PERFORMANCES-MUSIC-AUGUST 2014

DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Disney in Concert: Tale As Old As Time,” Utah Symphony, Jerry Steichen, conductor, Broadway vocalists and high definition film bring the sights and sounds of your favorite Disney classics to life, the program features music from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Aladdin, Tangled, and many more, August 1, 7:30 p.m., Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre, Deer Valley Resort, $49 reserved seating, $32 general admission lawn seating, tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-533-6683, www.usuo.org.

UTAH FESTIVAL, Oklahoma!, by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Karen Keltner, conductor, Maggie L. Harrer, director, Leah Edwards (Laurey), Wes Mason (Curly), Kevin Nakatani (Jud), August 1, 1 p.m., August 7-8, 7:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, $45-$262 series (all four mainstage productions), $42-$247 opening week series (all four mainstage productions), $13-$77 single tickets, 800-262-0074, ext. 3, www.utahfestival.org.

UTAH FESTIVAL, The Student Prince, by Sigmund Romberg, Barbara Day Turner, conductor, Jack Shouse, director, Andrew Bidlack (Prince Karl Franz), Richard Zuch (Doctor Engel), Emma-Grace Dunbar (Kathie), Vanessa Ballam (Princess Margaret), August 1, 7:30 p.m., August 9, 1 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, $45-$262 series (all four mainstage productions), $42-$247 opening week series (all four mainstage productions), $13-$77 single tickets, 800-262-0074, ext. 3, www.utahfestival.org.

UTAH FESTIVAL, Vanessa, by Samuel Barber, original libretto by Gian-Carlo Menotti, Barbara Day Turner, conductor, Daniel Helfgot, director, Beverly O’Regan Thiele (Vanessa), Alice-Anne Light (Erika), Andrew Bidlack (Anatol), Amanda Tarver (The Old Baroness), August 2, 1 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, $45-$262 series (all four mainstage productions), $42-$247 opening week series (all four mainstage productions), $13-$77 single tickets, 800-262-0074, ext. 3, www.utahfestivalorg.

DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, Super Diamond: The Neil Diamond Tribute, Utah Symphony, Jerry Steichen, conductor, August 2, 7:30 p.m., Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre, Deer Valley Resort, reserved seating sold out, $32 general admission lawn seating, tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-533-6683, www.usuo.org. 

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Salon Concert,” a festival favorite, concertgoers dine and relax while enjoying virtuoso performances featuring Festival Artists, August 2, 5:30 p.m., private residence, $45 minimum donation per person, space is limited please make your reservations as soon as possible, email chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com with your reservation, please include date(s)
of the Salon concert you would like to attend, 
your name, the number of guests in your party,
your email address and phone number, or call 435-649-5309, www.pcmusicfestival.com.

UTAH FESTIVAL, Les Misérables, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Karen Keltner, conductor, Valerie Rachelle, director, Patrick Miller (Jean Valjean), Vanessa Ballam (Fantine), Daniel Cilli (Inspector Javert) Leah Edwards (Cosette), August 2, 7:30 p.m., August 7-8, 1 p.m., Aug. 9, 7:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, $45-$262 series (all four mainstage productions), $42-$247 opening week series (all four mainstage productions), $13-$77 single tickets, 800-262-0074, ext. 3, www.utahfestival.org.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Lyceum Music Festival Finale Concert, Kayson Brown, conductor, August 2, 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake Tabernacle, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music,” music includes Franck’s Quintet for Piano and Strings, a Beethoven cello sonata, Weber’s Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, Paul Rosenthal and Monte Belknap, violin, Russell Harlow, clarinet, Leslie Harlow, viola, Jeffrey Solow, cello, and Doris Stevenson, piano, August 3, 3 p.m., Temple Har Shalom, U-224 at Brookside Ct., $20 general, $15 seniors and students, $150 general 10-punch card, $100 seniors and students 10-punch card, $90 general 6-punch card, $66 seniors and students 6-punch card, $66 6-punch card for Summit County residents, at the door or in advance at www.pcmusicfestival.com, “BYOB” Bring Your Own Beethoven – Bring a “Beethoven” item and receive 
your concert ticket for a $5 discount off the regular ticket price.

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” outdoor concert, in collaboration with Mountain Town Music, program includes chamber works by your favorite composers along with surprising works you will hear for the first time, featuring festival artists, August 4, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand, 1354 Park Ave., Park City, free, 435-649-5309, www.pcmusicfestival.com.

INTERMEZZO CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, Concert IV, music includes Ibert’s Pièces brèves, Prokofiev’s Sonata in D major for Flute and Piano, Kurtag’s Bagatelles, Mozart’s Woodwind Quintet in E flat major, K. 452, Jens TenBroek, bass, Mercedes Smith, flute, Lissa Stolz, oboe, Erin Svoboda, clarinet, Lori Wike, bassoon, Ron Beitel, horn, Karlyn Bond, piano, August 4, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $18 general, $15 seniors, free for students, season ticket $80 general, $65 seniors, at the door or in advance online at www.intermezzoconcerts.org, 801-200-3388.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES,“ Monday in the Park,” Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South, August 4, 7:30 p.m., free.

DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Mozart’s Symphony No. 36,” Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer, conductor, in his Deer Valley Music Festival debut, program also includes Mozart’s Overture to Lucio Silla, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, August 6, 8 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, U-224 at White Pine Canyon Rd., $32 general, tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-533-6683, www.usuo.org.

UTAH FESTIVAL, “Best of Beethoven,” American Festival Chorus, Utah Festival Orchestra and Soloists, Craig Jessop conductor, from the intimate to the grand, a celebration of Beethoven ending in the triumphant Ode to Joy from his monumental Ninth Symphony, August 6, 7:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, $11-$41, $10-$35 with opera series purchase, 800-262-0074, ext. 3, www.utahfestival.org.

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Chamber Music Showcase,” program includes Marcello’s Oboe Concerto, arranged for clarinet and strings, Kodaly’s Duo for Violin and cello, a Mozart string quartet, featuring festival artists Blanka Bednarz, violin, Cheung Chau, cello, Russell Harlow, Clarinet, and Leslie Harlow, viola, August 7, 8 p.m., Park City Community Church, U-224 at Bear Hollow Dr., $20 general, $15 seniors 62+ and students, $150 general 10-punch card, $100 seniors and students 10-punch card, $90 general 6-punch card, $66 seniors and students 6-punch card, $66 6-punch card for Summit County residents, 435-649-5309, tickets at the door or in advance at www.pcmusicfestival.com, “BYOB” Bring Your Own Beethoven – Bring a “Beethoven” Item and receive 
your concert ticket for a $5 discount off the regular ticket price.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, University Chorale, August 7, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony, Mack Wilberg, conductor, August 8, 7:30 p.m., Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre, Deer Valley Resort, $60-$85 reserved seating, $32 general admission lawn seating, tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-533-6683, www.usuo.org.

DEER VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL, The Ben Folds Orchestral Experience, Utah Symphony, Jerry Steichen, conductor, August 9, 7:30 p.m., Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre, Deer Valley Resort, $80-$100 reserved seating, $42 general admission lawn seating, tickets are $5 higher when purchased on day of performance, 801-533-6683, www.usuo.org.

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Salon Concert,” a festival favorite, concertgoers dine and relax while enjoying virtuoso performances featuring Festival Artists, August 9, time and location TBA, $45 minimum donation per person, space is limited, please make your reservations as soon as possible, email chmusic@pcmusicfestival.com with your reservation, please include date(s)
of the Salon concert you would like to attend, 
your name, the number of guests in your party,
your email address and phone number, or call 435-649-5309, www.pcmusicfestival.com.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Josh Wright, piano, August 9, 7 p.m., Viridian Center, 8030 S. 1825 West, West Jordan, free.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Ultimi, tenor trio, August 9, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music,” music includes, Ponchielli’s Il Convegno, Divertimento for Two Clarinets and Piano, Louis Spohr’s Six German Lieder for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano, Shostakovich’s Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, featuring festival artists Blanka Bednarz and Monte Belknap, violin, Kirsten Gunlogson, soprano, Cheung Chau, cello, Russell Harlow and Lee Livengood, clarinet, Leslie Harlow, viola, and Melissa Livengood, piano, August 10, 3 p.m., Temple Har Shalom, U-224 at Brookside Ct., $20 general, $15 seniors and students, $150 general 10-punch card, $100 seniors and students 10-punch card, $90 general 6-punch card, $66 seniors and students 6-punch card, $66 6-punch card for Summit County residents, at the door or in advance at www.pcmusicfestival.com, “BYOB” Bring Your Own Beethoven – Bring a “Beethoven” item and receive 
your concert ticket for a $5 discount off the regular ticket price.

BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY, “Monday Chamber Music Concert in the Park,” outdoor concert, in collaboration with Mountain Town Music, program includes chamber works by your favorite composers along with surprising works you will hear for the first time, August 11, 6:30 p.m., City Park Bandstand, 1354 Park Ave., Park City, free, 435-649-5309, www.pcmusicfestival.com.

INTERMEZZO CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, Concert V, music includes Strauss’ Violin Sonata in E flat major, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Kathryn Eberle and Karen Wyatt, violin, Mathew Johnson, cello, Vedrana Subotic, piano, August 11, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $18 general, $15 seniors, free for students, season ticket $80 general, $65 seniors, at the door or in advance online at www.intermezzoconcerts.org, 801-200-3388.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, “Monday in the Park,” Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South, August 11, 7:30 p.m., free.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, “Our American Heritage,” concert sponsored by family organizations of Brigham Young, Joseph Smith and Emma Hale, August 16, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

heART MUSIC, “Flores del Verano: Concierto de Música Antigua” (“Flowers of Summer: A Concert of Early Music”), program features Gregorian Chant as well as music by Ockeghem, Telemann, Handel and Rameau, featuring Lisa Chaufty, baroque flute and recorder, Haruhito Miyagi, organ and harpsichord, Nicolas Chuaqui, tenor, Cheryl Hart, soprano, David Fox, organ, Eleanor Christman Cox, baroque cello, and Leslie J. Richards, viola da gamba, August 17, 3 p.m., Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 946 S. 200 East, free.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, “Monday in the Park,” Liberty Park, 600 E. 900 South, August 18, 7:30 p.m., free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, William Joseph in Concert, August 19-22, 8:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Sounds of Zion,” an evening of music and inspiration, performers include, Peter Breinholt, Cherie Call, Daniel Beck, Jessie Clark Funk and Sam Payne, August 19-22, 7 p.m., Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Community Concert Series, Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, music by Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók, and Kodaly, August 20, 8 p.m., Gallivan Center, 239 S. Main Street, free.

SNOWBASIN, Utah Symphony presents “Snowbasin Under the Stars,” Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, music by Tchaikovsky, Copland, Kodaly, Enesco and Gershwin/Bennett, August 21, 7:30 p.m., 3925 East Snow Basin Road, Huntsville, $30 reserved seating, $15 lawn seating, tickets can be purchased in person at the Snowbasin Resort Grizzly Center ticket office Saturdays and Sundays, please call 801-620-1000 or visit www.snowbasin.com.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Juani Guani, Gypsy Swing, August 21, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE, “Organ Fest VII,” presented by Classical 89 and featuring Salt Lake Tabernacle organists Richard Elliott, Clay Christiansen, Andrew Unsworth, Bonnie Goodliffe and Linda Margetts, as well as newly appointed Cathedral of the Madeleine organist Gabriele Terrone, program will be in honor of the late Brigham Young University organist Douglas E. Bush, August 22, 8 p.m., free, no tickets required, www.classical89.org.

THE ROSE EXPOSED EVENT, featuring the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center resident companies: Repertory Dance Theatre, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, SB Dance, Plan-B Theatre Company, Pygmalion Theatre Company, Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, all day the resident companies will be creating new works based on the concept of “home,” that night (8 p.m.), the companies will perform their creations, the daytime rehearsals are open to the public at no charge anytime between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., 100 percent of the ticket sales will benefit The Road Home, which serves 7,000 people annually, evening performance, August 23, 8 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $25 general, www.rdtutah.org.

DAVIS COUNTY SYMPHONY, Summer Pops Concert, Marie Maxfield, music director, an evening of Pops, Broadway and Movie Music for the whole family, August 23, 7 p.m., Christian Life Center, 2352 E. Hwy. 193, Layton, free, however, donations are appreciated,  www.daviscountysymphony.org.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, “Families Making Music,” concert featuring the families of Brody and Corine Hart and Matthew and Brittany Gardner, strings, vocal and piano, August 23, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

BROLLY ARTS, Rumba Libre, “Hot August Night,” an all-star band who performs salsa, jazz and soul, founded in 2008 by Carlos CoCo Garcia and friends, August 27, 7:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center $15 general, www.arttix.org.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Lark & Spur, acoustic variety, August 28, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Grotto Concert I,” a 45 minute jet boat ride down the Colorado River transports you to “nature’s concert hall,” a pristine, acoustically perfect wilderness grotto, music by Messiaen, Castaneda, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, August 28, 12 p.m., $325, of which $190 is tax deductible, not appropriate for children under 12 years of age, 435-259-7003, www.moabmusicfest.org, the Moab Festival runs August 28-September 8. Note: this concert is sold out, to be added to the waiting list call 435-259-7003.

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Festival Opening Night, music by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, August 29, 7 p.m., Star Hall, 159 E. Center Street, $25 general, 435-259-7003, www.moabmusicfest.org, the Moab Festival runs August 28-September 8.

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Music Hike I,” Eric Ruske, horn, LP How and Harumi Rhodes, violin, Leslie Tomkins, viola, and Jeremy Turner cello, a concert for the outdoor enthusiast, you will be transported to a secret wilderness location, from there a rigorous hike leads you to a natural setting for acoustic music, August 30, 9 a.m., $60, the hike requires a moderate level of stamina, agility and comfort with uneven footing, slickrock, and some exposure to sun, outdoor clothing for a desert environment is recommended, hiking or trail shoes are required, not suitable for children under 12. Contact 435-259-7003 for more information and to purchase tickets, www.moabmusicfest.org, the Moab Festival runs through September 8.

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Edmar Castaneda Quartet,” Edmar Castaneda, harp, Andrea Tierra vocals, Shiomi Cohen saxophone, and Dave Silliman, percussion, August 30, 6 p.m., Festival Tent, Red Cliffs Lodge, Mile Post 14 Highway 128, Moab, $30 general, 435-259-7003, www.moabmusicfest.org, the Moab festival runs through September 8.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, Paul Cardall, piano, August 30, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, tickets are not required for this event, seating will be general admission.

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Music Hike II,” LP How, Harumi Rhodes and Jennifer Frautschi, violin, a concert for the outdoor enthusiast, you will be transported to a secret wilderness location, from there a rigorous hike leads you to a natural setting for acoustic music, August 31, 9 a.m., $60, the hike requires a moderate level of stamina, agility and comfort with uneven footing, slickrock, and some exposure to sun, outdoor clothing for a desert environment is recommended, hiking or trail shoes are required, not suitable for children under 12. Contact 435-259-7003 for more information and to purchase tickets, www.moabmusicfest.org, the Moab Festival runs through September 8.

MOAB MUSIC FESTIVAL, “Ireland in the New World,” music by Percy Grainger, John Scott Skinner, Natalie Haas, and traditional selections from Scotland and Ireland, August 31, 6 p.m., Festival Tent, Red Cliffs Lodge, Mile Post 14 Highway 128, Moab, $30 general, 435-259-7003, www.moabmusicfest.org, the Moab festival runs through September 8.

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