Listening Club for All Ages: 2023

Monday, July 17, 2023

You are invited to a musical adventure with your orchestra

Season tickets now available at https://www.myosu.org/ So much great music coming your way including "Carnival of Animals", "Reformation Symphony", new commission by Marshall McDonald, and a fun Christmas music concert Nov. 30. Yes, we are also performing Handel's "Messiah". Thanks to everyone involved in your local symphony orchestra.

The Children's Jubilee is a fun family afternoon with music, art and science on Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Heritage Theatre, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City. The activities are from 12 noon to 2 p.m. The "Carnival of the Animals" with a full symphony orchestra concert, is at 2 p.m. Tickets at https://www.myosu.org/ or at the door. $5 per person, babies free. One free admission with three cans of food for Iron County Care and Share.

Activities from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Concert with "Carnival of the Animals" at 2 p.m.

Preview "Carnival of the Animals" (complete)

Individual pieces:

00:00 Introduction 00:33 I. Lions Royal March 02:16 II. Hens and roosters 03:05 III. Swift Animals (Pianists) 03:39 IV. Tortoises 05:40 V. The Elephant 07:09 VI. Kangaroos 08:05 VII. Aquarium 10:34 VIII. Personages with long ears 11:21 IX. The Cuckoo in the deep woods 13:38 X. Aviary 14:46 XI. Pianists 16:13 XII. Fossils 17:29 XIII. The Swan 20:29 XIV. Finale

Evening concert adds "Africa" and "October"

Preview with 2014 performance of "Africa"

Preview "October"

Carnegie Hall Kids has music sing-a-longs and other resources: https://www.youtube.com/@carnegiehallkids

Singing is good for you: https://www.deseret.com/2023/7/3/23782760/surprising-health-benefits-of-joining-a-choir-study-cancer-singing

Musical Explorations from Carnegie Hall

Looking back at our first Children's Jubilee in 2004 that featured "Carnival of the Animals" and was recognized nationally by the League of American Orchestras.

First Children's Carnival, now renamed Jubilee.

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Listening Links for the Roy L. Halversen 2023 Concert: Treasure the Moment

Four Young Soloists will perform with the Orchestra of Southern Utah for the April 6, 2023 concert. Start listening now to enhance your enjoyment of the concert. Video links in color. Tickets at myosu.org

(Poster design by Rollan Fell of the Print Shoppe)

Mackenzie Williams, soprano, will sing the popular aria from La Boheme by Puccini
Donde Lieta aria, vocal Maria Callas - Donde Lieta Uscì

Bubba Akins will play the third movement of a Tuba Concerto at about 9:40 on video link:

Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto in F minor, James Gourlay

Adelle Clarke will play the third movement of the
Kabalevsky Violin Concerto in C major at about 10:30

Complete Kabalevsky Violin Concerto

Tyler Neilson will perform the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, first movement

Complete Piano Concerto

The orchestra will also play the wonderful third Brandenburg Concerto which has three parts for violins, violas, and celli. The interplay between the lines makes it a very exciting piece.

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | Claudio Abbado & the Orchestra Mozart

In addition, the orchestra plays the popular Academic Festival Overture by Johannes Brahms.

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, op. 80

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Rock Gold Preview Listening

You are invited to the upcoming Rock Gold concert on Feb. 9 in Cedar City. Your orchestra is bringing you timeless music complete with singers, guitars, drums, chorus, and dancers.

Tickets at https://www.myosu.org

Full concert article and soloist information: Click Here for More Concert Information

Preview the music through videos of the original rock bands plus symphonic versions below

Parents will want to choose appropriate videos and help skip ads on the YouTubes:

Rock videos go for the spectacle as well as the music, so you will have fun contrasting the rock band videos with the orchestral arrangements.

"Michael Jackson's short film for "Thriller" in 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status (i.e.: sales in excess of 30 million) by the RIAA for US sales alone."

Michael Jackson - Thriller Horror movie with song starting at 9:46

Thriller by Michael Jackson, arranged for orchestra by Matt Smith.

Eleanor Rigby by the Beatles

Orchestra version of Eleanor Rigby

Orchestra version we are using on the concert.

Instrumental version of Eleanor Rigby with choir

Led Zeppelin performance of Kashmir

Kashmir symphonic version with cello soloist

"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses

Sweet Child of Mine symphonic version

Coldplay performs Viva la Vida

Viva la Vida arranged for orchestra by Larry Moore