Listening Club for All Ages: 2019

Saturday, December 21, 2019

Western Music for Your Winter Enjoyment

Click on Boldface for youtube links:
Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe set for the Feb. 20 evening concert
Complete Suite, recording recommended by Carylee Zwang, OSU conductor (includes scenic photos)
On the Trail includes video of the mules and Canyon

Rodeo Suite by Aaron Copland for both Jubilee and Feb. 20
1. Buckaroo Holiday
2. Corral Nocturne
3. Saturday Night Waltz
4. Hoedown

Home on the Range with Roy Rogers. The Orchestra will be performing a new arrangement by OSU resident composer Keith Bradshaw for the symphony orchestra.

Cowboy Overture by John Williams for both Jubilee and Feb. 20

Children's Jubilee rides into town on February 15. We are headed to the Wild West with music from Rodeo by Copland, Home on the Range, and the Cowboys by John Williams. You are invited to dress up to match the theme.

Lobby opens at 1 p.m.

Concert designed for families starts at 2 p.m.

Hands-on science, art and music activities continue after the concert until about 4 p.m. thanks to many SUU and community partners

$5 per person, babies are free.
One free admission with 3 cans of food for Care and Share

For the evening concert, we are adding the Grand Canyon Suite by Grofe. The Vistas concert is set for February 20, 7:30 pm, at the Heritage Center Theatre (105 N 100 E, Cedar City, UT, located behind Lins). Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students and can be purchased at the Heritage Theatre or online through the Heritage Center website. Children 6 and older are welcome to attend with adult supervision. No babies please as the concert will be recorded. For more information contact OSU Manager Rebekah Hughes at (435) 590-6829 or beckyosucedarcity@gmail.com.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Poetry of Music with Video Links

Music and poetry share expressive qualities that will be explored in the November 7 concert, at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Center. Concert information: article and guest bios

Ticket link: Heritage Theater ticket link

Preview the music. Click on purple links for videos.

The elegant Romance by Bruch will feature Ling Yu as guest soloist. It is a musical poem featuring the lush tones of the viola. Hear the Romance

Symphonic Poems create the mood and in this case a scene of a mountain climb. OSU will perform the first of Liszt's majestic symphonic poems, Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne (Mountain Symphony) Link to preview music

Prokoviev wrote ballet music for the Romeo and Juliet story based on Shakespeare's play. We will be playing selections from the Suites below.
Link for complete ballet with dancers.
Suite No. 1 for Romeo and Juliet with orchestra and score
00:00 - I. Folk Dance 04:19 - II. Scene 05:50 - III. Madrigal 09:42 - IV. Minuet 13:01 - V. Masks 15:27 - VI. Romeo and Juliet 23:51 - VII. Death of Tybalt
Link for Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet with orchestra and score
1. Monagues and Capulets (Andante - Allegro pesante) 00:00 2. Juliet and nurse (Vivace) 06:11 3. Romeo at Friar Lawrence (Andante espressivo) 10:16
4. Dance of the Five Couples (Vivo) 12:34 5. Romeo at Juliet's before Departing 14:42 6 Dance of the Antilles Girls (Andante con eleganza) 22:41 7.Romeo at Juliet's grave (Adagio funebre) 24:52

Tara's Theme is from the classic movie Gone with the Wind. This link has images from the movie with the orchestral tone poem written by Steiner. Tara's Theme link

Other famous symphonic poems to explore:

Rimsky-Korsakov Symphonic Poems including Sadko and Spanish Caprice

10 Favorite Symphonic Poems (all ten or pick and choose below)

10. R. Strauss, Don Juan Philadelphia Orchestra/Wolfgang Sawallisch, Conductor https://youtu.be/KP89c9KfetA 9. Liszt, Mazeppa/ Israel Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta, Conductor https://youtu.be/kICGiPcgikk 8. Wagner, Siegfried Idyll BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Donald Runnicles, Conductor https://youtu.be/ds7sikMNoCk 7. Rachmaninoff, Isle of the Dead Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev, Conductor https://youtu.be/WJyQOpxqppg 6. Mendelssohn, The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) London Symphony Orchestra/Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor https://youtu.be/MdQyN7MYSN8 5. Debussy, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth, Conductor https://youtu.be/jlLoXvamfZw 4. Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet London Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev, Conductor https://youtu.be/Cxj8vSS2ELU 3. Sibelius, Finlandia Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Conductor https://youtu.be/qOSaT6U4e-8 2. Saint-Saëns, Danse Macabre Marcin Józef Żebrowski Music School Symphony Orchestra/Zygmunt Nitkiewicz, Conductor https://youtu.be/ytpqcJ1IfoA 1. Smetana, Vltava (The Moldau) from "Má vlast" Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra/Nejc Avbelj, Conductor https://youtu.be/l6kqu2mk-Kw

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Storytime Music Opens the OSU Season

Season tickets are now available and individual tickets available on concert nights. More information: osucedarcity@gmail.com

Preview Listening Links for October 10 concert directed by Carylee Zwang:

Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel

Alice In Wonderland by Danny Elfman

Greatest Showman from the movie with music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

To Kill a Mockingbird from the movie with music by Elmer Bernstein

Huckleberry Finn by Ferde Grofe

Tales of Beatrix Potter - Music from the Royal Ballet film by John Lanchbery

Squirrel Nutkin

Jemima Puddle-Duck

Finale

Extra Story and Music For Fun:

Tortoise and the Hare with music by Borodin

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Summer Fun Family Listening

Book sculpture by David Kracov

Targeted to Children:
Music by Debussy and other French composers for the story of Beauty and the Beast with illustrations: Story with illustrations and music

Music by Elgar in a children's story about "The Dog and Bone" complete with illustrations: Check out the story and music

More Classical Kids stories and music episodes: https://www.yourclassical.org/listen/kids-classical

Musical analysis of Symphonies, String Quartets and much more:
Podcast from Switzerland in English for Classical music fans: https://stickynotespodcast.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1xKYsCSlKdfpVduhBU6LwZqcIEDRTryGgVPGh6CXcq1AGivSqFlKINlac

Joshua Bell's competition adventure with Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole: Story of perseverance

Fun for all ages:
Book sculptures:

https://artpeople.net/2017/01/david-kracov-book-lovesculpture/

Silly conductor:

Rainer Hersch conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=43&v=BLXwpGCn2KQ

(Includes William Tell Overture, Typewriter with juggling, and more giggles)

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Capture the Moment with Engaging Music

Join your orchestra for a celebration of Mahler's masterpiece plus two young soloists and a new composition "Ashtoreth" on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Center.

Preview the music:

Mahler Fifth Symphony complete with score, movements 1, 4 and 5 on the OSU concert

Piano Concerto #2 by MacDowell Larghetto on the OSU program

Suite for Tuba by Haddad to be performed with woodwinds, brass, and percussion accompaniment

The Mouse and the Lion story with music features music by Mahler
Classical Story Time music from "Your Classical"

Full concert information on this link

Poster design by Rollan Fell of the Print Shoppe

Friday, January 4, 2019

Magical Music for February Concerts

Join your Orchestra for an afternoon of magical music, followed by art, science, and music activities designed to delight all ages for February concerts.

Concert Information link for Jubilee on Feb. 9 in afternoon
Evening concert on Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m. Click for more info.