Joy to the World! A Sacred Celebration - Idaho Falls

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  Jenny Oaks Baker

  Violin Soloist America’s Violinist, Jenny Oaks Baker, is a Grammy nominated, Billboard No. 1 performer and recording artist. She received her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School and her Bachelor’s degree from The Curtis Institute of Music. Jenny has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Library of Congress, and as a guest soloist with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, and the Jerusalem, Pittsburgh, Utah, and National Symphonies. Jenny has released nineteen albums, including her latest, The Redeemer, which have sold over a million copies and consistently chart on Billboard. Music from her Grammy-nominated album, Wish Upon a Star, is featured at Disney World and Disneyland to introduce the nightly fireworks show. In her efforts to share the light of Christ with more of God’s children, Jenny is now producing and touring Christ-centered shows across the US. Jenny, her husband, Matthew, and their four children (musical group Family Four) are from Salt Lake City, UT.

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  Family Four

  Violin, Piano, Cello and Guitar Jenny, her husband Matthew, and their four children (Family Four) are from Salt Lake City, Utah. Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four have performed with orchestras throughout the United States including the Utah Symphony, the Millennial Choirs and Orchestras and the Tabernacle Choir & Orchestra at Temple Square. They have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Family Four are also featured on many popular music videos and productions. Their debut album, Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four hit No. 4 on the Classical and Classical Crossover Billboard Charts. Their Christmas album, Joy to the World debuted at #7 on the Billboard Charts. Laura plays the violin and percussion, recently graduated from Brigham Young University and is married to Caden Dickson. Hannah received her BM in Piano Performance from The Royal Academy of Music in London. She will complete her Masters in Piano from The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2026. Sarah studies the cello at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and is the 2025 winner of the Beatrice Huntington Award. Jenny and her children have been performing together as a family since each child started playing their instruments when they were three or four years old. Their father, Matt Baker is a business executive and is incredibly supportive of his wife and children.

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  Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller

  Soprano Soloist Lisa Hopkins Seegmiller is a Tony Award Winning, Grammy Award Nominated singer, actress, vocal technician and mother of four, trained at Yale University & Manhattan School of Music. Her historic debut as Mimi in Baz Luhrmann’s La Bohème on Broadway launched Lisa’s unique career, which spans iconic repertoire in opera, musical theatre, pop, & classical crossover genres—including The Narrator in Joseph, Grizabella in Cats, & Christine in Phantom. Lisa garners praise from The New York Times, Washington Post, Opera News, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Elle, Today Show, and beyond. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram and online.

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  Preston Yates

  Bass Soloist Preston Yates graduated from BYU with his bachelor’s degree in music, dance, theatre. National Premieres: The Count of Monte Cristo (the Count)— with composer Frank Wildhorn, and Zorro: The Musical (Ramon). Other favorite credits include The Phantom of the Opera (Phantom) and Les Misérables (Javert). Preston was also featured in a Broadway Records album for a new musical—Song of Solomon—along-side Ramin Karimloo. Preston is the co-owner of Yates Vocal Studio and teaches professional voice and performance/style coaching in Utah and internationally via Skype.

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  Jay Nygaard

  Percussionist Jay is a passionate, driven artist and advocate for the arts from Southern Utah. He is Executive Director of Artistic Resource for Teachers and Students (A.R.T.S.) Inc. He is in his fourteenth season as a member of the Tuacahn Center for the Arts Orchestra, and he is an active performer innumerous other groups and projects. In his free time when he's not composing, doodling, or chasing his dog around the house with a ukulele, he loves to work on the yard, watch movies, play games, and help his wife Tabitha with her art business: Last Chance Brass