September 30, 2011
CONTACT: Paula Fowler
Director of Education and Community Outreach, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
(801) 869-9090, pfowler@usuo.org
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera INVITES ARTS GROUPS TO PARTICIPATE IN SEASON-LONG “CELEBRATING BEETHOVEN” FESTIVAL
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Symphony | Utah Opera (USUO) will present a season-long performance outreach festival celebrating the life and works of composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
As a foundation of the festival, which will run from September 2011 to May 2012, the Utah Symphony has already begun performing a season-long cycle of all nine Beethoven Symphonies as well as his “Emperor” Piano Concerto, and Utah Opera will present Beethoven’s only opera, “Fidelio.”
In collaboration with community partners, the festival will feature online lectures, a film series, artistic presentations and interactive events, as well as an open invitation to all community groups interested in joining the collaboration through USUO’s online “Beethoven Calendar.”
This Beethoven Calendar will be hosted on the USUO website in an effort to illustrate the impact of Beethoven’s music. Any community organization interested in participating can submit details of events and performances that feature at least one work by Beethoven between September of 2011 and May of 2012. Those interested should contact Paula Fowler (pfowler@usuo.org) for more information.
More special events of note in the Celebrating Beethoven Festival include lecture demonstrations of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas by Utah Symphony Principal Keyboard Jason Hardink on the stage of Abravanel Hall (seating is limited), an interactive side-by-side program for amateur musicians wishing to play with Utah Symphony musicians, and an Afternoon Tea event at the Grand America Hotel featuring Utah Symphony musicians and Utah Opera Ensemble Artists performing Beethoven songs and chamber music.
“We hope that our Celebrating Beethoven festival will excite all parts of our community to listen to, enjoy and appreciate more deeply the music of this Maestro,” said Paula Fowler, Director of Education and Community Outreach at Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. “Beethoven’s work continues to influence our world two centuries after he wrote it, and we hope this festival will give musicians and music-lovers alike a chance to enjoy it.”
The “Celebrating Beethoven” festival will mark the ninth annual outreach festival presented by Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. This year’s partners and individual contributors include The Grand America hotel, the Salt Lake City Public Library, scholars Jeff Olpin and Luke Howard, Utah Symphony Principal Keyboard Jason Hardink, the NOVA Chamber Music Society, the Gina Bachauer Concert Series, the Salt Lake Symphony and the Expositions concert series. Special funding has been provided by the John and Marcia Price Family Foundation and the Utah Humanities Council. See below for a full schedule with venue information.
For tickets to any Utah Symphony or Utah Opera performances, please call (801) 355-ARTS (2787) or visit www.usuo.org.
“Celebrating Beethoven” Festival Program Line-up
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera Performances
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – Utah Symphony
September 9-10 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto (Symphony No. 8) – Utah Symphony
September 23-24 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
“Fidelio” by Ludwig van Beethoven – Utah Opera
October 8-16 at 7:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. | Capitol Theater
Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony – Utah Symphony
November 4-5 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony (Symphony No. 6) – Utah Symphony
November 11-12 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – Utah Symphony
February 3-4 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Rachmaninoff & Beethoven (Symphony No. 4) – Utah Symphony
September 9-10 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Beethoven’s “Eroica” Symphony (Symphony No. 3) – Utah Symphony
April 13-14 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 (Symphony No. 2) – Utah Symphony
May 18-19 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Beethoven Cycle Concludes (Symphony No. 1)– Utah Symphony
May 25-26 at 8 p.m. | Abravanel Hall
Beethoven and the Piano
Jason Hardink, Principal Keyboard of the Utah Symphony, will present lecture/demonstrations of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas. Attendees will sit on the Abravanel Hall Stage and learn about Beethoven’s solo keyboard compositions.
- The Late Piano Sonatas | Monday, November 21 at 7 p.m.
- The Middle Piano Sonatas | Monday, January 16 at 7 p.m.
- The Early Piano Sonatas | Monday, March 19 at 7 p.m.
Free Online Classes
Two local scholars have prepared online classes available at www.usuo.org/festival <http://www.usuo.org/festival> all season long.
- Beethoven’s Life and Music | compiled by Jeff Olpin
- “Fidelio” | compiled by Luke Howard
“Beethoven to His Immortal Beloved: High Tea at the Grand America”
Utah Opera Ensemble Artists and Utah Symphony musicians will perform Beethoven songs and chamber music, interspersed with readings from Beethoven’s writings.
- Saturday, October 15 at 1 p.m. | at the Grand America Hotel
Beethoven Film Series
Films about the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven will be presented in the Salt Lake City Library Auditorium.
- “Copying Beethoven” | Wednesday, September 14 at 2 p.m.
- “Beethoven Lives Upstairs” | Saturday, October 8 at 11 a.m. (family movie)
The Utah Symphony presents a new interactive program this season. Those interested can apply online in January to play Beethoven favorites in a side-by-side event with Utah Symphony musicians in late March, on stage in Abravanel Hall. Details will become available at www.usuo.org/festival after January 1, 2012.
Community Music Collaborations
USUO is hosting an online listing of 2011-12 Beethoven performances by other music organizations in Utah, including performances by NOVA, the Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake Symphony and the Expositions concert series.
Venue Locations
Abravanel Hall: 123 West South Temple
Capitol Theatre: 50 West 200 South
The City Library: 210 East 400 South
The Grand America: 555 South Main Street
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