WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (MAY 20-26, 2015)

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

SALT LAKE AVENUES COMMUNITY CHOIR, Memorial Day Concert, May 21, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, free.

TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, “Celli on the Square,” cellists from the Orchestra at Temple Square performing multi-part arrangements of classical, pop, folk, and other music including Danny Boy, and Bachianas brasileiras, May 22, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Mahler’s Symphony No. 4,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Veronika Eberle, violin, Celena Shafer, soprano, the concert will also feature Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, May 22-23, 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. Note: There will be a “Finishing Touches” final rehearsal performance on May 22, 10 a.m., $16.

TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, Venicia Stolworthy Wilson and Melissa Hamilton, sopranos, varied program including classical repertoire and musical theater pieces, May 23, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, 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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