Single tickets went on sale for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s 2008-2009 season today. If you’re looking forward to the Opera’s performance of Madame Butterfly, buy your tickets soon because this show is going to sell out. Season subscriptions are also available (and more affordable than you might think).
Here are a list of Utah Symphony’s upcoming performances:
September 2008
Ode to Joy (September 12, 13) Classical A
A Waterbird Talk (September 24, 25) Ardean Watts Contemporary Chamber Series
Judy Garland in concert with the Utah Symphony (September 26, 27) Pops
Salute to Youth (September 30) Discovery
October 2008
Land of the Midnight Music (October 10, 11) Classical B, Finishing Touches
Marvin Hamlish with the Utah Symphony (October 17, 18) Pops
Halloween High-Jinks (October 25) Lollipops
Bruckner’s 4th – A Big Brass Show (October 31, November 1) Classical C
November 2008
Elgar’s Cello Concerto (November 7, 8 ) Classical A
An Evening of Film Music (November 14, 15) Pops
Shostakovich’s Response (November 21, 22) Classical C, Finishing Touches
Sing-it-Yourself Messiah (November 29, 30)
Since I’m a brass player (trumpet & French horn), I’m really excited for Bruckner’s 4th and Shostakovich’s 5th symphonies. In fact, I’ve been looking forward to these since I first heard we were performing them earlier this year. Both of them have awesome brass parts – and they’re loud and exciting, two qualities I love in music. Ode to Joy and Elgar’s Cello Concerto (if you’ve seen August Rush, you’ll recognize this song, kind of) are also going to be really fun.