local and state programs. Tell you who the winners are and what the current Utah's Junior Miss representative is up to.

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