PERFORMANCES-MUSIC-MARCH 2014

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Grieg’s Piano Concerto,” Mark Wigglesworth, conductor, Alexander Melnikov, piano, music also includes Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2, and Albert Schnelzer’s A Freak in Burbank (U. S. premiere), March 1, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $18-$69 general (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahsymphony.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “A Salute to Frank Sinatra,” directed by Vincent Falcone (Sinatra’s music director), with recording artist Jack Wood, BYU Philharmonic, Synthesis, and BYU alumni, March 1, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general, $9 seniors/BYU alumni, $6 students (BYU or other student ID), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, University Choirs, March 1, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UTAH CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY, Grisha Goryachev, March 1, 8 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 Foothill Drive, $25 general, $5 students with ID, at the door, or at www.ucgs.org, for advance purchase.

NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, “Music from Poland,” music by Szymanowski, Schumann, Chopin, and Bellini, Ralph Matson, violin, Walter Haman, cello, Celena Shafer, soprano and Jason Hardink, piano, March 2, 3 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $20 general, $18 seniors (60+ years), $5 students, free for U. students, tickets online or cash or checks at the door, www.novachambermusicseries.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Vedrana Subotic, piano, music by Beethoven, March 2, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, free.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Concert Series, “Quattro Amici in Concert,” Lun Jiang, violin, David Porter, viola, Pegsoon Whang, cello and Karlyn Bond, piano, music by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, March 3, 8 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, $15 general, students with ID free, 801-832-2457, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, American String Teachers Association Honors Recital, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Garrison Choral Room (BC136), Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, free.

AMERICAN FORK SYMPHONY, “Movies and Masterpieces,” Dr. David Fullmer, conductor, March 3, 7:30 p.m., American Fork Junior High Auditorium, 1120 N. 20 West, $5 general, $3 children (3-18 yrs.), $15 family, www.americanforksymphony.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE CITY, Pacifica Quartet, music includes Mozart’s Quartet in F major, K. 590, Shostakovich’s Quartet No. 7 in F sharp minor, and Brahms’ Quartet in C minor, op. 51, no. 1, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $30 general, $10 students with ID, tickets available at the door, for general information and season ticket pricing, 801-467-2181, www.cmsofslc.org.  Note: Members of the Pacifica Quartet will hold a free master class from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m., and Dr. Hasse Borup will hold a free pre-concert lecture from 6:45 p.m. – 7:15 p.m., both on March 6 and both will be held in room 270 of the music hall.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Wassermann Festival 2014, Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan, piano, March 6, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $12-$24 general, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY,  Young Ambassadors, “Heartsongs: The Melodies of Love,” Randy Boothe, artistic director, a fast-paced revue about those moments in life when love touches us in unexpected ways, March 6-8, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee also on March 8, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine $12 general, $11 seniors/BYU alumni, $8 students with ID., 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Dvorák’s ‘New World’ Symphony,” Mark Wigglesworth, conductor, music also includes Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), and Lutoslawski’s Symphony No. 4,  March 7-8, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $18-$69 general (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahsymphony.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Music Department Showcase, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, free.

WEST VALLEY SYMPHONY OF UTAH, Donny Gilbert, music director, music includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, March 8, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Junior High, 4351 S. Redwood Road, Taylorsville, $10 online or at the door, www.westvalleysymphonyutah.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, The Primrose Memorial Concert, March 8, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

WASATCH COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, “Spring Concert,” Ted Zalkind, music director and conductor, March 9, 7 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1710 S. Foothill Drive, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Boguslavsky Scholarship Concert, Tatjana Mead Chamis, viola, Heather Conner, piano, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $18 general, $13 seniors/U. faculty/staff, $8 non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BYU Philharmonic, “Evening of Concertos,” Kory Katseanes, conductor, featuring winners of the BYU Philharmonic Concerto Competition, March 11, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general, $9 seniors/BYU alumni, $6 students (BYU or other student ID), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Folk Music Ensemble, Mark Geslison, director, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, “Jazz at the Station,” March 12, 7 p.m., Grand Lobby, Ogden’s Union Station, 2501 Wall Avenue, well behaved children are welcome, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Group for New Music, with guest composer Scott Johnson, March 13, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Aspen Winds and Chris Proctor, solo acoustic guitar, March 13, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

UTOPIA EARLY MUSIC, “Baroque Winds,” as the first signs of spring emerge and cool breezes frisk through the branches, Baroque winds breathe life into works by Handel, Telemann, Bach, and other greats, Emily Nelson, soprano, Christopher LeCluyse, tenor, Miyo Aoki, recorder, Lisa Chaufty, recorder and flute, Jane Drummond, Baroque oboe, David Walker, lute and Eleanor Cox, Baroque cello, March 14-15, 8 p.m., March 16, 5 p.m., Cathedral Church of St. Mark, 231 E. 100 South, pay as able (suggested donation of $15 general, $12 seniors and $10 students), www.utopiaearlymusic.org.

UTAH OPERA, “Turandot,” by Puccini, Christopher McBeth, artistic director, David Agler, conductor, Renaud Doucet, stage director, André Barbe, set and costume design, Maida Hundeling, soprano, Jonathan Burton, tenor, March 15, 17, 19, 21, 7:30 p.m., March 23, 2 p.m., Capitol Theatre, $18-$100 general, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahopera.org.

SALT LAKE SYMPHONY, “Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” Robert Baldwin, conductor, Christina Castellanos, flute, music includes John Williams’ Symphonic Excerpts from Far and Away (side by side with high school students), Grainger’s Irish  Tune from County Derry (side by side with high school students), and Beach’s Symphony No. 2, Gaelic, March 15, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, $5 students and seniors, 801-531-7501 or at the door with cash, check or credit card, www.saltlakesymphony.org.  Note: Robert Baldwin will host a  pre-concert discussion from 6:15 p.m.–7 p.m., room 270 (right behind the concert hall).

UTAH SYMPHONY, Lollipops Series, “Tyrannosaurus Sue: A Cretaceous Concerto,” by Bruce Adolphe, Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, March 15, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $6-$14 general, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahsymphony.org.

AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY, “Spring Concert,” Joel Rosenberg, conductor, music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Satie, and Stravinsky, March 15, 8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8575 S. 700 East, $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth 7-15 years, tickets at the door, www.americanwestsymphony.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “An Evening with the Opera Chorus,” Lawrence Vincent, director, March 15, 7 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

MURRAY SYMPHONY, “From Russia With Love,” featuring music from the Russian masters, Julie Christofferson, conductor, Ruan Duan, piano, March 15, 7:30 p.m., Murray High School Auditorium, 5440 S. State Street, $6, children under 10 free, at the door, www.murraysymphony.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Vedrana Subotic, piano, March 16, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Combos, March 18, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Combos, March 19, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $10 general, $10 non USU students, $8 youth up to 17/seniors, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Wassermann Festival 2014, Sean Chen, piano, March 20, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $12-$24 general, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Wassermann Festival 2014, Vadym Kholodenko, piano, March 21, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $12-$24 general, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Utah Philharmonia, Larry Spell, conductor, Jakob Hofer, violin, March 20, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

THE ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE AND TEMPLE SQUARE CHORALE, Ryan Murphy, associate music director, Melissa Heath, soprano, Christopher Holmes, baritone, music includes Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem, and Mack Wilberg’s Requiem aeternam, and Let Peace Then Still the Strife, March 21-22, 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake Tabernacle, Temple Square, free tickets are required for this event, tickets can be obtained over the internet at www.lds.org/church/events, or by calling 801-570-0080 or 1-866-537-8457, or at the ticket office located at door 4 of the Conference Center, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Men’s Chorus, Rosalind Hall, conductor, March 21-22, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general, $9 seniors/BYU alumni, $6 students (BYU or other student ID), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

GINA BACHAUER INTERNATIONAL PIANO SERIES, Stephen Beus, 2006 Bachauer gold medalist, music by Liszt, Mendelssohn, Medtner, Pärt and Ligeti, March 22, 7:30 p.m., Jeanné Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $20 general, $8 students, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org.

AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY SANDY, “Spring Concert,” Joel Rosenberg, conductor, music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Satie, and Stravinsky, March 22, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, U. students free, tickets at the door, www.americanwestsymphony.org.

JAZZ SLC, Gerald Clayton Trio, March 22, 7:30 p.m., Capitol Theatre, $25-$35 general, $10 students with ID, 801-278-0235, www.jazzslc.com.

AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY, “Spring Concert,” Joel Rosenberg, conductor, music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Satie, and Stravinsky, March 23, 7:30 p.m., Congregation Kol Ami, 2425 E. Heritage Way, $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth 7-15 years, tickets at the door, www.americanwestsymphony.org.

THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE, Founder’s Day Concert, Bach’s St. John Passion, Craig Jessop, conductor, March 23, 8 p.m., free, but seating passes required, 801-994-4662, www.utmcs.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Heather Conner, piano, music by Chopin and Schubert, March 23, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, free.

UTAH CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY, Young Artists Series, Matthew Rhode, classical guitar, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, David Gardner Hall, University of Utah,  free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Combos, March 25, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $10 general, $8 general, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Winds and Percussion Concert, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Garrison Choral Room (BC136), Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, free.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Wind Symphony, “Fiesta!,” David Fulmer, conductor, guest artists the UVU Faculty Brass Quintet, March 25, 7:30p.m., Ragan Theater, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Ensemble, Mark Ammons, director, March 25, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Flute Chamber Night, March 25, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), room 313, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, A Trombone Night, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, A Saxophone Chamber Night, March 26, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), room 313, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, presented by The Ogden Symphony Ballet Association, “A Rodgers & Hammerstein Celebration,” Jerry Steichen, conductor, Utah Symphony Chorus, Lisa Vroman, soprano, Gary Mauer, tenor, William Michals, baritone, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $26-$42, for more information and tickets, www.symphonyballet.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, The Jazz Combo Night, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOGAN, Jasper String Quartet, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall, Utah State University, $24 general, $10 student (with ID), tickets may be purchased online or at the door, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Living Legends, song and  dance celebrates the Latin American, Native American and Polynesian cultures, March 27, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general, $11 BYU alumni/seniors, $8 students and BYU employees, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Utah Jazz Guitar Ensembles, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 non U. students/seniors/U. faculty/staff, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Salt Lake Children’s Choir, Ralph Woodward, music director, April 27, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

AMERICAN FESTIVAL CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem) Dr. Craig Jessop, conductor, Cindy Dewey, soprano, Steve Meredith, baritone, March 28, 7:30 p.m., Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main Street Logan, $12-$20, 435-752-0026, www.americanfestivalchorus.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BYU Singers and Concert Choir, Rosalind Hall and Ronald Staheli, conductors, March 28, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general, $9 alumni and seniors, $6 students and BYU employees, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, A Woodwind Chamber Night, March 28, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), room 313, free.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Opera Studio, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, March 28, 7:30 p.m., $5 general, free for Westminster students, faculty and staff, Courage Theatre, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, 801-832-2457, tickets.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Entertainment Series, “A Rodgers & Hammerstein Celebration,” Jerry Steichen, conductor, Utah Symphony Chorus, Lisa Vroman, soprano, Gary Mauer, tenor, William Michals, baritone, March 28-29, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $23-$90 general (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahsymphony.org.

SALT LAKE CHORAL ARTISTS, “How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings: Brahms’ Requiem,” Dr. Brady Allred artistic director and conductor, Carol Ann Allred, soprano, Tyler Oliphant, baritone, Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, March 29, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $20 general, $10 students, 801-232-7521, www.saltlakechoralartists.org, or at the door.

GIFTED MUSIC SCHOOL ACADEMY, Annual Scholarship Gala, March 29, 7:30 p.m., Waterford School Performing Arts Building, 1480 E. 9400 South, $45 adults, $25 children (ages 2-17), tickets at 801-300-1199, laltman@giftedmusicschool.org or www.giftedmusicschool.org/gala.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, WSU Cultural Affairs presents, Ethel with Kaki King, March 29, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, $20 general, $18 seniors/students, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, University Chorale, March 29, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $3, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Harp Ensemble, March 29, 3 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

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