WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (APRIL 15-21, 2015)

(Be sure to visit our monthly concert calendar by clicking on “Events Calendar.”)

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Ensemble, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 seniors, staff, faculty, and non-U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

CANTORUM CHAMBER CHOIR, “Greater Love,” Steve Durtschi, artistic director, program includes Gregorio Allegri’s “Miserere Mei Deus,” Paul Mealor’s “Salvator Mundi” and Eric Whitacre’s “A Boy and a Girl,” April 16, 7:30 p.m., Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., free, suggested donation is $10,  www.cantorum.info.

NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, Gallery Series, NOVA concludes its series of Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano paired with captivating piano works by German composer Wolfgang Rihm, performed by Utah Symphony associate concertmaster Kathryn Eberle, and pianist and NOVA artistic director Jason Hardink, April 16, 7:30 p.m., Julie Nester Gallery, 1280 Iron Horse Drive, Park City, $25, tickets online or cash or checks at the door, www.novachambermusicseries.org.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Johansen-Livengood Trio, classical viola, clarinet and piano, April 16, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Chamber Orchestra, “Spring Concert,” the program will feature masterworks from the classical repertoire, and a performance by the winner of the Westminster College concerto competition, April 16, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, $5 general, Westminster staff, faculty and students get one free ticket, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Classical Guitar Ensemble, April 16, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, in David Gardner Hall, free.

WESTMINSTER OPERA STUDIO and UTAH OPERA, present internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Jill Grove in recital, Carol Anderson, piano, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $5 general, free for students with I.D., https://www.ezticketlive.com/checkout/eventbdate.asp?id=21.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Chamber Choir, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 seniors, staff, faculty, and non-U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

ORCHESTRA AT TEMPLE SQUARE and TEMPLE SQUARE CHORALE, Ryan Murphy, director, the first half of the concert will feature the orchestra performing Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, and Smetana’s overture to The Battered Bride, the concert’s second half will be Mozart’s Requiem performed by the Temple Square Chorale, April 17-18, 7:30 p.m., Salt Lake Tabernacle, free but tickets required, for ticket information call 801-570-0080, 866-537-8457, or visit www.lds.org/events.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony,” Paul Goodwin, conductor, Benedetto Lupo, piano, the concert will feature an all-Mozart program: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, Symphony No. 41 in C major K. 551, Jupiter, and the Symphony in D major (after the Posthorn Serenade), K. 320, April 17-18, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $10-$69 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org.

AMERICAN WEST CHAMBER SINGERS, Tyler Kofoed, conductor, Christy Peterson, Asha Crandall, Jonah Hoskins and Christopher Stockslager from Westminster College Department of Music, vocalists, Donna Johnson, piano, program includes Michael Haydn’s Requiem, as well as works celebrating spring, April 18, 5 p.m., Community of Grace Presbyterian Church, 2015 Newcastle Dr., Sandy, $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth (7-15 years old), at the door.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR, program includes sacred, American spiritual and classical music, April 18, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.

NOVA CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES, Gallery Series, NOVA concludes its series of Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano paired with captivating piano works by German composer Wolfgang Rihm, performed by Utah Symphony associate concertmaster Kathryn Eberle, and pianist and NOVA artistic director Jason Hardink, April 19, 3 p.m., The Art Barn at Finch Lane, 54 Finch Lane, Salt Lake City, $25, tickets online or cash or checks at the door, www.novachambermusicseries.org.

MADELEINE FESTIVAL, Robert Sims and Christopher Brooks present “Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor,” April 19, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple, free and open to the public, www.utcotm.org.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Concert Series, “An Evening of Brahms: Trio of Trios,” the concert will feature Brahms’ Clarinet Trio, Horn Trio, and Piano Trio in C, Yuki MacQueen, violin, Lee Livengood, clarinet, Ron Beitel, horn, John Eckstein, cello and Karlyn Bond, piano, April 20, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $15 general, students (from all institutions) and Westminster faculty and staff free with ID, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Guitar Ensembles, April 20, 7:30  p.m., The Performance Hall, $5-$10, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Percussion UVU, “Small Plates,” enjoy our tribute to the tastiest bits of music in the percussion repertoire, the concert is sure to satisfy your musical palate, April 20, 7:30 p.m., Centre Stage, Sorensen Center Theatre, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

TIMPANOGOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, “Aspiring Musicians Competition Concert,” features works by winners of their bi-annual competition, John Pew, music director and conductor, April 20, 7:30 p.m., Thanksgiving Point Show Barn, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, $10 general, $8 students, $25 family pass (up to five), 801-210-2466, www.thetso.org, or at the door.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Family Series, “Peter Pan and Other Adventures,” Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, travel through faraway lands with the Utah Symphony, travel to Never-Never Land with Peter Pan and visit other storybook creatures told through music, April 21, 7 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $12 general, $8 children, $36 (for 6 tickets), not available online, to purchase these tickets, please call 801-399-9214 0r visit our office at 638 26th Street, Ogden, www.symphonyballet.org.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Chorale and Women’s Choir, “Earth Day,” April 21, 7:30  p.m., The Performance Hall, $5-$10, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

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About Edward Reichel

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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