HRIS BOTTI AND THE VON TRAPP CHILDREN @ UTAH SYMPHONY's 011 DEER VALLEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL (Park City: July 20 - 23)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 11, 2011

CONTACT: Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
(801) 869-9027, hashton@usuo.org

THE 2011 DEER VALLEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL WELCOMES CHRIS BOTTI AND THE VON TRAPP CHILDREN DURING THE 24TH OF JULY WEEKEND

PARK CITY, UTAH – Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Deer Valley® Music Festival will bring its second week of summer festivities to Park City with the Von Trapp Children singing tunes from “The Sound of Music” led by Utah Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen on Friday, July 22 at 7:30 p.m. and jazz trumpeter Chris Botti on Saturday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. Both acts will perform with the Utah Symphony at the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater.

Prior to these events, two chamber concerts will take place at St. Mary’s Church featuring one of Vivaldi’s most famous works, “The Four Seasons,” with Utah violin prodigy Chad Hoopes led by Utah Symphony Associate Conductor David Cho on Wednesday, July 20 at 8 p.m., and Russian folk ensemble Trio Voronezh on Thursday, July 21 at 8 p.m.

Tickets for Deer Valley® Music Festival events can be purchased by calling (801) 533-NOTE (6683), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or by visiting www.usuo.org. Discounted general admission tickets are available for students with a valid student ID for many performances. Tickets are also available at Deer Valley® Signatures stores (please call (435) 649-1000 for store hours). Please call the USUO ticket office in advance for limited wheelchair or other accessible seating. Ticket prices will increase by $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.

TICKET PRICE BREAKDOWN BY PERFORMANCE
Wednesday, July 20:
$30
Thursday, July 21:
$25, $10 for students
Friday, July 22:
$20 lawn seats, $10 for students and youth, $60 for families (max of 2 adults and up to 4 children under the age of 18), $50-$65 for reserved seating
Saturday, July 23:
$30 lawn seats, $15 for students and youth, $90 for families (max of 2 adults and up to 4 children under the age of 18), $60-$85 for reserved seating

Maximum chair height at the venue is nine inches from the ground. Please call the USUO ticket office in advance for limited wheelchair or other accessible seating: (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Gates open to all ticket holders approximately two hours before the performance begins. Patrons must be present to save a spot in line, and unattended items will be removed from their locations. Valid picture ID required to pick up tickets at will call. No ticket reprinting is available for general admission seating. Outside food and drinks are allowed at the venue, and there are a variety of concessions services at the venue offered by Deer Valley Resort.

Press photos available by logging in at http://www.deervalleymusicfestival.org/press-room/itemlist/category/13-media-kit (username: usuoimages, password: eagles2queen).

PROGRAM INFORMATION:

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
July 20, 2011 (Wednesday) | 8 PM
St. Mary’s Church
David Cho, Conductor
Chad Hoopes, Violin

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture from Der Schauspieldirektor, K. 486 “Impresario”
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 104 In D Major (“London”)
I. Adagio - Allegro
II. Andante
III. Menuet: Allegro Spiritoso
INTERMISSION
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons for Violin and Orchestra, op. 8, Nos. 1-4
I. Concerto in E Major (La primavera)
II. Concerto in g minor (L'estate)
III. Concerto in F major (L'autunno)
IV. Concerto in f minor (L'inverno)
Chad Hoopes

Trio Voronezh
July 21, 2011 (Thursday) | 8 PM
St. Mary’s Church
Vladimir Volokhin, Domra
Sergei Teleshev, Bajan
Valerie Petrukhin, Double-Bass Balalaika

Featured on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, with Doc Severinsen and at the Oregon Bach Festival, this Russian Folk Ensemble's diverse repertoire includes everything from “Sabre Dance” and “South American Tangos” to the music of Bach, Vivaldi and Schubert.

Antonio Vivaldi/Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto in D Minor BWV 596
Pytor Illych Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
Trepak
Russian Dance
Dmitri Shostakovich “Polk” from The Bolt: Ballet Suite No. 5, op. 27a
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, op. 99 (“Burslesque”)
Astor Piazzolla Understango
Oblivion
Michelangelo ‘70
Johann Strauss Pizzicato Polka, op. 234
Aram Khachaturian The Sabre Dance
Richard Galliano New York Tango
INTERMISSION
Astor Piazzolla Libertango
Zigankov Tchastushka
Yuri Romanov Russian Waltz
Vladimir Chernikov Otrada
Zigankov Two Step
Traditional Argentinean Dance
Vladimir Chernikov Veronezh Cowboy
Zigankov Gypsy Dance
Leroy Anderson Fiddle Faddle
Consuelo Velázquez Bésame mucho
Danill Kramer Piece in Bluegrass Style

The Von Trapp Children with the Utah Symphony
July 22, 2011 (Friday) | 7:30 PM
Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre
Jerry Steichen, Conductor

The Sound of Music captured the hearts of millions when the film debuted in 1965. Now, forty years later, the von Trapp’s family legacy is born anew. Meet Sofia, Melanie, Amanda, and Justin von Trapp. They are the great-grandchildren of Captain von Trapp, father of the famous singing family whose story captivated the world in the musical “The Sound of Music.”
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. J. Dodson Overture on Maria’s Themes
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. J. Dodson Do Re Mi
W.A. Mozart, vocal arr. Arkadi Serper Overture to The Magic Flute
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. J. Dodson My Favorite Things
Traditional, arr. D. Patriquin J’entends Le Moulin
Traditional Rwanda Nziza
Berlin, arr. J. Dodson Anything You Can Do
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. J.Dodson The Sound of Music
INTERMISSION
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. H. Mann The Lonely Goatherd
Traditional Lion Sleeps Tonight
Blake, arr. J. Dodson Walking in the Air
Traditional Down to the River
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. H. Mann Edelweiss
Rodgers and Hammerstein, arr. J. Dodson Climb Ev’ry Mountain

Chris Botti with the Utah Symphony
July 23, 2011 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM
Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre
Kelly Corcoran, Conductor
Chris Botti, Trumpet

Festival patrons will enjoy an evening with Jazz trumpet master Chris Botti as he plays a wide range of jazz, pop and classical music with the Utah Symphony. Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD “When I Fall In Love,” Botti has become the largest-selling American jazz instrumental artist. His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four #1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum & Grammy Awards. Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music; including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith's own Steven Tyler.

ABOUT THE DEER VALLEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL:

The Deer Valley® Music Festival is the summer home of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. The 2011 Festival will celebrate its eighth season this summer providing chamber, classical, and pops performances in multiple venues: the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, St. Mary's Church, Temple Har Shalom, and salons in private homes in the Park City area. The goal of DVMF is to consistently deliver high-quality and musically diverse experiences that engage, educate, and enrich lives in casual settings of unparalleled natural beauty. For more information please visit www.deervalleymusicfestival.org.


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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell