Some films are as well-known for their scores as they are for any moving images or dialogue. Think Jaws or Indiana Jones. But far too often the film score is neglected by the public, critics and award ceremonies. With the Park City Film Music Festival, which runs at the end of May, Leslie Harlow is...
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Brian Stucki
In this month's edition of 15 Bytes Laura Durham introduces us to the unique story of a globetrotting tenor.
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Utah Chamber Artists: Bernstein, Mozart and the Miraculous Case of the High “C”s
by Crystal Young-Otterstrom Once upon a time I hated all music written after 1900. That statement was true for all music including pop and classical. Shocking, I know. Little by little I happened upon pieces of music that blew my mind, until I finally became the music nerd I am today — wildly obsessed with...
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Rounding Out Your Paideia: Musical Performances in Artistic Settings
Rounding Out Your Paideia by Laura Durham In ancient Greece, the “paideia” was the aristocratic system of education. It wasn’t about learning a trade or an art; it was about training a person for liberty and nobility. Paideia was the process of educating humans into their true form. You are probably familiar with the seven...
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Stravinsky: Learn to Love it
by Laura Durham Quick, tell me three things you know about Igor Stravinsky… I’ll tell you what, come back after Jason Hardink’s lecture on Tuesday to answer that question. I guarantee you’ll have more interesting answers. According to Stravinsky, “The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect...
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Salt Cricket Composers Tonight
As we contemplate expanding our coverage into the performing arts, Salty Cricket Composers Collective is one of the groups in our radar to cover. We haven’t quite pulled that together yet, but we didn’t want you to miss an opportunity to hear music by this group of local composers, so here’s their press release for...
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