Utah Cultural Alliance E-Newsletter
April 7, 2008
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Dear Colleagues,
Join us this Tuesday for our next Culture Bytes!!!
Successful Silent Auctions and Planning Etiquette
Tuesday, April 8 11:30 - 1pm
a light lunch will be served, free for UCA members
Panelists:
Steven Sheffield, artist
Kelly Fisher, Roland Hall
Jana Ward, JL Designs (chair of Utah Heritage Foundation's auction and
has run two Red Butte auctions)
Moderator: Marc Weyerstall, the Major Gifts Officer at Westminster College
Location: Utah Opera Production Studios, 336 N 400 W, SLC
Park in the back, enter through back door, and enter the first door on your
immediate left.
In this issue you will find:
* Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) Salt Lake Acting Company presents the regional premiere of The Clean
House <#clean>
2) Salt Lake Symphony Performs Beethoven's Fifth Symphony <#fifth>
3) Utah Poetry Out Loud State Champion Announced <#out>
4) Utah Museum of Fine Arts Announces New Staff Members <#staff>
5) Cats in the Kitchen - Salt Lake City premiere - April 16 <#cats>
6) Be Kind To Your Mother (Earth) w/ A "Party For The Planet" At Utah's
Hogle Zoo <#mother>
7) The 2008 Deer Valley Music Festival Returns July 19 to August 16, 2008<#deer>
8) Missoula Children's Theater will present The Adventures of Robinson
Crusoe <#crusoe>
9) Utah Opera presents Seventh annual children's opera showcase <#children>
10) Stefon Harris Sextet <#harris>
11) The Utah Symphony welcomes pianist Horacio Gutierrez for Music Exposed
Concert <#exposed>
12) Something Wicked Coming in the 2008-2009 Season <#wicked>
13) Kotaro Fukuma in Concert <#kotaro>
14) The Utah Arts Council Presents: Mountain West Conference <#mountain>
15) Plan-B celebrates 5th Annual SLAM <#slam>
16) Plan-B Theatre Company presents Martin Moran's THE TRICKY PART <#tricky>
17) Plan-B's sixth annual fundraiser and 2008/2009 season announcement<#season>
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18) Winners of the 2008 Davis County High School Student and Art Educators
Exhibit <#davis>
19) The University of Utah Department of Theatre presents BLOOD WEDDING<#blood>
20) The University of Utah Department of Theatre presents Treasure in Studio
115 <#treasure>
21) Westminster College Event Listings <#college>
22) New Play Series Features Writers from Across the U.S. Including Utah
Writer <#play>
*Articles Of Interest <#article>*
*Resources <#resource>*
*Submission Guidelines <#guidelines>*
*Acknowledgments <#acknowledge>*
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*Utah Cultural Events and Information *
1) *Salt Lake Acting Company presents the regional premiere of The Clean
House by Sarah Ruhl.*
For mature audiences
Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) is pleased to present the regional premiere
of THE CLEAN HOUSE by Sarah Ruhl. THE CLEAN HOUSE will have preview
performances April 2nd and 3rd, with the Press Opening on Friday, April 4th
at 8:00 PM at The Salt Lake Acting Company. THE CLEAN HOUSE is scheduled to
play Wednesdays through Sundays through April 27, 2008.
Keven Myhre, SLAC's Producing Director and Resident Designer, will direct
and design the set.
In addition to Mr. Myhre, the design team will be Z - Lights; Brenda Van der
Wiel- Costume Design; Cynthia L. Kehr Rees- Sound, Adrianne Moore- Dialect
Coach, Cynthia Fleming- Choreographer, and Darrin D. Doman- Vocal Coach.
The cast features SLAC veterans Joyce Cohen, Anne Cullimore Decker, Mark
Gollaher, Anne Stewart Mark, and new-comer Camila Borrero.
Sarah Rae Mohr will be the Production Stage Manager.
THE CLEAN HOUSE had its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre and was
produced at the Lincoln Center in New York in 2006. The first act of the
play was commissioned by the McCarter Theatre. The play has been produced
all over the country--- one of the most produced of this season, in fact.
SLAC first ran into the play as a staged reading at South Coast Repertory
Theatre's play festival in 2004 and has been pursuing it ever since.
THE CLEAN HOUSE occurs, as the playwright describes on the Character page of
the script under PLACE, in "a metaphysical Connecticut. Or, a house that is
not far from the city and not far from the sea." Welcome to the off-kilter,
occasionally magical world of Sarah Ruhl. Lane (Joyce Cohen) is a very
successful doctor. She is married to Charles (Mark Gollaher), also a very
successful doctor. They don't see a lot of each other, but nonetheless live
a perfectly perfect life. Lane hires a young Brazilian woman, Matilde
(Camila Borrero), as a live-in maid. After all, Lane states, "…I did not go
to medical school to clean my own house." The problem is, Matilde really
doesn't want to clean houses. She'd rather continue to think up the world's
best joke. This is an inherited passion. Her father was the funniest person
in their village, and her mother was a supremely appreciative audience. The
arrangement proved to have fatal consequences for one of them. Now cleaning
houses depresses Matilde. Lane and Charles took her to the hospital and had
her medicated, but it hasn't solved the problem. Enter Lane's sister,
Virginia (Anne Stewart Mark). She loves to clean. It fills her life with
meaning and accomplishment. She has completely cleaned her house by three in
the afternoon. The remaining day looms endless before her. Solution: clean
Lane's house as a secret shared only with Matilde. Perfect. Meanwhile,
Charles meets a new patient, Ana (Anne Cullimore Decker). She is Argentinean
and has breast cancer. Sarah Ruhl describes her as "… impossibly
charismatic." Charles falls in love. As does Ana. She is older. He is
helpless. They fall even further in love. Now, Lane and Charles have a
problem.
Sarah Ruhl has created a wonderful play to help us "spring clean" our hearts
and minds. There are two notions that receive a great deal of attention in
the play: cleaning and jokes. Both aid in the de-cluttering of external
debris and give us at least a brief reprieve from that which weighs us down.
Enjoy.
SLAC NOTES:
April 6th - FIRST SUNDAY MATINEE POST-PLAY DISCUSSION: following the
matinee performance, hosted by SLAC Dramaturg Mike Dorrell in the Upstairs
theatre.
APRIL 9th - 2nd Wednesday Preshow presentation: an introduction to the play
by SLAC's Literary Department.
APRIL 21ST- NEW PLAY SOUNDING SERIES: at 7:00 pm
TITLE TO BE ANNOUNCED New plays, new voices. Theatre unplugged.
Free Staged Readings and Talk Backs. Be a part of theatre in the making.
Sponsored by American Express and the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks
Program
APRIL 26TH - SATURDAY MATINEE POSTPLAY DISCUSSION: following the
Matinee performance, hosted by SLAC Dramaturg Mike Dorrell.
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2)* **Salt Lake Symphony Performs Beethoven's Fifth Symphony*
Contact: Charlotte Bell, 801-355-2617 or charlottebell@???
The Salt Lake Symphony will perform a concert April 19 at 7:30 pm at Libby
Gardner Concert Hall on President's Circle on the University of Utah campus.
Led by guest conductor Gerald Elias, the orchestra will perform a work that
is arguably one of the most popular in classical European repertoire,
Beethoven's "Symphony no. 5 in c minor." In addition, the orchestra will
accompany solo flautists Susan Goodfellow and Sergio Pallottelli in a
performance of Doppler's "Concerto for Two Flutes," and will perform
Wagner's Overture to "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg."
Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors. Tickets are
available at KingTix at 581-7100 or
www.kingsburyhall.org.
Audience members are welcome to learn about the life and times of Beethoven,
Wagner and Doppler in a free pre-concert discussion with guest conductor
Gerald Elias. The discussion will take place in Room 270 (right behind the
auditorium at Libby Gardner Concert Hall) from 6:15 to 7:00 pm prior to the
concert. The lecture series is funded in part by the Utah Humanities
Council.
Guest Artist Biographical Information
Gerald Elias has been the Associate Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony since
1988 after serving thirteen years as a violinist in the Boston Symphony. In
1989 he joined the faculty of the University of Utah, and in 1993 helped
found the Abramyan String Quartet as its first violinist.
Since 2004 Elias has been Music Director of the "Vivaldi By Candlelight"
chamber music series and has been an annual guest conductor of the National
Symphony Orchestra of Peru. This year he has received a Fulbright Senior
Specialist grant to teach and conduct at the National Conservatory of Music
in Lima.
Elias has performed as soloist and chamber musician on five continents and
has had his own compositions performed nationwide by symphony orchestras and
chamber ensembles. The Utah Symphony has performed his Concerto Grosso, The
Raven, and his orchestration of the Copland Violin Sonata. That
orchestration will soon be released on Albany Records with Andres Cardenas
as soloist.
In 2005 Elias was honored by the Utah Chapter of the American String
Teachers' Association as Studio Teacher of the Year, and in 2007 he was
awarded a Surdna Foundation Fellowship to attend the Heifetz International
Summer Music Institute. Elias's first novel, Devil's Trill, has been
accepted by St. Martin's Press for publication and will be on the
bookshelves in the fall of 2009.
Susan Goodfellow is a professor of flute at the University of Utah. She
holds degrees from Julliard School of Music and the University of Chicago,
and studied with Julius Baker and William Kincaid. She has soloed with the
Carmel (California) Bach Festival and the Mormon Tabernacle Choice and
performed with the New York City Symphony and the Chicago Chamber Orchestra.
She worked as a music editor for Encyclopedia Britannica and was assistant
editor of The Britannica Book of Music. She has given lectures, recitals,
and master classes across the United States, and served for two years as
secretary of program annotator for the Salt Lake Chamber Music Society and
on the editorial board of The Flutist Quarterly.
Sergio Pallottelli captivates and dazzles audiences world wide. As a soloist
and avid chamber musician, his performances take him to halls all over the
world, from Europe to Australia, from the U.S. to South America.
Constantly in search of a new composition or a new piece to adapt for the
flute, he offers elegant and passionate programming, always communicating
with his audiences in the most charismatic way, be it in major orchestra
halls or chamber settings alike.
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3) *Utah Poetry Out Loud State Champion Announced*
Utah Arts Council is pleased to announce the winners of the Poetry Out Loud
State Championship: Madison Niermeyer, a senior at Skyline High School in
Salt Lake City received first place. Second place was awarded to Rachel
Allen, a sophomore from Meridian School in Provo, and third place went to
MacKenzie Brown, a freshman at Karl Maeser Preparatory School in Lindon.
Niermeyer won a cash prize of $200 and an all-expenses-paid trip to
Washington, DC, to compete for the national championship. Here she will
compete for a portion of the $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends
awarded at the National Finals, including a $20,000 college scholarship for
the Poetry Out Loud National Champion. Skyline High School will receive a
$500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books. Allen was awarded $100, with
an additional $200 going to Meridian's school library.
Students from 10 Utah high schools competed in the Utah State Championships
on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at the Salt Lake City Public Library Main
Branch. Competition took place in three elimination rounds. Students were
scored by a panel of three judges from Utah's literary community based on a
series of seven criteria including physical presence, voice and
articulation, appropriateness of dramatization, level of difficulty,
evidence of understanding, overall performance, and accuracy.
The competition was presented in partnership with the National Endowment for
the Arts and the Poetry Foundation as part of a national program that
encourages high school students to learn about great poetry through
memorization, performance, and competition. The program builds on the
resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as seen in the slam poetry
movement and the immense popularity of rap music among youth. Poetry Out
Loud invites the dynamic aspects of slam poetry, spoken word, and theater
into the English class. Through Poetry Out Loud, students can master public
speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about their literary
heritage.
High school teachers who are interested in participating in Poetry Out Loud
should know that the program requires less than two or three weeks of class
time, with a new round of competition starting each fall. High schools that
wish to be part of the official Poetry Out Loud program must contact the
Utah Arts Council to participate. The Utah Arts Council will determine if a
school is eligible to take part in the official Poetry Out Loud program.
Schools that are not in the official program may conduct their own contests
using the online resources. Contact Guy Lebeda, Literary Arts Manager at
glebeda@???, call 801.236.7553 or visit
www.poetryoutloud.org for more
information.
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4) *Utah Museum of Fine Arts Announces New Staff Members*
The Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA) is pleased to announce the appointments
of Gretchen Dietrich as the new Director of Public Programs and Curatorial
Affairs and Jill Dawsey, as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art.
As Director of Public Programs and Curatorial Affairs, Dietrich's position
will entail curatorial, programming, educational, and administrative duties.
She will work closely with the Museum's curatorial staff as she directs
their efforts to reinstall the permanent collection, create innovative
temporary exhibitions, develop relationships with collection donors, and
strategize to enhance the visitor's experience within the Museum. Dietrich
will also oversee the UMFA's public programs and educational outreach as
well as plan, develop, and implement the Volunteer Docent and Intern
Programs. In addition, she will help to increase the presence and impact of
the Museum on the University of Utah campus.
Gretchen Dietrich was most recently the Executive Director of the Utah
Museums Association. She has fifteen years experience in the field of museum
education and public programming including serving as Director of Education
at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT and Assistant
Curator of Education at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. She
received her B.A. in Art History from Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia
and holds an M.A. in Art History from Temple University in Philadelphia.
The Museum's new Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Jill Dawsey, will
be working with Dietrich to create innovative exhibitions as well as to
develop strong relationships with collectors, donors, university professors,
and faculty members. Dawsey will be responsible for writing labels and
gallery guides in addition to providing public lectures for the University
of Utah and numerous community groups.
Jill Dawsey was formerly Assistant Curator at the San Francisco Museum of
Modern Art in the Department of Painting and Sculpture and has taught art
history and curatorial studies at the California College of the Arts, the
San Francisco Art Institute, and the University of California, Irvine.
Dawsey received her B.A. cum laude, in History of Art from Bryn Mawr College
in Pennsylvania and earned an M.A. from Stanford University, where she is
currently completing her Ph.D in Art History. Dawsey's experience as a
lecturer, writer, art historian and curator makes her a great addition to
the staff of the UMFA. Her skill, creativity, and expertise will help the
UMFA to establish a more prominent role among American museums, and to
become better recognized in the field of contemporary visual art.
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5) *Cats in the Kitchen - Salt Lake City premiere - April 16*
Flutist Cory Maxfield and oboist Charlotte Bell will perform the Salt Lake
City premiere of Cats in the Kitchen, an alternative classical work by
Phillip Bimstein.
Cats in the Kitchen is scored for flute, oboe, meows, purrs, cracked eggs,
sliced onions, buttered toast, sizzling skillets, spoons, knives, pepper
grinder, toaster oven, pots, pans, draining dishwater, and pretty much
everything else in the kitchen "sync."
The sound score also features feline duets and trios, cat food crunches,
waterdrums, and Bell speaking to her beloved cat, Fiona McGee, who sadly
passed on shortly after this piece was composed. The flute and oboe
playfully dance and weave with the sounds and each other, sometimes in
imitation or dialogue with the cats, and at other times cooking up their own
fanciful filigree.
The performance will be a part of the program presented by New Music
Ensemble, April 16, 7:30pm, in the Dumke Recital Hall, 4th floor of the
University of Utah music building, 1375 E. President's Circle, Salt Lake
City (801) 355-2787. The program will also feature music by Ligeti, Carter,
Xenakis, Crumb, Berio, and others. Admission is free.
Cats in the Kitchen was commissioned for Michele Fiala and Heidi Pintner by
Western Kentucky University and premiered there in March 2007. It was
recorded by Pintner and Fiala and released in 2008 on Michele Fiala's MSR
Classics CD as MS1217 - "The Light Wraps You: New Music for Oboe." The
three-movement work can be heard in its entirety online at:
http://www.myspace.com/catsinthekitchen
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6) *Be Kind To Your Mother (Earth) With A "Party For The Planet" At Utah's
Hogle*
*Zoo*
You walk all over her every day, it's time to show your Mother Earth you
care by attending a party in her honor!
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is throwing a party; over one hundred
parties throughout the country. The Salt Lake City version of AZA's "Party
for the Planet" takes place at Utah's Hogle Zoo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
during its Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 26. It's a beautiful time
of year to watch the animals enjoy the spring sunshine, and it's also a
great time for people to learn about how their actions affect the
environment where the animals make their homes.
Hogle Zoo's "Party for the Planet," will feature fun for all ages. "Visitors
can participate in hands-on activities, plus visit booths to sample local
foods," says Special Events Coordinator Song Stott. "There will also be
entertainment from Irish dancers to Native American hoop dancers." In
addition, there will be numerous local organization stations where people
can participate in fun activities, like making seed starting cards, which
benefit the environment. Together people coming to the Zoo for this event
will learn that what they do locally makes a difference globally, as well as
learn about other communities around the globe do to keep their planet
happy.
As a member of the AZA, Hogle Zoo is part of a massive conservation movement
to preserve our environment. From the Wasatch Front to the mountains of
Africa, Hogle Zoo strives to help the world in any way possible. Food
Service Supervisor Seth Palmer says, "Whenever we can, we use paper products
that are not only biodegradable and compostable, but also made from
by-products of organic materials." Conservation measures don't stop at the
concession stands, the animal care staff at Hogle Zoo works hard to provide
the most innovative animal care practices and goes the extra mile to ensure
species survival.
For more information about Hogle Zoo's "Party for the Planet" celebration or
affiliation with the AZA, contact Community Relations Coordinator Holly
Braithwaite at (801) 584-1729 or email at hbraithwaite@???
Party for the Planet is sponsored in part by Rocky Mountain Power.
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7) *The 2008 Deer Valley Music Festival Returns July 19 to August 16, 2008*
Festival includes performances by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Gladys
Knight and The Muir Quartet
Keith Lockhart will give his final summer performance as Music Director
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera's fifth annual Deer Valley Music Festival (DVMF)
will return in 2008 with four weeks of performances in the picturesque
setting of Park City, Utah, July 19 through August 16. For the past four
years, DVMF has been bringing the best Pops, Classical, Chamber and Opera
performances to the mountains of Park City. With at least four different
performances each week, festival goers will have a wide variety of events to
choose from.
The cannon filled '1812' Overture has become a tradition at DVMF and
Lockhart will open the 2008 festival with it on Saturday, July 19, 2008.
He'll then conduct a Chamber concert featuring Beethoven's Second Symphony
and Beethoven's Violin Concerto on Wednesday, July 30. Lockhart's final
concert of the summer will be a Classical program featuring DvoY·k's New
World Symphony and a performance by Time for Three on Friday, August 1,
2008.
Highlights of the 2008 Deer Valley Music Festival include a performance with
the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, an evening with Gladys Knight and a concert
with the Classical Mystery Tour performing 30 Beatles tunes sung and played
exactly as they were written. Utah Opera will also present Gilbert and
Sullivan's comic-opera HMS Pinafore, which was the first opera presented at
DVMF in 2004. Audience members are invited to bring a picnic, sprawl out on
a blanket and enjoy the setting as Utah Symphony and Utah Opera surround
them with music, filling the fresh mountain air.
The Utah Symphony will also bring back audience favorites, such as Bravo
Broadway and a performance by Time for Three at the Deer Valley
Amphitheater. Chamber favorites will include performances by The Muir
Quartet, the Georgia String Quartet and the Utah Symphony Chorus in the
beautiful and serene stetting of St. Mary's Church.
Friday Classical concerts, Saturday Pops concerts and two performances of
HMS Pinafore will be held at the Deer Valley Outdoor Amphitheater where the
audience will be invited to lounge under the stars after a day of shopping,
hiking, or golfing. Chamber concerts will be held on Wednesdays and
Thursdays in the more intimate setting of Park City's St. Mary's Church.
Details are included below.
VIP dinners prior to both Friday and Saturday performances will continue at
this year's festival. Salon Events will also continue, featuring intimate
performances in luxurious private residences by festival artists. Salon
Sunday Brunches will be held at 11:00 am on July 20 (Muir Quartet) and
August 10 (Utah Symphony artist). Salon Tuesday Evenings will be held at
7:00 pm on July 22 (Muir Emerging Quartets), July 29 (Time for Three) and
August 5 (Georgia Guitar Quartet). More information regarding educational
VIP dinners, Salon events, free clinics will soon be available at
www.deervalleymusicfestival.org .
Tickets for all festival concerts go on sale on Wednesday, April 16. At that
time, ticket-buyers can call (801) 355-ARTS (355-2787), 1-888-451-2787, buy
in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or visit
www.deervalleymusicfestival.org . Subscribers and those desiring group or
student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (533-6683).
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8) *Missoula Children's Theater and approximately 50 local youth will
present The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe*
Missoula Children's Theater and approximately 50 local youth will present
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe on Saturday, April 12 at 3 and 7 pm at
Hillcrest Jr High (126 East 5300 South). Tickets can be purchased at the
Murray Parks Office or at the door for $5 adult, $3 child/senior, $15
family, and $50 unlimited group. Purposely varying from the plot of Daniel
Defoe's novel, MCT's Robinson Crusoe teaches the lesson that reading invites
more than observation. Unlike TV and movies which provide every detail, a
book allows the reader the luxury and the joy of imagination. We arrive on
Robinson's island years after he and his sole companion, a goat named
Wilson, are shipwrecked. We find that the island has turned into a tourist
destination centered around a lovable singing leopard, a tribe of natives
known for their colorful coifs, Friday's Seaside Resort and, of course, the
legend of Robinson Crusoe.
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9) *Utah Opera presents Seventh annual children's opera showcase*
Utah Opera and the Kennedy Center Imagination Celebrationä at Salt Lake City
will give local elementary school students a chance to take the spotlight in
the seventh annual Children's Opera Showcase, on Wednesday, April 9, in the
Jeanné Wagner Theatre of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center (138 West
300 South) beginning at 6:30 pm. The participating children collaborate
with their teachers and local composers to write original stories and music
for each opera. Then the children become the stars of the show, singing
their own operas with their own sets and costumes.
The evening will begin with a first-grade class from Salt Lake's Beacon
Heights Elementary performing their opera, Pirates in the Rainforest.
Directed by their teacher, Rachel Lee and assisted by composer Jeff Rogers,
the opera follows a group of pirates as they get shipwrecked on an island
and learn valuable lessons from the animals of the rainforest.
The Showcase's second opera will feature Ashlie Mehler's 2nd grade class
from Herriman Elementary School. Directed and assisted by composer Michelle
Willis, the opera titled The Cast of the Arguing follows eight royal sisters
who have been put under an evil spell by villains who want to take over
their kingdom. The spell makes the sisters fight and argue constantly, so
their pet cats call upon super heroes from the future to rescue the girls.
The final opera in this year's Showcase will be presented by a sixth-grade
class from Jordan Ridge Elementary, led by teacher Michelle Safadi and
assisted by composer Jolene Clark. The opera, titled Forward to the Past,
begins with an evil science teacher creating a potion to control the minds
of students. When a couple of students find out about the teacher's plan,
they travel back in time to keep their teacher from creating the formula.
During their travels, they visit the Wild West, the Middle Ages and Ancient
Egypt.
Tickets are not required, as admission for this event is free, but seating
is limited. For more information about the Children's Opera Showcase,
please contact Paula Fowler at (801) 869-9090.
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10)* **Stefon Harris Sextet*
Where: Grand Theatre, located on the South City Campus of
Salt Lake Community College – 1575 South State Street. Please note – this
show has been moved from the Sheraton City Center.
When: Monday, April 7, 2008, at 7:30PM.
How Much: $25. Tickets available at Holladay Pharmacy. Student
discount tickets are available with valid student I.D.
Presented By: GAM Foundation/Jazz SLC/Jazz at the Sheraton
www.jazzslc.com
Press Contact: 801-278-0411: Gordon Hanks, GAM Foundation Co-Founder
Stefon Harris Info:
www.stefonharris.com
The GAM Foundation presents the Stefon Harris Sextet Monday, April 7, 2008,
at 7:30PM in the Grand Theatre, located on the South City Campus of Salt
Lake Community College at 1575 South State Street. This performance was
originally schedule to take place at the Sheraton City Center but has been
moved to the Grand Theatre.
Vibraphone player, Stefon Harris' passionate artistry, energetic stage
presence, and astonishing virtuosity have propelled him into the forefront
of the current jazz scene. Widely recognized and lauded by both his peers
and jazz critics alike, he is committed to both exploring the rich potential
of jazz composition and blazing new trails on the vibraphone. The
vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp, or simply the vibes, is a
musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family. It is
similar in appearance to the xylophone and marimba, but the vibraphone uses
aluminum bars instead of wooden bars. The vibraphone also has a sustain
pedal similar to that used on a piano. When the pedal is up, the bars are
all damped and the sound of each bar is quite short; with the pedal down,
the notes will sound for several seconds.
Stefon is a graduate of The Manhattan School of Music, where he received a
B.A. in Classical Music and an M.A. in jazz performance. He is a recipient
of the prestigious Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center and has earned
back to back to back Grammy nominations for Best Jazz Album including The
Grand Unification Theory (2003), the 2001 release of Kindred (Blue Note) and
his 1999 release of Black Action Figure (Blue Note) for Best Jazz
Instrumental Solo. North Sea Jazz (Netherlands) named Harris for the
prestigious International 2002 Bird Award for Artist Deserving Wider
Recognition. He has been voted Best Mallet player by the Jazz Journalist
Association (2003, 2002, 2001 & 2000), Debut Artist of the Year by
Jazztimes, Downbeat's Critics Poll Winner for Vibraphone and Rising Star,
Vibraphone (2003) Newsweek's Best Jazz CD, Best New Talent and 1999-2000
Readers Poll Best Vibraphonist by Jazziz Magazine and Chicago Tribune's
Debut of the Year.
The GAM Foundation is sponsored in part by the Zoo, Arts and Parks program.
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11) *The Utah Symphony welcomes pianist Horacio Gutierrez for final Music
Exposed Concert*
The evening features Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1
Music Director Keith Lockhart leads pianist Horacio Gutierrez and the Utah
Symphony in Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 for the final concert of the Music
Exposed series. Designed for first-time patrons, the performance will be
held at Abravanel Hall on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 7:00 pm. Traditional
performances will follow on April 18 and 19 at 8:00 pm and will also feature
Dvorak's Serenade for Strings and Serenade for Wind Instruments.
The program on April 17, 2008 will feature Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 as
the sole piece on the program performed by one of the world's foremost
pianist
