Events

Music on the Orient Express

Conductors
Gerald Elias

  • Enesco Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
  • Iachimciuc, Igor Adagio
  • Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Verdi: A Bicentennial Celebration

Conductors
Michael Huff, Lawrence Spell, Robert Baldwin

  • Verdi Four Sacred Pieces
  • Verdi “Anvil Chorus” from Il Travatore
  • Verdi La Forza del Destino Overture
  • Verdi “Pace, pace mio dio" from La Forza del Destino Solo: Melissa Heath, soprano
  • Verdi “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves” from Nabucco (va pensiero)
  • Verdi “Triumphal March” & “Ballet” from Aida

Guest
Utah Voices, chorus

Season Opener

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

  • Wolking, Henry Salt Lake Overture
  • Brahms Double Concerto Solo: Ralph Matson, violin; John Eckstein, cello
  • Sibelius Symphony #1

East Meets West: Promoting Peace Through Music

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

  • Ippolitov-Ivanov Procession of the Sardar from Caucasian Sketches
  • Merritt Dervish
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
  • traditional Popular Persian tunes

Guest
Monika Jalili and her Persian Ensemble

Through a Child’s Eyes

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

  • Menotti Amahl and the Night Visitors
  • Arnold The Holly and the Ivy (Fantasy on Christmas Carols)
  • traditional Do You Hear What I Hear? Arr: Regney/Lowden
  • traditional Mary's Little Boy Child Arr: Hairston
  • traditional A Holly & Jolly Sing-Along

Family Concert: Symphonic Stories

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

  • Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
  • Smith The Great Locomotive Chase
  • Grieg In the Hall of a Mountain King.
  • Gregson-Williams Chronicles of Narnia Suite
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade: Last mvt. excerpt

Vienna Ball

Conductors
Jong-hun Bae

Irish Ides are Smiling

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

  • Williams, John Symphonic Excerpts from "Far and Away" (side by side)
  • Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry Side-by-Side with high school students
  • Harty In Ireland Solo: Christina Castellanos, flute
  • Beach Symphony #2 "Gaelic"

Sacred Sounds

Conductors
Robert Baldwin, Anton Armstrong

  • Kodály Dances of Galanta
  • Bloch Sacred Service Solo: Christopher Clayton, baritone

The Legacy of Bach

Conductors
Robert Baldwin

  • Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
  • Villa-Lobos Aria from Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 Arr: Krance
  • Mendelssohn Symphony #5 "Reformation"

Celebrating Ten Years

Join us on September 27th as the SLS and Maestro Baldwin celebrate the start of his tenth season by conducting one of his favorite symphonies, the monumental Symphony No. 10 by Dmitri Shostakovich. This work will highlight and challenge every section of the orchestra with its technical and emotional demands. Audience members often remark after hearing it that the work is one of their new favorite pieces. It is a work filled with every aspect of the human condition, reflecting the struggle and triumph of the individual—something we all can relate to. To contrast, we will open with the ebullient Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein. Join the party! Don’t miss this event that will highlight one of the finest community orchestras in the Western U.S.!