FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 23, 2011
CONTACT: Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
(801) 869-9027, hashton@usuo.org
UTAH SYMPHONY OFFERS FREE SUMMER CONCERTS IN SALT LAKE VALLEY
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Symphony will present four free performances this summer to thank Salt Lake communities for supporting the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts and Parks Fund (ZAP), which directly benefits Utah Symphony | Utah Opera and other similar organizations in Salt Lake County.
An armed forces salute, along with other great American tunes by John Williams, John Philip Sousa and others, will be part of these programs, led by Maestro David Cho in his last season as Utah Symphony Associate Conductor.
Cho and the orchestra will offer these concerts at Taylorsville Dayzz on June 27 at 8 p.m.; at Abravanel Hall on July 6 at 7:30 p.m.; at West Fest in West Valley City on July 11 at 8:30 p.m. and at the Sandy Amphitheater on July 13 at 8 p.m.
For the fourth year in a row, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera will proudly partner with The Road Home for the ZAP concert on July 6 to raise awareness of the needs of the homeless. This partnership aims to bring our caring community together to support the homeless through the beauty of music. Employees from The Road Home will be present at Abravanel Hall to provide information and accept donations (100 percent of proceeds will go to The Road Home’s efforts). Additional underwriting for this concert is provided by Chevron.
Although admission is free, tickets are required for the performance at Abravanel Hall and can be obtained by calling (801) 533-NOTE or visiting the box office.
Press photos available by logging in at http://www.utahsymphony.org/about/press-and-reviews/itemlist/category/35-media-kit. (Username: usuoimages, Password: media).
PROGRAM OVERVIEWS:
June 27 | 8 PM Taylorsville Valley Regional Park
David Cho, Conductor
Smith/Key
Star Spangled Banner
John Williams
"Main Title" from Star Wars
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Opus 55, "Eroica"
Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Overture to Egmont, Opus 84
Gustav Holst
"Jupiter" from The Planets
INTERMISSION
Morton Gould
American Salute
Jeff Tyzik
Symphonic Swing
Various
Armed Forces Salute
I. The Caissons Song (Army)
II. Sempre Paratus (Coast Guard)
III. Marine's Hymn
IV. The U.S. Air Force Song (Wild Blue Yonder)
V. Anchors Aweigh (Navy)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"1812", Ouverture Solonnelle, Opus 49
John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever
July 6 | 7:30 PM Abravanel Hall
David Cho, Conductor
Smith/Key
Star Spangled Banner
John Williams
"Main Title" from Star Wars
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat major, Opus 55, "Eroica"
Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Overture to Egmont, Opus 84
Gustav Holst
"Jupiter" from The Planets
INTERMISSION
Aaron Copland
Variations on a Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring
Morton Gould
American Salute
Jeff Tyzik
Symphonic Swing
Various
Armed Forces Salute
I. The Caissons Song (Army)
II. Sempre Paratus (Coast Guard)
III. Marine's Hymn
IV. The U.S. Air Force Song (Wild Blue Yonder)
V. Anchors Aweigh (Navy)
John Philip Sousa
Liberty Bell March
Washington Post March
Stars and Stripes Forever
July 11 | 8:30 PM West Valley
July 13 | 8 PM Sandy Amphitheater
David Cho, Conductor
Carl Maria Von Weber
Invitation to the Dance
George Frideric Handel
Suite No. 2 in D major from Water Music
III. Minuet
V. Bourrée
I. Andante-Allegro
II. Alla Hornpipe
Johann, Jr. Strauss
Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald, Waltzes, Opus 325
Champagne Polka, Op. 211
Johann, Sr. Strauss
Radetzky March
INTERMISSION
Johann, Jr. Strauss
An der schönen blauen Donau, Waltzes, Opus 314
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances
Hungarian Dance No. 6
Aaron Copland
"Buckaroo Holiday" from Rodeo
"Corral Nocturne" from Rodeo
"Hoe Down" from Rodeo
John Philip Sousa
The Thunderer
Stars and Stripes Forever
ABOUT DAVID CHO:
During his five seasons with the Utah Symphony, David Cho has conducted many education, pops, outreach, and tour concerts. Cho will end his tenure with Utah Symphony in August 2011 and spend a year in Houston as Associate Conductor of the Shepherd School at Rice University before joining the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in July 2012 as their new Music Director. In September of 2007, he was the recipient of the First Prize at the Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition. Cho attended the Tanglewood Music Center as a conducting fellow in 1999, followed by conducting studies under Larry Rachleff at the prestigious Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. After a year-long conducting fellowship at the New World Symphony, Cho was chosen as the Karajan Fellow in 2003 at the renowned Salzburg Festival, where he worked with the Vienna Philharmonic. The same year, Leonard Slatkin selected Cho to participate in the National Conducting Institute, where he debuted with the National Symphony at the John F. Kennedy Center. Cho served as the Resident Conductor of the San Antonio Symphony from 2004–07. In his last season there, Cho held the prestigious Bruno Walter Conductor Chair.
ABOUT UTAH SYMPHONY | UTAH OPERA:
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is dedicated to providing Utah residents and visitors with great performances which engage, educate and enrich lives. The Utah Symphony, which performs at Abravanel Hall, and Utah Opera, which performs at the Capitol Theatre, reach 450,000 citizens in Utah and the Intermountain region, with educational outreach programs serving more than 200,000 students annually. The organization employs 60 staff and 83 full-time musicians, presenting four full operas and more than 70 symphony performances in each regular season as well as a summer season at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. For more information please visit www.usuo.org.
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
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