Storytime Origins opens Orchestra of Southern Utah Season

Season concert season open this Thursday with Storytime Origins.

Poster design by Rollan Fell of the Print Shoppe

 Story Time with the Orchestra for First Concert of the Season
By Tanisa Crosby
The Orchestra of Southern Utah (OSU) opens its concert season by telling beloved stories through music. Opening up a book for the first time -- getting lost in the stories we love -
- provide is irreplaceable magic. As Lewis Caroll wrote in Alice in Wonderland, “Begin at the beginning”, which is exactly what the Orchestra plans to do with “Story Time”. OSU is excited to
invite everyone to come enjoy a good story with the orchestra. This concert, taking place the evening of October 10th at 7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Theater, will be under the direction of OSU
Assistant Conductor Carylee Zwang.

The evening will begin on the banks of the Mississippi River with “Huckleberry Finn” from Grofe’s “Mississippi Suite”. After following our young Huck and Jim down the river, the
orchestra will then perform the full Mother Goose Suite by Ravel. This will capture many different stories, including Beauty and the Beast and Tom Thumb. It is sure to inspire the
audience to get reenchanted with some classic fairy tales. Following the theme of the classics, the orchestra will take off with Peter Rabbit and his friends in music from Lanchberry’s Ballet Suite “Tales of Beatrix Potter”.

Acknowledging some wonderful classics this concert will also pay tribute to stories that have been reimagined in more recent times. The strings will feature the title theme from “Alice”
by Danny Elfman. Once caught up with our dear white rabbit, the orchestra will dive into themes from “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Elmer Bernstein. Lastly, the orchestra will conclude the
Story Time Concert with The Greatest Showman, a story the world fell in love with two years ago. It will be a night to remember and one that will bring happy memories of beloved tales. As P.T. Barnum once said, “the noblest art is that of making others happy.”

The Story Time concert of the season will take place on October 10th at 7:30 pm and will take place at the Heritage Center Theatre (105 N 100 E, Cedar City -- behind Lins). Tickets are
$12 for adults and $6 for students and children. Children 6 and older are welcome to attend. No babies please as the concert is recorded.

For more information contact OSU Manager Rebekah Hughes at 435-590-6829 or beckyosucedarcity@gmail.com

Link for online tickets: Both season tickets and individual concert tickets available on this link

Link to preview music: Videos of music to preview the concert.

Carylee Zwang conducts the opening concert for the OSU season.