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Show - AUG31 RED THE ARTS - R9 2CC0 by Brent Olson gs - ormsily, when you go to hearths, syrapnony, you ence members who began to stand and shout for the cannons four or five minutes early. bers promptly rushed to their cars before the last cannon shot had finished echoing against the moun- With thunder and lighting thrown into the cacophonous mix, the finale felt genuine and exuberant as the grateful audience mem The first Utah Symphony event of the fall season will be Sept. 22 and also see it. However, last Saturday it rained so hard at Deer Valley that hearing was often difficult and seeing due to a sea of umbrel- tain backdrop. when Keith Lockhart will 23 con- - duct Ludwig van Beethoven's Fide- lio Overture, Johannes Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 and Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, Guest pianist Horatio Gutierrez will serve as soloist in the piano concer- to. Mother Nature put on a show of her own, with works ranging from in D minor t Downpourand Thunder Lightning tocatta and fugue. . , . . j. , . near-impossib- le las andtaips. During the entire performance, Mother Nature put on a show of her own, with works ranging from Downpour in D minor to Thunder and lightning tocatta and fugue" Ultimately, her incessant display proved the more dominant of the performances, forcing the- Utah Symphony to cut one work completely from the program and limit another to the first movement Under the direction oi guest con ductor Darnel Meyer, the Utah opened with Piblr Hyitch - Sym-ohoi- r? item FtonaisTchaikovsky's ' " "Eugene Origin Meyer emphasized the audible - , drama of the work in an attempt to i each the entire audience over tii e continual pounding of the ram and ' thunder. Ai times, however, the interaction between the wsather and symphony wa$ more cooperative than - '',, . competitive, The interaction between the lain and violins was especially beautiful. While th violins wets 'crisp , ' and precise,, the rain mellowed their tones, creating a greater vibrancy that.canied throughout the canyon. Unfortunately, as softer, cure melancholy passages arrived the raifldorrdruted completely, leaving the audience members on the edge-cf their blankets, se&tft and tarps attempting in vsia to capture the e , - ' ; Following Polonaise; guest; Kong joined the j pianist Xiang-Pon- g movement first for the symphony Piano fcachmanmoffs of Sergei C Wuwr 2 No. In Cor.tf :to Kong did a fabulous job capturing znd emoting only the essential ele- meats of the work, delivering their, to the audience with a powerful performance that soared over the rain. His comprehension of the work was masterful, apd Utah audiences car, only hope Kong will return soon to finish the other two movements. 1 4 VV ' AponraltofMa-koyb- y nMLcrU" hV covtrofth, UUlflgj H Utah Symphony progrtm. 801-531-16- J 06 800-727-16- 06 WWW.traVel-Z0n6.C0- m " - Sadly, Nikolai fcimsky-Ko- sakov's i Capricrto Espagnci was cut in favor of The jSm Overture by Tchaikovsky so the audience could leave before rain and darkness made driving ' suicidal. The opening strains of the overture were innocent and virginal, as the symphony moved with fond familiarity toward the first abrupt climax. . the storm grew with the over- ture, only the music's essence was carried through the air and all secondary elements fell to the side. The rain also seemed to dissipate the inhibitions of many of the audi , Your mom may recognize you after September 14, u won t. As August-Septem- ber 3 to 7 1 1 OPY 12 to 7 to 5 9 to 5 1 1 9 to 5 to 5 T9 to 5 to 5 Ti 9 to 3 1? 9 9 to 7 6 9 to 5 il 9 Fri Thu Wed Tue Mon 5 1 j , ai sirai." o.rc-'Cio.- - Student Travel Stcciaiist P r O-it- " . I ' 8 9 to 5 Union Saltair Room (2nd floor, west end) U |