Enjoy Classical Music In Utah's Mighty 5 National Parks

Music will soon be echoing from canyon walls as the Utah Symphony brings free, open-air concerts to Utah's national parks. The concerts will be offered from August 11 to 17. Visitors are encouraged to tour the parks during the day and enjoy free concerts during the evening (the events begin at 8 pm).

A 75-piece orchestra will perform pieces including movements from Dvorák’s New World Symphony and Gershwin’s An American in Paris, as well as vocal selections featuring Utah native and soprano soloist Celena Shafer, performing Gershwin’s “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess.

Here's the lineup for major performances:

Tuesday August 12 / 8 pm

Teasdale Community Park, Teasdale, UT (near Capitol Reef National Park)

Thursday August 14 / 8 pm

Red Cliffs Lodge, Moab, UT (near Arches and Canyonlands National Parks)

Friday August 15 / 8 pm

Ruby's Bryce Canyon Rim at Ruby's Inn, Bryce Canyon, UT (near Bryce Canyon National Park)

Saturday August 16 / 8 pm

O.C. Tanner Amphitheatre, Springdale, UT (near Zion National Park)

Other activities include:

Monday, August 11, 2014

7:30 pm – Music in the Parks: Chamber Ensemble Performance

Fruita Campground Amphitheater, Capitol Reef National Park

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

All day – Interactive Educational Activities

Ripple Rock Nature Center, Capitol Reef National Park

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

All day – Interactive Educational Activities

Visitors Center, Arches National Park

7:30 PM – Music in the Parks: Chamber Ensemble Performance

Visitors Center, Arches National Park - Kathryn Eberle Quartet, Dvorak’s American String Quartet

7:30 PM – Music in the Parks: Chamber Ensemble Performance

Dead Horse Point State Park

Thursday, August 14, 2014

All day – Interactive Educational Activities

Visitors Center, Canyonlands National Park

Friday, August 15, 2014

All day – Interactive Educational Activities

Visitors Center, Bryce Canyon National Park

Saturday, August 16, 2014

All day – Interactive Educational Activities

Location TBA

Sunday, August 17, 2014

8 AM – Outdoor excursion

Location TBA

Moab Music Festival

The annual Moab Music Festival will run August 28-September 8, 2014. The Musical Raft Trip will be September 8-11.

Here's an overview provided by the festival:

MUSIC IN CONCERT WITH THE LANDSCAPE

“With sandstone walls for acoustics, willows for privacy and river sand for a stage, this outdoor concert of the Moab Music Festival is the hottest ticket of the season” ~ Sunset Magazine

Every September, the award-winning Moab Music Festival brings world-class musicians to stunning red rock venues around Moab, Utah for a feast of chamber music, jazz, and traditional music concerts. We call it "music in concert with the landscape," celebrating old and new chamber music, jazz with a Latin flavor, and traditional music from around the globe.