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UTAH SYMPHONY TO PERFORM
AT THE ECCLES CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Full Symphony
Orchestra will Visit Jorgensen Hall for the First Time
EPHRAIM,
Utah—November 4, 2004—Snow College today
announced that the Utah Symphony will present a full orchestra performance on
Thursday, December 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts.
Tickets are $7 for the public and $5 for students and children under 12.
Tickets may be purchased at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts box office
or by dialing 283-7478.
The
symphony will perform a program including Mozart’s Symphony No. 30,
Schoenberg’s Verklaerte Nacht, and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
featuring Ralph Matson as soloist.
“This
marks the first time ever the Symphony – with an entire complement of members –
has performed in Ephraim,” said Michael T. Benson, president of Snow College.
“It is truly a historic event and a wonderful opportunity for the community.”
The
concert was made possible through the efforts of President Michael Benson of
Snow College, W. Glenn Lanham, Utah Symphony’s director of development, and
Zions Bank—who contributed $5000 for the event.
Utah Symphony
The Utah Symphony was
founded in 1940. Through the efforts of Maurice Abravanel, its music director
from 1947-79, the orchestra became recognized as a leading ensemble. Now under
the direction of Keith Lockhart, the symphony home is Maurice Abravanel
Hall—acclaimed as one of the world’s great concert halls because of its
architecture and extraordinary acoustics. The symphony travels all over the
Intermountain West on a regular basis and performs more than 70 subscription
concerts in Abravanel Hall.
Snow College
Snow
College, founded in 1888, serves approximately 3,000 students at its Ephraim
campus. The college provides general education and applied technology programs
leading to Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied
Science and Associate of Pre-Engineering degrees, and certificates of
completion in a number of occupational areas.
Once owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Snow
College became a state college in 1932.
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