WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (NOV. 19-25, 2014)

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

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Jazz Ensembles, N0vember 19, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BYU Philharmonic, Kory Katseanes, conductor, Will Kimball, trombone, music includes Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture and Neil Thornock’s am strigat…am legat (premiere), November 19, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $10-15 general ($4-$5 off with BYU or student ID, $1 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Symphony Orchestra, N0vember 19, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

EXCELLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES, “A Night At The Opera,” a collaboration with Utah Symphony and Opera, November 20, 7:30 p.m., Gallivan Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, BRAVO! Series, Utah Symphony, Thierry Fischer, conductor, Fumiaka Miura, violin, includes music by Dvorák and Camille Saint-Saëns, November 20, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $20 general ($7 off with BYU or student ID, $3 off seniors and BYU alumni), 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Group for Experimental Music, November 20, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Woodwind Chamber Night, November 20, 7:30 p.m., University Parkway Center (northeast corner of University Avenue and University Parkway), room 313, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “Dvorák’s Symphony No. 7,” Thierry Fischer, conductor, Fumiaki Miura, violin, program also includes music by Saint-Saëns, and Dvorák’s My Home, November 21-22, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $15-$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.

TEMPLE SQUARE EVENTS, “Bells on Temple Square,” annual holiday concert directed by LeAnna Willmore, November 21-22, 7:30 p.m., Tabernacle, tickets required; for free tickets call 801-570-0080 or visit www.lds.org/events.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Lyric Opera Ensemble, “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” November 21-22, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $10 general, $6 seniors/non-U. students/U. faculty and staff, free for U. students with valid I.D., 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Synthesis, with Essential Ellington Jazz Festival, Ray Smith, director, November 21-22, 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.

ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Benjamin Britten’s Saint Nicholas, a cantata depicting the life of the patron saint of children, Saint Nicolas, a fourth century Bishop of Myra, featuring tenor Robert Breault, the American Festival Singers and Chamber Orchestra, the Fry Street Quartet, the Caine College of the Arts Choral Scholars and the Utah State University Women’s Chorus, November 23, 6 p.m., 85 E. 100 North, Logan, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, Symphonic Band, N0vember 24, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, free.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, “Ice Breaker,” Jazz Festival Gala Concert, Jazz Ensembles, David Fullmer, director, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theatre, $10 general, $5 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Jazz Repertory Ensemble, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, David Gardner Hall, $7 general $3 seniors, staff, faculty, and non U. students, free for U. students, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Maurice Abravanel Visiting Distinguished Composer Series, featuring the music of Yu-Hui Chang performed by Canyonlands, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Guitar Ensemble, November 24, 7:30 p.m., Eccles Theatre, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Classical Guitar Ensembles, November 25, 7 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY, String Ensembles, N0vember 25, 7:30 p.m., The Performance Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, $8-$10 general, USU students free with ID, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Browning String Quartet, November 25, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theatre, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $6-$7, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.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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