Concert Information

Utopia revisits one of our favorite programs of medieval works from northern and eastern Europe, featuring works from Ireland, Scotland, Scandinavia, Finland, Ukraine, and other cultures of eastern Europe and northern Africa. Shulamit Kleinerman (vielle) and Therese Honey (Gothic harp) join a trio of voices to bring this hauntingly beautiful and rarely heard music to life. 

Saturday, October 8, 7:30 PM     Cathedral Church of St. Mark

Sunday, October 9, 5:00 PM   231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City

Admission: Pay as able (suggested $20 general / $15 senior / $15 student)

(Donations accepted at the door; this is a non-ticketed event)

Emily Nelson, soprano  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor  • Nate Pence, countertenor 

Therese Honey, Gothic harp  • Shulamit Kleinerman, vielle

Utopia celebrates the holidays by bringing back our Celtic favorites! The program features songs and instrumentals in a solstice mode from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Fiddlers, harp, bodhrán and flute join a vocal quartet to span the full range of the season, from festive reels to winter lullabies. Hear Medieval chant, songs from Renaissance Scotland, Irish and Welsh carols, and rollicking jigs and reels. 

Saturday, December 3, 7:30 PM     Cathedral Church of St. Mark

Sunday, December 4, 5:00 PM   231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City

Admission: Pay as able (suggested $20 general / $15 senior / $15 student)

(Donations accepted at the door; this is a non-ticketed event)

Emily Nelson, soprano  • Nate Pence, countertenor  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor  • Ricky Parkinson, bass 

Bronwen Beecher, fiddle  • Mary Louise Otterstrom, fiddle  •  Ben Spigle, Irish flute

Therese Honey, Celtic harp  • Eleanor Christman Cox, cello  •  Cindy Spigle, bodhrán

With spring in the air, Utopia brings an intimate evening of music for flute, recorder, and that other wind instrument: the voice. Our program explores the shared human emotions of desire, excitement, and insecurity brought on as we emerge from the grip of winter once again. And, oh yes, there will be birds! Our program features works by Purcell, Quantz, Boismortier, and more.

Saturday, April 1, 7:30 PM     Cathedral Church of St. Mark

Sunday, April 2, 5:00 PM   231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City

Admission: Pay as able (suggested $20 general / $15 senior / $15 student)

(Donations accepted at the door; this is a non-ticketed event)

Emily Nelson, soprano  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor

Lisa Chaufty, Baroque flute  •  Rachel Webb, Baroque flute

Kevin Payne, theorbo  • Eleanor Christman Cox, Baroque cello  

Join Utopia to explore the worlds of composers and performers from diverse walks of life in Baroque Italy at the dawn of opera. The concert will feature showstopping vocal works by Barbara Strozzi, Claudio Monteverdi, and selections from early opera, such as Luigi Rossi's Orfeo and Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggerio. We will also highlight works written by Antonio Vivaldi for orphaned violin virtuosas that he taught at the Ospedale della Pieta, as well as works by Salmone Rossi, Isabella Leonarda, and more. Dr. Jane Hatter, Professor of Music History at The University of Utah, will offer a pre-concert talk before each performance.

Saturday, May 20, 7:30 PM     Cathedral Church of St. Mark

Sunday, May 21, 5:00 PM   231 E 100 S, Salt Lake City

Admission: Pay as able (suggested $20 general / $15 senior / $15 student)

(Donations accepted at the door; this is a non-ticketed event)

Emily Nelson, soprano  •  Melissa Heath, soprano  •  Nate Pence, countertenor  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor  •  Elijah Hancock, tenor •  Yvette Gilgen, bass

Alex Woods, violin  • Aubrey Woods, violin

Bill Simms, theorbo  •  Loren Carle, harpsichord  • Eleanor Christman Cox, baroque cello