APRIL 18, 2019 |
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Issue 298 | Qsaltlake.com
Salt Lake Men’s Choir brings Disney to the stage with When You Wish... The Salt Lake Men’s Choir, now in its 36th or 37th year (no one can agree), is headed to Disneyland during Gay Days Anaheim in October. The group is slated to sing onstage as a guest of Disneyland. You can see a peek of what songs they will perform at the choir’s annual spring concert, April 26–27 at 7:30 p.m. at Highland High School. From the ubiquitous “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Disney’s 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio to “Remember Me” from Disney-Pixar’s 2017 Coco, the choir will sing favorites through the years. Screenwriter and songwriter Robert Sherman said that Walt Disney’s favorite song was “Feed the Birds” from the 1964 version of Mary Poppins. “On Fridays, after work, [Walt Disney would] often
invite us into his office and we’d talk about things that were going on at the Studio. After a while, he’d wander to the north window, look out into the distance and just say, “Play it,” and Dick would wander over to the piano and play ‘Feed the Birds’ for him. One time just as Dick was almost finished, under his breath, I heard Walt say, ‘Yep. That’s what it’s all about.’” It is a choir favorite as well. The tear-jerker “God Help the Outcasts” will take on a new meaning this year, as the song was written for Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Several boisterous and happy songs are, of course, included to round out the evening, including “Sieze the Day” from Newsies. Q
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Tickets are $20 at saltlakemenschoir.org.
Utah Symphony 2019–20 season ‘An agreeable sensation of bliss” The Utah Symphony held a press announcement of the 2019–20 season — the 8oth season — at Clark Planetarium, a vital collaborator to the season’s theme called “Feel it for Yourself” which will intersect nature, art, culture and live classical music.
THE PLANETS Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opening of Abravanel Hall with Beethoven’s overture The Consecration of the House. Re-visit every planet in our solar system with Holst’s beloved tour guide, The Planets. Expand into new corners of the universe with contrasting cosmic sounds by Haydn, Messiaen, and Saariaho. Re-live the drama and anticipation of the greatest space story ever told with the Main Title of John Williams’ Star Wars.
¡CELEBRACIÓN SINFÓNICA! In celebration Hispanic Heritage month, there’s one thing to be learned about classical music from Latin America, and it’s that there’s much more than many of us have had the chance to hear. Explore some of its greatest composers in a program with highlights such as Moncayo’s Huapango and Chavez’ Sinfonía india, of which John Cage once said it “is the land we all walk on made audible.”
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THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS The composer who scored our lives and gifted us some of the most popular movie scores of all time receives due recognition at this celebration of his music. Relive your favorite movie soundtracks with highlights from Jurassic Park, E.T., Superman, and other John Williams scores. Q
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