Menagerie: Beasts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Saturday, October 12, 8:00 PM Cathedral Church of St. Mark Sunday, October 13, 5:00 PM 231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City
Admission: Pay as able (suggested $15 general / $12 senior / $10 student)
Emily Nelson, soprano • Nate Pence, countertenor • Christopher LeCluyse, tenor • John Bergquist, bass Therese Honey, Gothic harp • Lisa Chaufty, recorder and flute
There is no shortage of creatures that slither, swoop, and
pad through the pages of ancient music! Gothic harp and recorder join a vocal
quartet to celebrate the gentle lamb, the loyal hound, the glorious phoenix,
and the industrious silkworm, to name a few. With Medieval chant and trouvère
song, jolly Renaissance madrigals, and delicate ars subtilior textures, our
concert will revel in the chirps, bahs and rustlings of the animal world.
A Celtic Christmas
Saturday, December 21, 8:00 PM Cathedral Church of St. Mark Sunday, December 22, 5:00 PM 231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City
Admission: Pay as able (suggested $15 general / $12 senior / $10 student)
Emily Nelson, soprano • Megan Lee, mezzo-soprano • Christopher LeCluyse, tenor • Ricky Parkinson, bass
Bronwen Beecher, fiddle • Lisa Chaufty, recorder Therese Honey, Celtic harp • Eleanor Christman Cox, baroque cello
Utopia celebrates the holidays by bringing back our Celtic favorites! The program features songs and instrumentals in a solstice mode from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Fiddler Bronwen Beecher, Celtic harpist Therese Honey, flutist Lisa Chaufty, and cellist Eleanor Christman Cox join a vocal quartet to span the full range of the season, from festive reels to winter lullabies. Hear Medieval Irish chant, songs from Renaissance Scotland, Irish and Welsh carols, and rollicking jigs and reels.
Fortune's Wheel: The Extraordinary Life of Christine de Pizan
Saturday, March 14, 8:00 PM Cathedral Church of St. Mark Sunday, March 15, 5:00 PM 231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City
Admission: Pay as able (suggested $15 general / $12 senior / $10 student)
Emily Nelson, soprano • Nate Pence, countertenor• Christopher LeCluyse, tenor, John Bergquist, bass
Rotem Gilbert, Renaissance reeds and winds • Lisa Chaufty, recorder Therese Honey, Gothic harp • Peter Maund, percussion
Christine de Pizan was an intellectual pioneer at the dawn of the
Renaissance. An early feminist and humanist, she started conversations that
still ripple through our daily lives. Using music and spoken translations of
Christine's writings, our concert will give an entertaining and eye-opening
overview of her life, times, and creative work. Medieval lute, percussion, and
recorder join a vocal quartet for this lively celebration of International
Women’s History Month. This concert is made possible in part by a generous grant from the Salt Lake City Arts Council.
A Mighty Fortress: Music of the German Baroque
Saturday, May 16, 8:00 PM Cathedral Church of St. Mark Sunday, May 17, 5:00 PM 231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City
Admission: Pay as able (suggested $15 general / $12 senior / $10 student)
Emily Nelson, soprano • Nate Pence, countertenor • Christopher LeCluyse, tenor • John Bergquist, bass
Alex Woods, Baroque violin • Aubrey Woods, Baroque violin
Jonathan Oddie, organ • Eleanor Christman-Cox, cello
Utopia finishes its season by spanning the German Baroque from
Schütz to Bach. As Italian musical ideas made their way to northern Europe,
German composers crafted a focus on the power of the word and the intricacies
of musical structure. In addition to works by Johann Sebastian Bach, we will
show this international cross-pollination in works by Buxtedhude, Hasse, and
others. Baroque strings, harpsichord, and a vocal quartet perform sacred and
secular masterworks.
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