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Show Jan. 12: First Concert In Center F I -m committee of ;.i Symphony Board :ed today that the r;ra's first concert in : symphony Hall has :neduled (or Friday, i i 1919. The symphony to be in its new -..scorning September, tconstruction manager -"unced that the hall '"be ready lor use until . jecember. MH subscription s( she Utah Symphony id the Salt Lake -itle on Saturday, Oct. : said Wendell J. ' nmphony president. ': the next four 'Wn concerts (five in jbeheld intheTaber- Abravanel and -Symphony will open hall with an all- concert at regular J H 1979." con- shton. "Thecon-he "Thecon-he repeated the ' I tuning." " WON noted that in Symphony Hall all )'n concerts except 'toniemporary con- pvenm tandem and Saturday 5 Tke new hall will compared to the seating capacity ' " 015.200," he said '" added that "el Prices approved "Pwny's executive start at $45 for f'Ption concerts. ' 0 uer concert son; symphony manager, for' the skillful and equitable way he had scaled season ticket prices for the new concert hall. "There are moderately priced season tickets for symphony devotees in the lower income brackets, and present season ticket holders will have priority for the purchase of 1978-79 season tickets," Mr. Ashton said. HEROLD L. Gregory, Utah Symphony executive director, said that season tickets for 1978-79 will go on sale at the symphony office, 55 West First South on Monday, April 17 at 10 a.m. "Season tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis," Mr. Gregory said. "Present season ticket holders will have priority for comparably priced seals in the new hall." MR. GREGORY explained that season ticket prices will range from $45 to $165 for the full 15-concert series, and from $42 to $155 for those who elect to take only the 13 concerts con-certs (excluding the two contemporary con-temporary concerts). He said that present season ticket holders will have until May 15, 1978, to exercise their priority. "It should be remembered that because each concert will be given twice in the new hall there will now be more season tickets available than there have been in the Tabernacle," said Mr. Gregory. "That means those who do not now hold season tickets will also be able to obtain excellent seals for the coming season." MR. GREGORY emphasized empha-sized that it is important for both former subscribers and 1 new ones to order their season tickets as soon as they go on sale on April 17. "Present ticket holders will be placed first and then new subscribers," he said, "but all orders will be filled in the sequence in which they are received." MERV TOR1AN, executive vice president and general manager of John Price Associates, As-sociates, Inc., has issued a statement regarding the completion of the Bicentennial Bicenten-nial Art Center concert hall. His company is the construe- , lion manager for the three-facility three-facility art center. Mr. Torian said, "Originally we had aimed to complete the concert hall by Oct. 1, 1978. However, there have been some unforeseen delays, such as a plumbers strike which have caused us to alter the completion date. "WE ARE now prepared to commit to the public that, barring the most unusual development, the concert hall will be ready for occupancy by the Utah Symphony on Dec. 15, 1978. Further, we give our assurance that the concert hall will be ready for . an opening public concert by our orchestra on Jan. 12, 1979. "There will likely be some minor adjustments to make with the air conditioning, plumbing, acoustics, painting or other construction features on Jan. 12. However, the concert con-cert hall will be complete in that the carpets will all be laid, all seats installed, the ' chandeliers in place, all doors ' hung and all hardware installed. in-stalled. "WE HAVE met with all the principal subcontractors, and they assure us that the December 15 completion date is achievable. Our building supplies have been coming in on schedule and we foresee no problems here." |
