Percussionist Colin Currie will solo in Christopher Rouse’s Alberich Saved this weekend with the Utah Symphony and Thierry Fischer. Also on the program is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, Pastoral, and two pieces by Richard Wagner: the Prelude to Act I of Lohengrin and the Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre.
Matt Dixon spoke with Colin Currie last week. Click on the link below to listen to the interview: http://soundcloud.com/reichel-1/collin-currie-interview.
The concert will be played in Provo on Nov. 10 and repeated in Abravanel Hall on Nov. 11-12.
CONCERT INFO:
Venue: de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University
Time and Date: 7:30 Nov. 10
Tickets: $17 general, $14 seniors and BYU alumni, $10 students
Phone: 801-422-4322
Web: www.byuarts.com
ALSO:
Venue: Abravanel Hall
Time and Date: 8 p.m. Nov. 11-12
Tickets: $17-$65, $10 students ($5 higher when purchased on day of performance)
Phone: 801-355-2787 or 888-451-2787
Web: www.usuo.org