2008-2009 Scholarship Concert Utah Philharmonia Dr. Robert Baldwin, conductor The University of Utah Singers A Cappella Choir Dr. Brady R. Allred, conductor Dr. Robert Baldwin, conductor Thursday and Friday, November 20 and 21, 2008 Libby Gardner Concert Hall 7:30 p.m.
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2008-2009Scholarship Concert
Utah PhilharmoniaDr. Robert Baldwin, conductor
The University of Utah SingersA Cappella ChoirDr. Brady R. Allred, conductor
Dr. Robert Baldwin, conductor
Thursday and Friday, November 20 and 21, 2008Libby Gardner Concert Hall
7:30 p.m.
Program(Please turn off all electronic devices that could disrupt the concert.)
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 80 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Kristofer Michaels, piano
Utah Graduate String Quartet
Maria Dance, Leslie Henrie, violinsLeslie Richards, viola; Tamra Baca, cello
Thursday Soloists
Melissa Heath, soprano; Rachel Duff, soprano; Josette Cross, altoShane Haag, tenor; Miles Romney, tenor; John Walker, bass
Friday Soloists
Raina Thorne, soprano; Julia Wentz, soprano; Andrea Hoschouer, alto Will Perkins, tenor; Steve Knell, tenor; Timothy Carter, bass
Utah PhilharmoniaUniversity of Utah Singers; University of Utah A Cappella Choir
Brief Intermission (5 minutes)
The Planets, op. 32 Gustav Holst Mars, the Bringer of War (1874-1934) Venus, the Bringer of Peace Mercury, the Winged Messenger Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age Uranus, the Magician Neptune, the Mystic
Utah PhilharmoniaWomen from the University of Utah Singers and A Cappella Choirs
Robert Baldwin, conductor_______________________________________________________________
Thanks to Dr. Brady Allred, Dr. Robert Walzel, Dr. Donn Schaefer, and Prof. Scott Hagen for assistance in preparation for tonight’s program.
The University of Utah School of Music cordially invites you to attend these upcoming concerts:
Pianist Kristofer Michaels is a junior scholarship student at the University of Utah School of Music majoring in piano performance under the tutelage of Dr. Heather Conner. His past teachers include Dr. Irene Peery-Fox and Dr. David Hatch. Kristofer is a native of American Fork, Utah, and began playing the piano at age six and pursuing music seriously at age thirteen. Kristofer performed in a masterclass given by Virtuoso Series Artist Murray Perahia in 2007. Kristofer has received a number of awards for his playing including an honorable mention at the 2005 Stravinsky Awards International Competition, first prize in the 2008 Utah Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition, and second prize in the 2008 Young Artists competition at the Utah State Fair. He was a concerto winner in the 2008 SummerArts concerto competition and will perform the first movement of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 as soloist with the Salt Lake Symphony in January of 2009. Kristofer recently made a guest appearance with the Canyonlands New Music Ensemble, where his playing was described as “insightful, wonderfully articulate and polished”(Deseret News). In addition to studying the piano, Kristofer enjoys composing and writing.
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The University of Utah School of Music gratefully recognizes
Leon and Karen F. Petersonfor their continuing efforts to create Music Scholarships.
A Cappella Choir - Dr. Brady R. Allred, conductor
TenorMatthew BellistonChris CoonradtEric ChaffeyBrady FlanaganScott GarnerKevin GolubRyan IngleAdam JohnsonMark W. ScottJoseph Smith
Flatteringly lovely and fair are the sounds of our life’s harmonies,
and from our sense of beauty there arise fl owers that blossom eternally.
Peace and joy glide by amiably like the alternating play of waves’
forces that pressed on us roughly and hostilely reform themselves into feelings of exaltation.
Whenever the magic charms of music hold sway and the consecration of words is uttered,
splendid things take shape of necessity, might and storms turn into light.
Outward repose, inward rapture prevail for the fortunate man.
But the springtime sun of the arts makes light emanate from both.
Then great things that have entered one’s heart blossom out in fresh beauty;
when a spirit has worked its way aloft, a spirit choir constantly sings to it.
And so, noble souls, accept gladly the gifts of beautiful art.
When love and strength are wedded, the favor of the gods rewards mankind.
Poet unknown; English translation by Stanley Appelbaum
Holiday Concerts
Enjoy holiday favorites like “Deck the Halls,”
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas,”and “Carol of Joy,”
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Program NotesThe premiere of the op. 80 Choral Fantasy of Beethoven took place on December 22, 1808, as the final work in a concert that included the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, the first public performance of the Fourth Piano Concerto, Ah! Perfido (a concert aria), as well as several sections of the Mass in C Major. It was composed with such speed so close to the concert that Beethoven improvised the opening section and only later wrote it down on paper. The piece consists of eight sections, the first of which is a piano solo marked Adagio, followed by an Allegro where the orchestra announces itself. The next section is a set of variations, anchored by the piano, in which different orchestral instruments or groups each have equal prominence with the piano in each variation. Four short episodes follow the variations. Finally the chorus and vocal soloists enter, at first gently, then with increasing strength, building to the coda (Presto).
The first public peformance of The Planets was given in 1920, but a private performance in 1918 plus subsequent partial performances already provided it with a positive reputation. Holst completed the full score in 1917, having begun the work with ‘Mars’ in 1914. Originally titled ‘Seven Pieces for Large Orchestra,’ The Planets exhibits influences of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, Schoenberg’s ‘Fünf Orchesterstücke,’ and Debussy’s ‘Nocturnes’ (use of an off-stage women’s choir, earlier employed in Savitri).
In seven sections, representing the known planets at the time (less Earth, of course), The Planets displays a remarkable variety of moods and orchestral colors, while mainting unifying aspects of harmonic background, particularly the use of bitonality (two different keys at the same time). Pluto was not discovered until 1930, and Holst died in 1934, but since it has recently been officially delisted as a planet, Holst is off the hook. Notes by Chris H. Smith
The members of the Utah Philharmonia
thank their private applied teachers:
ViolinHasse BorupLeonard Braus*John EnglundRalph Matson*David Park*Barbara Scowcroft*Lynette Stewart