Deer Valley Music Fest to Conclude with Free Utah Opera & Utah Symphony Concerts in August

The final week of the tenth anniversary Deer Valley Music Festival includes three performances with the Utah Symphony in Park City, Utah. The Utah Symphony performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 on August 7. Then, on August 9 opera stars and the Utah Opera chorus serenade audiences under the night sky. The Festival ends with its seventeenth concert of the summer: a rock 'n' roll tribute to the Music of the Rolling Stones with the Utah Symphony on August 10.

The concluding chamber orchestra concert of the Festival features three pieces by Beethoven as well as a pair of suites composed by French composers Gabriel Fauré and Claude Debussy. Vladimir Kulenovic conducts this program on Wednesday, August 7 at St. Mary's Church in Park City at 8 p.m. This performance originally included Utah Symphony Principal Cello Ryan Selberg's performance of Dohnányi's Konzertstück for cello and orchestra. Mr. Selberg passed away on July 14, 2013.

On Friday, August 9 at 7:30 p.m. opera artists Celena Shafer, Daniel Belcher, Leah Wool and Ryan MacPherson and the Utah Opera Chorus join the stage with the Utah Symphony for Utah Opera in the Open Air. The program will include selections from opera favorites such as "Carmen," "La Bohème" and "La Traviata." Jerry Steichen conducts this program at Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater. Chad Shelton was originally announced as performing on this program. He has been replaced by Ryan MacPherson.

The tenth anniversary festival will conclude with a tribute concert featuring the Utah Symphony performing The Music of the Rolling Stones. Brent Havens will conduct the Utah Symphony with vocalist Brody Dolyniuk in this memorable concert of the Rolling Stones greatest hits. The concert is on Saturday, August 10 at 7:30 at Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater.

Utah Symphony Associate Conductor Vladimir Kulenovic maintains a guest conducting schedule that includes collaborations with acclaimed soloists Leon Fleisher, Mischa Masky, Akiko Suwanai, Augustin Hadelich, and orchestras worldwide. As a conductor, Kulenovic has been awarded the Sir Georg Solti Award, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Scholarship, Bruno Walter Memorial Scholarship, Charles Schiff Conducting Prize, and Alfred B. Whitney Prize. As a pianist, Mr. Kulenovic won the 2nd Prize at the Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Paris.

Maestro Jerry Steichen has established himself as one of America's most versatile conductors. He currently holds the positions of Principal Pops Conductor of the Utah Symphony and Music Director of the Ridgefield Symphony (Connecticut). He also completed 16 seasons as Principal Pops Conductor of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Steichen is the only conductor to have conducted each of the ten seasons of the Deer Valley Music Festival.

Celena Shafer (Utah), Soprano

Most Recently at Utah Opera: "The Barber of Seville"

Recently: Bach: Mass in B Minor, Atlanta Symphony; "Carmina Burana," Phoenix Symphony; "Carmina Burana," Orchestra of St. Luke's

Upcoming: "The Abduction from the Seraglio," Utah Opera

Leah Wool (New York), Mezzo-Soprano

Most Recently at Utah Opera, "Hansel and Gretel"

Recently: "La Cenerentola," Nashville Opera; "IL Barbiere di Siviglia," Sacramento Opera; Kepler, Spoleto Festival USA

Upcoming: "Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria," Boston Baroque; Handel's "Messiah," Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Danny Belcher (Missouri), Baritone

Most Recently at Utah Opera, "The Magic Flute"

Recently: "Romèo et Juliette," Bilbao, Spain; "Le Nozze di Figaro," Florentine Opera; "Nixon in China," Opera Colorado

Upcoming: "Die Zauberflöte," Lyric Opera of Kansas City; "IL Barbiere di Siviglia," Central City Opera; "La Cenerentola," Opera Omaha; "Turandot," Utah Opera

Ryan MacPherson (New York), Tenor

Most Recently at Utah Opera, "Of Mice and Men"

Recently: "Rigoletto," Shreveport Opera; "Fall of the House of Usher," Long Beach Opera and Chicago Opera Theatre; "La Princesse Jaune," "La Colombe," Buxton Festival UK

Upcoming: "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a

Hat," Nashville Opera; "Brokeback Mountain," Teatro Real Madrid; "The Pirates of Penzance," Portland Opera

Berklee-trained arranger/conductor Brent Havens has written music for orchestras, feature films and TV. Havens has also worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging and conducting The Combined group for Harley Davidson's "100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale." He has worked with some of the world's greatest orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic in London, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Atlanta, Baltimore , Dallas, San Diego Symphonies and countless others. Havens is Arranger and Guest Conductor for seven symphonic rock programs-The Music of Led Zeppelin, The Music of the Doors, The Music of Pink Floyd, The Music of the Eagles, The Music of Queen, The Music of Michael Jackson and The Music of The Who.

Brody Dolyniuk is a gifted, self-taught musician, capable of playing several instruments, with a particular knack for capturing the voices and mannerisms of characters from music, TV and movies. His first professional gigs were at piano bars in several U.S. cities, where he learned to charm audiences and expand his musical repertoire. Dolyniuk assembled Yellow Brick Road, unquestionably Las Vegas' most successful classic rock band. Dolyniuk has made numerous radio and TV appearances, and he has even self-produced several large rock production-style shows utilizing multimedia, lasers and special effects. In 2007, Brody lent his vocal talents by singing several tracks on the mega-hit video game "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock" and has also done several more for the new Konami game "Rock Revolution."

Tickets for events can be purchased by calling 801-355-2787, in person at any ArtTix outlet or online at www.deervalleymusicfestival.org. Tickets are also available in Park City at Deer Valley Signature and Etc. stores. Group Rates are available for groups of ten or more by calling 801-869-9046.

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