2017-2018 Season
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Rock! Classical with Kurt Bestor and Jenny Oaks Baker
Tues, Aug 21, 2017
Orem SCERA outdoor shell
8pm – 11 pm
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Timeless rock melodies. Classically executed.
Grammy-nominated violinist Jenny Oaks Baker joins forces with Emmy Award-winning composer/arranger Kurt Bestor for an epic celebration of rock and roll’s greatest melodies backed by the full sound of the Utah Valley Symphony. From classical masterpieces like Led Zepplin’s Stairway to Heaven, the powerful ballad Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel, and the pulsating Pinball Wizard by The Who to beautiful melodies like Imagine by John Lennon and R.E.M.’s Everybody Hurts, screaming electric guitars become the power from violins and french horns and the drum kit and bass are replaced with low strings pulsating while sizzling brass ramps up the energy. Hearing the incomparable Jenny Oaks Baker under Bestor’s baton make this concert a can’t-miss event.
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School Concerts
Tuesday, October 17
10:30 am (only)
Covey Center
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Since 1969 the Utah Valley Symphony has hosted ‘School Concerts’ for Utah Valley school age children to experience a classical music concert in a friendly, inviting way. Children of ALL ages will enjoy this concert!
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William Tell Overture
Rossini
Flute Concerto No 2 in D Major, 3rd mvt
Shelby Hawkes, age 13, Timberline Middle School
Natalie Hill, age 13, Centennial Middle School
Mickayla Hunter, age 16, Lone Peak High School
Mariah JUdson, age 13, Pleasant Grove Jr. High
Christopher Robison, age 13, Centennial Middle School
Devienne
Violin Concerto in G minor, op 12, No. 1, mvt 3
Maren Dewey, age 10
American Heritage School
Vivaldi
Piano Concerto in F Major H. XVIII F1, Presto
Emmett Davidson, age 9
Home School
Haydn
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
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Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Cello Concerto in a minor, mvt 1
Hannah Brown, age 17
Timpview High School
Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto in G minor Op. 25, mvt 3
Alyssa Buck, age 18
Brigham Young University
Mendelssohn
Piano Concerto No. 1, mvt 1
Joseph Buck, age 18
Brigham Young University
Tchaikovsky
Harp Concerto in Bb Major, mvt 1
Julia Johnson, age 15
Orem High School
Handel
William Tell Overture
Rossini
Fantaisie for Flute
Ashtyn Keith, age 20
Utah Valley University
Georges Hue
Violin Concerto No. 2, mvt 2
Emily McMurtrey, age 13
Frontier Middle School
Weiniawsky
Hungarian Fantasy for Piano
Faith Nixon, age 15
Orem High School
Liszt
Viola concerto in D Major, mvt 1
Madilynn Riley, age 17
Lone Peak High School
Hoffmeister
Covey’s 10th Anniversary Gala
November 4, 2017
7:30pm
Covey Center
Free, Reserve your seats
Multiple local performers and groups coming together to celebrate Covey Center’s 10th anniversary!
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William Tell Overture
Rossini
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto in G minor, op 12, No. 1, mvt 3
Maren Dewey, age 10
American Heritage School
Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in G Over the Rainbow, op 12, No. 1, mvt 3
Mindy Smoot Robbins
Arlen
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Christmas Festival
Leroy Anderson
Polonaise from Christmas Eve
Rimsky-Korsakov
Sleigh Ride
Leroy Anderson
Fantasia on Greensleeves
Vaughan Williams
Danse Macabre, op 40
Saint-Saens
L’Arlesienne Suite no. 1 & 2
Overture
Carillon
Farandole (Ste 2
Bizet
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
Masterworks – Bach’s Magnificant
January 24, 2018
7:30 pm
Orem High School
Guest Conductor, Derrick Fox conducting Alpine District Choirs
Free admission. Arrive early to ensure a seat. These concerts are packed.
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Magnificat
Derrick Fox, conductor
Director of Choral Activities, University of Nebraska-Omaha
Bach
Between Heaven & Earth
February 21 & 22, 2018
7:30pm
Covey Center for the Arts
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Concert dedicated to memory of Clyn Barrus, conductor of UVS from 1990-7 and director of BYU’s School of Music until he died in 1998. A brilliant musician who is loved dearly between heaven and earth.
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“Die Diebische Elster” (The Thieving Magpie)
Rossini
Mass in G
Wasatch Chorale
Schubert
Adagio for Strings
Barber
Pathetique Symphony No. 6
Tchaikovsky
Nimrod from Engima Variations
Nimrod is an evocation of the nobility of Clyn Barrus’ soul.
Elgar
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Espana
Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894)
Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes
Buckaroo Holiday
Corral Nocturne
Saturday Night Waltz
Hoe-downOp. 17
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
SCERA: Jenny Oaks Baker + Family Four, & Dallyn Vail Bayless
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
8:00 pm
SCERA Outdoor Shell
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