Vanessa Joy Marvin Goldstein
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Vanessa Joy International singer Vanessa Joy had the distinct honor of singing for the United Service Organization at the Wounded Warriors Center in Frankfurt, Germany, as well as the U.S. Ambassador in Cairo, Egypt. She was the guest artist for the Ensemble Vocal and Orchestra in Nesselwang, Germany and featured soloists for the Concerto de Navidad Orchestra and Choir in Santiago and Concepción Chile. She has also performed in Italy, Israel, Argentina, Jordan, Geece, Turkey, central America and Canada. She earned the National Federation of Music Festival Award and has shared the stage with many accomplished singers including Grammy Award-winner Billy Dean. Only 13 years old when she starred in her first Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, Vanessa went on to receive a scholarship and graduate with a degree in Music from Brigham Young University. She is a faculty presenter at BYU's annual Education Week and has seven albums to her credit. Marvin Goldstein Pianist and composer Marvin Goldstein is a well-traveled entertainer. He began his musical training at age nine, and after another nine years he was awarded a music scholarship to Tel Aviv University School of Music in Israel. His academic training included the famed Mozarteum of Salzburg, Austria and Florida State University where he earned Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in French horn performance. Marvin has been a lecturer at Education Week seminars at the Brigham Young University Campus in Utah, Hawaii, and Idaho. He has preformed concerts in the Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah. For three consecutive years he won the Listener's Choice Award for favorite instrumentalist from the LDS Booksellers Association. Additional honors include being listed in who's who in Music in Europe and being named a National Keyboard Artist by the Kawai America Corporation. Goldstein has over 50 professional recordings to his name and composed 15 piano solo music books. .