Visiting World Wonders Through Music

By Tanisa Crosby

The Orchestra of Southern Utah is excited to announce their World Wonders Concert on Thursday, February 22 at 7:30 pm at the Heritage Center. Come take a round-trip to visit some of the great Wonders of the World through music. On this trip, we’ll be visiting The Great Barrier Reef with music from Debussy’s La Mer, The Great Pyramid of Giza with a medley from the Prince of Egypt, and Song of India by Rimksy-Korsakov representing the Taj Mahal.

You could spend thousands of dollars on traveling the world, but this music has its own fascinating power to transport the musicians and audience. Travel with us as we perform Jumping Bean a piece written by Villa-Lobos represents the World Wonders of Macchu Picchu and Christ the Redeemer Statue. Dr. Xun Sun originally premiered a Chinese piece Floating Cloud, Flowing River in China. This elegant melody savors a beautiful day and the joy of nature that you can see all around as if you were on top of the Great Wall of China. 

To enhance your travels with the Orchestra of Southern Utah, beautiful pictures will be displayed throughout the music. Poems will be performed by Canyon View High School students. Lauren S. Carter, this past years English Sterling Scholar, wrote her own poem that promises to be emotionally stirring.
We also welcome two guest performers: The Red Rock Singers, who will give us a small taste of the Carmina Burana to be performed with SUU’s choir, orchestra, and dancers on selected dates from February 28-March 5. The Southern Utah String Quartet, comprised of OSU musicians who have performed ensemble music for 30 years. Book your tickets now to journey with the Orchestra around the world.

The Concert will take place on Thursday, February 22nd at the Heritage Center (105 North 100 East, Cedar City, UT) and begins at 7:30 p.m. Children six and up are welcome to attend with adult supervision. No babies please as concerts are recorded.
Ticket prices are: Adults $12, Students $6, and Groups of up to 6 for $40. Tickets are available now by either phone (435-233-8213) or by purchase at Heritage (Festival Hall) Box Office.
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Preview the music: http://osulistening.blogspot.com/2018/02/wonders-of-world-through-music.html
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To purchase tickets or for more information: Emily Hepworth, OSU Manager, 435-238-8213
Concert photos, review, and more info at http://osucedarcity.blogspot.com/

Poster design by Rollan Fell of the Print Shoppe

Carylee Zwang conducts the World Wonders concert

Carylee Zwang, an Assistant Conductor for the Orchestra of Southern Utah, earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Utah University in Music Education.  She has spent more than 10 years in education and currently holds a position at SUU teaching Percussion Methods to upcoming educators.   She maintains a private percussion studio, giving one-on-one to local youth. She also donates time to the Cedar Valley Community Theater as a musician and conductor, as well as conducting the Parowan Community Choir.  Carylee also enjoys her time at home with her husband, beautiful daughter and has a new one on the way. 

Red Rock Singers preview upcoming Carmina Burana performances at OSU concert.

Southern Utah Quartet performs as guest artists

What are the Wonders of the World? 

Several Lists Give Us Areas to Explore

The classic seven wonders were:

Colossus of Rhodes, Greek statue

Great Pyramid of Giza.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Turkey

Statue of Zeus at Olympia.

Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.

New Seven Wonders of the World

The Great Wall of China

The Taj Mahal, India

Petra, Jordan

The Colosseum, Rome, Italy

Christ the Redeemer, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Chichén Itzá, Mexico (Maya city)

Machu Picchu, Peru

The Seven Wonders of the Modern World 

Channel Tunnel: The 50 kilometer tunnel running under the English Channel to connect England to France.

CN Tower: The 533 meter-high needle-like tower in downtown Toronto, Canada. At the time of its construction in 1976, it was the tallest building in the world. 

Empire State Building: The iconic skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City. The 102-story building was the tallest in the world from 1931 to 1970.

Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco's iconic bridge first opened in 1937 and was the world's longest suspension bridge for nearly 30 years.

Itaipu Dam: Located on the border of Brazil and Paraguay, the Itaipu Dam is the second largest in the world for energy generation.

Netherlands North Sea Protection Works: A massive series of dams, levees, locks, and barriers that protect the low-lying Netherlands from the sea.

Panama Canal: Completed in 1917, the massive engineering project connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. A new and larger canal opened in 2016.

Seven Natural Wonders of the World

(In 1997, CNN announced a listing of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World)

Grand Canyon

The Great Barrier Reef

The Harbor at Rio de Janeiro

Mt. Everest

Northern Lights

Paricutin Volcano

Victoria Falls