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

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.

Due to fire restrictions in place related to drought conditions and dry vegetation, this summer’s performance of 1812 Overture will not include live cannons.

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.