Utah Symphony Jingles into Holiday Season with Evening of Holiday Swing

Utah Symphony Jingles into Holiday Season

with Evening of Holiday Swing

The Utah Symphony presents "Holiday Swing"
Abravanel Hall, Friday Dec. 13, 8:00 PM / Saturday Dec. 14, 8:00 PM
Eccles Center, Park City, Sunday, Dec. 15, 7:30 PM

Get ready to jingle with Utah Symphony as Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen brings festive merriment to Abravanel Hall for an evening of “Holiday Swing” December 13 and 14, 2013 with guest trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling.

Holiday classics include “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, “Silent Night” and “White Christmas”, and some unexpected jazzy toe-tappers like “Blue Christmas” and “Cool Yule”. Byron Stripling has been called a “spectacular trumpeter with a very wide range, a beautiful tone, and the ability to blend together many influences into his own style”. He is joined by pianist Bobby Floyd, whose unique and inspirational style has led him to many distinguished appearances around the world and drummer Robert Breithaupt, who enjoys one of America's most diverse musical careers. They are also joined locally by Salt Lake area bassist Denison Angulo.

Utah Symphony will perform its seasonal pops concert in collaboration with the Park City Educational Foundation. Holiday Swing is presented with Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen and guest trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling at Eccles Center in Park City on Sunday, December 15 at 7:30 pm.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

Denison Angulo, Bassist
Denson Angulo is one of the most sought-after bassists in the Salt Lake City metro area. With a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in classical performance and jazz studies, and skills in an abundance of music styles, Denson has worked extensively as an educator and freelance professional playing electric bass, acoustic jazz, and classical double bass. A sample of his credentials include international tours to China, Taiwan, Australia, and most of Europe; performances with jazz greats Bob Mintzer, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, Victor Wooten, Nicholas Payton, Bob Sheppard, Jamey Aebersold, Wycliffe Gordon, Denis DiBlasio, Kathy Kosins, Tom Scott, Shelly Berg, Bobby Shew, Gregg Bissonette, Carl Allen and many others. As a classical musician, he has recorded for ESPN, ABC, NBC television, DreamWorks Pictures, and LDS motion pictures, and performed solo bass repertoire with the Honolulu Symphony.

As an educator he has maintained private bass studios for over 20 years. He has traveled the inter-mountain west as an adjudicator and clinician and bass professor at BYU-Idaho, Utah State University, Utah Valley University, SLCC, and Snow College.

Currently, Dr. Angulo's main appointment is at the University of Utah; teaching jazz bass and coordinating the jazz combo program. He is in frequent demand teaching and performing all over Utah and throughout the United States.

Robert Breithaupt, Percussionist
Robert Breithaupt enjoys one of America's most diverse musical careers as a performing musician, arts administrator, college professor, author and entrepreneur. He is Professor of Music and Department Chair of Jazz Studies/Music Industry at Capital University, and has developed one of the most recognized undergraduate percussion programs in the United States.

His performance credits include recordings, appearances, and tours with a wide variety of artists including Eddie Daniels, Monty Alexander, Terry Gibbs, John Abercrombie, Paul Anka and Perry Como. Breithaupt has served as the Executive Director of The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus since 2001 and has held the chair as the drummer of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra since 1981. Breithaupt has served as an extra percussionist with the Columbus Symphony and the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and continues to perform with many of the nation's finest orchestras and ensembles.

He has received many honors and awards including Bowling Green State University's Outstanding Graduate Award in 2001, and 2004-2005 membership in the Jefferson Center Leadership Academy.

Bobby Floyd, Pianist
The passion with which Bobby Floyd plays piano, organ and keyboards are the result of his natural ability discovered at the age of two, his love of music, and years of practice. Whether performing jazz or gospel, as a soloist, with a trio or big band, his feel is unique and inspirational leading him to many distinguished appearances around the world.

Floyd has performed extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. Touring events include major jazz festivals, concert halls, and numerous night clubs with Ray Charles, Jeff Tyzik, Chris Howes and Sarah Morrow. The prestige associated with Floyd's international appearances can also be witnessed at home. In his hometown, Columbus, Ohio, Floyd has been a feature with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, The Columbus Symphony, and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra sharing the stage with Dionne Warwick, Doc Severinsen, Arturo Sandoval, Faye Robinson and many others.

He has also appeared in a variety of performances opening for Spyro Gyra, Smokey Robinson, Stanley Clarke and George Duke, as well as accompanying other artists like David "Fathead" Newman, Bobby Watson, Greg Osby and Billy Hart.

Tyson Miller, Tenor
Tenor Tyson Miller joins the 2013-2014 Utah Opera Resident Artist Program to perform the roles of Des Grieux in “Fatal Song” and Gastone in “La Traviata”. His recent performances include Bob Boles in “Peter Grimes”andthe Governor in “Candide” at the Aspen Music Festival, preceded by his Lone Star Lyric Opera debut singing Dorvil in “La scala di seta” and Florville in “Il signor Bruschino”.

Holding a Master of Music degree from Rice University, Mr. Miller was a studio artist with Central City opera and has appeared at the CoOperative Opera Program. In 2009, Mr. Miller was awarded the Encouragement award at the Southwest Region Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and in 2010 was granted the Baylor University Thomas Stewart Award for Vocal Excellence. Additional appearances include Ferrando in “Così fan tutte”, Alfred in “Die Fledermaus”, the Stage Manager in “Our Town”, and Mayor Upfold in “Albert Herring”.

Byron Stripling, Trumpeter/Vocalist
With a contagious smile and captivating charm, trumpet virtuoso, Byron Stripling, has ignited audiences internationally. As soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra, Stripling has performed frequently under the baton of Keith Lockhart, and has been featured soloist on the PBS television special, "Evening at Pops," with conductors John Williams and Mr. Lockhart. Currently, Stripling serves as Artistic Director and Conductor of the highly acclaimed Columbus Jazz Orchestra. Since his Carnegie Hall debut with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Stripling has become a pops orchestra favorite throughout the country, soloing with Boston Pops, National Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Cincinnati Pops, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, and Toronto Symphony, to name a few. He has been a featured soloist at the Hollywood Bowl and performs at jazz festivals throughout the world.

An accomplished actor and singer, Stripling was chosen, following a worldwide search, to star in the lead role of the Broadway bound musical, "Satchmo." Many will remember his featured cameo performance in the television movie, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," and his critically acclaimed virtuoso trumpet and riotous comedic performance in the 42nd Street production of "From Second Avenue to Broadway." Television viewers have enjoyed his work as soloist on the worldwide telecast of The Grammy Awards. Millions have heard his trumpet and voice on television commercials, TV theme songs including "20/20," CNN, and soundtracks of favorite movies.

Stripling earned his stripes as lead trumpeter and soloist with the Count Basie Orchestra under the direction of Thad Jones and Frank Foster. He has also played and recorded extensively with the bands of Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Louie Bellson, and Buck Clayton in addition to The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and The GRP All Star Big Band.

Stripling enjoys conducting Seminars and Master Classes at colleges, universities, conservatories, and high schools. His informative talks, combined with his incomparable wit and charm, make him a favorite guest speaker to groups of all ages. Stripling was educated at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. One of his greatest joys is to return, periodically, to Eastman and Interlochen as a special guest lecturer.

Gretchen Windt, Mezzo Soprano
Originally from Chicago, mezzo-soprano Gretchen Windt has performed in operas and oratorios throughout the country. She has performed regularly with Cincinnati Opera; highlights include Golijov’s “Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears)”, the world premiere of Hailstork’s “Rise For Freedom”, and a touring production of “The Magic Flute” (Third Lady and Papagena).

She was an Apprentice Artist with Sarasota Opera including mainstage performances of “Die Fledermaus”(Ida). She was an Apprentice Ensemble Artist with the Utah Opera, and has subsequently returned to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera for various engagements. Windt was an Apprentice Artist with the Sugar Creek Symphony and Song Festival in Illinois. Recent performances include a concert production of “Così fan tutte” (Dorabella) with the Utah Mid-Winter Song Festival and a concert production of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” (Rosina) as the Emerging Artist Award recipient for the Expositions: SLC Concert Series.

This season includes performances in “Die Zauberflöte” (Third Lady) and “Falstaff” (Meg Page) with University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble, “Salome” (Page of Herodias) with Utah Opera, and “Le Nozze di Figaro” (Cherubino) with Opera Idaho. Ms. Windt completed her Master of Music degree at the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music and her Bachelor of Music Education at North Park University in Chicago, IL. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Utah.

Program
       The Utah Symphony presents Holiday Swing
              Jerry Steichen, Conductor
              Byron Stripling, Trumpet/ Vocals
              Bobby Floyd, Piano
              Robert Breithaupt, Drum Set
              Denson Angulo, Bass

Leroy Anderson
       A Christmas Festival

John Frederick Coots
       Santa Claus is Comin to Town ~ Arr. Jeff Tyzik

William Chatterton Dix
       What Child is This ~ Arr. Marty Robinson

Billy Hayes / Jay W. Johnson
       Blue Christmas ~ Arr.Larry Cook

Mikhl Gelbart
       I Have a Little Dreidel ~ Arr. Finkel / Cook

Franz Xaver Gruber
       Silent Night

John Wesley Work, Jr.
       Go Tell It On The Mountain ~ Arr. Dennis Mackrel

Intermission

Herbert
       “March of the Toys” from Babes in Toyland ~ Arr. Otto Langey

Steve Allen
       Cool Yule ~ Arr. Jeff Tyzik

Irving Berlin
       White Christmas ~ Arr. Larry Cook

Pearl Bailey
       A Five Pound Box of Money ~ Arr. Larry Cook

Bob Thiele / George David Weiss
       What a Wonderful World ~ Arr. Albam

Leroy Anderson
       Sleigh Ride

John Newton
       Amazing Grace ~ Arr. Marry / Weister

Isaac Watts
       Joy To The World ~ Arr. Larry Cook


Abravanel Hall
123 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah

Eccles Center
1750 Kearns Blvd.
Park City, Utah


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Salty Cricket Composer Collective Presents Bangin' Brass

Salty Cricket Composer Collective Presents
Bangin' Brass

Bangin' Brass ~ A little brassy, a little percussive. An evening of pieces by Utah Composers for Trumpet, Piano, and 2 Percussionists.
December 16th at the Ladies Literary Club

The inspiration of Utah composers will be put on display at Salty Cricket Composer Collective’s December 16th concert, Bangin’ Brass. The evening will highlight works by Utah Composers for an ensemble of trumpet, piano, and and two percussionists. The performance will be held at the Ladies Literary Club located at 850 E South Temple and will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets are available by calling 801-652-0737 or visiting saltycricket.org. Tickets are 50% off if purchased prior to December 16th.

Explore the minds and musical works of our composers, interpreted by an elite ensemble featuring trumpet (Randolph Lee), piano (Jed Moss) and percussionists Eric Hopkins and Michael Pape. Banging’ Brass will feature a wide array of musical compositions, from eccentric and avant-guarde to more traditional harmony.

ABOUT THE MUSIC:

The stimulating works that will be performed at “Bangin’ Trumpet” represent a large variety of musical styles and inspirations, ranging from Greek mythology, Middle Eastern tributes, as well as pieces that turn inward and explore the logical fallacies of the mind in musical form.

Composer Margot Murdoch’s Argument for Final Consequences was inspired by the weekly podcast “Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe” where the contributors regularly play a game called “Name that Logical Fallacy.” Margot’s piece features a series of pieces that musically demonstrate an array of differing fallacies. Quoting Murdock; “Argument from Final Consequences is a fallacy where cause and effect are confused. This piece musically demonstrates this fallacy by ending in a unexpected way; the last measure is seemingly unrelated to any previous musical material.”

Marden Pond’s Tritonia: Of Sea Swell, Giants, and Diabolicals is a grand piece that will highlight the virtuosity of the performers. Says Pond: “Triton was a mythological Greek God of the sea; the son of Poseidon . . . His chief attribute was the blowing of a conch-shell trumpet, blown to soothe the restless waves of the sea. Triton’s trumpet is also said to have frightened the Gigantes (giants) in battle, its sound being so terrifying that they thought it was the roar of a dark wild beast.” Marden’s piece will showcase a lyrical flurry of trumpet punctuated by virtuosic melody and rich harmonies from the piano.

Extreme virtuosity is again under display in Igor Iachimciuc’s Two Lyrical Pieces The works are “conceived as a journey into musical processes, occurring in piano miniatures by Edward Grieg, who organically incorporated folk music elements into Western music idioms. The unusual instrumentation directed me towards the exploration of different type of lyricism, mixed up with Eastern melodic ornamentations, and Latin American moods.”

The ensemble will play two places by Nathaniel Escher: Trio Sonata and Clarino. Trio Sonata is a short three-movement work that features the trumpet as a soloist against the Vibraphone and Piano. According to Eschler, “In the Scherzo, the trumpet is always at the dramatic forefront. In Maestoso it is antagonistic and struggles for its lead. In Giocoso it taunts at first and then enters a playful banter. Conversely, Clarino is an encore piece for solo trumpet. In the Baroque period, clarino was a virtuoso style of trumpet playing that showed off the upper range of the instrument. Clarino also makes use of extreme contrast in dynamics.”

A revised work by Crystal Young-Otterstrom has a Middle Eastern inspiration. “...quiyan... (Revisted) was originally a piece I wrote in graduate school. Quiyan were basically the prostitutes (although semi ritualized) of ancient Islam and are basically the creators of secular music in the Middle East. I wrote this piece for these used women, utilizing their scales, as a way of giving them voice in the modern era. Crazy hard for pretty much all of the players, I originally wrote this for trumpet and three percussionists. It was a lot of fun to expand the piece, which I had always meant to do, and replace one of the percussion voices with piano, which really is a percussive instrument anyway. There are also a lot of purposedly "out of tune" microtonal notes in the music that comes from the quiyan scales themselves. In this revision, I've cut some of that out, but left the most important microtones.

A venture into more tonal music concludes the program. M. Ryan Taylor’s Leafs from the Diary of an Old Soul was originally conceived as an art song cycle for voice based on the spiritual poetry of George MacDonald, a figure that C.S. Lewis considered to be his spiritual mentor and guide. As Taylor states, “Lewis even included MacDonald as a character in his 'hell to heaven' road trip opus, The Great Divorce. The poetry is excerpted from MacDonald's Diary of an Old Soul, which is 365 short poetic reflections on life, death, and the essence of his beliefs.” This revision features the trumpet as the voice, without words.

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:

An impressive cast of composers must be backed up by an equally accomplished ensemble. The centerpiece of Bangin’ Brass will be the accomplished trumpeter Randolph Lee, a member of the Orchestra at Temple Square. Lee has performed in some of the most prestigious venues, from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl. Other performing opportunities include appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra as guest principal trumpet, Philip Glass Ensemble, Utah Festival Opera, Utah Wind Symphony, and various chamber ensembles.

Pianist Jed Moss brings a lifetime of experience, having played in a wide spectrum of locales spanning the nation, from the Los Angeles Philharmonic to the New York Philharmonic, and numerous venues in-between. Moss is featured in numerous collaborative works, being heard with the Prague Orchestra and members of the Martinu Quartet in recorded works for Deseret Book’s “Sunday Morning with Beethoven,” and with Cellist Nicole Pinnell in the CD “Sunday Morning with Classical Cello.” 

Percussionists Eric Hopkins and Michael Pape will be the backbone of the ensemble.

Associate Principal Timpani at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Eric Hopkins is an artist that has chosen music as his main platform. Eric's performing opportunities have been as diverse as the instruments he plays. Coming to Salt Lake from New York City, Eric brings with him a passion and respect for contemporary music and its boundlessness. The minimalistic music by Steve Reich, the innovative and aleatoric music by John Cage, and the mathematically complex music of Iannis Xenakis are just examples of Eric's interests. As a soloist Eric was the first prize winner of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's 2012 Modern Snare Drum Competition. He can be heard as a vibraphone soloist on the CD, FSU Percussion Ensemble Vol. 1.

Michael Pape is a versatile musician who has made a career as a symphonic percussionist and timpanist. For the past 5 seasons, Mr. Pape held the position of section percussion with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. During the 09/10 season, Michael held a one-year position as section percussion with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He performed with them on several national and international tours and recordings. He has also has held positions with the Canton (OH) Symphony and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. He has performed and recorded with the Chicago Symphony and has also performed with the Utah Symphony, the New World Symphony (FL), Pittsburgh Opera, Mendelssohn Choir, and the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh. In 2004, Michael was the winner of the 1st prize at the International Snare Drum Competition in Paris, France. Michael received a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University in 2005. Michael has also studied with Chris Deviney, John Soroka, Andy Reamer, and Chris Allen

Ladies Literary Club
850 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT
801-652-0737


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Ririe-Woodbury's 50th Anniversary Celebration Momentum

Momentum
Ririe-Woodbury's 50th Anniversary Celebration

MOMENTUM
December 12-14 7:30 pm, 3pm Saturday Matinee

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s 50th Anniversary celebration continues with MOMENTUM, December 12-14 at 7:30pm, with a 3pm Saturday matinee, at the Rose Wagner Center in Salt Lake City. This exciting performance marks the return of 14 of Ririe-Woodbury’s most distinguished alumni dancers to a Company production.

Momentum was originally created by Ririe-Woodbury alumni dancers Jill Voorhees Edwards and Juan Carlos Claudio as a showcase for the work of former company dancers. This year, Ririe-Woodbury presents the outstanding choreographic talents of these alumni, all well-respected artists and educators throughout the country. Among the choreography are four commissioned works by John Allen, Jillian Harris, Stephanie Nugent, and Patrick Damon Rago.

The run is presented in two different programs, one Thursday and Saturday evening, and the other Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.

Choreographers Thursday and Saturday evening include Juan Carlos Claudio, Jill Voorhees Edwards, Jillian Harris, Keith Johnson, Stevan Novakovich, Stephanie Nugent, and Doris Trujillo.

Choreographers Friday evening and Saturday afternoon include John Allen, Chia-Chi Chian, Juan Carlos Claudio, Aaron Draper, Patrick Damon Rago, Emmy Thomson, Andy Vaca and Prentice Whitlow.

This thrilling and up-close experience takes place in the intimacy of the Black Box Theatre at the Rose Wagner Center. Tickets are available now at ArtTix.org or by calling 801-355-ARTS.

In addition to the performance, Ririe-Woodbury will hold a series of Master Classes at the Rose Wagner, December 9, 10, 11 at 9:00 am, and December 14 at 10am with the purchase of a Momentum ticket.

 Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 West Broadway
Salt Lake City, UT
801-297-4213


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Ski Mums Encourages Women to 'Drop the Kids, Hit the Lifts'

Ski Mums Encourages Women to
'Drop the Kids, Hit the Lifts'

A group of local Utah women have banded together to form “Skimums,” a meet-up group for mothers to ski together at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, without kids or husbands, and are inviting other women to join them.

“Work, housework, volunteer work … women can come up with a number of things they have to do (usually for others), but we seldom make time for ourselves. Skimums at Snowbird is designed to do just that,” said Skimum Paula, who started the group in 2012. “Our tagline is ‘drop the kids, hit the lifts.’”

Skimums meet every Wednesday, beginning Dec. 4, at 9:30 a.m. at Gadzoom chairlift (conditions permitting). Most are intermediate/advanced skiers. There is no schedule or agenda after meeting at 9:30, except to stop for free hot chocolate at some point during the day. Some Skimums stay just a few hours, and some stay all day.

“Skimums seem to come home in a really good mood,” said Skimum Paula, “No one can explain it – exercise, camaraderie, lack of oxygen, lack of teen angst, who knows!”

Skimums write a blog, found at www.skimums.com, where readers can find more information about the women, and read about the Skimums’ adventures last season.

“The bottom line is that when women give a little to themselves, they’re able to give more to others,” said Skimum Paula.


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Conductor Hans Graf Leads Utah Symphony in Romantic Hommage

Conductor Hans Graf Leads Utah Symphony
in Romantic Hommage

The Utah Symphony presents Schubert and Tchaikovsky.
Abravanel Hall, Friday Dec. 6, 8:00 PM / Saturday Dec. 7, 8:00 PM

Romantic and dreamy music takes center stage at Abravanel Hall on December 6 and 7 as highly-acclaimed Austrian guest conductor Hans Graf leads Utah Symphony in pieces by two 19th Century masters.

The evening concerts begin with Dutilleux's evocative musical exploration of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, as the composer attempts to portray the balance between the static emptiness at the bottom of the painting with the whirling busyness of the sky. The orchestration is unique from typical works for symphony orchestra – basically a doubled woodwind section, without violins or violas. The woodwinds represent the stars and sky of the painting. These are the first Utah Symphony performances of “Timbres, Espace, Mouvement ou La nuit étoilée”.

The Dutilleux is paired in the first half of the concerts with Schubert's "Unfinished" symphony, which explores the dynamic and lyrical range of the orchestra in only two complete movements and recognized as his first fully Romantic symphony. There is much speculation about why Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 is unfinished – he wrote it in 1822, six years before he died. Some think he had bad memories of the time when he was writing it, and discarded it. Others theorize that he wrote himself into a corner with the similarities between the movements, and experienced writer’s block with the last movement (there is a third movement that is sketched out in piano score, but not orchestrated). And still others just think the two movements are so perfect together he didn’t need to write any others. The “Unfinished” was last performed on Masterworks program in 2009 with Maestro Thierry Fischer on the podium.

The concerts conclude with Tchaikovsky's spirited and lyrical 3rd symphony which is a rare treat on a Utah Symphony Masterworks concert, last performed here in 2000 with Keri-Lynn Wilson conducting. It earned the nickname “Polish” because of its finale in the form of a polonaise.

Related Events
The Utah Symphony’s Finishing Touches Series returns in the 2013-2014 season with a glimpse inside an open rehearsal on Friday, December 6, 2013 at 10 AM. These events are a behind-the-scenes look at the orchestra during the final rehearsals. They will impress upon attendees the diligence and dedication that goes into each performance.

Guest conductor Hans Graf and Vice President of Artistic Planning Toby Tolokan will present a free pre-concert chat each night, one hour prior to the start of the performance on the orchestra level of Abravanel Hall.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Hans Graf, Conductor
Appointed Music Director of the Houston Symphony in 2001, Hans Graf concluded his tenure in May 2013 and is the longest serving Music Director in the orchestra’s history. He currently holds the title of Conductor Laureate. Prior to his appointment in Houston, he was the Music Director of the Calgary Philharmonic for eight seasons and held the same post with the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine for six years. He also led the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra from 1984 to 1994.

Hans Graf is a frequent guest with all of the major North American orchestras. His recent and upcoming guest engagements include appearances with the Cleveland and Philadelphia Orchestras, the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonics, the Boston, San Francisco, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Dallas, Baltimore, Vancouver, Milwaukee and National symphonies and the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra among others. He and the Houston Symphony appeared at Carnegie Hall in January 2010, at which time they presented the New York premiere of The Planets – An HD Odyssey, featuring the orchestra playing Holst’s famous work, The Planets, accompanied by exclusive high definition images from NASA’s exploration of the solar system. Mr. Graf and the Houston Symphony returned to Carnegie Hall again in May 2012 to participate in Carnegie’s Spring for Music festival with an all-Shostakovich program.

In Europe, Mr. Graf has conducted the Vienna and London Philharmonics, Vienna Symphony, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra as well as the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin, Bavarian Radio Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonic, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic among others. He is also a regular guest with the Sydney Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic and Seoul Philharmonic.

Born near Linz, Hans Graf first studied violin and piano. After receiving diplomas in piano and conducting from the Musikhochschule in Graz, he continued his studies in Italy with Franco Ferrara and Sergui Celibadache and in Russia with Arvid Jansons.

Program
       The Utah Symphony presents Schubert and Tchaikovsky
              Hans Graf, conductor

Henri Dutilleux
       Timbres, Espace, Mouvement ou La nuit étoilée

Franz Schubert
       Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D.759, "Unfinished"
              I. Allegro moderato
              II. Andante con moto

Intermission

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
       Symphony No. 3 in D Major, op. 29, "Polish"
              I. Introduzione ed allegro - Moderato assai (Tempo marcia funebre)
              II. Alla tedesca: Allegro moderato e semplice
              III. Andante elegiaco
              IV. Scherzo: Allegro vivo V. Finale: Allegro con fuoco
                     (Tempo di polacca)


Abravanel Hall
123 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT


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"We Were Here" Free Screening at Viridian

"We Were Here"
Free Screening at Viridian

Free screening of the documentary "We Were Here" at the Salt Lake County Library’s Viridian Event Center.

The library is commemorating World AIDS Day this year with a screening of the acclaimed documentary "We Were Here" at the Library’s Viridian Event Center on Tuesday, December 3 at 7:00 p.m. Presented in partnership with Salt Lake County Health Department.

Viridian Event Center
 8030 South 1825 West
West Jordan UT


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New Community Group ~ Utah Symphony Opera Latinos (Sol)

New Community Group ~

Utah Symphony Opera Latinos (Sol)

Utah Sol Group offers local Latinos a fun social experience at Utah Symphony and Utah Opera performances.

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera announced the creation of a new community group known as Utah Symphony Opera Latinos (Sol).

Utah Sol is a group that connects Latino classical music aficionados in the Salt Lake City community through great live music, special monthly events, and the shared experience of attending Utah Symphony and Utah Opera performances together. The group joins Utah Symphony | Utah Opera interest groups like Cadenza, for people in their “golden years”, and Vivace, which organizes social outings revolving around classical music and opera for young professionals.

“The creation of Utah Sol reflects the desire of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera to recognize and embrace the Latino community in Utah; this community full of talent, energy, and desire of experiencing good music,” said Utah Sol founding member Gonzalo Peña, who sings with Utah Opera Chorus

As a child growing up in Venezuela, he and his four siblings were introduced to classical music by his father, also a singer and choir conductor. “I hope that with my participation in Utah Opera performances, and Utah Sol I can inspire other Latinos to be engaged in musical endeavors that would elevate them and help them strive for excellence, especially youth people. That is precisely what music has done for me,” said Mr. Peña.

The word “sol” means sun in Spanish, and also refers to the note “G” in the musical solfège scale used in music education to teach pitch and tone – both apt metaphors for the group according to Mr. Peña. “The idea is that this group can become a bright beacon for the music among Hispanics in the state and hopefully beyond.”

The “Messiah” Sing-In at Abravanel Hall on November 30 marks the first event for Utah Sol, whose members will view the dazzling holiday lights at Temple Square following the performance. The “Here Comes Santa Claus!” performance at Abravanel Hall on December 14 at 12:30 pm will provide a festive atmosphere for Utah Sol families to sit together in a reserved block of tickets and revel in the holiday classics. Special priced tickets are just $7 per ticket

“After witnessing hundreds of our people being constantly involved in musical activities within the state, I’m thrilled to know that Utah Sol will help them be present at events of good quality music, thus enriching their lives,” said Mr. Peña. ” I knew that if my people could experience music of exceptional quality, their lives would be touched, just like mine has been.”

Utah Sol supporting memberships are $25 for students and $50 for families or individuals. Utah Sol supporting members receive a Utah Sol membership card, a 20% discount off tickets to Utah Symphony or Utah Opera, and two Utah Sol membership stickers.

Event notices about Utah Sol will be circulated primarily by Facebook at www.Facebook.com/utahSOL. For more information visit the group’s website at www.usuo.org/utahsol.


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Utah Region American Red Cross Assisting in Global Philippines Efforts

Utah Region American Red Cross
Assisting in Global Philippines Efforts

Utah Region Red Cross
555 E. 300 S. #200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
801-323-7000
www.redcross.org/utah

The American Red Cross is lending people, expertise and equipment to assist global Philippines efforts.

Greater Salt Lake Area. The global Red Cross network is responding to the emergency needs in the Philippines with food, water, and relief supplies, While relief efforts are well underway, blocked roads, destroyed infrastructure and downed communication lines have made the early days of the response particularly challenging. Airports have resumed operations and more roads and bridges are now passable, but fuel and vehicle shortages continue to hinder access to affected areas that lack food and water. This is typical of major disasters both internationally and in the U.S.

A team of five disaster specialists from the American Red Cross deployed Friday to the Philippines to join the global Red Cross Emergency Response Team to assist with distributing relief supplies to affected communities. This new team is in addition to four specialists from the American Red Cross who already are in the Philippines, focusing on assessment and telecommunications. Heidi Ruster, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Region states “We are all part of a Red Cross family, and I am proud to be affiliated with the Red Cross movement and address the enormous challenges that the Philippines are dealing with.

Specialized emergency response teams from Red Cross societies across the globe are arriving in the Philippines to assist. These include teams that specialize in logistics, disaster assessment, shelter, health, water and sanitation.

The American Red Cross is helping reconnect families separated by this typhoon. The Red Cross has activated its family tracing services. If people are looking for a missing family member in the Philippines, please remember that many phones lines are down. If people are still unable to reach loved ones, contact your local chapter of the American Red Cross to initiate a family tracing case. 801-323-7000.

People who want to donate to the American Red Cross to support the response for this typhoon can go to redcross.org or call 1-800-REDCROSS. The Red Cross is excited to announce this new type of fundraising partnership with Facebook. People can also mail in a donation to their local Red Cross chapter. For corporate or larger community fundraising events, we urge people to please contact their local Red Cross chapter.


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The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann & Frans Schwartz

The Religious Art of Carl Bloch,
Heinrich Hofmann & Frans Schwartz

An all-new exhibition opening this November at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art. Come and partake.

The Brigham Young University (BYU) Museum of Art (MOA) will open an all-new exhibition featuring twenty beloved religious paintings on unprecedented loan from churches and museums in Eastern Europe and New York – many of which have never been on view in the United States.

The exhibition, titled “Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz,” opens November 15, and will explore and celebrate the many gifts and stories represented by the acclaimed paintings on view. Registration for free tickets to the exhibition is now open at sacredgifts.byu.edu.

The MOA’s most recently ticketed show, “Carl Bloch: The Master’s Hand,” was one of the best-attended museum exhibitions in the country while on view in 2010 and 2011, and operated at full capacity during the exhibition’s final months. An even larger audience is anticipated for “Sacred Gifts,” so museum personnel encourage patrons to plan ahead with ticket reservations and attend during the early months to avoid crowds.

About the Artwork

The paintings featured in “Sacred Gifts” are all original works on loan from churches and museums in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and New York.

These late-19th century depictions of the life of Jesus Christ have become particularly familiar to Utah audiences through their regular use in LDS church publications and meetinghouses, and are also revered by many Christian faiths.

Two paintings of Jesus in the Temple by Heinrich Hofmann will be on loan from the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister in Dresden and the Riverside Church in New York. Neither has been displayed for more than a quarter of a century.

Eight Carl Bloch paintings on loan from the Frederiksborg Castle in Denmark (part of the famous “Life of Christ” series in the King’s Oratory) have never before been out of the oratory, and leadership at Frederiksborg Castle say they will not be loaned ever again.

Due to the extraordinary nature of the loan, the eight oratory paintings by Bloch will only be on view four at a time. The second four will replace the first four in late February of 2014, creating an incentive for those interested in seeing particular works to visit the museum early or perhaps twice during the exhibition.

About the Museum

One of the largest and best-attended art museums in the Mountain West, the BYU Museum of Art offers a dynamic exhibition schedule that includes displays of its permanent collection, world-class traveling shows and thought-provoking exhibitions organized by Museum curators. One of the Museum’s most important roles is its contribution to the academic mission of Brigham Young University. From the research and study of the artworks in the permanent collection, to the teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms and galleries, the Museum plays an important role in the academic pursuits of many students at BYU. Concurrently, the Museum seeks to connect to broad community audiences through its exhibitions and educational programming.

Brigham Young University Museum of Art
North Campus Drive
Provo, UT
801-422-8258


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Utah Symphony Commemorates The Legacy of JFK

Utah Symphony Commemorates
The Legacy of JFK

Legacy of JFK commemorated with music that captures his spirit.

Abravanel Hall, Friday Nov. 22, 8:00 PM / Saturday Nov. 23, 8:00 PM 

The Utah Symphony commemorates the legacy of an American icon, by performing music that was written about John F. Kennedy and captures the spirit of his presidency on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in 1963.

Special guest narrator, Edward Herrmann (“Law & Order”, “Gilmore Girls”, “The Practice”), joins Maestro Thierry Fischer and the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall November 22 and 23, to pay homage to an American legacy and the 50th anniversary of a tragic event.

Works by Benjamin Britten bookend the concert repertoire, which showcases elegies written for the late president by Igor Stravinsky and Peter Lieberson. Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 4, “The Inextinguishable,” also makes an appearance on the program.

Stravinsky wrote brief memorial works throughout his life but by the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had reached an age when they were becoming a far too regular necessity. Stravinsky had been an acquaintance of President John F. Kennedy and was shocked by the news of the assassination. He later told the New York Times: “The idea [for the Elegy] came to me in mid-January 1964. I felt that the events of November were being too quickly forgotten and I wished to protest.”

Stravinsky’s Elegy for JFK comprises four haikus written by W.H. Auden about JFK, and each syllable of the haiku is a note. The work is also just for mezzo soprano and three clarinets.

The Lieberson piece, Remembering JFK, is the newest work being performed at this concert. It has a modern, “American” sound, but has tonality and narration from some of JFK’s speeches. Lieberson was commissioned in 2010 to compose a commemorative work for the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Inauguration the following January. Intent on a work consisting of woven narration and orchestral color, Lieberson began to read through the collected speeches of JFK and, as quoted in Thomas May’s note for the National Symphony premiere, stated that he was “astonished that so much of what [Kennedy] said carried presentiments of what we need today.”

The Nielsen symphony – the oldest piece of music in this concert at 97 years old – stretches this tension of unbridled energy. Nielsen wanted to present music as something equal to man, not just an emotional expression. He believed that music is its own universal force. From the fourth we get Nielsen’s quote “Music is life, and, like it, inextinguishable.”

Related Events:

In their 5th year of collaboration, the Utah Symphony and The Road Home are holding a benefit and clothing drive on November 22 and 23, 2013 in the lobby of Abravanel Hall prior to both evening concerts. The Road Home will be collecting cash donations, with a $15,000 matching grant in place from Chevron. Additionally, they welcome donations of warm clothes, blankets, ski jackets, mittens, boots, hats, scarves. All those bringing a donation will receive “Utah Symphony bucks” that can be used to purchase tickets to future performances. The Road Home is a private non-profit social services agency that assists individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Salt Lake County and along the Wasatch Front.

Music Director Thierry Fischer and Vice President of Artistic Planning Toby Tolokan will present a free pre-concert chat each night, one hour prior to the start of the performance on the orchestra level of Abravanel Hall. They will be joined by local Nielsen scholar Mogens Mogensen, who has written about Nielsen’s life in five published volumes, and has commissioned paintings inspired by each of Nielsen’s symphonies (which will also be on display).

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Edward Herrmann, Narrator

Herrmann boasts an impressive career that spans more than 30 years in the theater, in films and on television. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, and to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in "Gilmore Girls," as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel, and as the spokesman for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.

He is known for his portrayal of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the made-for-TV movie, "Eleanor and Franklin" (1976) and the sequel, "Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years" (1977), both of which earned him Best Actor Emmy nominations, as well as in the first feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Annie" (1982).

Herrmann also earned an Emmy in 1999 for his guest appearances on "The Practice." He was nominated for a Tony Award for "Plenty" in 1983 and Emmys in 1986 and 1987 for his guest-starring role as Father Joseph McCabe on "St. Elsewhere."

His film career began in the mid-1970s, playing supporting roles as Robert Redford's partner in "The Great Waldo Pepper," a law student in "The Paper Chase," the idle, piano-playing Klipspringer in "The Great Gatsby" and opposite Laurence Olivier in "The Betsy" (1978). Among his better known roles are as the title character in "Harry's War" (1981), Goldie Hawn's rich husband in "Overboard," Reverend Michael Hill in Disney's "The North Avenue Irregulars."

About Abigail Levis, Mezzo Soprano

Named "Debut Artist of the Year" by the Joy in Singing Foundation, lyric mezzo-soprano Abigail Levis is emerging as one of the most exciting young singers of today. The Boston Musical Intelligencer praised her for her “dramatic style” and “high level of technical ability” in her performance in “Israel in Egypt” with the Handel and Haydn Society in Symphony Hall.

She is a recent graduate of the Vocal Arts program at the Bard College Conservatory where she studies with Edith Bers and Dawn Upshaw. As a professional singer, Ms. Levis has appeared as a soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, and the New York Opera Exchange in addition to the Handel and Haydn Society. She is also the winner of several competitions, including the 2012 Classical Singer Competition, the 2012 Oratorio Society of New York Competition (second place), a 2012 Schuyler Grant, the 2011 Five Towns Music Competition in Long Island, the 2011 Young Texas Artist competition, the 2010 University of Houston Concerto Competition, the 2010 National Orpheus Vocal Competition. She is currently a Resident Artist with Utah Opera.

Program

       The Utah Symphony presents Remembering JFK

              Thierry Fischer, Conductor

              Abigail Levis, Mezzo Soprano

              Edward Herrmann, Narrator

Benjamin Britten

       An American Overture

Carl Nielsen

       Symphony No. 4, op.29, "The Inextinguishable" In one movement

Intermission

Igor Stravinsky

       Elegy For JFK

Peter Lieberson

       Remembering JFK (An American Elegy)

Benjamin Britten

       Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell (Young
       Person's Guide) op. 34

Abravanel Hall
123 West South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT

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Utah Symphony Presents Triumvirate of Classical Music

Utah Symphony Presents
Triumvirate of Classical Music
Beethoven, Haydn & Mozart
with Guest Pianist Ronald Brautigam

Classical music triumvirate creates a powerful repertoire with Utah Symphony and guest pianist Ronald Brautigam.
Abravanel Hall, Friday Nov. 15, 8:00 PM / Saturday Nov. 16, 8:00 PM 

Classical music triumvirate Beethoven, Mozart and Haydn create a powerful repertoire that includes perennial favorite, “The Magic Flute” Overture, for Maestro Thierry Fischer’s sixth Masterworks concert on November 15 and 16 with Utah Symphony, and acclaimed guest pianist Ronald Brautigam.

The Utah Symphony continues the season-long exploration of the works of Carl Nielsen with his Symphony No. 3, an explosive work with ethereal solos for soprano and baritone. Pianist Brautigam returns to Utah for a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic, and Mozart-inspired, third piano concerto.

Although this was Beethoven’s third piano concerto, it is still an early work and has more in common with his early classical period, rather than his middle period. The work has a similar theme to the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24, and is considered a nod to that work. Beethoven played the piano in its premiere, and his page turner noted that there were quite a few blank pages in the score. Scholars note that either Beethoven played it from memory without annotating it, or he improvised those sections until a later date when he had enough time to write them down.

Beethoven’s 3rd Piano Concerto was last performed on a Utah Symphony Masterworks program in 2007. Fabio Bidini was soloist under Matthias Bamert.

Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3 was premiered in 1912, and was soon after performed in other parts of Europe. It can probably be considered the first piece that gave him some international fame and credibility as a composer. Nielsen never really commented directly on the subtitle he gave the work – espansiva – but it is believed that it refers to the workings of the mind and creativity which starts inside a person but can grow in scope and touch all humanity.

Mozart’s Overture to “The Magic Flute”, was the last opera he completed in his lifetime during his incredibly prolific – and last – year of 1791. Utah Symphony has performed “The Magic Flute” Overture countless times on virtually every concert series. Utah Opera has staged “Flute” on four separate occasions – 1987, 1993, 2006 and 2013.

Also on the program is Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 4, a very early work of the composer’s considering he wrote 104 symphonies in his lifetime. This will be the Utah Symphony premiere of Haydn No. 4, and part of Maestro Fischer’s project to present one Haydn symphony each year in chronological order.

Related Events:
Dutch pianist Ronald Brautigam has graciously agreed to teach a Masterclass onstage at Abravanel Hall on November 16 from 10 AM to 12 noon. Mr. Brautigam is renowned for his performances on both the modern piano and fortepiano. He was a student of Rudolf Serkin.

Music Director Thierry Fischer and Vice President of Artistic Planning Toby Tolokan will present a free pre-concert chat each night, one hour prior to the start of the performance on the orchestra level of Abravanel Hall. They will be joined by local Nielsen scholar Mogens Mogensen, who has written about Nielsen’s life in five published volumes, and has commissioned paintings inspired by each of Nielsen’s symphonies (which will also be on display).

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Ronald Brautigam, Piano
Ronald Brautigam, one of Holland’s leading musicians, is remarkable not only for his virtuosity and musicality but also for the eclectic nature of his musical interests. He studied in Amsterdam, London and the United States of America - with Rudolf Serkin. Ronald Brautigam performs regularly with leading European orchestras under distinguished conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Charles Dutoit, Bernard Haitink, Frans Brüggen, Christopher Hogwood, Andrew Parrott, Philippe Herreweghe, Iván Fischer and Edo de Waart.

Besides his performances on modern instruments Ronald Brautigam has established himself as a leading exponent of the fortepiano, working with orchestras such as the 18th-Century Orchestra, Tafelmusik, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Hanover band, Concerto Copenhagen and l’Orchestre des Champs-Elysées. In 1995 Ronald Brautigam began what has proved a highly successful association with the Swedish label BIS. Among the almost 40 titles released so far are Mendelssohn’s Piano Concertos (with Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam), and the complete works of Mozart and Haydn on fortepiano.

The year 2004 saw the release of the first of a 17-CD Beethoven cycle, also on fortepiano. Already after the appearance of the first six volumes this series has become firmly established as the reference recording as far as fortepiano cycles are concerned. According to US magazine Fanfare “this could be a Beethoven piano-sonata cycle that challenges the very notion of playing this music on modern instruments, a stylistic paradigm shift.” Besides his work for BIS, Ronald Brautigam has recorded piano concertos by Shostakovich, Hindemith and Frank Martin with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Riccardo Chailly, for Decca, as well as several CDs with his long-standing duo-partner, violinist Isabelle van Keulen. His recordings have earned him numerous awards, including 2 Edison Awards, a Diapason d’Or de l’année and, in 2004, a Cannes Classical Award for that year’s best solo piano recording. Ronald Brautigam is Professor at the Musik Hochschule in Basel, Switzerland.

Program
       The Utah Symphony presents Beethoven, Mozart and Nielsen
              Thierry Fischer, conductor
              Ronald Brautigam, piano
              Melissa Heath, Soprano
              Shea Owens, Baritone
                     **Utah Symphony wishes to acknowledge the Mormon
                     Tabernacle Choir for the use of the harpsichord

Franz Joseph Haydn
       Symphony No. 4 in D major
              I. Presto
              II. Andante
              III. Tempo di menuetto

Ludwig van Beethoven
       Concerto No. 3 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 37
              I. Allegro con brio
              II. Largo
              III. Rondo: Allegro
                     Ronald Brautigam, Piano

Intermission

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
       Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620

Carl Nielsen
       Symphony No. 3 in D minor, Opus 27, "Sinfonia espansiva"
              I. Allegro espansive
              II. Andante pastorale
              III. Allegretto un poco
              IV. Finale: Allegro
                     Melissa Heath, Soprano
                     Shea Owens, Baritone


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Utah Symphony Presents Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Violinist Nicola Benedetti

Utah Symphony Presents
Vivaldi's Four Seasons

with Violinist Nicola Benedetti

Violin virtuoso Nicola Benedetti joins Utah Symphony in Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Nielsen's Symphony No. 2, "The Four Temperments". Abravanel Hall, Friday Nov. 8, 8:00 pm / Saturday Nov. 9, 8:00 pm.

Good things come in fours as Maestro Thierry Fischer returns to the Abravanel Hall stage in November with Guest Violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Utah Symphony presenting Vivaldi’s legendary tour de force The Four Seasons.

Also on the program at the November 8 and 9 evening performances is the second step in this season’s Nielsen symphony cycle. “The Four Temperaments” is Nielsen’s thrilling musical depiction of the essential components of the human soul.

Nielsen’s Symphony No. 2 depicts the ancient medical belief of the four temperaments: choleric (ambitious), phlegmatic (relaxed), melancholic (thoughtful), and sanguine (sociable). In program notes about the symphony Nielsen mentioned that he was inspired by a poster he saw in a pub that featured the four temperaments in a very exaggerated and comical style. After laughing at it with his wife and friends he found his mind returning to the image again and again, and it inspired the work. Although the symphony is programmatic, it still follows a traditional symphonic structure.

Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons are among the boldest pieces of program music from the Baroque period. Vivaldi wrote the individual movements in the work to represent each of the four seasons. It was originally for solo violin, string quartet, and basso continuo (basically a Baroque period technique where an instrument or instruments form the harmonic structure and basis of the piece; most commonly keyboard, or keyboard and cello).

Utah Symphony has programmed The Four Seasons, whole and in part, many times over the years. The most recent Masterworks performance was in 2006 with Corey Cerovsek.

Related Events:
The concert will also be presented at Browning Fine Arts Center (1901 University Circle, Ogden, Utah) at Weber State University in Ogden on Thursday, November 7 at 7:30 pm.

Music Director Thierry Fischer and Vice President of Artistic Planning Toby Tolokan will present a free pre-concert chat each night, one hour prior to the start of the performance on the orchestra level of Abravanel Hall.

Pre-concert chat one hour before each concert with Music Director Thierry Fischer and Vice President of Symphony Artistic Planning Toby Tolokan.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.

About Nicola Benedetti, Violin
Nicola Benedetti is one of the most sought after violinists of her generation. Her ability to captivate audiences with her innate musicianship and dynamic presence, coupled with her wide appeal as a high profile advocate for classical music, has made her one of the most influential classical artists of today.

With concerto performances at the heart of her career, Nicola is in much demand with major orchestras and conductors across the globe. Recent and future performances include engagements with the London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro La Fenice, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, WDR Cologne, Danish National Symphony, Strasbourg Philharmonic, Orchestre National D’Ile de France, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Chamber, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C., Dallas Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Melbourne Symphony and Hong Kong Philharmonic among others. Nicola will also embark on tours with the Bergen Philharmonic (Germany), Camerata Salzburg and BBC Scottish Symphony (India).

The 2014-15 season will see Nicola further her passion for music of the Italian Baroque and historical performance realized in collaborations with Andrea Marcon and WDR Cologne, Venice Baroque Orchestra and a European tour with La Cetra Barockorchester Basel.

These international appearances have resulted in her working with a host of distinguished conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Stéphane Denève, Christoph Eschenbach, James Gaffigan, Valery Gergiev, Alan Gilbert, Jakub Hrůša, Louis Langrée, Andrew Litton, Jiří Bělohlávek, Sir Neville Marriner, Diego Matheuz, Kristjan Järvi, Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi, Donald Runnicles, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Pinchas Zukerman, and Jaap van Zweden.

Born in Scotland of Italian heritage, Nicola began violin lessons at the age of five with Brenda Smith. In 1997, she entered the Yehudi Menuhin School, where she studied with Natasha Boyarskaya. Upon leaving, she continued her studies with Maciej Rakowski and then Pavel Vernikov, and continues to work with multiple acclaimed teachers and performers.

Program
     The Utah Symphony presents Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
          Maestro Thierry Fischer, conductor
          Nicola Benedetti, violin

Antonio Vivaldi
     The Four Seasons for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 8, Nos. 1-4
          I. Concerto in E Major (La primavera)
          II. Concerto in g minor (L'estate)
          III. Concerto in F major (L'autunno)
          IV. Concerto in f minor (L'inverno)
               Nicola Benedetti, Violin

Intermission

Carl Nielsen
     Symphony No. 2, Opus 16, "The Four Temperaments"
          I. Allegro collerico
          II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico
          III. Andante malincolico
          IV. Allegro sanguineo


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Salt Lake City, UT


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Pygmalion Theatre Presents The Twelve Days of Christmas

Pygmalion Theatre Presents

The Twelve Days of Christmas

by Ginna Hoben

"The Twelve Days of Christmas" with YouTube Celebrity Deena Marie Manzanares as Mary and Marylynn Ehrengard, Tamara Johnson-Howell, and Angela Trusty as the Doo-Wops.

Utah’s only women-centric theater organization, Pygmalion Theatre Company (PYG) will produce the hilarious show, The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Ginna Hoben on November 1 - 16, 2013. Described as “Bridget Jones meets Carrie Bradshaw,” 12 Dates is a humorous look at dating set against the backdrop of the holidays. YouTube celebrity Deena Marie Manzanares will be Mary, the play’s main character. 12 Dates runs November 1 - 16 in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center’s Black Box.

“Anyone who has been thrown into the dating pool as a fully formed adult will understand the plight of Mary,” states Barbara Gandy, Director. “As Mary says in the play, “‘the whole point of the Rebound is to weed through the dregs, the ones who could never work out, the frogs.’ Love can’t be forced, no matter the efforts of one’s well-intentioned and meddling family. And, then, as is often the case, love unexpectedly comes on its own holiday schedule.”

About Deena Marie Manzanares:
Deena Marie is a graduate of the Atlantic Theater Co. Acting School in NYC. Training also includes NYU’s Cap21, Juilliard, and The Barrow Group. NYC credits are Witch/Mom in Amazing Adventures of Arthur with Atlantic Theater Company, Darlene in Balm in Gilead with Atlantic 453. Recent credits include co-creating and performing in the original piece, Love with PopUp performed at The Leonardo, Hermione in The Winter’s Tale with Sting and Honey Company, and Actor #5 in The Third Crossing with Plan-B theatre Co. Among favorite credits are Shirin/Azedeh in The Persian Quarter with Salt Lake Acting Company, and Sheila in Hair with the Egyptian Theatre Company. Other local credits include Pioneer Theatre Co., Meat & Potato, and Hale Centre Theatre. Deena Marie has been featured on G4TV’sAttack of the Show, MTV’s It’s on with Alexa Chung, and our local KUTV2 Morning Show, Good Things Utah, Fresh Living, and Daily Dish. Recipient, Salt Lake Magazine’s Best of the Beehive (The Comedienne) and City Weekly’s Best of Utah (Media/Politics). She is currently entertaining crowds online as an agent for Ford’s national social media campaign, the Ford Fiesta Movement. She is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. Deena’s Twilight musical parodies have garnered over 3 million views on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/BeanerLaRue.

Tickets are available at 801.355.ARTS (2787), online at pygmalionproductions.org, or in person at any ArtTix outlet.

Dates and times of the show are: 
       Friday, November 1, 2013 | 8pm
       Saturday, November 2, 2013 | 8pm
       Sunday, November 3, 2013 | 2pm
       Thursday, November 7, 2013 | 7:30pm
       Friday, November 8, 2013 | 8pm
       Saturday, November 9, 2013 | 8pm
       Sunday, November 10, 2013 | 2pm
       Thursday, November 14, 2013 | 7:30pm
       Friday, November 15, 2013 | 8pm
       Saturday, November 16, 2013 | 2pm
       Saturday, November 16, 2013 | 8pm

Smart, sexy, and sophisticated, Pygmalion Theatre Company is SLC based and dedicated to giving voice to women – playwrights, directors, performers, characters – and telling the stories that reflect women’s lives. Since 1994.

Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center
138 West Broadway
Salt Lake City, UT


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Brian Stokes Mitchell with The Utah Symphony

Brian Stokes Mitchell with The Utah Symphony

Utah Symphony welcomes "Last Leading Man" Brian Stokes Mitchell, star of Broadway, Television and Film.
Abravanel Hall, Friday Nov. 1, 8:00 PM / Sat. November 2, 8:00 PM 

In the first pops concert of the season, Utah Symphony is proud to welcome back to Utah Brian Stokes Mitchell, a much-loved vocalist who performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir during their annual Christmas Concert in 2008.

As a Tony Award-winning baritone, Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a wildly successful career on Broadway, television, and film. Dubbed “The Last Leading Man” by The New York Times, Mr. Mitchell joins the Utah Symphony led by Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen. His repertoire for the evening will touch upon some best-loved classics from Broadway and beyond, including “Some Enchanted Evening” from “South Pacific”, “Stars” from “Les Misérables”, a Gershwin medley (“S'wonderful”, “I Got Rhythm”, “Fascinatin' Rhythm”, “Our Love is Here to Stay”) and “Impossible Dream” from “Man of La Mancha”.

In the spirit of show business and spontaneity, Mr. Mitchell will be announcing song selections from the stage so the final repertoire may reflect last-minute changes.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.


Brian Stokes Mitchell, Vocalist 
Brian Stokes Mitchell has enjoyed a rich and varied career on Broadway, television and film, along with appearances in the great American concert halls.

His musical versatility has kept him in demand by some of the country’s finest conductors and orchestras. He has performed selections from “Porgy and Bess” with Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony at Carnegie Hall; works by Aaron Copland and various contemporary composers at the Hollywood Bowl with the L.A. Philharmonic under the batons of Leonard Slatkin and John Mauceri; Broadway tunes at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. under the baton of late Marvin Hamlisch (most recently at the National Symphony Orchestra’s 75th season Pops concert debut); and jazz standards with Maestro John Williams at Disney Hall and with the Boston Pops. He recently debuted Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici’s “Rip Van Winkle” with the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Leonard Slatkin. He has been invited to the White House and has performed for Presidents Clinton and Obama.

His Broadway career includes performances in “Man of La Mancha” (Tony nomination and Helen Hayes Award); “Kiss Me Kate” (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards); “Ragtime” (Tony nomination); August Wilson’s “King Hedley II” (Tony nomination); “Kiss of the Spider Woman;” “Jelly’s Last Jam;” David Merrick’s “Oh, Kay!” and “Mail,” which earned him a Theatre World award for outstanding Broadway Debut.

His long television career began with a seven year stint on “Trapper John, MD.” Numerous film and TV appearances more recently include “One Last Thing” which debuted at this year’s Toronto Film Festival, recurring roles on “Crossing Jordan” and “Frasier,” PBS’ “Great Performances,” DreamWorks’ “The Prince of Egypt ,” and his “Presidential Debut” in “The Singer and the Song” from the White House.

He continues to perform as both a soloist and a guest star at concerts all over the United States. In December of 2008 he performed as the musical guest artist at “Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square”. The concert was aired on PBS during Christmas of 2009.

Stokes has enjoyed working with numerous charitable organizations including the March of Dimes and is the 8-year Chairman of the Board of the Actors Fund.

Jerry Steichen, Principal Pops Conductor
Maestro Gerald Steichen has established himself as one of America’s most versatile conductors. He currently holds the positions of Principal Pops Conductor of the Utah Symphony and Music Director of the Ridgefield Symphony (Connecticut). He also completed sixteen seasons as Principal Pops Conductor of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Steichen is a frequent guest conductor for the New Jersey Symphony, and has appeared with the Boston Pops, Cincinnati Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, as well as the symphonies of Naples, Florida; Portland, Oregon; the Florida Orchestra in Tampa; Columbus, Oklahoma City, Hartford and the New York Pops. International appearances include the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Tokyo City Symphony, the NDR Philharmonie Hannover at the Braunschweig Festival, and numerous appearances with the Norwegian Radio Symphony.

During ten seasons with the New York City Opera, Steichen led performances including “La Bohème”, “L’Elisir ’Amore”, Jake Heggie’s “Dead Man Walking”, Rachel Portman’s “The Little Prince”, Jonathan Miller’s production of “The Mikado”, “The Pirates of Penzance”, and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella”. In 2007, he led the New York City Opera Orchestra and soloists in a live WQXR broadcast of Wall to Wall Opera from New York’s Symphony Space. A gifted pianist, he performed on stage for the New York City Opera’s acclaimed productions of “Porgy and Bess” and “Carmina Burana”. He has also conducted Utah Opera, Anchorage Opera, New Jersey Opera Theater, Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown, NY, and Opera East Texas.

Steichen toured nationally as the associate conductor with “The Phantom of the Opera”, “The Secret Garden”, and “Peter Pan”, and he conducted “CATS” in New York for two years. He has also appeared on Broadway, portraying Manny the Accompanist in the Tony Award-winning “Master Class”. In pursuit of his passion for education, Steichen spent eighteen years with the “Meet the Artist” series at Lincoln Center as conductor, clinician and pianist. Originally from Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Maestro Steichen holds degrees from Northern Oklahoma College, Oklahoma City University and the University of Southern California. He currently resides in New York City.

Program

**Song selections will be announced from the stage on concert night but may include:

Cole Porter
       Kiss Me, Kate (Selection)
Rodgers & Hammerstein
       "Some Enchanted Evening" from South Pacific
Jule Styne
       "Don't Rain On My Parade" from Funny Girl
Claude-Michel Schonberg
       "Stars" from Les Misérables
George Gershwin
       Gershwin Medley
              S'wonderful
              I Got Rhythm
              Fascinatin' Rhythm
              Our Love is Here to Stay
Stephen Flaherty
       Selections from "Ragtime"
Antonio Carlos Jobim
       Waters of March
Stephen Ward, Samuel Augustus and Flaherty
       "America the Beautiful/ Wheels of a Dream"
Mitch Leigh
       "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha


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Salt Lake City, UT


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Utah Symphony Presents Superhero Halloween

Utah Symphony Presents
Superhero Halloween

"Superhero Halloween"
Abravanel Hall, Tuesday, October 29, 7:00 pm

Join the Utah Symphony and Associate Conductor Vladamir Kulenovic for Utah’s favorite Halloween tradition, with theme music from your favorite superhero classics, including Batman, X-Men, Superman and Spiderman. Compete for great prize giveaways – including passes to Utah’s best loved museums, attractions and 2014 Comic Con – in one of the state’s largest costume contests.

Utah families and superhero fanatics are invited to enjoythe magic and thrills of the Utah Symphony’s 23nd annual Halloween concert and costume contest complete with prizes, musical storytelling and festive symphonic tunes.

This year, community partners including KSL NewsRadio, Salt Lake City Comic Con, Utah Museum of Natural History, Geek Show podcast and The Leonardo have donated multiple prizes for each of the four costume contest categories: adult, child, group and symphony member. Prizes include VIP weekend passes to 2014 Salt Lake City Comic Con, as well as family passes to The Leonardo, Clark Planetarium, Thanksgiving Point, Utah Museum of Natural History, Tracy Aviary, and various gift cards.

“Superhero Halloween” will take flight October 29 at 7 p.m. in Abravanel Hall and feature well-known selections from iconic symphonic superhero repertoire such as Richard Wagner’s “The Ride of the Valkyries”, John William’s iconic themes to “Starwars”, “Hook” and “Superman”, and Danny Elfman’s music for “Batman” and “Spider-man”. The program will come together with the musical storytelling of local actor Casey Elliott, who plays the role of a superhero with a mystery identity. Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic and the orchestra’s musical super powers help solve our hero’s crisis.

Related Event:
Sponsored by KSL NewsRadio, the Utah Symphony’s traditional Halloween Costume Contest will precede the concert in the lobby of Abravanel Hall from 5:30 pm. to 6:30 pm. Guests from KSL NewsRadio, Salt Lake City Comic Con and Geek Show will judge the contest, which has become known over the past 22 years for its exciting prizes and outrageous costumes. They will choose three finalists from adult, child and group categories to appear onstage during the concert to be ranked by the audience. Potential contestants must be in line at the judges’ table (on the main floor of the Abravanel Hall lobby) no later than 6:15 p.m. to be considered. The contest concludes at 6:30 pm.

Tickets can be purchased by phone at (801) 355-2787, in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org.


Guest Artists & Judges:

Bryan Brandenburg – Vice President of Salt Lake City Comic Con
Bryon Brandenburg is a serial entrepreneur, marketing expert and scientist. He has founded two of the largest computer game companies in the country and produced games for Disney, Hasbro and Dreamworks. He has been a senior executive and partner in two of the industry’s top 3D model companies, selling 3D models and software to over 1 million artists worldwide. He is currently VP of Marketing and partner in Salt Lake Comic Con that broke multiple records including largest convention in the state of Utah and largest first year Comic Con in North American history. The event was written about in Forbes magazine and the Huffington Post. Bryan received his education at Weber State University in Mathematics and Physics and is a speaker at the upcoming Utah Governor’s Economic Summit.

Casey Elliot – Guest actor
A resident of Layton, UT, Casey Elliot has performed across the world in various musical theater productions, and concerts. Notable productions include the ’06-‘07 North American Tour of Aida, playing Radames, the first Broadway Tour of Aida in China (’08), playing Radames, and the Taiwan Tour of Aida (’12), playing Radames.

Casey has also appeared locally in a variety of productions including: Zorro (U.S. premier) playing Zorro; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, playing Joseph; A Tale of Two Cities (Regional Premier) playing Sydney Carton – all at Hale Centre Theatre. Casey also performed last summer in the Utah Symphony’s ‘Accentuate the Positive’ concert, a celebration of the Jewish American composers of Broadway.

In addition to his acting career, Casey is the CEO of thereNow, an education technology company that has pioneered the use of classroom cameras to allow teachers to get better feedback on their teaching.

Geek Show
A show about all things geek: comics, movies, TV, toys, video games, role-playing games, etc. The podcast is recorded every week with a new episode available every Monday (but you can listen to it whenever you want ... (Hooray for technology!). This outrageous spectacle is provided by Kerry Jackson (X96), Jimmy Martin (KUTV), Jeff Vice (MSN), Scott Pierce (Salt Lake Tribune), Leigh George Kade (Frisch Compassionate Eatery), Shannon Barnson (City Weekly's "Worst Utahan"), comedian Jay Whittaker and producer Tony Eccles. Everything can be found at www.geekshowpodcast.com.

Vladimir Kulenovic – Associate Conductor
Since his professional conducting debut in 2006 with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada, Kulenovic has conducted performances with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, Beethoven-Orchester Bonn, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein, Aspen Music Festival AACA Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Indian Hill Orchestra, Connecticut Valley Chamber Orchestra, Juilliard Conductors’ Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Institute Symphony Orchestra and Boston Conservatory Orchestra.

Kulenovic studied with Kurt Masur at the Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar in New York in 2008 and 2009, as well as at the Beethoven-Orchester Bonn and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, where his final performance with the Verbier Festival Orchestra was internationally televised on Medici TV. Kulenovic spent the summer of 2010 as a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, and has also conducted in other prestigious music festivals worldwide, including the National Arts Centre Conducting Programme, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and the Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie in Salzburg.

Amy Iverson – Co-host of KSLNewsRadio “The Browsers”
Amy Iverson is a native of Salt Lake City and is the co-host of KSL NewsRadio's The Browsers. She started her radio career at KSL and after 12 years away, she is happy to be back at the station she considers home. Amy has worked as a producer, editor, and reporter in Dallas, Seattle, and for the Armed Forces Radio Network in Europe. Amy spent several years overseas and fell in love with the people and places near her homes in Germany and Italy. Her time spent as a military wife has shaped her views on the world in many ways. Amy and her husband live in Summit County and have three children.

Jay Mcfarland – Co-host of KSLNewsRadio “The Browsers”
Jay Mcfarland spent most of his early career as a restaurant owner and operator in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas Nevada. At the age of 29 he was asked to run 42 restaurants for a national corporation. In 2002 Jay financed a small talk radio show with a desire to have an impact on local and national issues. Within a matter of months Jay was offered a position with the number one talk station in Nevada. In 2005 Jay was asked to bring his show to Dallas Texas where he hosted a very popular talk program focusing on issues instead of partisan bickering. In August of 2010, with a great desire to return home, Jay accepted a position with KSL NewsRadio as a co-host on the Browser radio program.

In addition to his hosting duties on KSL Jay has also authored two books, "Freedom Ain't Free" and "Joyful Union," and he has created several popular apps and games for the iPhone and iPad devices.

The Utah Symphony presents "A Superhero Halloween"
Igor Stravinsky
     "Danse Sacrale" from Le Sacre du printemps
Sergei Prokofiev
      March from The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33bis
Richard Strauss
     Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30
          Introduction
Edward Elgar
      "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations
Danny Elfman
     Batman Suite
          1. The Batman Theme
John Williams
      "The Flight To Neverland" from Hook
John Ottman
      Suite from X2: X-Men United

Intermission

Richard Wagner
     "The Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre
John Williams
     "Imperial March" from Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
          "Main Title" from Star Wars
Danny Elfman
     Spider-Man
          Main Title
          Declared Love
          Finale
James Horner
     "To the Rescue" from The Rocketeer
John Williams
     Theme from Superman


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Salt Lake City, UT


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