'Red Rock Rondo' will close Excellence in the Community Series
An all-star ensemble composed of the band blue haiku (Phillip Bimstein, Harold Carr, Flavia Cerviño-Wood and Charlotte Bell) plus Kate MacLeod and Hal Cannon will bring this year's Excellence in the Community Series to a close with a performance of "Red Rock Rondo" on Saturday at Vieve Gore Concert Hall at Westminster College, 1250 E. 1700 South, Salt Lake City. Tickets are 12 at 801-832-2458 or at Hires Big H restaurants.
"Red Rock Rondo" is a song cycle composed by former Springdale mayor Bimstein that celebrates the history and life of Zion National Park and surrounding communities. "Rocks on Fire," for example, honors the men who built the Zion Tunnel, while "Hay-colored Leaves" captures one woman's memories of the mulberry trees that are becoming scarce in Springdale. It was written for an assortment of instruments, including guitars, violins, mandolins, mandocello, banjo, harmonica, button accordion, oboe, English horn, upright bass and vocals.
Folk, pop and classical styles all play a role. "Red Rock Rondo" was performed at the recent rededication ceremony for Zion National Park's historic Nature Center, attended by first lady Laura Bush.
performance are gone, but some standby seating may be available.
Those desiring standby seats should line up before 9:15 a.m. near the Temple Square flagpole.
Music at the Madeleine: The Cathedral of the Madeleine hosts free organ concerts every Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at the cathedral, 331 E.
South Temple, Salt Lake City. Douglas O'Neill performs today. The cathedral will also host a Yankee Clipper, performing music from the Ireland and British Isles, tonight at 8.
The program features four-part harmonies of traditional Celtic music and songs in the maritime tradition. Free. Spring winds: The Salt Lake Symphonic Winds will perform its final concert of the season Tuesday at 7 p.
m. at the University of Utah's Libby Gardner Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City.
The program includes "The Pines of Rome" by Respighi, "Jupiter" from Holst's "The Planets" and "Pastorale" by Vaughan Williams. Free. Mama's got a squeeze box: The Salt Lake Accordion Club features Janet Todd, Utah's own international jazz artist, in a concert Tuesday at 7 p.
m. at the South Valley Unitarian building, 6876 S. Highland Drive, Cottonwood Heights.
Free, but a 4 donation is appreciated. For more information, call 801-272-2363. From Russia with love: The Konevets Quartet, a male vocal ensemble based in St.
Petersburg, Russia, will visit Draper as part of a U.S. concert tour.
The program includes sacred and folk music from composers Chesnokov, Gerchaninov and Stravinsky. The concert is Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
at St. John the Baptist Church, 300 E. 11800 South, Draper.
Free, but donations are welcome. For more information, call 801-495-0690. Guitar star: The Utah Classical Guitar Society is hosting a performance by Jeremy Jouve, who began his professional music career at age 11 after being accepted to the National Superior Conservatory of Music in Paris.
Jouve plays Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Salt Lake Recital Hall, 320 E.
200 South, Salt Lake City. Tickets are 15, 10 for students, at the door or at Acoustic Music, 801-531-7066. Jouve also will conduct a master class at the home of Roy Johnson, 1121 E.
200 South, Salt Lake City. Cost is 30 for players, 15 for observers; register by calling 801-364-7431. Cuban pianist: Jorge Luis Prats, among the best Cuban pianists, will visit Utah as a guest of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation.
Prats plays Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W.
300 South, Salt Lake City. Tickets are 15, 10 for students, by calling 801-355-ARTS or online at www.arttix.
org. Barbershop bonanza: The Beehive Statesmen Chorus will perform two "Fantastic Barbershop" shows Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m.
at Highland High School, 2166 S. 1700 East, Salt Lake City. "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "Over the Rainbow" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
" are among works on the program. Tickets are 10 to 15 by calling 801-967-1041 or at the door. Swinging '60s: The Wasatch Singers hold their biannual concert Saturday at 7:30 p.
m. at Riverview Junior High, 751 W. Tripp Lane, Murray.
The theme this year is music of the '60s. Tickets are 5 at the door. For more information, call 801-560-2175.
Patriotic fare: The Choral Arts Society of Utah and the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band join for a free evening of patriotic and Broadway hits Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Murray Park Amphitheater, 296 E.
Murray Park Lane. For more information, call 801-390-1567. Summer singing: The Salt Lake Choral Artists will hold a summer choral institute for teachers, choir directors, students and singers of all ages and backgrounds.
The program is offered as four separate sessions that will give participants an opportunity to rehearse and perform in Libby Gardner Hall on the University of Utah campus. The first session, "The Music of Mack Wilberg," is June 14-16; the second, geared toward families, is June 21-23 and will focus on the music of John Rutter; session three is June 28-30 and will feature Baroque favorites; and the fourth session, on four consecutive Tuesdays, June 19-July 10, will consist of weekly choral readings of major works by Mozart, Haydn, Brahms and others. Students who participate in three of the four sessions will receive one graduate ensemble credit for the University of Utah's School of Music.
Cost for sessions one, two and three is 60, 40 for students; session four is 40, 25 for students. Registration for the first three sessions is Tuesday through May 31; session four is May 31 through June 12. Early registration guarantees advance receipt of music and study tapes.
For more information and to register, visit www.saltlakechoralartists.org.
Just folks: The Western Folklife Center is holding a songwriting contest. Entries can be in any language or musical tradition. A grand prize of 1,000 will be awarded to the winner, with a 500 second prize.
The winner of the audience award will receive a new Gibson Songwriter Deluxe acoustic guitar, made by Bozeman. All entries will be considered for placement on a CD collection in 2008 titled "Songs from Yellowstone and the Tetons." All submissions must be received by July 31.
Entry fee is 10 per song; there is no limit on number of submissions. Participants can enter songs online at www.westernfolk life.
org or by mail to Western Folklife Center Media, Yellowstone and Teton Songwriting Contest, 101 Wasatch Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112. Winners will be chosen by Aug. 15.
For complete rules, visit www.westernfolklife.org or call 801-582-9576.
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