Pianist Awadagin Pratt wows Utah Symphony audience with Utah premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, Bach keyboard concerto
While the Utah Symphony billed its December opener highlighting Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, the two performances of pianist Awadagin Pratt on the Utah premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds and a Bach keyboard concerto, respectively, constituted the evening’s most thrilling moments. The three standing ovations that Pratt received immediately after Rounds, a Grammy-nominated piece for piano … Read more
’Tis the season for tinsel and duplicity: Pioneer Theatre Company’s Christmas in Connecticut deserves to be featured entree on the holiday entertainment menu
‘Tis the season for tinsel and duplicity. Liz Lane, the Smart Housekeeping magazine’s most popular columnist, worries that…
Mesmerizing portrayals of auras, energies of individual, place in Chie Fueki’s Doctorow Prize show at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
In Chie Fueki’s portraits, the auras and energies emanating from the individuals are mesmerizing, a fantastic probe of…
More from great November performing arts programs: Repertory Dance Theatre’s Venture, Opera Contempo’s Protectress, Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation’s ¡Jaleo!
November was an outstanding month for performing arts in Salt Lake City, including programs by the Repertory Dance…
Utah Symphony concert to feature Utah premiere of Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds with pianist Awadagin Pratt, guest conductor Teddy Abrams
Pianist and conductor Awadagin Pratt remembers meeting Jessie Montgomery, violinist and composer, several years ago and playing chamber…