Concert Information

Two musical worlds share one stage. Traditional songs from Indigenous North America — drum, flute, voices, and dance — meet the music of European immigrant communities of the Revolutionary era, sung by vocal quartet with banjo and fiddle. The pieces are paired by theme: battle, mourning, community, refuge. For Utopia’s contribution to Salt Lake’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we bring together voices that are rarely heard together.

This concert is made possible in part by a generous grant from The Salt Lake City Arts Council.

Saturday, October 10, 3:00 PM     Murray Park Pavilion 5: 292 E. Murray Park Ave.

Sunday, October 11, 5:00 PM   St. Mark's Cathedral: 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)

Seating is first-come, first-served. Saturday performance at Murray Park will be outdoors in a covered pavilion with picnic table seating and space for camp chairs if patrons want to bring their own seating.

Wheelchair accessible parking lot at Murray Park Pavilion 5 (Saturday performance).

Wheelchair access through east doors at St. Mark's Cathedral (Sunday performance).

Free parking at both venues.

Cliff Eagle Singers  •  Carl Moore, dance  •  Nino Reyos, flute

Emily Nelson, soprano  • Monica Hymas, alto  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor  • Ricky Parkinson, bass 

Bronwen Beecher, fiddle  •  Melissa Chilinski, banjo

*Photograph by Kobbi Brandes

Utopia’s beloved holiday tradition returns for its annual run. Vocal quartet, fiddle, Irish flute, Celtic harp, cello, and bodhrán bring together seasonal music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, the Isle of Man, and Cape Breton. Medieval chant, Renaissance carols, winter lullabies, and lively jigs and reels weave together in a program that captures the wonder of the season in all its warmth and mystery. Come discover why so many make this concert part of their festive season!

Friday, December 4, 7:30 PM                                                            

Saturday, December 5, 7:30 PM     Cathedral Church of St. Mark

Sunday, December 6, 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. 

Seating is first-come, first-served. 

Free parking at St. Mark's Cathedral until lot full; street parking. 

Wheelchair access through east doors.

Emily Nelson, soprano  • Monica Hymas, alto  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor  • Ricky Parkinson, bass 

Bronwen Beecher, fiddle •  Ben Spigle, Irish flute

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

Long before Camelot became a byword, medieval audiences knew Lancelot as a knight torn between duty, love, and honor. Utopia brings his story to life with music, story, and instruments from the Medieval era, when this story was first written. Storyteller Stephen Gashler carries the tale forward while a vocal trio, recorder, vielle, and Gothic harp illuminate scenes of quest and courtship, battle and betrayal. 

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

Sunday, February 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. 

Seating is first-come, first-served. 

Free parking at St. Mark's Cathedral until lot full; street parking. 

Wheelchair access through east doors.

Stephen Gashler, storyteller

Emily Nelson, soprano  • Monica Hymas, alto  •  Christopher LeCluyse, tenor 

Lisa Chaufty, traverso  •  Niccolo Seligmann, vielle • Therese Honey, Gothic harp

The Baroque era loved stories transformation — nymphs becoming trees, mortals becoming stars, grief becoming wonder. Utopia closes its season with a program of Baroque chamber music built around such tales of confusion, change, and second chances, performed by voice, two Baroque violins, two cellos, and theorbo.

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

Sunday, April 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. 

Seating is first-come, first-served. 

Free parking at St. Mark's Cathedral until lot full; street parking. 

Wheelchair access through east doors.

Emily Nelson, soprano

Alice Culin-Ellison, Baroque violin  •  Kasia Sokol-Borup, Baroque violin

John Lenti, theorbo  •  Eleanor Christman, Baroque cello  •  Joëlla Becker-Harrow, Baroque cello