WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (JAN. 14-20, 2015)

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

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Neil Thornock, faculty artist and Hilary Demske, guest artist, January 14, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE CITY, Takács Quartet, the concert will feature Schubert’s Quartet in C minor (Quartetsatz), Quartet in A minor (Rosamunde) and Quartet in D minor (Death and the Maiden), January 15, 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.

UTAH SYMPHONY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Vladimir Kulenovich, conductor, program features Debussy, Francaix Poulenc and Ibert, January 15, 8 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, U-224 at White Pine Canyon Rd., Park City, $35 general, $10 students/under 30 with ID, 801-533-6683, www.usuo.org.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, Michael Lucarelli, classical guitar, January 15, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra, David Loebel, guest conductor, program features Debussy, Francaix, Poulenc and Ibert, January 16, 8 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $5-$10, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS, Sybarite 5, string quintet performing works across genres, Sami Merdinian and Sarah Metcalf, violins, Angela Pickett, viola, Laura Metcalf, cello, and Louis Levitt, bass, January 16, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theatre, Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden, $20 general, $15 students, 801-626-7000, www.wsuculturalaffairs.org or www.weberstatetickets.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, Steve Call, director, January 16, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Vocal Point, January 16, 7:30 p.m., January 17, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10-$12 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

SALT LAKE SYMPHONY, Family Concert, “Music, the Final Frontier,” Robert Baldwin, music director and conductor, January 17, 2 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, $3 students, seniors, and children, 801-531-7501 or at the door with cash, check or credit card, www.saltlakesymphony.org.

UTAH OPERA, “The Pearl Fishers,” by Bizet, two men test the strength of their friendship when a beautiful woman stirs up an old rivalry and a dangerous love triangle, desire and deception build and threaten to separate the friends forever, leaving compassion and trust as the lovers’ only path for survival, the depth of love is tested and a choice between love and honor must be made, Carlos Izcaray, conductor, Kristine McIntyre, stage director, Andrea Carroll, soprano, Brian Stucki, tenor, Craig Irvin, baritone, Derrick Parker, bass-baritone, January 17, 19, 21, 23, 7:30 p.m., January 25, 2 p.m., Capitol Theatre, $10-$95 general ($5 more if purchased on the day of the performance), 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahopera.org.

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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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