http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog Blog for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:20:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Give me a laundry list and I will set it to music.” These words capture the essence and facility of the Italian composer and bon vivant Gioacchino Rossini. As the dominant figure in Italian opera in the first half of the nineteenth century, Rossini enjoyed an unusual level of success ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/03/give-me-a-laundry-list-and-i-will-set-it-to-music/ A few months ago I was matching concerts together for our new mini-series packages and had a fun thought – we have thousands of fans on Facebook and another big group of followers on Twitter. What if we let them vote on the concerts that we have next season and ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/03/coming-soon-fan-favorites-mini-series/ Are you looking for an important way you can help your community? We invite you to join Utah Symphony | Utah Opera for Orchestras Feeding America, the second annual national food drive by America's symphony orchestras. Last year, with more than 250 orchestras representing all 50 states, Orchestras Feeding America ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/02/orchestras-feeding-america-food-drive-with-the-utah-symphony/ [caption id="attachment_588" align="alignleft" width="300" caption=" "][/caption] RUTH THE COMPOSER Most of her compositions, including her masterpieces such as the String Quartet of 1931, date from the 20s and 30s, before the tragic depression hit that led to her and her husband’s introduction to American folk music. Her music of this time is ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/02/ruth-crawford-seeger-part-2-her-music/ [caption id="attachment_583" align="alignright" width="187" caption="Ruth Crawford Seeger, age 23"][/caption] At Utah Symphony, we’re all about making you happy and keeping things interesting. We accomplish that by programming many of your most favorite, beloved masterworks in a season, but we also try to program lesser-known works here and there. Partially in an ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/02/discover-ruth-crawford-seeger-part-1-the-woman/ Typically, the work I do for Utah Opera is completely behind the scenes - it's my job to help fill the seats with people at Capitol Theatre, and I leave the stage work to the professionals. Carmen ended up being a completely difference experience for me though when Michelle Peterson, our ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/01/a-super-in-the-opera/ Getting to Know New Utah Symphony Music Director Thierry Fischer 1. Where are you from/raised? • Swiss. • Zambia—Africa born. • Went to school in Zambia, Ivory Coast, and then Switzerland • Musical education in Geneva, then Germany, Moscow 2. Where do you currently live? • Geneva, family and kids 3. What is your musical background? • Flute player ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/01/getting-to-know-new-utah-symphony-music-director-thierry-fischer/ To celebrate having 1,000 Twitter followers we're starting a new contest. Starting this week, you can enter to win free tickets to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera performances by "Tweeting for Tickets" on Twitter! Here's how the contest works. 1. Follow Utah Symphony | Utah Opera on Twitter - http://twitter.com/usuo. 2. Watch our ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/01/tweet-for-tickets/ Carmen: Victim or Seductress? By Crystal Young-Otterstrom Carmen – what an opera! From being universally scorned at its premiere to today being one of the top four most frequently performed operas in America, this work has run the entire gamut. Central to its mystique is its title character, the woman Carmen. Often ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2010/01/carmen-victim-or-seductress/ In general, I think most of us probably have too many things and stuff, and the prospect of getting another thing for the person who has everything? Just way too daunting for me. That is why I am a huge fan of giving away Utah Symphony | Utah Opera tickets as ... http://www.utahsymphony.org/blog/2009/12/for-the-person-with-everything-or-could-just-use-more-culture-in-their-lives/