Each year, we invite able young musicians to participate our annual side-by-side event. This year, our young colleagues will join us to perform Alexander Borodin’s powerful Polovtsian Dances. The spirit of music continues throughout the program, with a performance of American composer Augusta Read Thomas’s reflective Violin Concerto, No. 1, “Spirit Musings.” Soloist Hasse Borup...
A sense of place permeates our April program, featuring a world premiere piece for clarinet and orchestra depicting the mountain bike trails of the region. Laura Grantier, former principal clarinetist of the U.S. Navy Band, has commissioned the work from composer Nadine Silverman especially to be premiered with the Salt Lake Symphony. The program opens...
Our final concert is an exploration of sound and silence. Our friend Phillip Bimstein will host the evening, and our very own Charlotte Bell will transform the pre-concert talk into a meditation and listening workshop. Gorecki’s powerful Symphony no. 3 with soprano Melissa Heath will provide the main sonic exploration of the evening, a work...
A concert featuring Salt Lake Symphony's Conductors Workshop Participants Featuring selections from Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and Haydn's Symphony 104.
Choral Arts Society of Utah presents Days of ’47 KUTV Pops Concert with the Salt Lake Symphony and guest artists Lark & SpurJuly 11th & 12th, 2025 at 7:30pmMaurice Abravanel HallSalt Lake City, Utah On sale: 6/2/2025 at 10am. Free concert, tickets required. Ticket guarantees a seat until 7:15pm night-of. Limit 8 per household. Sterling...
Choral Arts Society of Utah presentsDays of ’47 KUTV Pops Concertwith the Salt Lake Symphony and guest artists Lark & SpurJuly 11th & 12th, 2025 at 7:30pmMaurice Abravanel HallSalt Lake City, Utah On sale: 6/2/2025 at 10am. Free concert, tickets required. Ticket guarantees a seat until 7:15pm night-of. Limit 8 per household. Sterling Poulson, music...
SLS is pleased to present a pre-concert lecture at 6:15 pm before the concert in room 270. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of music-making! In 1976, a group of musicians assembled for the first time, under the direction of Jay Welch to simply “read though some music.” Little did they know that that...
Tchaikovsky has been a favorite of concert-goers and orchestra musicians for well over a century. Tonight we reach beyond the Nutcracker and other expected favorites to explore some of Tchaikovsky’s lesser-known masterworks. Longtime friend and soloist with the SLS, Andrew Staupe, returns to present the brilliant Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra. The orchestra will also perform...
Our annual family concert takes a fun detour with musical selections and holiday hijinks. Come hear selections from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Wicked, and other favorites. But don’t worry, there will be plenty of traditional holiday cheer as well. Don’t forget bring your singing voice, too, for a traditional audience sing-along! Assistant...
The SLS is proud to partner with the University of Utah School of Music each year to present the winners of the Summer Arts piano competition in concert. Come hear tomorrow’s stars play piano concerto movements with a full orchestra and help support the region’s emerging talent. Tickets for this concert are available through the...
The Salt Lake Symphony Vienna Ball is an event unlike any other in the region, providing live music for dancing by full orchestra and jazz band, floor shows by the award-winning BYU Dancers, and a silent auction. All proceeds benefit the orchestra so that we may continue bringing you the greatest music year-round. Come dance...
From imitating birds to composing symphonies, our March concert explores how composers are inspired to create orchestral music. The concert will open with Respighi’s charming suite of music dedicated to our flying friends, Gli ucelli (The Birds). Inspired by compositions from past centuries, imitating the calls and activity of birds, Respighi gives it a updated touch, using...