Performances

Event

Title:: Days of '47 Pops Concert
When:: Friday, July 10 - 2009 - Saturday, July 11 - 2009
Where:: Abravanel Hall - Salt Lake City
Category:: Upcoming Concerts

Description

Award winning Utah Artists to perform with the Choral Arts Society of Utah at

Days of ’47 Pops Concert.

Salt Lake City - Broadway and Cinema magic comes to Abravanel Hall July 10th and 11th as the Choral Arts Society of Utah teams up with Joseph Paur, Joshua Creek and Jessica Poulson for what promises to be another incredible show.

The Choral Arts Society of Utah Master Chorale, under the baton of Sterling Poulson continues the 60 plus year Pops tradition. Joining the concert this year is Joseph Paur, a native of Utah. He is best known for his staring role as Rabaldi in Featured Films for Families Rigoletto. He lived in Los Angles for 20 years pursuing a carrier in the entertainment industry, and had the opportunity to work with such greats as Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Julie Taymour, Erica Van Stata, academy award winner Herbert Ross, Gearge Hern, Andy Garcia and many other wonderfully gifted artists. Joseph was a member of Los Angeles Opera Co. at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. He performed with the Michigan Opera, Opera Pacific and Los Angeles Music Theatre Opera. His lead roles include Cavaradossi in Tosca, Alfredo in La Traviata, and Turidu in Cavalaria Rusticana.

He performed in the back-up chorus for the “Three Tenor Concert” at Dodger Stadium and considers it to be one of the highlights of his life. Joseph has a life long love for musical theatre and has performed professionally in Sweeney Todd, South Pacific, Camelot, Carousel, Kismet, Civil War, Fanny, 1856 The Musical, and most recently Carriere in Phantom.

He is recognized for his work in several films for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He plays the staring role of Taggart in the newly released Whisper Island.

Somewhere, on the road between Sunday night and Monday morning is a place called Joshua Creek -- a unique blend of country-esque music and inspirational lyrics of faith and family from songwriters Jeff Hinton and Quint Randle. They have been writing together for eight years and have numerous songs published by Nashville- and L.A.-based publishers. During this time they've garnered movie soundtrack credits and cuts by other inspirational artists, including the No. 1 I Love You Son for Christian country artist Jackie Cox. In 2004 they received an honorable mention for Everything I Need in the Nashville Song Search contest, and Powersource Magazine named their debut CD First Runner Up for Album of the Month.

Jessica Poulson is not new to the Days of ’47 Pops. She made her Salt Lake Debut in 2001, performing with Utah tenor Scott Miller. She studied vocal performance with Deborah Bonner and is currently studying with Patty Kurasz in Rahway, New Jersey. Jessica sang a supporting role in a local production of Fiddler on the Roof and has performed at numerous religious and public events.

For the past 22 years, the choir has performed around the state of Utah, in Carnegie Hall twice, and toured through Austria in 2005. Our local concerts cover a wide range of events, including singing under the stars at the Murray Park Amphitheatre for Armed Forces Day, the intimate setting of the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, and the traditional Holiday Pops Concert benefiting the 2News Salvation Army Angel Tree Program. This is the 13th year of the choir’s participation in this signature concert.

The concert is free to the public. Tickets are required, and available at Daynes Music, 6935 S. State, or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to Pops Tickets, PO Box 2623, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. It is a two-night event, so be sure to save either July 10th or 11th. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Seating will be given first to ticket holders and non-ticket holders will be seated on a standby basis after 7:15 pm

Venue

Location:: Abravanel Hall - Website
Street:: 123 West South Temple
ZIP:: 84111
City:: Salt Lake City
State:: Utah
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Description

Abravanel Hall is home to the Utah Symphony and part of the Salt Lake County Center for the Arts. Adjacent to Temple Square and the Salt Palace on South Temple Street this architectural masterpiece has become a landmark. Besides symphony performances the hall also hosts numerous concerts and special events.

Abravanel Hall was created specifically to provide an environment of acoustical excellence by Dr. Cyril M. Harris who was the acoustical consultant for the remodeled Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Abravanel Hall, formerly known as Symphony Hall, was so named in May of 1993 for the beloved Maestro Maurice Abravanel, conductor of the Utah Symphony and advocate for all the arts in Utah. Abravanel Hall is actually a concrete building within a brick building. Inside these two outer shells stands the beautiful concert hall. Designed strictly as a concert hall the stage has no proscenium - rather, it is an extension of the audience. The form of the hall is rectangular which is characteristic of the world's finest symphony halls (the Grosser Musikvereinssaal in Vienna, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Symphony Hall in Boston.)

Abravanel Hall first opened its doors in September 1979.

In 1998, the Hall was expanded to include new restrooms, Ticket Office, and a meeting/reception room that are all wheelchair accessible.

The Olympic Tower, a monumental work by noted artist Dale Chihuly, was specifically designed for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Olympic Tower is on permanent loan to Salt Lake County Center for the Arts for exhibition in the lobby as a cultural legacy to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The legacy is possible due to the generous donations by local contributors. It is constructed of steel and 1,119 pieces of red glass parts and measures 27' by 10' in diameter.