UTAH SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2015-16 SEASON

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (February 2, 2015)—Music Director Thierry Fischer and President & CEO Melia Tourangeau today announced the Utah Symphony’s 2015-16 classical season programs and events celebrating the Orchestra’s 75th anniversary. Highlights of this milestone season include a two-week Beethoven Festival and symphony cycle; performances of Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 5 through 9 to conclude the Orchestra’s two-year cycle of the composer’s complete symphonies honoring former music director Maurice Abravanel; world premieres of an orchestral work by Nico Muhly and a percussion concerto by Andrew Norman, both to be recorded for future release; collaborations with Utah Opera, Ballet West, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and The Madeleine Choir School as well as concerts featuring the Utah Symphony Chorus; visits by acclaimed soloists including pianists Kirill Gerstein and Joyce Yang, violinists Augustin Hadelich and Stefan Jackiw, percussionist Colin Currie and flutist Emmanuel Pahud, a longtime collaborator with Mr. Fischer; the Utah Symphony debuts of pianists Teo Gheorghiu and Louis Schwizgebel and conductor Cristian Măcelaru; and the return of guest conductors Hans Graf, Jun Märkl, Robert Spano and Matthias Pintscher, who leads his own work.

Utah Symphony President & CEO Melia Tourangeau says, “This anniversary season is not only a tribute to the legacy of the Utah Symphony for the past 75 years, but also a tribute to the people of our state who have supported a rich cultural tradition since its founding. We plan to celebrate and showcase all that is great about our state both locally and beyond and say ‘thank you’ to this community who has stood with us all along the way in our journey. Great things are happening in Utah and we look forward to sharing it with the world.”

Mr. Fischer and the Orchestra launch their seventh season together on September 11, 2015 with Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5, opening the two-week Beethoven Symphony Festival. Mr. Fischer leads the Utah Symphony in 11 of the 17 Masterworks Series programs, which include more than 60 works with repertoire spanning 250 years. This season, he completes the Mahler symphony cycle including free performances of Symphony No. 8 featuring the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and The Madeleine Choir School at the Salt Lake Tabernacle as part of the annual free O.C. Tanner “Gift of Music” series, and continues his multi-year Haydn symphony cycle with Symphonies Nos. 6 and 96. He also leads an all-Ravel program with a new staging of the composer’s opera L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Enchantments) with Utah Opera and The Madeleine Choir School, dance concerts featuring Debussy’s Jeux with new choreography co-commissioned by Utah Symphony and Ballet West, and a program that includes Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet performed with Utah Shakespeare Festival actors. In a special new-year performance with soprano Celena Shafer, Mr. Fischer conducts Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss and family.

The Utah Symphony celebrates its 75th anniversary with a black-tie gala concert led by Mr. Fischer on October 1, 2015, featuring Lang Lang performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 and Grieg’s Piano Concerto.

Also in honor of Utah Symphony’s 75th anniversary, on April 29, 2016, the Orchestra performs at Carnegie Hall in Stern Auditorium, with a program that includes the New York premiere of Andrew Norman’s Percussion Concerto featuring Colin Curie and Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin.

“I look ahead to our 75th anniversary celebrations with great excitement and pleasure. The full 2015-16 season represents many attractive and inspiring programming challenges, and a culmination of our vision to collaborate and connect to people through live music,” says Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer. “Our commissions and recordings symbolize forward momentum as a modern, creative organization that is focused on innovative and artistic energy. Our performance at Carnegie Hall in spring 2016, the release of our world premiere recordings and the fact that we attract some of today’s most renowned soloists and guest conductors demonstrates the growth that we have been able to achieve artistically, and will continue to do as we move forward.”

The Utah Symphony presents its annual chamber music concerts at St. Mary’s Church in Park City, UT with newly appointed Associate Conductor Rei Hotoda leading members of the Orchestra in two programs, one with works by Respighi, Grieg, Schreker and Korngold on January 14, and an all-Mozart concert including concertos with pianist Jason Hardink on May 5. Ms. Hotoda begins her role as Utah Symphony’s associate conductor starting September 2015. In addition to leading the orchestra in various programs for community and chamber concerts, regional tours and the Deer Valley Music Festival concerts in Park City, UT, she will play an active role in the orchestra’s education department, conducting family, education and outreach concerts.

2015-16 SEASON AT A GLANCE

Thierry Fischer leads two-week Beethoven Symphony Festival
Mr. Fischer and the Utah Symphony celebrate Beethoven with a two-week, four-concert festival comprising the composer’s first eight symphonies. The 2015-16 season launches on Friday, September 11, with Mr. Fischer conducting the Orchestra in the great Romantic composer’s Coriolan Overture and Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5. A concert the following day, on Saturday, September 12, pairs Symphony No. 8 with Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”. The following weekend, the festival continues with the First Symphony and Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”, on Friday, September 18, and Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7 on Saturday, September 19. To complete the full symphonic cycle, on December 4 and 5, Mr. Fischer and the Utah Symphony are joined by the Utah Symphony Chorus for performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

Conclusion of Mahler symphony cycle
The Orchestra continues its two-year performance cycle of Mahler’s complete symphonic works this season with the composer’s final five symphonies, all led by Mr. Fischer. The second half of Utah Symphony’s Mahler cycle comprises Symphony No. 5 on November 6 and 7, Symphony No. 6 on November 20 and 21, Symphony No. 7 on January 8 and 9, Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of A Thousand”, on February 19 and 20, and Symphony No. 9 closing the season on May 27 and 28, at Abravanel Hall. In a special presentation of the Eighth Symphony, Mr. Fischer will lead the Utah Symphony, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and singers from The Madeleine Choir School in two free performances of the grand choral work presented at the Salt Lake Tabernacle, as part of the annual O.C. Tanner “Gift of Music” series. The Mahler cycle honors former Utah Symphony Music Director Maurice Abravanel, who led the orchestra from 1947 to 1979 and conducted the first-ever complete recording by an American orchestra of the nine Mahler symphonies and the Adagio of the unfinished Tenth Symphony, on the Vanguard label in 1974. The Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s First Symphony under the direction of Mr. Fischer was recorded live during the 2014-15 season and will be released on the Reference Records label in fall 2015.

The Utah Symphony premieres new works
Mr. Fischer and the Orchestra will give the world premieres of two works, both commissioned by the Utah Symphony: a percussion concerto by American composer Andrew Norman to be performed by Colin Currie on November 6 and 7 (to also be presented during the Utah Symphony’s Carnegie concert in April) and a new orchestral work by American composer Nico Muhly on December 4 and 5. Mr. Muhly’s work draws inspiration from the state’s five national parks and red rock country of Southern Utah, following his visit of the area during the Orchestra’s Mighty 5® Tour in August 2014. The work will feature a video installation by interactive media designer Joshua Higgason. This will be the fifth commission and world premiere presented under the direction of Mr. Fischer, who has placed commissioning new works by contemporary composers at the core of his artistic vision. The Utah Symphony performs EOS, a new work by Augusta Read Thomas, this February 20 and 21 during the current 2014-15 season, marking three world premiere commissions for the Utah Symphony in the 2015 calendar year, all of which will be recorded live for release at a later date. Mr. Fischer and the Utah Symphony have previously commissioned a cello concerto for Jean-Guihen Queyras from Michael Jarrell and Ellsworth 2 by Simon Holt.

Collaborations with Utah Opera, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Madeleine Choir School, Ballet West and Utah Shakespeare Festival
In honor of the 75th anniversary season, Utah Symphony collaborates with five of the state’s great cultural organizations that showcase diverse talents and disciplines in performance. The Madeleine Choir School joins forces with the Orchestra and Utah Symphony Chorus in performances of Orff’s Carmina Burana on October 23 and 24. Mr. Fischer and the Utah Symphony collaborate with Utah Opera and The Madeleine Choir School for an evening that pairs works for orchestra by Ravel with a new staging of his opera L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Enchantments) on November 13 and 14. The Utah Symphony, Mormon Tabernacle Choir and The Madeleine Choir School join together to present Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on February 19 and 20. The Utah Symphony performs works by Gottschalk, Ravel and Debussy with dancers from the world-renowned Ballet West, including choreography co-commissioned by Utah Symphony and Ballet West on Debussy’s Jeux, on February 26 and 27. The concert hall transforms to theater on April 15 and 16 as actors from the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival perform the Bard’s most tragic love story, Romeo and Juliet, set to Prokofiev’s moving score performed by the Utah Symphony.

A season of celebrated pianists
This season the Utah Symphony brings five talented guest pianists to Abravanel Hall, including two from Mr. Fischer’s home country, performing concertos by composers ranging from Mozart, Gershwin, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Ravel to Saint-Saëns. Following Lang Lang’s appearance at the 75th anniversary gala concert in October, Swiss-Chinese pianist Louis Schwizgebel makes his debut with Utah Symphony in two concerts February 26 and 27 performing Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G led by Mr. Fischer. Performances in March include the Saint-Saëns “Egyptian” Piano Concerto by Swiss-Canadian pianist Teo Gheorghiu, also in his Utah Symphony debut, led by Matthias Pintscher (March 4 and 5), and Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto by Russian-born American pianist Kirill Gerstein, led by Robert Spano (March 25 and 26). On May 20 and 21, Korean-American pianist Joyce Yang joins the Orchestra for performances of Gershwin’s Concerto in F.

Guest conductors in the spotlight
The Utah Symphony welcomes a distinguished roster of guest conductors during the 2015-16 season. Jun Märkl leads two separate programs, one with Orff’s Carmina Burana and Takemitsu’s Spirit Garden on October 23 and 24, and another featuring Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Stefan Jackiw, Stravinsky’s 1947 version of Petrushka and Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo on February 5 and 6. On March 4 and 5, Matthias Pintscher conducts his own work Idyll for Orchestra (2014) along with the Saint-Saëns “Egyptian” Piano Concerto featuring Teo Gheorghiu and Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso. Robert Spano leads the Orchestra in a program including two Respighi works, Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome, on March 25 and 26, and Hans Graf conducts Holt’s The Planets, with high-definition video from NASA projected during the performance, paired with Ligeti’s Atmosphères and Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy on April 8 and 9. Christian Măcelaru makes his Utah Symphony debut leading Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6 on May 20 and 21.

VIVACE, CADENZA, UTAH SOL AND FINISHING TOUCHES

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera offers three social and networking organizations for classical music enthusiasts: Vivace, for millennials ages 21 to 35 who enjoy classical music performances and exciting after-parties with USUO musicians; Cadenza, for single music-lovers who have reached their golden years but are still young at heart; and Utah Sol, for Latino classical music and opera aficionados.

Vivace subscribers receive discounted tickets to select Utah Symphony | Utah Opera performances, special program notes and admission to after-parties with guest artists and musicians, catered by some of Salt Lake City’s best restaurants. Vivace subscribers choose from five Utah Symphony performances on September 26, November 7, January 30, April 9 and May 21. They also attend Utah Opera’s opening night performance of Aida on March 12, 2016.

Cadenza members receive similar benefits and dine together at local restaurants before select Utah Symphony | Utah Opera performances. Cadenza subscribers will attend six Utah Symphony performances on September 11, October 23, November 11, January 8, March 4 and May 27. They also attend Utah Opera’s Friday night performance of Aida on March 18, 2016.

Utah Symphony Opera Latinos (Sol) is a group that connects Latino classical music aficionados in the Salt Lake City community through great live music, who receive invitations to attend special events and share the experience of attending Utah Symphony and Utah Opera performances together. Utah Sol events will take place following Utah Symphony performances on December 5 and February 6. They also attend Utah Opera’s opening night performance of Tosca on October 10, 2015, and The Marriage of Figaro on May 7, 2016.

Finishing Touches dress rehearsals allow members to experience a behind-the-scenes look at the Utah Symphony with four open dress rehearsals on September 18, November 6, February 5 and May 20 beginning at 10 a.m. Complimentary light refreshments are served prior to the rehearsal in the lobby.

The Utah Symphony | Utah Opera website (www.usuoeducation.org) provides an engaging educational experience for the next generation of Utah’s classical music audience with links to family, community outreach and school events with resources for teachers and young artists.

Subscription renewals and purchases are available online at www.utahsymphony.org starting February 2, 2015. 2014-15 subscribers have until March 27, 2015 to renew their subscriptions or request seat changes for the 2015-16 season before seats will be released to new subscribers and subscribers requesting seat changes. Subscriptions may also be renewed or purchased by calling (801) 533-6683 or by visiting the Abravanel Hall Ticket Office (123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101).

To request a 2015-16 Utah Symphony season brochure, please call Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Patron Services at (801) 533-6683, email [email protected], or write to ATTN: USUO Patron Services, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84101.

For more information on the Utah Symphony’s 2015-16 season, please contact Renée Huang, Director of Public Relations, at [email protected], (801) 869-9027.

2015-16 MASTERWORKS SERIES GUEST ARTISTS

CONDUCTORS
Jun Märkl (two weeks)
Matthias Pintscher
Robert Spano
Hans Graf
Cristian Măcelaru (Utah Symphony debut)

VIOLINISTS
Augustin Hadelich
Stefan Jackiw

PIANISTS
Lang Lang
Louis Schwizgebel (Utah Symphony debut)
Teo Gheorghiu (Utah Symphony debut)
Kirill Gerstein
Joyce Yang

VOCALIST
Celena Shafer

VIDEO ARTIST
Joshua Higgason

UTAH OPERA

Dancers from BALLET WEST

Actors from UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Choristers of THE MADELEINE CHOIR SCHOOL

UTAH SYMPHONY CHORUS

2015-16 UTAH SYMPHONY MASTERWORKS SERIES

THE BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY FESTIVAL

Beethoven Symphony Festival: Nos. 4 & 5
September 11, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

BEETHOVEN      Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 4
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 5

Beethoven Symphony Festival: Nos. 8 & 6
September 12, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 8
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

Beethoven Symphony Festival: Nos. 1 & 3
September 18, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Beethoven Symphony Festival: Nos. 2 & 7
September 19, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 7

 

75th Anniversary Gala Celebration with Lang Lang
October 1, 2015 | 7 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

BEETHOVEN      Egmont Overture
MOZART             Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
WAGNER            Prelude to Die Meistersinger
GRIEG                Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 13

Märkl Conducts Carmina Burana
October 23–24, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Jun Märkl, conductor
Utah Symphony Chorus
The Madeleine Choir School

DEBUSSY        Clair de lune
TAKEMITSU    Spirit Garden
ORFF              Carmina Burana

Mahler’s Symphony No. 5
November 6–7, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion

ANDREW NORMAN      Percussion Concerto (Utah Symphony Commission / World
Premiere)
MAHLER                       Symphony No. 5

The Child and the Enchantments with Utah Opera
November 13–14, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Utah Opera
The Madeleine Choir School

RAVEL      La valse
RAVEL      Une barque sur l’océan (A Boat in the Ocean)
RAVEL      Boléro
RAVEL      L’enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Enchantments)

Mahler’s “Tragic” Symphony
November 19, 2015 | de Jong Concert Hall (BYU Campus)
November 20–21, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

HAYDN        Symphony No. 6, “Morning”
MAHLER     Symphony No. 6, “Tragic”

Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”
December 4–5, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Joshua Higgason, video design
Utah Symphony Chorus

NICO MUHLY      New work (Utah Symphony Commission/ World Premiere)
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 9, “Ode to Joy”

Fischer conducts Mozart & Mahler
January 7, 2016 | de Jong Concert Hall (BYU Campus)
January 8–9, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Augustin Hadelich, violin

MOZART      Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
MAHLER       Symphony No. 7

Pahud plays Carmen Fantasy
January 29–30, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Emmanuel Pahud, flute

HAYDN                                  Symphony No. 96, “Miracle”
MARC-ANDRÉ DALBAVIE     Flute Concerto
BIZET (arr. BORNE)             Carmen Fantaisie Brillante
WAGNER                              Overture to The Flying Dutchman
BARTÓK                                Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin

Jackiw plays Mendelssohn
February 5¬–6, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Jun Märkl, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin

WEBER                   Overture to Der Freischütz
MENDELSSOHN     Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
STRAVINSKY          Petrushka
FALLA                     “Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo

Mahler’s Symphony No. 8
February 19–20, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Salt Lake Tabernacle
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
The Madeleine Choir School

MAHLER      Symphony No. 8, “Symphony of a Thousand”

Ballet West with the Utah Symphony
February 26–27, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Louis Schwizgebel, piano
Dancers from Ballet West

GERSHWIN        An American in Paris
GOTTSCHALK   Tarantella
RAVEL                Piano Concerto in G
DEBUSSY          Jeux (choreography co-commissioned by Utah Symphony and Ballet
West)

Saint-Saëns’ “Egyptian” Piano Concerto
March 4–5, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Matthias Pintscher, conductor
Teo Gheorghiu, piano

MATTHIAS PINTSCHER    Idyll for Orchestra (2014)
SAINT-SAËNS                    Piano Concerto No. 5, “Egyptian”
RAVEL                               Alborada del gracioso
DEBUSSY                          La mer

Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2
March 25–26, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Robert Spano, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano

WAGNER                “Good Friday Spell” from Parsifal
RACHMANINOFF     Piano Concerto No. 2
RESPIGHI                Fountains of Rome
RESPIGHI                Pines of Rome

Holst’s The Planets
April 8–9, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Hans Graf, conductor
Women of the Utah Symphony Chorus

LIGETI         Atmosphères
SCRIABIN    Poem of Ecstasy
HOLST        The Planets

Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet with Utah Shakespeare Festival
April 15–16, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Actors from Utah Shakespeare Festival

STRAUSS          Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
PROKOFIEV     Romeo & Juliet

Gershwin’s Piano Concerto
May 20–21, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

BARBER         Essay No. 2
GERSHWIN    Piano Concerto in F
DVOŘÁK        Symphony No. 6

Mahler’s Symphony No. 9
May 27–28, 2016 | 7:30 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

MAHLER      Symphony No. 9

FINISHING TOUCHES OPEN DRESS REHEARSALS

Thierry Fischer Rehearsal
September 18, 2015 | 10 a.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor

       Rehearsal to include selections from the following:
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN      Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”

Thierry Fischer & Colin Currie Rehearsal
November 6, 2015 | 10 a.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Colin Currie, percussion

       Rehearsal to include selections from the following:
ANDREW NORMAN      Percussion Concerto (Utah Symphony Commission / World
Premiere)
MAHLER                       Symphony No. 5

Jun Märkl & Stefan Jackiw Rehearsal
February 5, 2016 | 10 a.m. Abravanel Hall
Jun Märkl, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin

       Rehearsal to include selections from the following:
WEBER                   Overture to Der Freischütz
MENDELSSOHN     Violin Concerto in E Minor
STRAVINSKY          Petrushka
FALLA                     “Ritual Fire Dance” from El amor brujo

Cristian Măcelaru & Joyce Yang Rehearsal
May 20, 2016 | 10 a.m. Abravanel Hall
Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
Joyce Yang, piano

       Rehearsal to include selections from the following:
BARBER         Essay No. 2
GERSHWIN    Piano Concerto in F
DVOŘÁK        Symphony No. 6

SPECIAL SERIES

75th Anniversary Gala Celebration with Lang Lang
October 1, 2015 | 7 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

BEETHOVEN      Egmont Overture
MOZART             Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491
WAGNER            Prelude to Die Meistersinger
GRIEG                Piano Concerto

New Year’s Celebration
January 2, 2016 | 7 p.m. Abravanel Hall
Thierry Fischer, conductor
Celena Shafer, soprano

Viennese waltzes by Johann Strauss and family

CHAMBER SERIES

Respighi, Grieg, Schreker & Korngold
January 14, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s Church (1505 White Pine Canyon Road, Park City, UT)
Rei Hotoda, conductor

RESPIGHI        Three Botticelli Pictures
GRIEG             Holberg Suite
SCHREKER     Chamber Symphony
KORNGOLD    Much Ado About Nothing Suite

The Music of Mozart
May 5, 2016 | 7:30 PM
St. Mary’s Church (1505 White Pine Canyon Road, Park City, UT)
Rei Hotoda, conductor
Jason Hardink, piano

MOZART      Divertimento in D Major
MOZART      Piano Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415
MOZART      Eine kleine nactmusik
MOZART      Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat Major, K. 449

About the Utah Symphony
Founded in 1940, the Utah Symphony is dedicated to providing Utah residents and visitors with great performances which engage, educate and enrich lives. Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, the orchestra’s parent organization, reaches 450,000 residents in Utah and the Intermountain region, with educational outreach programs serving more than 155,000 students annually. The orchestra presents more than 70 performances each season in Abravanel Hall and participates in the Utah Opera’s four annual productions at the Capitol Theatre, in addition to numerous community concerts throughout Utah and the annual outdoor summer series—the Deer Valley® Music Festival—in Park City, UT. With its many subscription, education and outreach concerts and tours, the Utah Symphony is one of the most engaged full-time orchestras in the nation. For more information, visit www.utahsymphony.org.

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