WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (APRIL 22-28, 2015)

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

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Jazz Ensemble, David Holliday, music director, the concert will an array of beloved standards and new works in various styles, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Courage Theatre, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Piano: Lennox Larson Scholarship Concert, April 22, 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.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Entertainment Series, “The Midtown Men,” original cast members from the Broadway show The Jersey Boys, Jerry Steichen, conductor, April 21, 7:30 p.m., Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, $26-$44 general, 801-399-9214 0r visit our office at 638 26th Street, Ogden, or go online to www.symphonyballet.org.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Symphony Orchestra, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, $8-$10, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Composers Forum, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, in David Gardner Hall, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Entertainment Series, “The Midtown Men,” original cast members from the Broadway show The Jersey Boys, Jerry Steichen, conductor, April 24-25, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $10-$85 (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.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, Mozart’s Così fan tutte, UVU Opera, Tyler Nelson, artistic director, and Symphony Orchestra, Cheung Chau, conductor, Così fan tutte (Women Are Like That), is about two couples who put their relationships to the test, two young men Ferrando and Guglielmo and their older friend Don Alfonso devise a plot in which they pretend to head off to war, only to return, disguised as passionate suitors to flirt with their fiancées and ultimately prove that their women will be faithful to the men they are pledged to, unlike other women, mix in a saucy chambermaid, Despina, and chaos ensues, April 24-25, 7:30 p.m., Heritage High School, 5600 Heritage School Drive, Provo, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Lyric Opera Ensemble, Utah Philharmonia present, Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella), this witty tale, based on Perrault’s 1698 fairy tale, combines the sumptuousness of French operetta and the sense of magic and surprise of a Disney classic, April 24-25, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, $20 general, $10 non U. students, free for U. students, children 17 and under free, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Chamber Singers, “Spring Concert,” April 24-25, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, $10 general, $5 non-Westminster students, Westminster staff, faculty and students get one free ticket, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

TEMPLE SQUARE FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS, April 24, 6:30 p.m., Heralders Children’s Choir, Debby Smith, director; April 24, 8 p.m.,  Salt Lake Symphonic Choir, Erin Tall, director; April 25, 6:30 p.m., We Also Sing! South (women’s choir), Merilee Webb, director; April 25, 8 p.m., Sterling Singers, Kelly DeHaan, director; all concerts are free, no tickets required.

SALT LAKE MEN’S CHOIR, “A Touch of Class,” performing elegant music ranging from Vivaldi to modern interpretations, featuring soloists from the Metropolitan Opera auditions in Utah, and accompanied by a nine-piece orchestra, April 24-25, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 777 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City, $15 general, tickets are good for either night, tickets are available from choir members, The Library Store at The City Library, at Club Try-Angles, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Family Series, “Peter Pan and Other Adventures,” Vladimir Kulenovic, conductor, April 25, 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $6-$18 general, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahsymphony.org.

MURRAY CONCERT BAND, “Magic, Mystery and Fantasy,” Dr. Craig Ferrin, conductor, Wayne Huff, assistant conductor, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Murray High School, 5440 S. State St., free, but donations accepted, www.murrayconcertband.org.

SALT LAKE SYMPHONY, “Utah Talent Spotlight,” Barbara Scowcroft, guest conductor, Shenae Anderson, violin, music includes Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, Italian, and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, $5 students, seniors, and children, 801-531-7501 or at the door with cash, check or credit card, www.saltlakesymphony.org.

MURRAY CONCERT BAND, “Spring Concert,” Dr. Craig Ferrin, principal conductor, Winter Concert,” April 25, 7:30 p.m., Murray High School Auditorium, free.

DAVIS COUNTY SYMPHONY, “Spring Concert,” Kent Nelson, music director, and Dan Rich, assistant music director, April 25, 7 p.m., Christian Life Center, 2352 E. Hwy. 193, Layton, for more information visit their website at http://www.daviscountysymphony.org/modx1/.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Beethoven Series, Vedrana Subotic, piano, Lun Jiang, violin and Pegsoon Whang, cello, April 26, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

MADELEINE FESTIVAL, Ghislain Leroy and Romain Leleu, trumpet/organ concert featuring music from the renaissance era, all the way to the contemporary, April 26, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple, free and open to the public, www.utcotm.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Flute Choir, April 26, 5 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, in David Gardner Hall, free.

AMERICAN FORK SYMPHONY, “Salute to Youth,” Shauna Smith, conductor, featuring Elizabeth Zhang, Alyssa Buck, and Joseph Raty, piano, Emily McMurtrey, and Cassidy Erickson, violin, and Amanda Hofheins, cello, April 27, 7 p.m., American Fork Junior High Auditorium, 1120 N. 20 West, $5 general, $3 children (3-18), $15 family, at the door.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Advanced String Quartets, April 27, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, in David Gardner Hall, free.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, WSU Guitar Ensemble, April 27, 7:30 p.m., Eccles Theater, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Westminster Chorale, “Spring Concert,” April 28, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Emma Eccles Conservatory, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, New Music Ensemble, April 28, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, in David Gardner Hall, free.

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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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