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There are lots of concerts coming up in the next several days. Among the highlights are the Jupiter Quartet with guest violist James Dunham playing Mozart’s Quintet in G minor, K. 516, and Brahms’ Quintet in G major, op. 111, on Dec. 4; the Utah Symphony’s performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with conductor Thierry Fischer and soprano Celena Shafer on Dec. 5-6; the annual Vivaldi by Candlelight concert featuring guest harpsichordist Mark Kroll and the Vivaldi Virtuosi conducted by Gerald Elias on Dec. 6; the Salt Lake Children’s Choir Christmas concerts on Dec. 5 and 7; and the Utah Chamber Artists’ holiday concert featuring J.A.C. Redford’s Christmas cantata Welcome All Wonders on Dec. 8.
SALT LAKE SYMPHONIC WINDS, Holiday Concert, Thomas P. Rohrer, conductor, December 3, 7:30 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1700 S. Foothill Blvd., Salt Lake City, free.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, “The Forgotten Carols,” presented by Deseret Book Company, December 3, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $12.15-$32, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Carols at Advent,” featuring the Chamber Choir, Women’s Choir, Men’s Choir, Concert Choir and Horn Choir, Cherilyn Worthen and Reed Criddle, conductors, December 3, 7:30 p.m., Sorensen Center Ballroom, $5 general, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Jazz Ensemble, David Holliday, music director, December 3, 7:30 p.m., Courage Theatre, Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory, Vieve Gore Concert Hall, free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Voices, Allen M. Matthews, director, December 3, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $6 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Flute Choir, December 3, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, University Orchestra and University Strings, December 3, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $3, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.
UTAH VALLEY SYMPHONY, “Christmas Storytelling,” in partnership with the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Bryce Rytting, conductor, Steffani Raff, storyteller, music by Tchaikovsky, Bizet and Mahler, December 3-4, 7:30 p.m., Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $15 general, $12 seniors/students, 801-852-7007, www.coveycenter.org.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE CITY, Jupiter String Quartet with violist James Dunham, the program will feature Mozart’s String Quintet in G minor, K. 516, Bartók’s Quartet No. 5, Brahms’ String Quintet in G major, op. 111, December 4, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $30 general, $10 students with ID, tickets available at the door, www.cmsofslc.org. There will be a pre-concert lecture presented by Dr. Susan Neimoyer, musicologist at the University of Utah, 6:45 p.m., room 270, Libby Gardner Hall, Note: The Jupiter String Quartet will be conducting a master class workshop, December 4, 12 :30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., room 270, Libby Gardner Concert Hall.
EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Blue Haiku Folk Quintet, December 4, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Brass Chamber Night, December 4, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Lab Bands, Mike Tobian, director, December 4, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.
AMERICAN FESTIVAL CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA, “Christmas from the Ellen Eccles Theatre,” Craig Jessop, music director and conductor, with special guests Kurt Bestor and Nathan Pacheco, December 5-6, 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee also on December 6, Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main, Logan, $12-$20 general, youth 8 years and older are admitted, no babes in arms, www.americanfestivalchorus.org.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Ensemble, December 5, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theatre, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.
OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY, “Holiday Pops Concert,” featuring special guest Peter Breinholt, Kayson Brown and Shaun Davis, guest conductors, in partnership with Midvale Arts Council, Cottonwood Heights Arts Council, Cottonwood Heights Orchestra, Oquirrh Mountain Symphony, December 5, 7:30 p.m., Midvale Middle School, 7852 S. Pioneer Street, Midvale, December 6, 7:30 p.m., Butler Middle School, 7530 S. 2700 East, Cottonwood Heights, $8 general (5 years and older), at the door with cash, check or credit card, or www.omsymphony.org, or www.showtix4u.com.
UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Beethoven’s Ninth,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Celena Shafer, soprano, Cynthia Hanna, mezzo-soprano, Chad Shelton, tenor, Michael Dean, bass-baritone, and Utah Symphony Chorus, December 5-6, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $23-$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.
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Chamber Singers Holiday Concert, the concert will feature choral classics and holiday favorites, December 5-6, 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.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Celebration of Christmas, BYU Philharmonic, Kory Katseanes, conductor, BYU Combined Choirs, December 5-6, 7:30 p.m., also a 3 p.m. matinee on December 6, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $16 general, ($5 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Christmas Around the World: Timeless Stories,” Jeanette Geslison, artistic director, featuring BYU’s Living Legend, this holiday tradition showcases the rich ethnic diversity of the world through music and dance, December 5-6, 7:30 p.m., also a 2 p.m. matinee on December 6, Marriott Center, $10-$20 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.
SALT LAKE CHILDREN’S CHOIR, Annual Christmas Concert, Ralph B. Woodward, music director, the performance will include music from around the world, and conclude with audience and choir joining for several carol favorites, December 5 and 7, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine, free, no children under 6 years will be admitted, www.childrensing.com.
SALT LAKE SYMPHONY, “Christmas Eve Magic,” Robert Baldwin, music director and conductor, University of Utah Ballet Department, music includes Hely-Hutchinson’s A Carol Symphony, and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker (Act I), December 6, 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.
AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY AND CHORUS, “Christmas Concert,” Joel Rosenberg music director, Tyler Kofoed, chorus master, music by Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Handel and a Christmas carol medley, December 6, 8p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8575 S. 700 East, Sandy, $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth (7-15 years), December 16, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, $8 students, U. students free with ID, at the door, www.americanwestsymphony.org.
KUTV HOLIDAY POPS CONCERT, featuring the Choral Arts Society of Utah, Sterling S. Poulson, music director, Salt Lake Children’s Choir, Ralph Woodward, music director, and West Valley Symphony, Donny Gilbert conductor, the concert proceeds provide gifts of the season to less fortunate children and senior citizens along the Wasatch Front through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program, December 6, 7:30 p.m., Cottonwood High School Auditorium, 5715 S. 1300 East, Salt Lake City, $12 in advance, $15 at the door, www.smithstix.com.
VIVALDI BY CANDLELIGHT, Gerald Elias, music director, music by Vivaldi, Geminiani/Avison, Carlos de Seixas, and Bach, December 6, 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 12 C Street, the concert is a benefit for the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, $45 reserved, tickets at http://vivaldi.brownpapertickets.com/.
MURRAY SYMPHONY, Handel’s “Messiah” Sing Along, Julie Christofferson, music director, the program will feature guest soloists and the audience will be invited to sing the choir parts, December 6, 7:30 p.m., Murray High School Auditorium, 5440 S. State Street, free, donations of winter clothing items would be appreciated to benefit The Road Home.
INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHOIR, Holiday Concert, December 6, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (young children are allowed at the matinee performance only, children 8 years and older are welcome for either performance), Joseph Smith Memorial Chapel, free.
UTOPIA EARLY MUSIC, “A Celtic Christmas,” Emily Nelson, soprano, Gretchen Windt, mezzo-soprano, Christopher LeCluyse, tenor, Michael Chipman, baritone, Bronwen Beecher, fiddle, Therese Honey, Celtic harp, Eleanor Christman Cox, baroque cello, celebrate the holidays with the beauty of music from the lands of the Celts, December 6, 8 p.m., December 7, 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.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, TubaChristmas, December 6, 12 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Harp Solo and Ensemble, December 6, 7 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.
WASATCH COMMUNITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Holiday Concert, Larry Spell, music director and conductor, December 7, 7 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 1700 S. Foothill Blvd., Salt Lake City, free.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Choir and Symphony Holiday Concert, December 7, 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., St. Joseph Catholic Church, 24th and Adams, $7-$8, $30 for family up to 6, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Group Organ Recital, organists taught by University students and faculty perform organ classics, December 7, 3 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, free.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7, guest artist Vadim Serebryany, piano, program will feature music by Bartók, Brahms, Handel and Schumann, December 7, 7 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.
UTAH CHAMBER ARTISTS, “Welcome All Wonders,” by J.A.C. Redford, Barlow Bradford, music director and conductor, December 8, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $15 general, $10 students (in advance), $17 general, $12 students (day of), 801-572-2010 or visit www.utahchamberartists.org.
UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Toot Suites,” Wind Symphony, David Fullmer, conductor, December 8, 12:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. performances, Sorensen Center Ballroom, $2 general, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Crimson Harps, Cathryn Clayton, director, the program will feature holiday and classical pieces, December 8, 7:30 p.m., Thompson Chamber Music Hall, David Gardner Hall, free.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Alumni Singers Concert, December 8, 7:30 p.m., Weber High School Auditorium, 430 W. Weber High Drive, Pleasant View, free, however donations appreciated.
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, String Project Concert, December 8, 6:30 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, free.
TIMPANOGOS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, “Christmas: Celebrating the Season,” with special guest Nathan Osmond, John Pew, music director and conductor, December 8, 2014, 7:30 p.m., Thanksgiving Point Show Barn, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, $12 in advance, $14 day of, 801-210-2466, www.thetso.org, or at the door.
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Westminster Chorale, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Emma Eccles Conservatory, free.
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Composers Forum, the program features new works composed and performed by students, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Guitar Ensemble, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, University Chorale, December 9, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $3, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.