Celebrate Young Composers at the Thursday OSU Finale Concert Plus Music by Sibelius and Haydn

Concerts are more engaging if you have heard the music in advance. These links will let you preview the music for the Orchestra of Southern Utah concert featuring two young composers as well as music by Haydn and Sibelius.

The epic finale to the Siblieus Symphony No 2 on is the concert next Thursday, April 7, 7:30 pm at the Heritage Theatre: https://youtu.be/YXGxOa682Uc. The fourth movement starts at 30.57

Zane Lowry's Adventuum is on the program for Thursday's concert. Link:  Electronic version of music with score

Looking forward to sharing this memorable Haydn symphony at next week’s concert. OSU will play the 2nd and 4th movements for the spring concert. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gbf1LVE4UKM&vl=en

00:00 1. Adagio – Vivace assai (G major) 08:25 2. Andante (C major) 14:12 3. Menuetto: Allegro molto (G major) 19:44 4. Finale: Allegro molto (G major)

Composer and guest violinist BekaLara Willey Larrucea has performed extensively. This is a radio program on the Willey Family Strings and she plays both violin and viola. Link: Radio program with music from the Willey family  BekaLara will be teaching for the Vivace Family Camp this summer. August music camp link

BekaLara with Korngold Violin Concerto at ASTA convention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDyRh4LhNYs at 16:50

BekaLara with Utah Valley Symphony playing the Carmen Fantasie in 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH1kDuFLbgM

Link: April 7 concert article. Concert tickets at www.myosu.org

The Young Composers Concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Hal Campbell.

A Celebration of Great Classics

 

You are invited to join your orchestra on Feb. 10 for a special concert featuring 

great classical masterpieces. Links for preview listening below. 

Tickets at https://www.myosu.org

Poster design by Rollan Fell, Print Shoppe

Rossini's La Gazza Ladra Overture (1817)

This opera also known as the Thieving Magpie. The melodrama is about a magpie that steals a silver spoon and a coin that creates great drama in the opera, but all ends well. The overture opens with snare drums setting a sombre tone, but then moves to a charming and happy melody with a lot of energy.

 Preview the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWz_5V1k8D8&t=1sOSU is preparing the great Mozart Symphony #40 for our Feb. 10 concert. Thanks to Xun Sun for finding this exceptional performance. 

Listen at: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sGqkMU-mGQ&feature=emb_logo

The absolutely gorgeous Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus by Ralph Vaughan Williams is also on the program. This piece features the strings and includes English and Irish folk music which you will also recognize as the melody for How Great Thou Art.

Link to preview music

(Children over six welcome with adult supervision. No babies please because the concert is being recorded.)

Music Activities for Students

Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Benjamin Britten features instrument introductions. Here is an activity for students utilizing this music

"We are excited to share an open beta of the non-Flash version of our interactive, online game based on Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. This game takes young students on a listening adventure, exploring the different sections of the orchestra. Players can register in the game to save their progress." Carnegie Hall introduction to instruments

Resources for Young Musicians from Carnegie Hall This link includes songwriting ideas as well as instrumental resources. 

Drumming for fun and therapy from the Symphony magazine

Classical Kids link: Many stories with music

October 2021 Concerts with Video Game Music and Timeless Classics

Concert on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Heritage Theatre. Music by Elgar, Vaughn Williams, plus movie and video game music. Listening links below to preview music.

Guest Orchestra: CVHS Orchestra under the direction of David Jordan

More concert info at https://osucedarcity.blogspot.com/2021/10/timeless-musical-creations-oct-7-2021.html

Preview the Music:

Big Band Swing version of Luigi's Mansion Theme

Halo Theme

Back to the Future Themes

Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Main Theme with Voice

August Rush Rhadsody with film clips

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams

Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar, Intro, #1, 7 and 9 (Nimrod) on the program

 

So much fun for all ages with video game music on Saturday, Oct. 2, at Heritage Theater, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City, Utah

Note that the lobby displays and activities are from 12 noon to 2 p.m. with the full symphony orchestra at 2 p.m. performing a short concert designed for all ages.  $5 per person. Babies free. One free family admission with 3 cans of food for Iron County Care and Share.

Family resources: 

Picture books celebrating music

More Wonder Scientist Ideas for Children: Activities for Preschool and Elementary Children

R. L. Halversen Young Artists Concert, 2021, Preview Listening Links

We are so excited to present these wonderful young musicians with the Orchestra of Southern Utah on Thursday, April 8. Tickets now available at https://www.myosu.org Listening previews below poster.

Poster design by Rollan Fell of the Print Shoppe

Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets, soloists for OSU concert will be Ruth Howe and Will Zeller

Preview video

Kabalevsky Violin Concerto, soloist for OSU concert will be Irene Hu
Preview video with printed music

Mozart Porgi Amor, soloist for OSU concert will be Meredith Draper 

Aria with Renee Fleming

Vaughan Williams Viola Suite Musette and Galop, soloist for OSU concert will be Hannah Bradshaw
Complete Suite in preview video

Glazunov Alto Sax Concerto, soloist for OSU concert will be Jennifer Holstead

Concerto with printed music to preview

Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor, soloist for OSU concert will be Chase Radmall
Preview the music with YoYo Ma as soloist

Liszt “Totentanz”, piano soloist for OSU concert will be David Sun

Performance with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and soloist Bertrand Chamayou,

"Everyone a Super Hero" and Romantic Film Classics Concert Music Previews

Lobby activities from 1 to 2 pm

Concert designed for all ages at 2 p.m.

$5 per person and babies are free.

3 cans of food for Iron County Care and Share, one free admission per family.

Jubilee  Tickets available on this link

Preview the February concert music with links in blue:

Superman Man of Steel Man of Steel Soundtrack Selections

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Soundtrack highlights for Robin Hood Prince of Thieves

Star Wars Epic - Part II by John Williams arr. Robert W. Smith Music with score

Treble sheepdog mascot designed by Micah Player, poster designed by Rollan Fell.

Adding for Feb. 25 Concert: Romantic Film Classics

West Side Story Excerpts Bernstein conducts Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Spartacus by Khachaturian Adagio from ballet

Somewhere in Time Theme composed by John Barry

Titanic Titantic Suite by James Horner

Feb. 25 Ticket Link 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Center

Graphic design by Rollan Fell

Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Birthday Through His Music

The Orchestra of Southern Utah is excited to join the international year of celebration of Beethoven's 250th birthday. This giant among composers spanned the classical to romantic eras of music and was innovative in exploring the symphony, sonata, and quartet forms. As a star pianist, he was celebrated in his own time for both his performances and his compositions. 

Listen to the links below the poster to preview the Nov. 12, 2020 concert. 

Ticket link: purchase tickets

Egmont Overture premiered in 1810 and celebrates heroism against oppression.

Scherzando was written in 1806 as a commission from a Russian ambassador to Vienna. 

Triple Concerto featuring violin, cello, and piano was written in 1803

The Beethoven monument on the Münsterplatz in Vienna, which the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt helped pay for.Credit...Photo by Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times.  

Full article about searching for the places Beethoven was born and lived: Beethoven travels to Vienna and Bonn