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

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

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For arranged for orchestra and featuring saxophone performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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