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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2012
PROGRAMMING AND DATES ANNOUNCED FOR NINTH ANNUAL DEER VALLEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL
PARK CITY, UT – Utah Symphony | Utah Opera President & CEO Melia Tourangeau announced the preliminary concert lineup for the organization’s summer music festival before a February 9 Utah Symphony performance in Park City. Today the organization released the complete Deer Valley® Music Festival schedule with the addition of two previously unannounced concerts.
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s ninth annual Deer Valley® Music Festival will return July 14 through August 11, 2012. The Festival will open with the Music of Michael Jackson featuring James Delisco and continue with additional Utah Symphony performances featuring Pink Martini, Kansas, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Earth, Wind, & Fire. Other highlights include an all-new program based on the popular “Jewish American Songbook” cabaret concert from the 2011 Festival and a reprise of the sold-out “Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies” program from the 2010 Festival. This season will also mark the anticipated return of Utah Opera to the Deer Valley® Music Festival with an evening of “Opera Hits!” on the hill.
For the past eight years, the Deer Valley® Music Festival has brought the best pops, classical, opera, family and chamber music performances to the picturesque mountains of Park City, Utah. Multiple performances each week give patrons the choice of a wide variety of events.
Friday “Summer Symphony” concerts and Saturday “Zions Bank Summer Entertainment” concerts will be held at the Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater where audience members are invited to picnic under the stars and enjoy Utah Symphony and Utah Opera performances after a day of shopping, hiking or golfing in Summit County. Chamber concerts will be held on Wednesdays in the more intimate setting of Park City’s St. Mary’s Church. Two special return performances of the “Jewish American Songbook” will also be held in Park City’s Temple Har Shalom.
Season ticket packages and group tickets for all Deer Valley® Music Festival concerts are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Abravanel Hall Ticket Office by calling (801) 533-NOTE (6683). A single-ticket local sale for Summit County residents will take place on Saturday, March 17 at the Bellemarc Building, located at 1912 Sidewinder Drive in Park City. Single tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, March, 19. At that time, ticket-buyers can also purchase online at deervalleymusicfestival.org and through ArtTix outlets by calling (801) 533-ARTS (2787). Student discounts and family passes will be available for select performances. Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased the day of the performance.
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“Zions Bank Summer Entertainment Series” and “Summer Symphony Series” at Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Friday and Saturday concerts at the Deer Valley® Music Festival will include a little bit of everything: rock, pop, classical, opera, R&B, Disney and Broadway show tunes. Most performances will be led by the always entertaining Jerry Steichen, Utah Symphony Principal Pops Conductor.
The Saturday “Zions Bank Summer Entertainment Series” will open with a Utah Symphony tribute to the King of Pop – Michael Jackson – starring James Delisco, winner of the E! Network series “The Entertainer.” Other series concerts include the popular “Broadway Rocks!” and Utah Symphony performances with American rock band Kansas and classic R&B group Earth, Wind & Fire. The series will close with anticipated guest artists Pink Martini also performing with the orchestra.
Friday “Summer Symphony Series” concerts will include a return of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with the Utah Symphony and the 2010 Festival’s sold-out hit, “Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies,” including all-new arrangements from “Toy Story” and “Mulan.” The Festival’s annual performance of 1812 Overture and an evening of “Opera Hits!” presented by Utah Opera with the orchestra will round out the series with a touch of classical music favorites.
Wednesday Chamber Series at St. Mary’s Church
Wednesday Chamber concerts at St. Mary’s Church will feature Utah Symphony performances of the Mozart Symphony No. 40, an evening of music by French composers and Juilliard Concerto Competition winner Sean Lee performing the Dvořák Romance for Violin and Orchestra and Sarasate’s “Gypsy Airs” – all led by Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic. The Muir Quartet, the Festival’s resident quartet, will also return for a featured evening of string chamber music.
Special Event at Temple Har Shalom
After a standing-room-only performance of the “Jewish American Songbook” last summer, the Festival will bring an all-new “Jewish American Songbook” cabaret program to the Temple Har Shalom starring Broadway guest artists with Jerry Steichen at the piano. This performance will be featured on two nights, Tuesday, July 31 and Thursday, August 2.
VIP Events and Packages
VIP packages prior to both Friday and Saturday performances will continue at this year’s Festival and include VIP parking, pre-concert gourmet dinner at the resort, premium reserved seating and access to the intermission reception. Our VIP package pricing includes a charitable contribution built into the various package options. Salon Events will also continue, featuring intimate performances in luxurious private residences by Festival artists. Cost will be $125 per person. For, more information regarding VIP packages and our Salon Events schedule please call (801) 869-9010 or email vipevents@usuo.org .
Volunteer Information
Volunteers for the Festival are needed in multiple positions: ushers, ticket takers, backstage, etc. Benefits include complimentary tickets for the night the person volunteers. Contact Melissa Singleton at volunteers@usuo.org or (801) 869-9067 for more information.
Complete 2012 Deer Valley® Music Festival Calendar
Zions Bank Summer Entertainment 1
The Music of Michael Jackson with the Utah Symphony
July 14, 2012 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Brent Havens, Conductor
James Delisco, Vocalist
Chamber Orchestra 1
Mythic Romance
July 18, 2012 (Wed) | 8 PM | St. Mary’s Church
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
Sean Lee, Violin
MOZART: Overture to Don Giovanni
VUK KULENOVIC: Mechanical Orpheus
DVOŘÁK: Romance for Violin & Orchestra
SARASATE: Gypsy Airs
SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 4 “Tragic”
Summer Symphony 1
Opera Hits! with Utah Opera
July 20, 2012 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Jerry Steichen, Conductor
Utah Opera Chorus
Zions Bank Summer Entertainment 2
Kansas with the Utah Symphony
July 21, 2012 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Larry Baird, Conductor
Chamber Orchestra 2
The French Connection
July 25, 2012 (Wed) | 8 PM | St. Mary’s Church
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
FAURÉ: Pavane
GOUNOD: Symphony No. 1
RAVEL : Mother Goose Suite
DEBUSSY : Clair de lune
RAVEL: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Summer Symphony 2
1812 Overture!
July 27, 2012 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
Zions Bank Summer Entertainment 3
Broadway Rocks!
July 28, 2012 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Jerry Steichen, Conductor
Chamber Ensemble 1
Jewish American Songbook
July 31 & August 2, 2012 (Tues & Thurs) | 7:30 PM | Temple Har Shalom
Jerry Steichen, Musical Direction and Piano
Chamber Ensemble 2
Muir String Quartet
August 1, 2012 (Wed) | 8 PM | St. Mary’s Church
Peter Zazofsky, Violin
Lucia Lin, Violin
Steven Ansell, Viola
Michael Reynolds, Cello
MOZART: Quartet in D Major (No. 21)
JOAN TOWER: Quartet No. 4
BEETHOVEN: Quartet in A Minor (No. 15)
Summer Symphony 3
Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies
August 3, 2012 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Jerry Steichen, Conductor
Zions Bank Summer Entertainment 4
Earth, Wind, & Fire Guiding Lights Tour 2012
with the Utah Symphony
August 4, 2012 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Charles Floyd, Conductor
Chamber Orchestra 3
Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart
August 8, 2012 (Wed) | 8 PM | St. Mary’s Church
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
BEETHOVEN: Ballet of the Knights
HAYDN: Symphony No. 90
MOZART: Symphony No. 40
Summer Symphony 4
“The American Songbook” with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Utah Symphony
August 10, 2012 (Fri) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Mack Wilberg, Conductor
Zions Bank Summer Entertainment 5
Pink Martini with the Utah Symphony
August 11, 2012 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Jerry Steichen, Conductor
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Hilarie Ashton
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