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Show Symphony Sets Fall Opening The 1957-58 Utah Symphony season sea-son opens next week, Wednesday, October 30, and the year ahead looks like "one of the greatest the Utah Symphony has ever enjoyed," enjoy-ed," according to Raymond J. Ashton, president of ' the Utah Symphony board. Conductor Maurice Abravanel will be back for his. 11th season as musical director as well as conductor and all the principal players from last year, including Concertmaster Harold Wolf, will return. Nadine Conner, glamorous Met-topolitan Met-topolitan Opera star, will be guest soloist for the initial concert. Miss Conner is a favorite in Europe as well as America. She is well-: known for her work in television and on radio as well as on the operatic stage. She will appear with Maestro Abravanel and the symphony in a concert at Ogden on Tuesday, October 29, as well as the Salt Lake concert on Oct. 30th. Arrangements also have been concluded with Foodtown and AG Food Stores throughout the state to sponsor three youth concerts which will be open to all school children. The first of the youth series will be held at the Salt I Lake Tabernacle on Saturday, November No-vember 2J In addition to Miss Conner, Tossy Tos-sy Spivakovsky, world - famed violinist; Jose Iturbi, popular pianist pia-nist and movie great; Grant Jo-hannesen, Jo-hannesen, internationally famed Utah pianist, and Luboschutz and Nemenoff, famed piano team, will be guest artists to appear with the symphony this season. Tickets for the concerts are now on sale at the Utah Symphony office, 55 West Firt South for as little as $1 per concert. "All Utah music lovers are urged to send in orders now for a wonderful winter of entertainment at this extremely low price. It is surely the greatest bargain in wonderful entertainment," entertain-ment," reports David S. Romney, managing director of the symphony.' |