USUO at Capitol Hill

OVERVIEW

America is turning 250, so what better way to celebrate than at the Utah State Capitol? Catch our musicians on our annual State Tour as we honor the history and heritage of our great community with a live orchestral performance.

The program has a patriotic flair, featuring favorite classical works, Broadway selections, American folk music, and more, including:

• Works from celebrated American composers like Aaron Copland and Leroy Anderson, including John Williams’ Liberty Fanfare.
• Western-inspired pieces (perfect for iconic Western vistas)—Elie Siegmeister’s Western Suite and Aaron Copland’s “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo. Western Suite was first recorded with the Utah Symphony under Maurice Abravanel in 1971.
• Iconic classical works like the beautiful Adagietto from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, a Maurice Abravanel favorite and first recorded by the Utah Symphony in 1975.
• Performances by violinist Aubree Oliverson, a Utah native and recent Masterworks soloist for the Utah Symphony.
• Soprano Amy Owens (former Utah Opera Resident Artist) performs “Glitter and Be Gay” from Bernstein’s Candide, as well as “Quando m’en vo” from Puccini’s La bohème and Ricky Ian Gordon’s “Simple Child” from The Grapes of Wrath. These pieces honor Utah’s world-class arts legacy: La bohème was Utah Opera’s first production in 1978 and The Grapes of Wrath was co-commissioned and premiered in 2007.

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PRE-CONCERT ACTIVITIES

Make the most of your evening by arriving early to enjoy a variety of traditional pioneer games before the concert begins. Challenge your friends and family to stick pull, jacks, marbles, mancala, peg boards, tic-tac-toe, cup stacking, and more. Grab a bite to eat, visit with us, and enjoy these hands-on activities that brought communities together during Utah’s pioneer era. Fun for all ages!

PROGRAM

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY: The Star-Spangled Banner
JOHN WILLIAMS: Liberty Fanfare
ELIE SIEGMEISTER: Western Suite
FRITZ KREISLER: Praeludium and Allegro
SAINT-SAËNS: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Intermission
BERNSTEIN: Overture to Candide
PUCCINI: “Quando m’en vo” from La bohème
RICKY IAN GORDON: “Simple Child” from The Grapes of Wrath
BERNSTEIN: “Glitter and Be Gay” from Candide
MAHLER: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
LEROY ANDERSON: Bugler’s Holiday
AARON COPLAND: “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo

ARTISTS

Conner Gray Covington
conductor

 

Aubree Oliverson
violin

 

Amy Owens
soprano

 

Utah Symphony