NEWS: Deer Valley Music Festival presents annual Broadway, 1812 Overture performances

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Media Contact:Hilarie Ashton | Public Relations Managerhashton@usuo.org | (801)869-9027FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Deer Valley® Music Festival presents ANNUAL BROADWAY, 1812 overture PERFORMANCEs
PARK CITY, UTAH – The 2012 Deer Valley® Music Festival will celebrate its third week of Park City concerts featuring the anticipated “1812 Overture” with traditional finale cannon-fire, as well as a program of Broadway rock tunes.
The Utah Symphony will perform a lineup of classical favorites with Children’s Dance Theater and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” with live cannons from The Cannoneers of the Wasatch Friday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m., an annual Festival tradition led this year by Vladimir Kulenovic for the first time as Associate Conductor.
Then, Utah Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen will lead the Utah Symphony and guest Broadway stars in performances of modern hits that rocked the Great White Way Saturday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m., with showtunes from Rent, Mamma Mia, Phantom of the Opera, Dreamgirls and The Lion King.
Both Friday and Saturday performances will be held at the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater (2250 Deer Valley Drive South).
Preceding these weekend events, the Festival’s Chamber Orchestra Series will continue at St. Mary’s Church (1505 White Pine Canyon Road) with a night of symphonic music written solely by French composers in “The French Connection,” Wednesday, July 25 at 8 p.m., featuring Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic and select members of the Utah Symphony.
Tickets for Deer Valley® Music Festival events can be purchased by phone at (801) 533-NOTE (6683), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office, or online by visiting www.utahsymphony.org/tickets. Discounted general admission tickets are available for students with a valid student ID for many performances. Tickets are also available at Deer Valley® Signature stores (please call (435) 649-1000 for store hours). Ticket prices will increase by $5 when purchased on day of performance.
TICKET PRICE BREAKDOWN BY PERFORMANCE:            The French ConnectionWednesday, July 25:$25 general admission tickets, $10 for students            1812 OvertureFriday, July 27:$27 general admission lawn tickets, $10 for students, $60 for families (max of 2 adults and up to 4 children under the age of 18); $45-$85 reserved seating tickets            Broadway Rocks!Saturday, July 28:$32 general admission lawn tickets, $15 for students, $90 for families (max of 2 adults and up to 4 children under the age of 18); $60-$85 reserved seating tickets

Maximum chair height at the venue is nine inches from the ground. Please call the USUO ticket office in advance for limited wheelchair or other accessible seating: (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Gates will open to all ticket holders approximately two hours before the performance begins. Patrons must be present to save a spot in line, and unattended items will be removed from their locations. Valid picture ID is required to pick up tickets at will call. No ticket reprinting is available for general admission seating. Outside food and drinks are allowed at the venue, and there are a variety of concession services at the venue offered by Deer Valley Resort.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION:
The French ConnectionJuly 25, 2012 (Wednesday) | 8 PMSt. Mary’s ChurchVladimir Kulenovic, Conductor
Gabriel-Urbain Fauré      Pavane, Opus 50Charles Gounod Symphony No. 1 in D majorI. Allegro moltoII. Allegretto moderatoIII. Scherzo: Non troppo prestoIV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro vivace
INTERMISSION  Maurice Ravel                Suite of Five Pieces from Ma Mère l'Oye [Mother Goose]I.  Pavane of the Sleeping BeautyII.  Tom ThumbIII.  Laideronette, Empress of the PagodasVI.  Conversations of Beauty and the BeastV.  The Enchanted GardenClaude Debussy            "Clair de Lune"  from Suite BergamasqueMaurice Ravel                Le Tombeau de CouperinI.  PréludeII.  ForlaneIII.  MenuetIV.  Rigaudon
1812 Overture!July 27, 2012 (Friday) | 7:30 PMDeer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor AmphitheaterVladimir Kulenovic, ConductorChildren's Dance TheatreBruce Adolphe, PoetPaula Fowler, Narrator

Franz Joseph Haydn	Symphony No. 83 in G minor, "La Poule"I.  Allegro spiritoso
Modest Mussorgsky	Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks from Pictures at an Exhibition
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	"Flight of the Bumblebee" from The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57
Igor Stravinsky	Suite from The Firebird (1919 revision)I. Introduction and Dance of the FirebirdIII. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei
Leroy Anderson	The Waltzing Cat
Gioachino Rossini	Allegro Vivace from Overture to William Tell
Camille Saint-Saëns	Le Carnival des animauxIntroduction and Royal March of the LionHens and RoostersTurtlesElephantsKangaroosAquariumBirdsPianistsFossilsSwansFinaleChildren's Dance TheatrePaula Fowler, Narrator
INTERMISSION
John Williams	Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984 Los Angeles Olympics)
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Cappriccio Espagnol, Opus 34III.  AlboradaIV.  Scena e canto gitanoV.  Fandango asturiano
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	"1812”, Ouverture Solonnelle, Opus 49

Broadway Rocks!July 28, 2012 (Saturday) | 7:30 PMDeer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor AmphitheaterJerry Steichen, ConductorMorgan James, SopranoLaKisha Jones, Mezzo SopranoDoug LaBrecque, TenorRob Evan, Baritone Various                                                            Broadway Rocks Overture                                                          Queen                                                   We Will Rock YouCharlie Smalls                                       “Everybody Rejoice” from The Wiz                      Peter Townshend                                   “Pinball Wizard” from Tommy                 Alex North                                             “Unchained Melody” from Ghost             Steven Schwartz                                    “The Wizard and I” from Wicked Elton John                                             “Circle of Life” from The Lion King                       John Fogerty                                         “Proud Mary”                                                                Various                                                 “Lascia ch’io pianga”-“Open Arms”-“Joanna”                     Jonathan Larson                                    “Seasons of Love” from Rent                  Styx                                                     “Come Sail Away”                                                         
INTERMISSION
Queen                                                   “Bohemian Rhapsody”                                                   Paul Simon                                           “Bridge Over Troubled Water”                                         Dolly Parton                                          “I Will Always Love You”            Andersson/Ulvaeus                                “Mamma Mia” Medley from Mamma MiaThe Beatles                                           “Hey Jude”                                                            “Twist and Shout”                      Henry Krieger                                        “And I Am Tellin’ You” from DreamgirlsAndrew Lloyd Webber                            “Phantom of the Opera”“Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera

ABOUT THE DEER VALLEY® MUSIC FESTIVAL:The Deer Valley® Music Festival is the summer home of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. The 2012 Festival will celebrate its ninth season this summer providing chamber, classical, and pops performances in multiple venues: the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, St. Mary's Church, Temple Har Shalom, and salons in private homes in the Park City area. The goal of DVMF is to consistently deliver high-quality and musically diverse experiences that engage, educate, and enrich lives in casual settings of unparalleled natural beauty. For more information, please visit www.deervalleymusicfestival.org.