The Utah Symphony announced Tuesday it’ll be spending a week in August touring southern Utah and playing four concerts near five major national parks.

The so called “Mighty 5 Tour” (not to be confused with Russia’s Mighty Five composers) will have the orchestra, under the baton of music director Thierry Fischer, play concerts near Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon and Zion National Park. They’ll be joined by local favorite, soprano Celena Shafer.

The concerts will take place the week of Aug. 11. The program will consist of music by Shostakovich, Dvorak, Bizet and Gershwin. Shafer will sing several pieces, including Johann Strauss’ Frühlingsstimmen Walzer, “Quando me’n vo” from Puccini’s La bohème and “Summertime” from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

The concerts are free but tickets will be required. Advance tickets, as part of a lodging or recreation package, will be available May 1. For those who’ll be camping in or near these parks tickets will be available starting July 1. Tickets will also be distributed at the gate on the evening of each performance, if still available.

For more information log on to www.utahsymphony.org/mighty5.