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Sandy takes a break this week for Mother's Day and this week we present to you OSU's Halversen Video Podcast! Now see the soloists and the orchestra perform. This podcast is in a format meant for ipods.

If you would like a full screen version, please order the DVD! To order the DVD, please send a check for $25 (USD) to:
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This year's Halversen contest winners perform and the Orchestra of Southern Utah performs the Spanish Trail Suite.
1. Tashina Wortham performs Weber's Clarinet Concerto
2. Melissa Gordon sings O mio Fernando! from La Favorita
3. Pianist Haley Somers performs Prokofiev

You will NOT want to miss this podcast.

After the concert we have an interview with Marshall McDonald, Steven Sharp Nelson and Xun Sun about the Spanish Trail Suite.

Following the interview, Sandy and Ken goes over this week's listener comments. Plus we have a couple of surprises for you!

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Recording Engineer: Jamie Bayer
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

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The SUU Opera group presents "Too Many Sopranos."
Podcast with permission by: Edwin Penhorwood, TIS Music Publishing and Carol Ann Modesitt.

Four Divas arrive in Heaven and learn there is not enough room for them in the Heavenly Choir as there are not enough Tenors or Basses as most of them have been sent to Hell. The Sopranos must go to Hell and do a selfless act in order to bring more men to Heaven so they can all sing in the Heavenly Choir. A hilarious production that you will not want to miss!

Ken and Sandy go over this week's comments after the production.
This Podcast is sponsored by Zions Bank.
Recording engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Podcast Hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Photo used by permission.

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The Master Singers presents their annual Easter Concert - Make Us One.
Performed works are:
The Last Words of David
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Adoramus Te
If Ye Love Me
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Make Us One
Beautiful Savior
As Long As I Have Music
A Child' Prayer
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Were You There
God Bless America

The Master Singers is conducted by James Harrison and Harold Shirley
Accompanist: Roland Williams

Following the concert, Sandy and Ken go over this week's comments.

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Photo used by permission: The Spectrum/Daily News

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All of Ken's time is being put into an OSU recording session this week, so we feel it is a good time to bring to you the video podcast of the Orchestra of Southern Utah's "Africa" performance.

This segment was filmed by the Southern Utah University media department under the direction of Lee Byers and thanks to the wonderful job they did!

The audio portion was recorded by Ken Hedgecock with Jamie Bayer doing the audio mixing.

The choir is the OPUS Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Grace St. Pierre and the Orchestra of Southern Utah is under the direction of Prof. Xun Sun.

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This week Ken delves into the music of Eric Schwartz a new friend of the OSU Podcast family. We are sure you will find Eric's special genre of music very interesting!

About Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz has studied composition at the Cleveland Institute of Music, New York University, and both the Interlochen and Aspen Summer Music Festivals. Past teachers have included Margaret Brouwer, Donald Erb, George Tsontakis, and Randy Woolf. Primarily interested in a synthesis of musical archetypes, Schwartz is always at work on a variety of genre bending projects. Formative influences include an amalgamation of the glam metal of the late 80's, and the baroque intellectualism of Arnold Schoenberg. His music has been performed at various venues throughout New York City, from The Knitting Factory to Merkin Concert Hall, as well as such far flung places as Bucharest, Romania and Thunder Bay, Ontario. He has received awards and grants from Meet the Composer, ASCAP, The Society for New Music, The Puffin Foundation, The Cleveland Chamber Symphony, and The Ohio Federation of College Music Clubs. Schwartz has served on the faculties of New York University, Hunter College, and the Lucy Moses Music School, and is the artistic director of the Brooklyn, NY based experimental music group Forecast Music (forecastmusic.org). He was recently appointed Resident Composer for the Los Angeles based Tonoi contemporary music ensemble's 2007-2008 season. His debut CD "24 Ways of Looking at a Piano", named one of the top classical CDs of 2005 by All Music Guide, is available now from Centaur Records (http://www.centaurrecords.com). His music is also available on Capstone Records, and Trace Label (France), and is published by Staunch Music (UK).
After Ken's interview, we go over this week's listener comments.

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The Southwest Symphony, under the direction of Gary Caldwell, performs:
Wienawski's Scherzo, Tarantelle, Op. 16 performed by Josh Winder, violin.
Patrice Ramsay performs the beautiful Ralph Vaughan-Williams' Oboe Concerto in A minor.
Micah Putnam, piano performs Aram Kachaturian's Piano Concerto in D-flat, 2nd movement.
Jacob Sullivan, also on piano, performed Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto, No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, 2nd movement
Megumi Gass, violinist, who will perform Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21, 1st movement
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture, Op. 25.

Following the concert we go over this week's listener comments.
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Sound engineer and recording: Ken Hedgecock

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The SUU Choral Department performs:
Handel: Coronation Anthem IV
Farmer: Faire Phyllis
Bennett: Weep, O Mine Eyes
Morley: Fire, Fire, My Heart
Brahms: Vier Ziguenerlieder
Ravel: Nicolette
Hogan: I'm Gonna Sing 'til the Spirit
Mechem: Make a Joyful Noise
Schubert: Die Nacht
Whitacre: Sleep
Kidd: Wind Song
Estevez: Mata del Anima Sola
Vaughan-Williams: The Turtle Dove
PDQ Bach: Come Live With Me and Be My Love
Jeffers: I Have Had Singing

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Our very good friend, Solomiya Ivakhiv (see the All Tchaikovsky Podcast from last season) and OSU's maestro Xun Sun, combine forces in Lviv Ukraine to perform Stankovych's Violin Concerto No. 2, performed by the Lviv Philharmonic.

This is an excellent performance you will not want to miss.
Posted with permission by the Lviv Philharmonic.

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This week we feature the Southern Utah University Wind Symphony concert. This concert was recorded live at the SUU Sharwan Smith Center Ballroom. Conductors are Dr. Mark Stickney and Steve Shirts from Cedar High School.

Performed works are:
Nelhybel: Festivo
Ewazen: Hymn for the Lost and Living
Konagaya: Star Puzzle March
Persichetti: Divertimento for Band, Op. 42
Bach, JS: My Jesus! Oh, What Anguish
Hanson: Seis Manuel
Chance: Variations on a Korean Folk Song

After the concert, Sandy and Ken go over this week's listener comments.

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Sound engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Photo used by permission.

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The Orchestra of Southern Utah, OPUS Chamber Ensemble and the SUU Percussion Ensemble proudly presents the premiere concert of Marshall McDonald's and Steven Sharp Nelson's new work - Africa. The life of a man and his country, detailed in beauty and power. Possibly the world's first African Symphony. This work was commissioned by the Orchestra of Southern Utah and has had unsurpassed success to Cedar City concert goers. This is a MUST HEAR Podcast!

Following the concert, we have a special composer seminar with the composers. Following the seminar, Sandy and Ken go over this week's listener comments.

This concert was recorded live at the Heritage Center in Cedar City, Utah.

Podcast hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Concert Sound Engineer: Jamie Bayer
Podcast and Lobby Music Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Lobby music provided by the SUU Wind Ensemble
Photo is public domain

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This week we proudly present our annual High School Honor Band Concert featuring the very best high school students from around the southern Utah area.

This year, we welcome Dr. William Berz, professor of Music at the Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutger, the State University of New Jersey.

This year, the Honor Band performs:
Prairie Dances
Courtly Airs and Dances
As Summer Was Just Beginning
Foster's America
Air for Band
The Big Cage

This is an superior group and you don't want to miss this Podcast!
After the Podcast, Sandy and Ken go over this week's listener comments.

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Sound Engineers: Ken Hedgecock and Jamie Bayer

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This week we welcome another new member of the OSU Podcast family - the Southwest Symphony from St. George, Utah.

In this Podcast, the Southwest Symphony performs:
Copland: Lincoln Portrait
Mozart: Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 467
Dvorak: Symphony No. 5

After the concert, Ken has an interview with Cheryl Scott, Executive Director of the Southwest Symphony and we go over this week's listener comments.

Podcast Hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

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We are proud to present a new member of the OSU Podcasting Family - the Kiev Philharmonic. In their first podcast performance, they perform Mahler's 1st Symphony with the highly controversial "Blumine" movement placed in the symphony.

Ken also has a very impromptu interview with Ukrainian musician Solomiya Ivakhiv who performed with us last season. Ken catches up on Solomiya and what she has been doing since last season and talks to her about the Ukraine today. A very special "Thank You" to Solomiya for granting us this very last minute interview. She is a GREAT person to know!

Plus Sandy and Ken go over this week's listener comments.

Podcast Hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Content used by permission: Olga Gorgenko, Kiev
Photo is public domain

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This week, it is our pleasure to highlight Utah composer, Phillip Bimstein. His works are ingeneous and we are sure you will NOT want to miss this episode. You are in for a real treat this week!
Peformed works are:
Garland Hirschi's Cows
Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa
Casino
Cats in the Kitchen
Marvelous Flood
Hay-Colored Leaves

Ken also has an in-depth interview with our guest, Phillip Bimstein.
Sandy and Ken also read this week's listener comments.

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Recording Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Music and photo supplied by Phillip Bimstein
Music and photo used by permission of Phillip Bimstein.
Photo by LIn Alder

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9 young artists compete head-to-head to see who will be selected to perform with the Orchestra of Southern Utah and only 4 will be selected. The tension is thick and nerves are jittery knowing that a single bad note could mean you are disqualified. There have been many auditions and many have already be disqualified. Who will remain as the top 4 youth artists? The judges make their final decision today and see if your favorites match those of the judges.

The selected performers are: Haley Somers, Patrice Ramsey, Johnny Gallis, Tashina Wortham, Melissa Gordon, Aubrey Shirts, Jamsine Candland, Marisa Barth, Anna Sun

Plus, Ken has an interview with 4 of the Halversen contestants and we go over this week's listener comments.

Podcast hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Ass't Sound Engineer: Jamie Bayer
Photo: Haley Somers, pianist

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The SUU Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Mark Stickney, performs:

Carroll: Winter Dances
Reed: Russian Christmas Music
Van der Roost: Canterbury Chorale
Wood: Mannin Veen

At the end of the concert Ken interviews Dr. Mark Stickney. Following the interview, Ken and Sandy read this week's listener comments and Sandy announces a very special Podcast for next week!

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Recording Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Photo courtesy of the SUU Music Department.

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Durufle's Requiem performed by the Cypress College Concert Choir (Cypress, CA) in 1974. This is an excellent, fully professional performance with organ accompaniment. This is a Podcast you do NOT want to miss! This is the choir that Sandy Hedgecock performed in during college.

Podcast Hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound: Ken Hedgecock
Includes listener comments.

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Maestro Xun Sun conducts the SUU Symphony Orchestra as they perform:
Bizet: La fleur que tu m'avais jetee from Carmen
Puccini: Che gelida manina from La Boheme
Both numbers feature tenor Lawrence Johnson, guest soloist
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

Also we feature an extended interview with Maestro Xun Sun, program notes and also our ever popular listener comments.

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound: Ken Hedgecock
Special Guest: Maestro Xun Sun

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Canyon View High School in Cedar City, Utah presents their annual Christmas concert:
Fanfare for the Holidays – Wind Ensemble
Sound the Trumpet – Volume Men
Christmas in 3 Minutes – Girl’s Glee
Velvet Shoes – Girl’s Glee
Ave Maria – Colla Voce
Gloria Festiva – Colla Voce
Pat-a-Pan – Madrigals
White Christmas – Madrigals
Rudolf/Holly Jolly – Jazz Band
Santa Claus is Comin to Town – Madrigals
Let it Snow – Jazz Band
Silent Night – Madrigals
Betelehemu – Volume Men
Virgin Mary – A Cappella
Go Where I Sent Thee – A Cappella
Polar Express – Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
Cantate Domino – Madrigals
In the Bleak Mid-Winter – Concert Band and Wind Ensemble
O Magnum – Madrigals
Angels We Have Heard on High – Orchestra
Away in a Manger – Colla Voce
Christmas Concerto – Orchestra
Sleigh Ride – Orchestra
Masters in this Hall – Band, Orchestra and Choirs
Infant Holy – Band, Orchestra and Choirs
O Come All Ye Faithful and Angels We Have Heard on High – Audience Sing-a-Long with the Band, Orchestra and Choirs

At the end of this podcast, we have listener comments and a very special surprise at the very end of this Podcast!

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Podcast Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Recording by: Candlelight Productions
Photo by Canyon View High School
Recording and photo are used by permission.

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A MUST HEAR concert by the Master Singers of Cedar City, UT. Performed works are:
The Boar's Head Carol
I Wonder as I Wander
Christmas Medley
Far, Far Away
The Little Cradle Rocks Tonight in Glory
Home for the Holidays
Christmas Duet
Do You Hear What I Hear?
It's the Most Wonderful Time of Year
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Carol of the Bells
Still, Still, Still
Silent Night
God Bless America

Master Singers conductors for tonight are: James Harrison and Harold Shirley.
Guest Performer: Adrianne Tawa
Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

Includes an interview with Kent Myers and Listener comments.

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The Orchestra of Southern Utah and the Festival City Community Choir present the 67th Annual performance of Handel's "Messiah." This year's "Messiah" centers around the first 20 "Christmas" passages from the Messiah as well as "Hallelujah" and "Worthy is the Lamb" to bring the evening to a dramatic close.

This is an annual favorite that you will NOT want to miss, it is sure to be a favorite for this holiday.

Xun Sun, OSU Music Director and Conductor
Dr. Grace St. Pierre, Chorus Master
Podcast Hostess, Sandy Hedgecock
Sound/Recording Engineer, Ken Hedgecock

This Podcast also includes Listener Comments.
We welcome all comments regarding this performance.

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The Southern Utah University Choral Department presents "Gloria Christmas Choral Concert" our first Christmas concert of the season. Performed works are:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Stravinsky: Ave Maria
Kendrick: Magnificat
Britten: Hymn to the Virgin
The Angels and Shepherds
I Wonder as I Wander
Bach, JS: Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light
Fissinger: Arise Shine
Riu, riu chiu
Holst: Lullay, My Liking
Rutter: Noel Nouvelet
Rutter: What Sweeter Music
Rutter: Good Ale
Quelle est cette odeur agreeable?
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Carol of the Bells
The Holly and the Ivy
Go Where I Send Thee
We Wish You a Merry Christmas

This is a Podcast you will NOT want to miss!
This Podcast also included listener comments.

Your Hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound/Recording Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

The video recording of our Fall Concert featuring Sharon Wei on the viola. Also the orchestra performs the Dvorak New World Symphony.

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The Master Singers perform:
Star-Spangled Banner
Joshua
Danny Boy
The Halls of Ivy
This Land is Your Land
Shenandoah
Deep River
Hail Bright Abode
All Through the Night
Tread Softly
Once to Every Man a Nation
Service Hymns
God Bless American

The Coal Creek Brass perform:
America the Beautiful
George M. Cohen Medley

Roland Williams performs:
The Wind Beneath My Wings

The Master Singers is conducted by:
James Harrison and Harold Shirley

Your Podcast Hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

This was recorded from a live performance on Nov. 4, 2007 at the beautiful Heritage Center in Cedar City, Utah.

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Southern Utah University Choirs under the direction of Dr. Grace St. Pierre and Sara Guttenberg perform:
Kyrie
Misere mei
Salmo 150
Hark, I Hear the Harps
Homeward Bound
Bile Them Cabbage Down
Ascendit Deus
Il bianco e dolce cigno
All Creatures Now are Merry Minded
Abscheid vom Wald
Ziguenerleben
Three Hebrew Love Songs
Sure on the Shining Night
Who is Sylvia?
O, My Love's Like a Red, Red Rose
I Am the Rose of Sharon
He Never Failed Me Yet

Be sure not to miss this excellent choral concert.

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Sound engineer: Ken Hedgecock

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You will NOT want to miss this outstanding and much anticipated Podcast!

The Orchestra of Southern Utah, with guest artist Sharon Wei performs:
Telemann: Concerto in G Major for Viola
Partos: Yizkor
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "New World"

During intermission we also have a wonderful interview with Sharon.
Also included are the program notes and listener comments.

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound engineer: Ken Hedgecock

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A requested interview with the OSU French Horn section. This interview is very entertaining. Very funny at times and also serious at times. You will find why these exceptional musicians perform so well together, they are a tightly knit section as you will find out. You won't want to miss this episode.

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Photo: The OSU horn section from left to right: Debbie Nollan, Hallie Fike, Johnny Gallis and Pete Akins

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For Halloween we bring you the SUU Halloween Concert, a frightful good time!

Performed works are:
October Mountain
Appalachian Spring
Graceful Ghost
Gandalf from Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings"
Ghosts
Listener Comments

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

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This week we feature a "Blast from the Past" recital recorded on Sept. 10, 2000 that was never Podcast because Podcasting technology had not been invented yet, but why shouldn't a great recital be heard again?

Works performed are:
Lover's Waltz
Suggestion Diabolique
Viotti: Concerto No. 23
The Swan of Tuonela
Pie Jesu
In Trutina
Una Voce Poco Fa

Sandy also reads this week's user comments!

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Photo: Amanda Munford - a performer in this recital and also a previous Halversen contest winner.

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This week our listeners chose what favorite performances they would like to hear in this special podcast.

What numbers were requested? You will have to listen to find out! Our listeners have assembled a great podcast that you will not want to miss out on.

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock
Photo: Sara Penny - the founder and director of the OSU Recital Series. Without Sara, this would never happen! Thank you Sara!

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The 6th and final recital of the 2007 Season, Viva Voices! This is a MUST HEAR podcast as we are sure you will love this recital just as much as we do.

Performed works are:
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Antiphon for Hand Bells and Trumpet
All Creatures Now are Merry Minded
Sure On this Shining Night
Who is Sylvia?
Show Me
Il Bacio
Clap Your Hands and Strike Up the Band
Se Tu M'ami, Sospiri
That Lonesome Road
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal
Bring Him Home
Elixir of Love - You're Mine Now!
Set Me as a Seal
Oh! Susanna
Lift Thine Eyes
The Lord Bless You
Danny Boy
Hail Bright Abode

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

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A great Podcast featuring a wide variety of American music. Also, 21 comments sent in are read and responded to. Also, our first 30 and 60 second radio commercials are previewed.

Numbers performed are:
Chopsticks
Two American Folk Songs for English Horn
Sweet Georgia Brown Medley
Pacahel Meets U2
Dancing Cheek to Cheek
All the Things You Are
Uptown Walk
Mancini Magic
Stars and Stripes Forever
Log Cabin Blues
Call of the Wild
160 Acres
Riders in the Sky

Hosted by Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer Ken Hedgecock

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The video broadcast of our extremely popular Talent Showcase Concert. See the wonderful Chinese costumes and the gifts that are given to Cedar City, Utah from Hunan Province, China and much more. If you love the audio only concert, this is a must see!

A wonderful Podcast featuring a very special collection of music heard from around the world. Works performed in this Podcast are:
Kpatsa
Kpanlogo
Ghanaia
Yanyakoie
Gandaynia
Zorwatourime
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
Franz Strauss: Horn Concerto
Butterfly Lovers (1st movement)
Chinese Mother Goose (Song Cycle)
Massanet: Meditation

Feature performers are: SUU Percussion Ensemble, Patrick Roulet, Kayla North, Bonnie Smith Ries, Nina Hansen, John Gallis, Mary Anne Andersen, Ling Yu, Nancy Meng, Xun Sun, June Thorley

Hosted by: Sandy Hedgecock
Sound Engineer: Ken Hedgecock

Orchestra of Southern Utah presents Music of Fantasies.
Featured works are:
Arensky: Trio in D minor, Op. 32
Griffes: The White Peacock
Smetana: From My Life, String Quartet in E minor
Debussy: The Interrupted Serenade
Bart: Where is Love
Britten: On This Island

Hosted by Sandy Hedgecock

The Orchestra of Southern Utah's opening concert for the 2007/2008 Season. Works performed are:
Key: The Star-Spangled Banner (Greek Olympics arrangement)
Strauss, R: Horn Concert No. 1 - 1st movement
Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Chinese Folk Songs:Friendship Forever and Long Boat Song
Ravel: Piano Concerto - 1st movement
Davis/Campbell: Holy Ground
Perito: It's Impossible
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor for Two Cellos (complete)
Chinese Folk Opera: Hong Lake, My Motherland
Chinese Folk Song: Liu Yang River (Hunan Folk Song)

Your hostess: Sandy Hedgecock

This recital features the "Best Moment Folk Music Ensemble" from Hunan China.

Performed works are:
Vitali: Sonata, Op. 4
Strauss, Jr: Die Fledermaus Medley
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Theme
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Bach; Suite No. 5 in C
Chinese Folk Songs

This is a Podcast you will NOT want to miss!

The Orchestra of Southern Utah opens its annual recital series with "Musical Families", which showcases musical families in Iron County. Participating ages start at 6 years old on up! An excellent start for the 2007/2008 concert season.

Hansen Family performs: Old Joe Clark, Wake Up Susie Reel, Minuet
Roulet family performs: Impertinence, Eli Green's Cakewalk
Andersen family performs: Mozart: Sonata in D, K. 281 for piano four hands
Nina Hansen's cello class performs: Sis-Boom Bah, Hickory Dickory Dock, Canon, Kolo, Finale from Water Music, Allegro from Concerto Grosso in D minor, French Folk Song, Fugue, Das Lied vom Braven Mann
Dunnel family performs: Without a Song, Goin' Home
Riley Family performs: Concerto 23 in G Major, allegro
David Bolsover performs: Porgy and Bess selections
Hedgecock family performs: Lassus Trombone, For Good, Longest Time, The Lord Bless You and Keep You

Our 4th Annual Choral Celebration. This year our guest clinician is Craig Jessop, conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

School participating are: Canyon View High School, Cedar High School, Parowan High School, Pleasant Grove High School and Southern Utah University.

Other choirs particpating are: The Master Singers, In Jubilo and the Festival City Community Chorale.

Additional clinicians are: Carol Ann Modesitt and Lawrence Johnson.

Our first concert of the new year! OSU Explores the planets with:
Star Wars Theme
Stardust
Fly Me to the Moon
Holst: The Planets

Our guest soloist is local favorite: Jack Miller

You may notice a few things about our version of "The Planets" you may not hear too often! Usual orchestral recordings will sort of "tone down" the dissonance in order to have their recording more widely accepted. Since we are a community orchestra, with no recording contract to honor, we clearly bring out the extremely close harmonies and dissonances that aren't heard in more commercial broadcasts. Plus we perform the piece closer to the original tempo markings. Thus we feel we have produced a recording of "The Planets" closer to what Gustav Holst initially imagined it to be.

We also had an excellent 3-D animation of the concert done for us. For more information see:
http://www.videoideas.com/planets