https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vanessa_Joy&feed=atom&action=history Vanessa Joy - Revision history 2024-03-28T08:31:00Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.29.1 https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vanessa_Joy&diff=65670&oldid=prev Phicken at 05:12, 9 December 2021 2021-12-09T05:12:37Z <p></p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <col class='diff-marker' /> <col class='diff-content' /> <tr style='vertical-align: top;' lang='en'> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 05:12, 9 December 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:Vanessa_Joy.jpg|alt=Vanessa Joy Mormon Singer|right|frame]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:Vanessa_Joy.jpg|alt=Vanessa Joy Mormon Singer|right|frame]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Vanessa Joy''' is a singer/songwriter and a member of [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[</del>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Joy was born in Minnesota, went to school in Idaho at then-[[Brigham Young University-Idaho|Ricks College]], and graduated in music from [[Brigham Young University]]. She moved to Arizona about a year-and-a-half ago, when her husband got a job there.&#160; Vanessa's musical journey began when she attended a singer/songwriter's workshop in Phoenix,Arizona. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&#160; </del>One of the instructors at the seminar was [[Marvin Goldstein]], a Florida-based musician who has been active on the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">LDS </del>music scene for the past 50 years. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>Goldstein, a Jewish convert to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mormonism</del>, performs all over the world.&#160; Vanessa has continued to work with Goldstein, at his invitation. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>They wanted to focus on spiritual music, so they chose some of&#160; the old traditional hymns that have such timeless, beautiful messages. Many of them were new to her, but she had an exciting time learning them. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>They produced a CD together, &quot;Sweet By and By,&quot; as well as a DVD, titled &quot;Expressions of Christ,&quot; where Joy's singing has been paired with Greg Olsen paintings of the Savior. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </del>Arrangements and piano accompaniment are done by Goldstein.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Vanessa Joy''' is a singer/songwriter and a member of [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://comeuntochrist.org </ins>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Joy was born in Minnesota, went to school in Idaho at then-[[Brigham Young University-Idaho|Ricks College]], and graduated in music from [[Brigham Young University]]. She moved to Arizona about a year-and-a-half ago, when her husband got a job there.&#160; Vanessa's musical journey began when she attended a singer/songwriter's workshop in Phoenix,Arizona. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>One of the instructors at the seminar was [[Marvin Goldstein]], a Florida-based musician who has been active on the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Latter-day Saint </ins>music scene for the past 50 years. Goldstein, a Jewish convert to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the Church of Jesus Christ</ins>, performs all over the world.&#160; Vanessa has continued to work with Goldstein, at his invitation. They wanted to focus on spiritual music, so they chose some of&#160; the old traditional hymns that have such timeless, beautiful messages. Many of them were new to her, but she had an exciting time learning them. They produced a CD together, &quot;Sweet By and By,&quot; as well as a DVD, titled &quot;Expressions of Christ,&quot; where Joy's singing has been paired with <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>Greg Olsen<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>paintings of the Savior. 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Many of them were new to her, but she had an exciting time learning them.&#160; They produced a CD together, &quot;Sweet By and By,&quot; as well as a DVD, titled &quot;Expressions of Christ,&quot; where Joy's singing has been paired with Greg Olsen paintings of the Savior.&#160; Arrangements and piano accompaniment are done by Goldstein.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>They have hit not only the LDS market but also the Christian market &quot;in a big way,&quot; says Goldstein. 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Joy was born in Minnesota, went to school in Idaho at then-Ricks College, and graduated in music from BYU. She moved to Arizona about a year-and-a-half ago, when her husband got a job there.&#160; Vanessa's musical journey began when she attended a singer/songwriter's workshop in Phoenix,Arizona.&#160; One of the instructors at the seminar was [[Marvin Goldstein]], a Florida-based musician who has been active on the LDS music scene for the past 50 years.&#160; Goldstein, a Jewish convert to Mormonism, performs all over the world.&#160; Vanessa has continued to work with Goldstein, at his invitation.&#160; They wanted to focus on spiritual music, so they chose some of&#160; the old traditional hymns that have such timeless, beautiful messages. Many of them were new to her, but she had an exciting time learning them.&#160; They produced a CD together, &quot;Sweet By and By,&quot; as well as a DVD, titled &quot;Expressions of Christ,&quot; where Joy's singing has been paired with Greg Olsen paintings of the Savior.&#160; Arrangements and piano accompaniment are done by Goldstein.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Vanessa Joy''' is a singer/songwriter and a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Joy was born in Minnesota, went to school in Idaho at then-Ricks College, and graduated in music from BYU. She moved to Arizona about a year-and-a-half ago, when her husband got a job there.&#160; Vanessa's musical journey began when she attended a singer/songwriter's workshop in Phoenix,Arizona.&#160; One of the instructors at the seminar was [[Marvin Goldstein]], a Florida-based musician who has been active on the LDS music scene for the past 50 years.&#160; Goldstein, a Jewish convert to Mormonism, performs all over the world.&#160; Vanessa has continued to work with Goldstein, at his invitation.&#160; They wanted to focus on spiritual music, so they chose some of&#160; the old traditional hymns that have such timeless, beautiful messages. Many of them were new to her, but she had an exciting time learning them.&#160; They produced a CD together, &quot;Sweet By and By,&quot; as well as a DVD, titled &quot;Expressions of Christ,&quot; where Joy's singing has been paired with Greg Olsen paintings of the Savior.&#160; Arrangements and piano accompaniment are done by Goldstein.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> </table> Gboyd https://www.mormonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Vanessa_Joy&diff=28468&oldid=prev Gboyd: Created page with "frame '''Vanessa Joy''' is a singer/songwriter and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. J..." 2011-04-27T18:51:20Z <p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/File:Vanessa_Joy.jpg" title="File:Vanessa Joy.jpg">alt=Vanessa Joy Mormon Singer|left|frame</a> &#039;&#039;&#039;Vanessa Joy&#039;&#039;&#039; is a singer/songwriter and a member of <a href="/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>. J...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:Vanessa_Joy.jpg|alt=Vanessa Joy Mormon Singer|left|frame]]<br /> '''Vanessa Joy''' is a singer/songwriter and a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Joy was born in Minnesota, went to school in Idaho at then-Ricks College, and graduated in music from BYU. She moved to Arizona about a year-and-a-half ago, when her husband got a job there. Vanessa's musical journey began when she attended a singer/songwriter's workshop in Phoenix,Arizona. One of the instructors at the seminar was [[Marvin Goldstein]], a Florida-based musician who has been active on the LDS music scene for the past 50 years. Goldstein, a Jewish convert to Mormonism, performs all over the world. Vanessa has continued to work with Goldstein, at his invitation. They wanted to focus on spiritual music, so they chose some of the old traditional hymns that have such timeless, beautiful messages. Many of them were new to her, but she had an exciting time learning them. They produced a CD together, &quot;Sweet By and By,&quot; as well as a DVD, titled &quot;Expressions of Christ,&quot; where Joy's singing has been paired with Greg Olsen paintings of the Savior. Arrangements and piano accompaniment are done by Goldstein.<br /> <br /> They have hit not only the LDS market but also the Christian market &quot;in a big way,&quot; says Goldstein. They were invited to perform in an Evangelical Baptist Church in Cocoa, Fla., for one thing; even more exciting was an invitation to perform at Peace Concerts in Egypt and Israel. The concert in Egypt was sponsored by the deputy ambassador there (before the unrest of 2011), and was staged in a Coptic area. In Israel, they performed at the Sea of Galilee and in Tiberius. In both locations, they used local orchestras, composed of Arabs: Christians and Muslims, which was inspiring in itself. Goldstein has been doing such Peace Concerts for a number of years. They have also performed in San Antonio, Las Vegas, Idaho, and Utah.<br /> <br /> Goldstein and Joy are currently working on a second album of inspirational music that may also include some love songs. Joy's main requirement is that her music always be uplifting. <br /> <br /> [[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]]</div> Gboyd