VARIETY OF CONCERTS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND

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There’s a final rush on concerts and other events this weekend. Below is a list of some of the programs that are coming up in Salt Lake City and Park City.

  • Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m., Dec. 22, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.: The Sting and Honey Company presents This Bird of Dawning Singeth All Night Long, The Nativity Story told through poetry and mask, created and directed by Javen Tanner, Leona Wagner Black Box, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, $10, 801-355-2787, www.arttix.org, www.stingandhoney.org.
  • Dec. 21-22, 7:30 p.m.: A Time of Forgiving, a new Christmas musical by Paul Cactus Jack La MARR, Lyceum Philharmonic, Kayson Brown, conductor, Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, $24-$29, 801-581-7100, http://atimeofforgivingmusical.com/index.html.
  • Dec. 21-22, 8 p.m.: Utah Symphony, “Holiday Celebration with Bravo Broadway!,” Jerry Steichen, conductor, Doug LaBrecque, LaKisha Jones, vocalists, West Jordan High School Concert Choir, Abravanel Hall, $29-$85 general (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website for information regarding $10 youth tickets, grades 2-12, and $10 adult tickets, 30 years and under, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahsymphony.org.
  • Dec. 22, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.: Salt Lake Choral Artists, “O Yule Full of Gladness, Christmas Around the World,” Dr. Brady Allred artistic director and conductor, featuring all of the Salt Lake Choral Artists’ choirs in carols and traditional songs from six continents and the islands of the sea, Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $20 general, $10 students, 801-232-7521, www.saltlakechoralartists.org, or at the door.
  • Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m.: Beethoven Festival Park City, “A Winter Concert,” Serena Kanig Benish, soprano, Monte Belknap, Rachel Ostler, violin, Leslie Harlow, viola, Garrick Woods, cello, Russell Harlow, clarinet, Bryan Stanley, piano, program to include selections from Handel’s Messiah, virtuoso showpieces, Klezmer music and holiday favorites, Park City Community Church, U-224 at Bear Hollow Dr., $20 general, $15 seniors and students, music students admitted free, www.pcmusicfestival.com.
  • Dec. 22, 7:30 p.m.: Josh Wright, piano, with Lindsey Wright, piano, and Jordan Wright, saxophone, Christmas concert will include pieces for piano and saxophone arranged by Jordan Wright, Chamber Theatre, Sandy City Hall, 10000 S. Centennial Parkway, $12 general, 801-568-2787.
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Edward Reichel, author, writer and composer, has been covering the classical music scene in Utah since 1997. For many years he served as the primary music critic for the Deseret News. He has also written for a number of publications, including Chamber Music Magazine, OPERA Magazine, 15 Bytes, Park City Magazine and Salt Lake Magazine. He holds a Ph.D. in composition from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He can be reached at ed.reichel@gmail.com. Reichel Recommends is also on Twitter @ReichelArts.

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