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Utah Symphony Mahler in the New York Times!
The Utah Symphony’s September release of Mahler: Symphony No. 1 “Titan” gets a feature in the New York Times Classical Playlist: “A cycle of Mahler symphonies was a nice way for the Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer, 57, who took over the Utah Symphony in 2009, to celebrate both its 75th anniversary (in 2015) and the memory of Maurice Abravanel, the orchestra’s great music director from 1947 to 1979.” —James R. Oestreich, New York Times Mahler:…
Utah Symphony’s Mahler Tradition
September 11 might mark their release of Mahler’s first symphony, but it’s not the Utah Symphony’s first brush with Mahler in their now 75-year history. From The Utah Symphony: The Utah Symphony’s first performance of a Mahler symphony came in 1951: In the Salt Lake Tribune the next day, Lowell M. Durham said it was “one of the most ambitious programs” yet attempted by Abravanel and the new symphony…The young ensemble met the challenge suprisingly…
Pre-Order September Releases Today!
September Releases Now Available for Pre-Order on Amazon! Far in the Heavens: Choral Music of Stephen Paulus World Premiere Recordings! Choral Music by beloved composer Stephen Paulus Far In The Heavens is comprised of recently composed and previously unrecorded works by Stephen Paulus, including two works that were commissioned and premiered by True Concord Voices & Orchestra: The Incomprehensible for their fifth anniversary season in 2009, and Prayers and Remembrances for the tenth anniversary of…