SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Symphony will renew its tradition of presenting patriotic-themed summer performances throughout the Wasatch Front this summer.
These family-friendly Fourth of July celebration concerts will be offered during June and July at outdoor venues such as the Eccles Stage at Sundance Resort (June 29), the Deer Valley Snow Park Amphitheater in Park City (July 7), the Waterfall Amphitheater at Thanksgiving Point Gardens (July 6), the Scera Shell Outdoor Theatre (June 25) and the Wolf Mountain amphitheater (June 30).
Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic will lead the orchestra in five evening concerts that will feature a variety of favorite American tunes such as “The Star Spangled Banner,” a lineup of Armed Forces Salutes, Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to “Candide,” and various excerpts from popular John Williams movie scores.
Tickets vary in cost for each summer patriotic performance, and most will be sold directly through each individual venue (excluding the July 7 concert in Park City and the June 29 concert in Sundance). Detailed ticket information is included below.
The final patriotic concert held on July 7 at the Deer Valley Snow Park Amphitheater will also provide a perfect prelude to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Deer Valley® Music Festival July 14 through August 11, with Utah Symphony performances featuring the music of Michael Jackson, American rock band Kansas, Grammy nominated Earth Wind and Fire, eclectic retro-swank orchestra Pink Martini, and programs featuring Disney film music and famous opera hits with Utah Opera. Details about the Festival are available online at www.deervalleymusicfestival.org or by calling (801) 533-NOTE (6683).
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PROGRAM OVERVIEWS:
June 29 | 8 PM Sundance
June 30 | 8 PM Wolf Mountain
July 6 | 8 PM Thanksgiving Point
July 7 | 7:30 PM Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
Smith/Key
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Star Spangled Banner
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Aaron Copland
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Fanfare for the Common Man
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Various
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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)
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Kenneth J. Alford
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Colonel Bogey March
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George Frideric Handel
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Music for the Royal Fireworks
VI. La Réjouissance
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Rodgers & Hammerstein
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South Pacific Symphonic Scenario
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John Williams
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Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
I. Main Title
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INTERMISSION
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Leonard Bernstein
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Overture to Candide
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John Williams
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Raiders March
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Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984 Los Angeles Olympics)
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Richard Hayman
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Pops Hoe Down
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Morton Gould
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Yankee Doodle
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John Philip Sousa
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Washington Post March
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June 25 | 8 PM Scera Shell
Vladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
Smith/Key
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Star Spangled Banner
|
Aaron Copland
|
Fanfare for the Common Man
|
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)
|
Kenneth J. Alford
|
Colonel Bogey March
|
George Frideric Handel
|
Music for the Royal Fireworks
VI. La Réjouissance
|
Rodgers & Hammerstein
|
South Pacific Symphonic Scenario
|
John Williams
|
Star Wars Suite for Orchestra
I. Main Title
|
INTERMISSION
| |
Leonard Bernstein
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Overture to Candide
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John Williams
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Raiders March
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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"1812", Ouverture Solonnelle, Opus 49
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TICKET INFORMATION:
June 25 | 8 PM Orem
Scera Shell Outdoor Theatre
Cost: $12-$20
Available by phone at (801) 225-ARTS (2787), online at www.scera.org or in person at the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre ticket office, 699 South State Street, Orem, UT.
June 29 | 8 PM Sundance
Sundance Eccles Stage
Cost: $15, students $10
Available by phone at (801) 533-NOTE (6683), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or online by visiting www.usuo.org. Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.
June 30 | 8 PM Wolf Mountain
Cost: $50 per carload
Available through the Wolf Creek Foundation Music in the Mountains Concert Series at www.wolfcreekfoundation.com or (801)781-4131.
July 6 | 8 PM Thanksgiving Point
Waterfall Amphitheater
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 day-of, $8 Thanksgiving Point Members in advance
July 7 | 7:30 PM Park City
Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Cost: $25-$65, students $10
Available by phone at (801) 533-NOTE (6683), in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or online by visiting www.usuo.org. Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.
ABOUT VLADIMIR KULENOVIC:
Since his professional conducting debut in 2006 with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, Canada, Mr. Kulenovic has conducted performances with the Verbier Festival Orchestra, Beethoven-Orchester Bonn, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein, Aspen Music Festival AACA Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, Indian Hill Orchestra, Connecticut Valley Chamber Orchestra, Juilliard Conductors' Orchestra, Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Institute Symphony Orchestra and Boston Conservatory Orchestra.
Mr. Kulenovic studied with Kurt Masur at the Kurt Masur Conducting Seminar in New York in 2008 and 2009, as well as at the Beethoven-Orchester Bonn and the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, where his final performance with the Verbier Festival Orchestra was internationally televised on Medici TV. Mr. Kulenovic spent the summer of 2010 as a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival, and has also conducted in other prestigious music festivals worldwide, including the National Arts Centre Conducting Programme, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and the Mozarteum Internationale Sommerakademie in Salzburg.
Mr. Kulenovic was awarded the prestigious Alfred B. Whitney Prize for the highest scholastic achievement at the Boston Conservatory where he graduated summa cum laude, as valedictorian, earning degrees in Conducting and Piano Performance. As a pianist, Mr. Kulenovic was awarded the Second Prize at the Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Paris.
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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