Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Seventh annual Deer Valley® Music Festival (DVMF) will return in 2010 with five weeks of performances in the picturesque setting of Park City, Utah, July 17 through August 14. For the past six years, DVMF has brought the best Pops, Classical, and Chamber performances to the mountains of Park City. Multiple performances each week give patrons a wide variety of events to choose from.
Highlights of the 2010 Deer Valley® Music Festival include performances with Ben Folds, Randy Travis, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, a concert featuring the music of Led Zeppelin and a performance of Disney® favorites.
Friday Classical concerts and Saturday Pops concerts will be held at the Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater where audience members are invited to picnic 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 and Temple Har Shalom.
Tickets for all Festival concerts go on sale Wednesday, February 17, 2010. At that time, ticket-buyers can call (801) 355-ARTS (2787), buy in person at the Abravanel Hall box office, or visit deervalleymusicfestival.org. Subscribers and those desiring group or student discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 the day of the performances.
Pops and Classical at Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Saturday Pops concerts at the Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater will include a little bit of everything; rock, country, swing and Broadway show tunes. The series will open with singer-songwriter Ben Folds joining the orchestra to perform some of his best hits. Country legend Randy Travis will also perform with the orchestra as well as the Utah Symphony’s own Tad Calcara (principal clarinet) with his band, New Deal Swing. Audience favorite, Bravo Broadway will also return to the Festival and the series will conclude with the music of Led Zeppelin.
Friday Classical series, also at the Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater will open with a performance perfect for families featuring some of the Disney’s® most loved songs. Other classical performances will include An American Salute with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and a performance with renowned violinist Mark O’Conner.
Wednesday and Thursday Chamber Series at St. Mary’s Church
Wednesday Chamber Series at St. Mary’s Church will feature Utah Symphony performances of Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 1 for Violin, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony. Temple Har Shalom will host a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
The serene setting of St. Mary’s will also host the Guest Chamber Series on Thursdays. Audiences will enjoy performances by Imani Winds (wind quintet), SO Percussion (percussion quartet) and the always popular Muir String Quartet (string quartet).
Other Events
VIP packages prior to both Friday and Saturday performances will continue at this year’s Festival and include VIP parking, pre-concert gourmet dinner at the resort, premium reserved seating and access to the intermission reception. Our VIP package pricing includes a charitable contribution built into the various package options. Salon Events will also continue, featuring intimate performances in luxurious private residences by Festival artists. Cost will be $125 per person. For, more information regarding VIP packages and our Salon Events schedule please call (801) 869-9010 or email vipevents@usuo.org .
Volunteer Information
Volunteers for the festival are needed in multiple positions: ushers, ticket takers, backstage, etc. Benefits include complimentary tickets for the night the person volunteers, plus optional discounted tickets. Contact Ashley Albertson at volunteers@usuo.org or (801) 869-9050 for more information.
2010 Summer Calendar
July 17 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Ben Folds with the Utah Symphony
David Cho, Conductor
Ben Folds, Guest Artist
July 21 (Wednesday) | 8 PM St. Mary’s Church
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1
David Cho, Conductor
Yoonshin Song, Violin
Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess
Prokofiev Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in D Major, op. 19
Schumann Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, op. 38 (“Spring”)
July 22 (Thursday) | 8 PM St. Mary’s Church
Imani Winds
Imani Winds, Guest Artists
July 23 (Friday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Disney in Concert
Jerry Steichen, Conductor
Disney® Classics Overture
Selections from The Little Mermaid
“Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas
Orchestral Suite from Beauty And The Beast
“I Wanna Be Like You” from The Jungle Book
Mary Poppins Medley Sing along
Hunchback of Notre Dame Medley
Aladdin Medley
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Lion King Song Suite
July 24 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Tad Calcara and New Deal Swing
Jerry Steichen Conductor
Tad Calcara and New Deal Swing, Guest Artists
July 28 (Wednesday) | 8 PM St. Mary’s Church
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Barlow Bradford, Conductor
Utah Chamber Artists
Tarik O'Regan Triptych
Herbert Howells Requiem
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048
Four Traditional Folk Songs
Danny Boy
Sakura
Drunken Sailor
The Water is Wide
July 29 (Thursday) | 8 PM St. Mary’s Church
Muir String Quartet
Muir String Quartet, Guest Artists
July 30 (Friday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
An American Salute with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mack Wilberg, Conductor
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
July 31 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Bravo Broadway: Broadway Divas!
Jerry Steichen, Conductor
Lisa Vroman, Guest Artist
Debbie Gravitte, Guest Artist
August 4 (Wednesday) | 8 PM Temple Har Shalom
Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings
David Lockington, Conductor
Robert Stephenson, Oboe
Rossini Overture to Italian Girl in Algiers
Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314
Tchaikovsky Serenade in C Major, op. 48
August 5 (Thursday) | 8 PM St. Mary’s Church
SO Percussion
SO Percussion, Guest Artists
August 6 (Friday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
1812 Overture!
David Lockington, Conductor
Rossini Overture to William Tell
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro
Gershwin Selections from Porgy & Bess
Saint-Saens “Bacchanale” from Samson and Delila
Dvorak Overture to Carnival
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, op. 67 - Allegro con brio
Sibelius Finlandia
Tchaikovsky Overture to 1812
August 7 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Randy Travis with the Utah Symphony
David Cho, Conductor
Randy Travis, Guest Artist
August 11 (Wednesday) | 8 PM St. Mary’s Church
Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony
David Lockington, Conductor
Brant Bayless, Viola
Elgar Serenade in E Minor, op. 20
Max Bruch Romanze for Viola and Orchestra, op. 85
Carl Maria von Weber Andanta and Hungarian Rondo for Viola and Orchestra, op. 35
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, op. 56 ("Scottish")
August 13 (Friday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Mark O’Connor with the Utah Symphony
David Lockington, Conductor
Mark O ‘Conner, Violin
Copland Buckaroo Holiday from Rodeo
O'Connor Surrender the Sword
O'Connor The Call of the Mockingbird
Glinka Overture to Ruslan und Ludmilla
Bernstein West Side Story: Symphonic Dances
August 14 (Saturday) | 7:30 PM Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Music of Led Zeppelin with the Utah Symphony
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