The Utah Symphony’s annual series of Summer Community Concerts kicks off at the Draper Amphitheater with associate conductor Conner Gray Covington leading a program filled with orchestral favorites—including Strauss’ Blue Danube waltzes, the theme from Jurassic Park, and Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever—alongside newer symphonic sounds. 

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Utah Symphony 

PROGRAM: COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man | QUINN MASON: Toast of the Town Overture |JOHN WILLIAMS: Cowboys Overture | JOHN WILLIAMS: Born on the 4th of July | JOHN WILLIAMS: Theme from Jurassic Park | JOAN TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1 | BIZET: Carmen Suite No. 1 | J. STRAUSS II: Blue Danube Waltzes | MARQUEZ: Danzón No. 2 | SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever

The Utah Symphony’s annual series of Summer Community Concerts returns to Taylorsville Dayzz for a free concert with associate conductor Conner Gray Covington leading orchestral favorites—such as Strauss’ Blue Danube waltzes, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, and Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever—alongside the newer symphonic sounds of Quinn Mason’s 2021 work Toast of the Town, a festive and fun overture designed in the style of light operetta. 

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Cannoneers from the Wasatch | Utah Symphony 

PROGRAM: BERNSTEIN: Candide Overture | BERNSTEIN (arr. Mason), Selections from West Side Story | QUINN MASON: Toast of the Town Overture | COPLAND: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo | J. STRAUSS II: Thunder and Lightning Polka | J. STRAUSS II: Blue Danube Waltzes | TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture | SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever

Celebrate our nation’s founding with the Utah Symphony and your red, white, and blue favorites at our annual Patriotic Pops concert. This summer’s concert features special guest vocalist Capathia Jenkins who will perform “America the Beautiful,” “God Bless America,” “Amazing Grace,” and more.

Celebrate our nation’s founding with the Utah Symphony and your red, white, and blue favorites at our annual Patriotic Pops concert at Snowbasin, presented by On Stage Ogden. This summer’s concert features special guest vocalist Capathia Jenkins who will perform “America the Beautiful,” “God Bless America,” “Amazing Grace,” and more. 

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Capathia Jenkins, vocalist | Utah Symphony

The Utah Symphony’s Summer Community Concerts continue with associate conductor Conner Gray Covington leading a program filled with music from Latin America’s great symphonic composers including Moncayo’s Huapango, Piazzola’s Tangazo, and Márquez’ Danzón No. 2. 

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Utah Symphony 

PROGRAM: MONCAYO: Huapango | ROSSINI: Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers | PIAZZOLA: Tangazo | MOZART: Symphony No. 40 | MÁRQUEZ: Danzón No. 2

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Utah Symphony 

PROGRAM: MONCAYO: Huapango | ROSSINI: Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers | PRICE: Suite of Dances | PIAZZOLA: Tangazo | MOZART: Symphony No. 40 | COPLAND: "Hoe-down" from Rodeo

The Utah Symphony returns to Thanksgiving Point for a resonant and patriotic performance at the stunning Waterfall Amphitheatre. Enjoy a musical celebration of the American spirit surrounded by the wonder of nature. A sparkling fireworks show will conclude the performance. 

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Utah Symphony 

PROGRAM: WILLIAMS: Liberty Fanfare | IVES (orch. William Schuman): Variations on America | BERNSTEIN (arr. Peress): Overture to West Side Story | SOUSA: Semper Fidelis March | COPLAND: Lincoln Portrait (Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson, Narrator) | BOYER: Silver Fanfare | WILLIAMS: Olympic Fanfare and Theme | WILLIAMS: “Hymn to the Fallen” from Saving Private Ryan | ELGAR: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations | TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture

Be there as Kool & The Gang showcase their high energy blend of R&B/funk and perform their iconic hits, such as “Celebration,” “Cherish,” and “Jungle Boogie,” live with the Utah Symphony. These two-time Grammy Award-winning musicians have performed together continuously longer than any other group in R&B history, and their bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements have also made them the most sampled R&B band of all time. Get ready to dance and sing along to some of the most iconic dance hits of all time!

Enjoy an incredible evening under the stars with Emmy and Tony Award-winner Kristin Chenoweth in a thrilling performance with the Utah Symphony featuring memorable songs and show tunes from Wicked, Glee, and more. Signature Performance: No discounts available.

Utah Symphony cellist Matthew Johnson performs Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1, a work presumed lost until it was rediscovered in 1961 and now considered one of the greatest works for cello of the Classical era.

Also on this program are JUNO Award-winning composer Vivian Fung’s String Sinfonietta (2008), where you’ll hear influences from Chinese and Indonesian music, and British-born composer Anna Clyne’s Within Her Arms (2009), a “meditation on loss, love, and life” (The Arts Desk) that was dedicated to the composer’s late mother.

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Matthew Johnson, cello | Utah Symphony

PROGRAM: VIVIAN FUNG: String Sinfonietta | ANNA CLYNE: Within her Arms | HAYDN: Cello Concerto No. 1

Enjoy a high-octane concert featuring Neil Diamond's power ballads and up-tempo hits live with the Utah Symphony. The show is pure entertainment—classic music combined with fun, energy, and passion—creating nostalgia for the good old days and excitement for today's generation.

This performance is currently sold out.

Do you need sunshine on a cloudy day? Motown legends The Temptations team up with the Utah Symphony to bring you a nostalgic trip through music’s most soulful time period. Enjoy pop classics such as “I Can’t Help Myself,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Reach Out (I’ll Be There),” “My Girl” and so many more with the backing of a full symphony orchestra!

Signature Performance: No discounts available.

Utah Symphony Principal Flute Mercedes Smith performs Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2, a reworking of his Oboe Concerto with a light, elegant opening; melancholy slow movement; and virtuosic final movement.

The remainder of the program features three pieces from the mid-twentieth century, opening with the lush Mother and Child (1943) from William Grant Still and Swedish composer Dag Wirén’s best-known composition, his spirited Serenade for Strings (1937). The evening concludes with Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks” (1938), which draws inspiration from Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Mercedes Smith, flute | Utah Symphony

PROGRAM: STILL: Mother and Child | WIRÉN: Serenade for Strings | MOZART: Flute Concerto No. 2 | STRAVINSKY: Concerto in E-flat “Dumbarton Oaks”

Experience the magic of the Harry Potter films through the music that brought them to life! Deer Valley Resort’s Snow Park Amphitheatre will fill with the sounds of the wizarding world as the Utah Symphony performs iconic scores, from John Williams’s music for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone through all eight films in the beloved series.

Join the Utah Symphony and acclaimed performer Jim Curry for this tribute to the music of John Denver, one of the most beloved singer/songwriters ever to grace the stage. Jim Curry emerged as the top performer of John Denver’s music after singing for the 2000 TV movie “Take Me Home, the John Denver Story.” In this concert, Curry and the Utah Symphony perform John Denver’s music under the baton of Grammy Award-winning composer Lee Holdridge, whose original symphonic arrangements were created in collaboration with John Denver himself when Denver wanted to add a full orchestra to his live shows and recordings.

Utah Symphony’s Associate Concertmaster Kathryn Eberle performs a charming violin concerto by Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Chevalier de Saint-Georges, one of Marie Antoinette’s music teachers and the first Black colonel in the French Army, was also a virtuoso violinist who John Adams called “the most accomplished man in Europe.”

The concert begins with Antonín Dvorák’s Serenade for Wind Instruments, which evokes the old-world atmosphere of music performed in castles of the Rococo period, and Entr'acte by Caroline Shaw, the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Shaw was inspired by the way Haydn’s Op. 77 minuets “suddenly take you to the other side of Alice’s looking glass, in a kind of absurd, subtle, technicolor transition.”

ARTISTS: Conner Gray Covington, conductor | Kathryn Eberle, violin | Utah Symphony

PROGRAM: DVORÁK: Serenade for Wind Instruments | CAROLINE SHAW: Entr'acte | CHEVALIER de SAINT-GEORGES: Violin Concerto in A Major, Op. 5 No. 2

Dubbed “the best singing band in the world” by Eagles founding member Glenn Frey, the Little River Band enjoyed huge chart success throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s with multi-platinum albums and chart-topping hits including “Reminiscing,” “Lonesome Loser,” “The Night Owls,” “Take It Easy on Me,” “The Other Guy,” and “It’s A Long Way There.” Hear their greatest hits accompanied by the Utah Symphony.

Experience Rachmaninoff’s breathtaking Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Gina Bachauer Competition Gold Medalist Stephen Beus, followed by Tchaikovsky’s explosive 1812 Overture, an annual tradition and festival favorite. This exhilarating score is accompanied by live cannon blasts.

We’ll kick off our tour festivities at our beloved Abravanel Hall to share a preview of the music we’ll be taking on the road. 

ARTISTS: Thierry Fischer, conductor | Utah Symphony 

PROGRAM: MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) | ELGAR: Salut d’amour (Love’s Greeting) | RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Flight of the Bumblebee | FAURÉ: Pavane | BARTÓK: Romanian Folk Dances | BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7

This performance is currently sold out.

As The Beach Boys mark more than half a century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequaled in America’s musical history. Dozens of the band’s chart-toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth; “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “Kokomo,” and many more have propelled them to over 100 million albums sold – and made them icons around the world. Do not miss them when they perform live with the Utah Symphony!

Signature Performance: No discounts available.

This performance is currently sold out.

As The Beach Boys mark more than half a century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequaled in America’s musical history. Dozens of the band’s chart-toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth; “Surfin’ U.S.A.,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Good Vibrations,” “Kokomo,” and many more have propelled them to over 100 million albums sold – and made them icons around the world. Do not miss them when they perform live with the Utah Symphony!

Signature Performance: No discounts available.