"The Danse Macabre also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death." The first violin solo uses a different tuning to conjure the spooky theme." (Wikipedia)
Listening Club for All Ages
Sunday, September 29, 2024
Spooky Spectacular and Haunting Resonance Listening Links
"The Danse Macabre also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death." The first violin solo uses a different tuning to conjure the spooky theme." (Wikipedia)
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Music Resources for Students, Parents, and Teachers and 2024-25 OSU Season
The Orchestra of Southern Utah believes in the value of music education for all ages. We provide school assemblies as well as hosting an October family Jubilee with music, science, and art activities.
We encourage students to participate in their school and community music programs. Learning to play an instrument or sing in the choir helps develop listening skills, confidence, and social skills.
This is a student in the Portland Youth Philharmonic:
Full article: Youth orchestra builds students
Here is another resource including special activities for different age groups
Carnegie Hall teacher, parent, and student resources
Here is a look at the impact of choir on a student:
By Muriel Barbery translated by Alison Andersen
Saturday, March 16, 2024
New Music by Young Composers
We are excited to share new music at our April 11 concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Theatre. Tickets at https://www.myosu.org/tickets
Guest Composer
Marshall McDonald is a pianist, composer, and arranger from Salt Lake City, Utah. He is an
accomplished musician with numerous bestselling albums and sheet music books. He is a “go to” musician in the state of Utah for orchestrating, arranging, and producing music.
Marshall was honored to be a guest soloist of the Tabernacle Choir playing his arrangement of “If You Could Hie To Kolob” on its weekly broadcast of Music and the Spoken Word. His music is prominently featured in the films “17 Miracles,” “Ephraim’s Rescue” “Christmas Oranges” and most recently “Escape from Germany.” He has written two commissioned symphonies for the Orchestra of Southern Utah entitled “Africa” and the “Spanish Trail Suite.”
Marshall holds a Guinness Book of World Records for writing the music to the largest live
nativity ever assembled as featured in the YouTube video “Angels from the Realms of Glory”
featuring which has been viewed over 200 million times on YouTube. His music is also often
used by the group The Piano Guys.
Marshall was recently awarded by Governor and First Lady Cox The Governor’s Mansion Medal of the Arts as Utah’s musician of the year in 2023.
Marshall is a fulltime Institute teacher at the University of Utah and also currently serves as the music coordinator for the Church Educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He and his wife Kristien and their 6 children live in Salt Lake City.
His music website is at https://www.marshallmcdonaldmusic.com
Bryan L. Welton III (b. 2001) is a conductor, composer, percussionist, and software engineer from Lake Oswego, Oregon. As a young and upcoming student, he is attending BYU-Idaho and will graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, and double minoring in Music and Chinese Language.
As a composer, he composes music that portrays strong emotions and feelings, drawing heavy inspiration from cinema scores. He has been composing for most of his life and has been studying composition in his free time under many great teachers. His goal with each composition is to leave both listeners and players feeling like they’ve been on an emotional journey or have learned something deeper about life. His motto with composition is “I’ll never write a piece that doesn’t have a point”
As a percussionist, he has played with high school groups, community theaters, and has toured nationally with his university’s Symphony Band and Symphony Orchestra.
He has written many compositions for various ensemble types, including solo piano, string quintet, marching drum corps, indoor percussion, wind ensemble, concert band, choir, and more.
Evan Chamberlain has been playing piano since the age of 5 and French horn since the 8th grade. He recently completed a Bachelor’s of Music Education at Brigham Young University-Idaho, studying Horn and Composition. Evan’s passion for music stems from his parent’s musical background, and from film scores, such as Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.
Both in and out of school, Evan has participated in many types of music making, including orchestral, choral, and jazz ensembles, brass and wind quintets, piano accompaniment, and solo performance on both horn and piano. He took private lessons in composition and gave a distinguished recital of his music while in his senior year of university studies.
He considers his composition style to be a mix of early modernist styles and French impressionism. This stems from the influences of composers such as Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Copland, and Hovhaness, along with the great film composers of our day. Evan sees music primarily as a form of human expression and communication, and it is the collaborative effort of composer, performer, and listener to understand and make sense of the message that leads to truly wondrous musical experiences.
In his free time, Evan enjoys distance running, reading fantasy and informational texts, building miniature models of castles, reading about and listening to music (surprise!), and spending time with his family and friends. He currently resides in the Sacramento valley of California.
seventh grade, he began playing the trumpet. He joined the Westlake High School Marching
Band in his ninth-grade year, while still attending middle school. Landon was a founding
member of the Cedar Valley High School’s Crimson Regiment, starting his time there as a
section leader. While in high school, Landon was a featured soloist countless times in the wind
symphony as well as the marching band. During his senior year in high school, Landon started
arranging music for marching band/pep band and brass quintet. He was also selected to
participate in the All State Wind Symphony as well as being awarded the John Phillips Sousa
Band Award. Following high school, Landon earned the Presidential Music Scholarship to
attend Southern Utah University. He started composing music during his freshman year of
college. While in his first semester, he collaborated with a classmate to film a 10-minute short
film, which Landon scored. He thoroughly enjoyed the experience and scored another short film
this past summer. He is currently in his sophomore year, studying Music Education at SUU. He
aspires to be a music educator, film composer, and professional trumpet player.
Mason's music transcends traditional boundaries, reflecting a dynamic fusion of genres mainly featuring late-romantic styles intertwined with more contemporary ideas. His dedication to the craft and unique, self-taught perspective infuse his work with a refreshing authenticity. He has been writing for orchestra for 8 months now and hopes to continue his journey of exploration of all instruments and styles.
Monday, January 29, 2024
Mars, Jupiter, Reformation Symphony and more
Preview the Feb. 15 concert music with the links below.
Tickets are at https://www.myosu.org It is best to get tickets in advance.
OSU Presents the Opening of "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
Largo from New World Symphony by Dvorak
Monday, July 17, 2023
You are invited to a musical adventure with your orchestra
Activities from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Concert with "Carnival of the Animals" at 2 p.m. |
Evening concert adds "Africa" and "October" |
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) |
Donde Lieta aria, vocal Maria Callas - Donde Lieta Uscì
Adelle Clarke will play the third movement of the
Kabalevsky Violin Concerto in C major at about 10:30
Tyler Neilson will perform the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1, first movement
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Rock Gold Preview Listening
"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.
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
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
Under the Bridge (Orchestral) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Arr. Jem Talaroc
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2
Royal Philharmonic in performance of the same U2 song with a totally different arrangement
Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
Another Brick in the Wall with student orchestra, vocalist and choir
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
Orchestral version of I Don't Want to Miss a Thing with vocal
String Quartet version of I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
Elvis Presley sings Burning Love
Elvis singing with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2015
Bring Me to Life by Evanescence
Viola solo with Orchestra on Bring Me to Life
I Will Survive with Gloria Gaynor
Orchestra version on synthesizer with score of I Will Survive
The orchestra will be playing a medley of Bon Jovi hits arranged by Jacob Lee including:
Livin' on a Prayer performed by Bon Jovi
Like a Shot Through the Heart with Bon Jovi
The Southern Utah String Quartet will be playing music in the lobby before the concert.
These are some of the pieces in the original and with orchestral versions.
Queen remastered performance of Bohemian Rhapsody
Viola soloist with orchestra for Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Live at Earls Court 1975)
Violinist David Garrett plays Stairway to Heaven with orchestra