NOVA Chamber Music Series ‘Songs of Perseverance’ concert to feature Utah premiere of Wang Lu’s Rates of Extinction

NOVA Chamber Music Series ‘Songs of Perseverance’ concert to feature Utah premiere of Wang Lu’s Rates of Extinction

ByLes RokaJan 12, 2022

When composer Wang Lu moved to New York City’s Upper West Side, she was impressed by the amount of nearby green space in one of the world’s largest metropolises.”It was so clean and quiet,” she says. In the 1990s, when she was a student at the Beijing Central Conservatory of Music, Wang remembers how quickly … Read more

Featuring music from the 1930s, 1940s, Repertory Dance Theatre set to open 2022 portion of season with Emerge: Sounds Delightful

Featuring music from the 1930s, 1940s, Repertory Dance Theatre set to open 2022 portion of season with Emerge: Sounds Delightful

ByLes RokaJan 4, 20226 min read

Some of the most familiar music of the 1930s and 1940s comprises a delightful panoply of styles and…

Lots of new energy: The top 10 moments of The Utah Enlightenment in 2021

Lots of new energy: The top 10 moments of The Utah Enlightenment in 2021

ByLes RokaDec 21, 202123 min read

INTRODUCTION It has been an enormous project to regain the spirited momentum that many arts and cultural organizations…

Still time to catch several impressive exhibitions at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art before year’s end

Still time to catch several impressive exhibitions at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art before year’s end

ByLes RokaDec 13, 20217 min read

While downtown Salt Lake City is the hub of many holiday activities and the season’s hospitality and retail…

Achieving community in the art of Woodshedding for aspiring songwriters in Spy Hop program

Achieving community in the art of Woodshedding for aspiring songwriters in Spy Hop program

ByLes RokaDec 9, 20217 min read

Y’all just better be just turnin’ back if you want this boy to win ‘Cos practice is the…