Guest Artists
Salt Lake Symphony is committed to keeping Utah music alive by working with local soloists and composers.
Guest artists from past seasons
Jeffrey Price
Jeffrey Price is a professor of piano and opera at the
University of Utah, a position he has held for eleven years. In
addition to teaching piano and coaching singers, he serves as the
musical director for the University’s Lyric Opera Ensemble. During a
versatile and multifaceted career, he has been extremely active as a
pianist, coach, accompanist, soloist, chamber musician, conductor and
musical director, (for opera, musical theater, and dance), as well as
composing.
Lawrence Dillon
Composer Lawrence Dillon has produced an extensive body of work, from
brief solo pieces to a full-length opera. Although he lost 50% of his
hearing in a childhood illness, he began composing as soon as he
started piano lessons at the age of seven. In 1985, he became the
youngest composer to earn a doctorate at The Juilliard School, and was
shortly thereafter appointed to the Juilliard faculty. Dillon is now
Composer in Residence at the University of North Carolina School of
the Arts, where he has served as Music Director of the Contemporary
Ensemble, Assistant Dean of Performance, and Interim Dean of the
School of Music. He was the Featured American Composer in the February
2006 issue of Chamber Music magazine.
Ron Beitel
Ron Beitel is currently the Associate Principal Hornist of The Utah Symphony. Prior to moving to Utah, he performed as Associate Principal Horn of the San Antonio Symphony and Principal Horn of the Memphis Symphony. His solo and chamber music appearances include performances with The San Antonio Symphony, The Cactus Pear Music Festival (San Antonio), The Olmos Ensemble (San Antonio), NOVA, and Intermezzo. Mr. Beitel is a graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music.