Among the many iconic composers the United States has produced, Charles Ives and John Cage are certainly the best known. Their music (particularly that by Ives) is today performed more than just occasionally, even in Utah, and they’ve developed a certain renown that has begun to spread out over the general concertgoing public. But while …
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PARK CITY FILM MUSIC FESTIVAL’S NINTH SEASON STARTS FRIDAY
This year’s Park City Film Music Festival promises to be one of the biggest ever. Now in its ninth season, the festival will run from May 25 through June 3 with over 200 films to be screened. “It’s one of our biggest,” festival founder Leslie Harlow told Reichel Recommends. “We’ve had this many films before, …
SPRING CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL TO FEATURE LOCAL AND GUEST ARTISTS
The Spring Chamber Music Festival, a collaboration between the Park City Chamber Music Society and the music department of Utah Valley University, takes place next weekend. There will be two concerts and a salon concert. Festival founders Leslie and Russell Harlow have invited guest cellist Tom Landschoot, to join them and UVU faculty members Serena …
HILARY DEMSKE IS AN ARTIST OF RARE SENSIBILITY AND MUSICALITY
For Hilary Demske, music seems to exist outside of time. She can’t remember not knowing how to play the piano. “I started when I was three, and as far as my memory goes back, the piano has been related to how I express emotion. It’s always been linked.” The Utah Valley University piano professor first …
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW by Andrew Klay: King Kong (2005)
Soundtrack Review #2: King Kong (2005) Director: Peter Jackson Composer: James Newton Howard The score for King Kong is an interesting story, since it is not the first. Peter Jackson previously had maintained a professional partnership with composer Howard Shore, with whom he had produced the three Lord of the Rings films. Shore was initially …
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW by Andrew Klay: Lord of the Rings—Return of the King (2003)
Director: Peter Jackson Composer: Howard Shore It is incredible to consider that Howard Shore, a relative unknown until these films, was such a perfect fit for the Lord of the Rings saga and pulled it off so brilliantly. Director Peter Jackson, whom we know to be an amazing visionary, must have seen serious potential in …
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW by Andrew Klay: A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Director: Ron Howard Composer: James Horner I consider A Beautiful Mind to be one of James Horner’s most imaginative and transcendent scores, adding a facet of stunning complexity to Ron Howard’s film. Though it did not win an Oscar for Best Original Score, it did get nominated and came close. The film won the Academy …
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Review by Andrew Klay: Soundtrack Review #3: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Director: Alfonso Cuarón Composer: John Williams As the third installment in the Harry Potter series, The Prisoner of Azkaban may not initially draw the most attention, but its score sets itself apart from the rest. After a knockout score chock …
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW by Andrew Klay – Star Wars—the Best of, part I (1977-1983)
Directors: George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, and Richard Marquand Composer: John Williams When John Williams scored the original Star Wars films, he set a precedent for the revival of the epic film score, bringing back what was started in the 1930s and 1940s era of Hollywood classic movies. It is my personal opinion that John Williams’ …
Classical 89's "Highway 89"
Click on the link below to access the story I wrote for the current issue of 15 Bytes on Classical 89’s “Highway 89,” a new series of live concerts that airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 5 p.m.: http://artistsofutah.org/15bytes/11dec/page6.html.