Concerts

Join us for the Cello Festival of Southern Utah 2024 concerts!  Audience can attend these three performances either in-person or remotely through YouTube Live.  You can have access to the concert links through our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cellofestival.s.utah  The year of 2024 marks  the 9th anniversary of our festival.  This year’s featured clinicians and artists include Brandon Vamos (Pacifica Quartet), Kristen Yun (Purdue University), Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim & Rodney Farrar.  Dr. Yun and Dr. Park-Kim (Duo Dolce) will give a cello recital on Sept 13 at 730pm.  Lunchtime concert at 12pm in Sears Art Museum will feature Sarah Rommel from University of Washington on Sept 14.  The Matinee Chamber Concert on Sept 14 at 2pm will showcase local and visiting artists as well as first-prize winners of the festival’s new event –  Brimhall Cello Competition.  Prof. Brandon Vamos will be the soloist in the Final Cello Ensemble Concert on Sept 14 at 730pm, performing a concerto arranged for solo cello and cello ensemble. All four performances are held in the Eccles Fine Arts Center, and are open and free to the public.

Livestream available at:

https://www.youtube.com/c/UtahTechUniversityMusicDepartment

Recital 1 @ 7:00pm

Daniel Gaisford, cello

Christian Bohnenstengel, piano

Program:

Lucas Foss: Capriccio

Ginastera: Pampeana No. 2

Recital 2 @ 7:30pm

Hojung Kim, cello

Dr. Nariaki Sugiura, piano

Program:

Gaspar Cassadó:  Suite for Cello Solo

Rober Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op.73

Recital 3 @ 8:00pm

Dr. Simona Barbu, cello

Dr. Nariaki Sugiura, piano

Program: TBA

In addition, please join these artists in their masterclasses on Saturday Sept the 20th.

(Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/c/UtahTechUniversityMusicDepartment

“Exploring Expression”

Speaker: Dr. Elliott Cheney & Dr. Carey Cheney

*This lecture is sponsored by the Utah American String Teachers Association

Livestream available at:

https://www.youtube.com/c/UtahTechUniversityMusicDepartment

Program:

Julius Klengel: Hymnus for 12 Cellos

Performances by cello groups – Cellomania USA & Amichevoli

Brimhall Cello Competition 2025 First-Prize Winner (Junior Category)

Brimhall Cello Competition 2025 First-Prize Winner (Senior Category)

Brimhall Cello Competition 2025 First-Prize Winner (Collegiate Category)

Livestream available at:

https://www.youtube.com/c/UtahTechUniversityMusicDepartment

Program:

Michel Perrault: Boggie Blues

Nuttall: Rainstorm

Michel Perrault: Similisimo

~Ensemble Bravo~

Peter Romney & Erica Hardy, directors

Schubert: Military March, D. 733 (arr. Doug Moore)

Arthur Foote: Selections(TBA) from 10 Short Character Pieces (arr. Doug Moore)

~ACelloRondo~

Kamille Brooks & Stephen Mitton, directors

~~~ Short break ~~~

W. A. Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro (arr. Doug Moore)

Antonin Dvorak: Rondo

Robert Tueller, solo cello

Nadia Boulanger: Three Pieces (arr. Ka-Wai Yu)

Ka-Wai Yu, solo cello

Karry Li: Over the Habour (world premiere)

Eric Yip, solo cello

~Festival Soloists~

Ka-Wai Yu, director

Festival workshop participants are assigned to three different cello ensembles based on their level and playing experience: Festival Soloists (advanced-level), ACelloRondo (intermediate-level) & Ensemble Bravo (beginners)