Utah Chamber Artists Announces 2011-2012 Concert Season

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Utah Chamber Artists Announces 2011-2012 Concert Season

Utah’s Premiere Choir & Orchestra ensemble opens season with popular Cathedral Collage Concerts, four-program series features two major world premieres by J.A.C. Redford and Tarik O’Regan,
Daniel Pinkham’s “Sinfonia Sacra” and Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms”


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 11, 2011
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Salt Lake City - Utah Chamber Artists launches its 21st concert season this September with the extremely popular Collage Concerts at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City. The eagerly anticipated concerts have been a part of Utah Chamber Artists annual season for 15 years. They will take place on Monday September 19th and Tuesday September 20th at 8:00 PM in the Cathedral. The concerts are free to the public and no tickets are required. This year’s program is entitled “Chant and Contemplation”. Various chants will thread the music selections together. A new aspect of the lighting design this year will be lighting the windows from the exterior of the cathedral so audiences can experience the stunning windows that usually remain dark during the evening hours.

The centerpiece of the concert is a world premiere of a requiem by J.A.C Redford. Utah Chamber Artists is honored to present “Rest Now, My Sister”, composed in memory of Redford’s sister-in-law, Kristine Allred Gabel, who was found murdered in Salt Lake City's Fairmont Park just before Christmas last year. Redford also wrote the sonnet to which the music is set. This is the latest of several collaborations between the composer and Utah Chamber Artists. He and his wife LeAnn Allred Redford will travel from California to attend both of the Collage Concerts. A piano quartet "The Alphabet of Revelation" also by Redford will be featured on the concert.

In addition the program features music of Bach, Mozart, Howells, Walton, Victoria, Miskinis and Gjielo.

Guest soloists:
Doulas O’Neill, Organ
John Eckstein, Cello



The remaining three concerts of Utah Chamber Artists' 2011-12 Series are:



CAROLS AND LULLABIES December 13, 2011 Libby Gardner Concert Hall 7:30 PM

Christmas Cantata (Sinfonia Sacra) – Daniel Pinkham

Luke 2:1-20 & Silent Night– Bradford
Lullaby – Hales
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen – Bradford
Lullaby My Jesus – Peter Warlock, arr. by Andrew Carter from “Capriol Suite”
Ship Carol – Stephen Paulus
Little Tree -- Stephen Heitzig
Incidental Music to Dickens Christmas Carol - Bradford
Santa Lucia – world premiere Bradford
O Come All Ye Faithful – world premiere Bradford


MICHAEL JESSE BENNETT - Narrator



SYMPHONY & PSALMS February 27, 2012 Libby Gardner Concert Hall 7:30 PM


Symphony of Psalms - Stravinsky

More TBA




POETRY & MUSIC April 30, 2012 Libby Gardner Concert Hall 7:30 PM

“Petrichor” – Tarik O’Regan World premiere Poet: Edward Thomas

Commissioned by UTAH CHAMBER ARTISTS
and made possible by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition &
the Dale Warland Singers Commission
presented by Chorus America and funded by the American Composers Forum

Utah Chamber Artists is delighted to have been awarded a $5,000 prize for the O’Regan work by Chorus America and pleased to announce that the Barlow Endowment has just granted $7,000.00 toward the same piece by Mr. O’Regan. The British composer will travel to Salt Lake City to attend the premiere.

Also on the program:

Night Pieces - J.A.C Redford Poet: Walt Whitman
Five Settings of Herrick – John Clements
Raï – Tarik O’Regan U.S. premiere


Ticket Information:

Tickets may be purchased through Kingtix by calling 801-581-7100
Adults: $17.50 and $15.00
Students $10.00 and $12.00 - $5.00 for the first 25 students with ID to purchase tickets at the Box Office

More information:

utahchamberartists.org
jacredford.com
tarikoregan.com

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