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HUMMIE MANN: NOTHING SOUNDS AS GOOD AS A REAL ORCHESTRA
While film composer Hummie Mann was in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, he took some time to visit with Reichel Recommends about his work as an educator, his philosophy on film composition, and the state of the industry today. I’ve always been a teacher. That’s just part of my DNA. Even when I was …
BYU’S AMBITIOUS ‘PHANTOM’ OFFERS FRESH PERSPECTIVE
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, Brigham Young University, Jan. 17; through Feb. 2, tickets at 801-422-4322 or www.byuarts.com Before I get too far into this, let me just say that you should see Brigham Young University’s Phantom of the Opera. It is by far the most ambitious production …
SALT LAKE VOCAL ARTISTS TO SING MUSIC OF MORTEN LAURIDSEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
One of today’s most distinctive choral composers is the American Morten Lauridsen. In his long career, the 69-year-old has created a huge body of work that has made him one of the most performed composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Why his music is so popular is easily understood. “He has his own musical …
UTAH OPERA BRINGS EXOTICISM OF SOUTH AMERICA TO CAPITOL THEATRE STAGE
Utah Opera will be stepping out of the comfort zone of standard repertoire when it presents Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas starting Jan. 19. The work received its world premiere in 1996 at Houston Grand Opera, and since then has been staged at a number of houses around the country, including Los Angeles Opera, …
WESTMINSTER COLLEGE TO PRESENT PURCELL’S ‘DIDO AND AENEAS’ THIS WEEKEND
The music department at Westminster College will be making school history when it presents Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas this weekend. “This is our first opera and everyone is excited about it,” said Michael Chipman, head of the opera program at the Salt Lake City school. While the opera program is still in its fledgling …
THREE SINGERS ADVANCE TO REGIONAL ROUND IN METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL AUDITIONS
Two Utah natives and a former student at the University of Utah won the Utah District auditions of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Saturday in Libby Gardner Concert Hall. They are: soprano Melissa Otani-Jensen, 26, from Orem; soprano Rebecca Pedersen, 21, from Bountiful; and baritone Jared Bybee, 26, from Modesto, Calif., who studied music …
MET OPERA UTAH DISTRICT AUDITIONS TO TAKE PLACE SATURDAY
The yearly Metropolitan Opera auditions have helped countless budding opera singers, many of whom have gone on to distinguished international careers. Renée Fleming, Deborah Voigt, Lawrence Brownlee, Nathan Gunn and Samuel Ramey are just a few who got their start through the Met auditions. There are three stages in the audition process. The first round …
PERFORMANCES-THEATRE-JANUARY 2013
DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, “My Big Fat Utah Christmas,” artistic director Scott Holman, through January 5, 6 p.m., 7 p.m. or 8:30 p.m., 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. matinees, playhouse prices $13.95-$19.95, $13.95 students Monday-Thursday, $12.95 seniors 65+, $9.95 children 11 and under, dinner theatre prices $38.95-$42.95, $14.95 children, no senior or student discounts for dinner …
BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL PARK CITY TO PRESENT SPECIAL WINTER CONCERT SATURDAY
The Beethoven Festival Park City will be performing a special concert this weekend. The performance takes place Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Park City Community Church, U-224 at Bear Hollow Dr. Tickets are $15-$20 and available at the door. Music students are admitted free of charge. The program is called “A Winter’s Concert” …