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Show Page 12 The Ogden Valley news Volume XXVII Issue I May 15, 2020 Places You Can Stream Great Music While in Quarantine By Kathleen Sykes If you’re social distancing or are selfquarantining right now, you’re probably realizing that you have a lot of time on your hands. And let’s be honest—you probably miss going to concerts and hearing great live music too! Luckily there are some incredible resources to stream great music online. We did the footwork for you and put together a list of places you can stream free performances from the comfort of your living room. U t a h Symphony & Classical 89 We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the Listening Room page on our website! Here you can listen to archived recordings of past performances, curated playlists, performance clips, and The Ghost Light podcast. Classical 89 also has programmed rebroadcasts of our concerts weekdays at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. as well as at their regular time on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.—listen live here. Also, if you have kids at home during the pandemic, we have great School From Home resources for both the symphony and the opera, so you can add a little art to the curriculum. Visit our website for more information at <utahsymphony.org> The Met On Demand - The Metropolitan Opera is currently streaming a free nightly broadcast of past performances! Normally you have to pay around $150 per year to use their service (which allows you access to over 700, full-length audio and video recordings of operas dating back to the 1950s!), but during the pandemic, they are giving you access to one opera per night that will be available for 24 hours. Even better, you can cast the performance to your smart TV, Roku TV, or Apple Device and watch it on as big or as small of a screen as you would like. This would make a great watch party with your family or even a Skype party with your friends! What makes this even better is that Utah Opera Principal Coach Dr. Carol Anderson is doing a nightly broadcast of a pre-performance lecture for each opera, on our Utah Opera Facebook page. Take the opportunity to learn more about these operas, especially if you miss going to her pre-performance lectures at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre during our opera season. Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall - Although the doors are closed to one of the world’s greatest orchestra’s concert hall, you can still listen to the Berlin Philharmonic with their Digital Concert Hall app! Normally, it costs €150 for a yearly subscription—which isn’t bad considering that they add 40 HD concerts per season. But for right now, it is free, so this is a great time to try out their app! In addition to the concerts, the Digital Concert Hall also gives you access to interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. The Digital Concert Hall is a favorite among our orchestra musicians. The Berlin Philharmonic does amazing work, and getting this kind of up-close access is a one-of-a-kind experience. Seattle Symphony - Like many other orchestras during this time, the Seattle Symphony is sharing free broadcasts of its past performances. In addition to their regular masterworks programming, they are also offering free family programming, which is great if your kids are stuck at home right now. All of these performances will be streamed through their Facebook and YouTube channels, and you can even sign up on their website to receive notifications of future virtual performances. Basically Anything on YouTube - YouTube never ceases to amaze us with what they have available to listen to. You can find full, live performances of virtually any major orchestral piece. Sometimes you can even find recordings of the original composer performing or conducting the work! It’s a great resource where you can find multiple recordings of the same piece to compare and contrast your favorite ones. There are even full-length operas if you are in the mood for something more dramatic. If you don’t know where to start, virtually every major orchestra and classical musician has a YouTube page. Instagram Live with Your Favorite Artists - With concert halls closed down and people staying at home, some worldclass musicians have pitched in to #KeepTheMusicGoing. If you have Instagram, go and follow some of your favorite classical artists—many of them will do a daily Instagram live session where they either perform, take questions, or do interviews with other artists. Some of our personal favorite accounts are pianist Boris Giltburg, violinist Augustin Hadelich, and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard (with her daily Isa Chats.) We hope you enjoy these great, musical resources while the concert halls and theatres are closed, and we hope to be back performing at Abravanel Hall soon! Until then, join our Waiting List, and we’ll have a ticket agent reach out to you about attending some of the great performances next season. Steel Building Contractor ~ Residential ~ Agricultural ~ Commercial ~ Storage Units ~ Steel Siding and Roofing Huntsville, Utah 801-528-2318 Valley Elementary Students Get Creative! By Victoria Malmborg Did you know that creativity reduces stress? We could all definitely use more stress-reducing activities right now. Earlier this year, Valley Elementary students submitted art for the annual Expressions Art Show. Additionally, preschoolers and homeschoolers from around the valley were invited to join in. This year’s theme was “It’s My Destiny.” Students submitted art projects in six different categories: visual art, photography, music, film, comics, and writing. Local volunteers with experience in these areas helped to judge the entries and give awards. As with so many other activities, the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the art show, as schools were put on “soft close.” However, we still wanted these creative students to have their art displayed; thus, Valley Elementary held a virtual art show by sending out a slideshow that featured all their creations, complete with students’ compositions as background music! Our Grand Prize Winners in all categories are: Aiden Bindrup, McKenna Cook, Maya Dean, Jase Erickson, Summer Hallows, Nixon Hilton, Reese Hilton, London Joyce, Zola Lott, Molly Miller, Lily Primm, Allyson Schields, Noah Stapp, Rachel Willie, and Teagan Young. We are so proud of our Valley students and their creativity. Keep on creating; it’s good for your health! To view the virtual slideshow, scan the following QR Code with your phone! Eccles Art Center Announces Call for Entries The Eccles Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden, is announcing a call for entry for the Plein Air and the Color of Pride Competitions. These competitions are open all interested resident Utah artists. Plein Air artists are limited to a total of three surfaces/work entries. Participation fees: $25 professional/additional entries (up to 2) $10/ entry; $15 amateur/additional entries; $5/entry. Entry fees are used for prize money and publicity and are not refundable. Entries must be clearly identified by the artist with title, medium, and price/insurance value. Identification tags and result cards are provided to the artist when art work entries are received. Registration and stamping may be accomplished May 26 thru May 29, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Eccles Art Center. The boundaries for the competition are set to capture the historic architecture of Ogden and the natural beauty of Weber County. Artists may paint anywhere within Weber County. Subjects of the work may be outside the boundaries of Weber County as long as the artist paints within the county boundaries. The original plein air works will be accepted on Monday, June 1, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Eccles Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden. Work for the Plein Air Competition will not be accepted after 5:00 p.m. June 1, 2020. Works must be framed and wired ready for exhibit. The awards will be posted June 5, 2020 during a reception for the artists and community. Awards include, Professional: First Place $1000 | Second, $500 | Third, $250; Amateur: First Place, $300 | Second, $200 | Third, $100. The Color of Pride Competition artists are limited to a maximum of three entries of original works in any media including paintings, mono-prints, prints, drawings, graphics, pottery, sculpture, and textiles. Reproduction prints such as giclee and photographs are not eligible. This competition asks artists to create using the six colors/themes of the Pride flag: Red, Life; Orange, Healing; Yellow, Sunlight or Energy; Green, Nature; Blue, Harmony or Peace; and Purple, Spirit. Works must be presented in a tasteful manner, and be able to be viewed by art patrons of all ages. Works that may be suggestive or pornographic will not be accepted. Entry fees are set at $10/entry. Discounts are allowed for art center members. The Eccles Art Center staff are offering a membership incentive: new members may enter complimentary with the payment of a minimum $25/year family membership. Original works will be accepted Wednesday, May 27 and Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Works must be in exhibition condition. Two dimensional works should be framed and ready to hang. Framed works must include a wire hanging system. The Color of Pride entries will not be accepted after 5:30 p.m. May 28, 2020. Awards will be posted June 5, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Awards include a Best of Show: $500; and Five Honorable Mentions: $100. A reception for the artists and community will be held Friday, June 5, 2020 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. in association with Ogden First Friday Art Stroll. We invite art patrons to make the Eccles Art Center’s galleries and Ogden’s other galleries apart of a monthly first Friday evening on the town. Please remember to support Ogden’s restaurants. The exhibit will be on display June 5 thru June 27, 2020. Regular gallery hours are weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; closed Sundays, and major holidays. A silent auction will begin as works are exhibited. A buy-it-now price is available for those patrons and collectors who are more interested in immediate purchasing. Anyone interested in receiving information, or a call for Plein Air and Color of Pride Competitions should call the Eccles Art Center’s staff at 801-392-6935. The call for entry for both these competitions may be found on-line at <http://ogden4arts.org> This project has received funding from Weber County RAMP and Ogden City Corp/ Ogden City Arts, and is supported by the state of Utah through the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
