Performances
Event
- Title:
- Days of '47 Pops Concert
- When:
- Friday, July 9 - 2010 - Saturday, July 10 - 2010 19.30
- Where:
- Abravanel Hall - Salt Lake City
- Category:
- Upcoming Concerts
Description
Days of ‘47/KUTV Pops Concert
With the
Choral Arts Society of Utah
with the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band
Featuring Guest Artist Alex Boyé and Repertory Dance Theater (RDT)
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Two incredible nights of a Salute to the American Pioneer Spirit at the Pops with the Choral Arts Society of Utah performing with the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band and outstanding guest artists. This year’s line-up includes Utah vocalist Alex Boyé, and dancers from the Repertory Dance Theater. KUTV 2News Anchors will host the Concert.
Alex Boyé, Best of state award recipient for "2009 Performing Artist of the Year", has been entertaining audiences worldwide for over 15 years. Born and raised in London, England, he has hits in over 15 countries, selling over half a million CDs He recorded two solo songs on the new Tabernacle Choir release, ”Come Thou Fount" which has garnered rave reviews and reached #1 on the Billboard Classical Charts. Alex is DYNAMITE!! You need to see him live to believe it!
Utah’s Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT)
Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT), founded in 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a professional modern dance repertory company dedicated to the creation, performance, perpetuation and appreciation of dance. Known worldwide for its collection of dance treasures, RDT is both a museum and contemporary gallery representing the scope and diversity of modern dance, past and present. The RDT performers are magnificent athletes as well as artists who communicate positive, humanistic messages which celebrate the spirit of human excellence, human effort and human creativity through dance. This internationally renowned company is committed to building bridges of understanding that demystify the art of dance, making it a meaningful part of the culture of the great state of Utah.
Organized in 1924 to provide music for military ceremonies, the 23rd Army Band performed twice at the prestigious Worldwide Bandmasters Conference in Norfolk, VA., and was invited by the Mayor of St. Petersburg, Russia, and the U.S. State Department to perform a series of joint concerts with the Leningrad District Army Band during the summer of 1992. In 2004, the Band traveled to Germany to welcome home soldiers from the Middle East and to support the USAREUR (U.S. Army Europe) Band & Chorus, in addition to welcoming home troops here in Utah.
Now in its 25th year, The Choral Arts Society of Utah Master Chorale’s 100-voice mixed choir is based in Salt Lake City. Many of their performances are benefit concerts for schools and organizations providing humanitarian services to local areas.
Venue
- Location:
- Abravanel Hall - Website
- Street:
- 123 West South Temple
- ZIP:
- 84111
- City:
- Salt Lake City
- State:
- Utah
- Country:
-
Description
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.
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