WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (FEB. 4-10, 2015)

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UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Campus Symphony, February 4, 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.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Utah Philharmonia, Robert Baldwin, conductor, February 5, 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.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Off the Map Series, BYU International Arts Festival, USA/China, presents “The Shanghai Restoration Project,” Chinese culture meets hip-hop and electronica in this fusion of traditional and contemporary musical sounds, February 5-7, 7:25 p.m. and also a 2:25 p.m. performance on February 7,  Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $7-10, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Seasons,” BYU’s Living Legends presents dancing, music and costumes celebrating the Latin American, Native American and Polynesian cultures, Janielle Christensen, artistic director,  February 6, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $12 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Winterfest,” presents, Noteworthy, BYU’s newest a cappella group, February 6, 7:30 p.m., LDS Conference Center Theatre, $10 general, 801-570-0080 or 866-537-8457, tickets.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Mahler’s Symphony No. 3,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano, Women of the Utah Symphony Chorus and Madeleine Choir School, February 6-7, 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.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Winterfest,” presents, BYU Singers, February 7, 7:30 p.m., LDS Conference Center Theatre, $10 general, 801-570-0080 or 866-537-8457, tickets.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Mundi Project, guest artist Julian Gargiulo, piano, February 7, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, $15 general, $6 seniors, staff, faculty, and non-U. students, free for U. students, www.thesugarspace.comNote: There will be a free master class with Julian Gargiulo on February 9, 1-2 p.m., in Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall.

THE NEW AMERICAN PHILHARMONIC BALLET & OPERA ASSOCIATION, “Winter Concert,” Dr. Mark Emile, guest conductor, music by Grieg, Smetana, Fauré, and Respighi, February 7, 7:30 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Vedrana Subotic, piano, Claude Halter and Anne Lee, violins, February 8, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE, Eccles Organ Festival, Vincent Dubois, Strasburg Conservatory, France, February 8, 8 p.m., free, 801-328-8941 for more information, www.utcotm.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Abravanel Visiting Composer Series, Martin Bresnick, composer, February 9, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Winter ChoirFest, BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Women’s Chorus and Men’s Chorus, February 10, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10 general ($4 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

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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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