KUTV Pops Concert
July 9th – 10th
Days of ‘47/KUTV Pops Concert
Two nights of stellar musical entertainment!
Abravanel Hall
123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
Friday and Saturday, July 9th and 10th – 7:30 p.m.
Join us for two incredible nights of a Salute to the American Pioneer Spirit at the Pops with the Choral Arts Society of Utah performing with the Utah National Guard 23rd Army Band and outstanding guest artists. This year’s line-up includes Utah vocalist Alex Boyé and dancers from the Repertory Dance Theater. KUTV 2News Anchors will host the Concert. Admission is free, but for guaranteed seating, send SASE to:
Pops Tickets, PO Box 2623, SLC, UT 84110.
Alex Boyé, Best of State award recipient for “2009 Performing Artist of the Year”, has been entertaining audiences worldwide for over 15 years. Born and raised in London, England, he has hits in over 15 countries, selling over half a million CDs. He recorded two solo songs on the new Tabernacle Choir release, ”Come Thou Fount”, which has garnered rave reviews and reached #1 on the Billboard Classical Charts. Alex is DYNAMITE!! You need to see him live to believe it!
Utah’s Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) was founded in 1966 as a fully professional modern dance company through a cooperative effort involving the Salt Lake City community, the University of Utah and a major grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. RDT is the oldest and most successful company of its kind, a living museum representing 100 years of dance history, preserving the largest and most significant collection of American dance in the world.
Organized in 1924 to provide music for military ceremonies, the 23rd Army Band performed twice at the prestigious Worldwide Bandmasters Conference in Norfolk, VA, and was invited by the Mayor of St. Petersburg, Russia, and the U.S. State Department to perform a series of joint concerts with the Leningrad District Army Band during the summer of 1992. In 2004, the Band traveled to Germany to welcome home soldiers from the Middle East and to support the USAREUR (U.S. Army Europe) Band & Chorus, in addition to welcoming home troops here in Utah.
Now in its 25th year, The Choral Arts Society of Utah Master Chorale’s 100-voice mixed choir is based in Salt Lake City. Many of their performances are benefit concerts for schools and organizations providing humanitarian services to local areas.