Events

Two inspiring events await our audiences to ring in the holiday season. The SLS is collaborating with the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble to present Menotti’s beloved Christmas opera: Amahl and the Night Visitors. This will be presented as a double-bill with Utah composer Michael Leavitt’s new setting of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. With four performances (December 5 – 7) this performance allows flexibility for your busy schedule with room to remember the spirit of the season.

The orchestra will also present Christmas favorites on December 14th in ‘Let There Be Peace”, and this program will feature beloved and new works to remind us of the special messages of the season. We are thrilled to be joined by the Utah Voices for our annual celebration of holiday music.

Experience the thrill of being in the orchestra as the Salt Lake Symphony presents some of the most exciting music ever written. This program, designed especially for families, will introduce the instruments of the orchestra in ways unlike any you've ever experienced. Parents: bring the kids. Kids: bring the parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Bring the neighbors, too! This concert is appropriate for ages 1-100!

Guest conductor from South Korea, Jinhyuon Baek, joins the orchestra to conduct our annual collaboration with the University of Utah Summer Arts Piano Competition. This year, we are presenting all of the works from the collegiate division winners. Come hear tomorrow's piano stars on the fabulous Libby stage!

What better way to enjoy music outdoors than to hear music written expressly for an outdoor performance? We are pleased to present the Water Music by George Frederick Handel on October 9th at 6:00 on the outdoor stage at the The Salt Lake International Peace Gardens. Originally written for an outdoor party on the Thames River in 1717, the music is as fresh today as when it was premiered for King George I and his guests. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a socially-distanced celebration of live music with YOUR Salt Lake Symphony. Royal invitations optional.

Here you are classical music fans: The Salt Lake Symphony will be performing the first of four short outdoor concerts on Saturday, May 15 at the Midvale City Park Amphitheater (425 6th Ave, Midvale, UT 84047)

On the docket this week, a free concert with some youthful Mendelssohn and Schubert and Eric Ewazen's impressive Symphony in Brass. The entire program runs 40 minutes. Social distancing encouraged and quite possible at this venue. Thank you for supporting your Salt Lake Symphony!

Here you are classical music fans: The Salt Lake Symphony will be performing the second of four short outdoor concerts on Saturday, May 22 at the Murray Park Amphitheater (495 5300 S, Murray, UT 84107)

On the docket this week, a free concert with Eric Ewazen's impressive Symphony in Brass and some youthful Schubert, his Symphony #5. The entire program runs 50 minutes. Social distancing encouraged and quite possible at this venue. Thank you for supporting your Salt Lake Symphony!

Conductors
Robert Baldwin, Brandon Horrocks

• Mendelssohn Sinfonia #10 for Strings
• Gounod Petite Symphony for Winds
• Schubert Symphony #5, mvt. 4 in B-flat major

Conductors
Robert Baldwin, Brandon Horrocks

• Gounod Petite Symphony for Winds
• Schubert Symphony #5 in B-flat major

The Salt Lake Symphony returns to an indoor concert venue with a program of varied music, ranging from the classical period to the 20th Century, that is sure to appeal to both symphony lovers and newcomers alike. Our program, Creative Connections, will explore music that is evocative of time, place and era – all in a comfortable format that introduces audiences to the composers, sounds, and possibilities of orchestral music. Designed as a program to entertain and educate the entire family, don’t miss this evening of classics!

Now that the pandemic season has wrapped up for the Salt Lake Symphony, we are looking forward to a full orchestra to open the 2021-2022 Season on September 25. It was always our destiny to return, and our program will feature three works that explore destiny, fate, and the meaning of life. The program is filled with some of the most memorable melodies and beloved ever written.

Join us at the new Mid-Valley Performing Arts Center as we take a journey of the spirit through music. In a program that explores how composers describe the indescribable, we will play music that both invites reflection and expresses joy. We are pleased to welcome Utah Symphony Associate Concertmaster Kathryn Eberle, joining us to play Ottorino Respighi's seldomly heard masterpiece Concerto Gregoriano. Spanning over 400 years, the program will also feature will our brass section playing works by Giovanni Gabrielli, and our string section performing Adolphus Hailstork’s Concerto da Chiesa. The program will close with Paul Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Weber, which the orchestra was primed to perform in March of 2020 when the pandemic struck. Returning to finish this work presents closure and promises to be cathartic for both musicians and patrons.

Holidays are special with the Salt Lake Symphony. Join us for a musical cup of cheer on December 18 at Libby Gardner Concert Hall as we present the sounds of the season! Filled with beloved tunes, cheerful décor, and both old and new classics, you are assured a break from the Christmas rush. Our Happy Holidays concert is an energizing and inspiring evening with the SLS musicians—and the perfect way to celebrate the season.