Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43: II. Tempo andante, ma rubato

Barenboim Conducts Bruckner 8

Classical music has long been shaped by the traditions, and occasional barriers, of the concert hall and theater. Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson welcome USUO Opera Education Manager Kevin Nakatani and Front of House Manager Melissa Robison to explore how we can reimagine those spaces to be more inclusive, responsive, and welcoming to people with diverse abilities and needs. Join us for a timely conversation about making opera and symphony performances a richer, more accessible experience for all audiences. 

To learn more about or register for Access to Music, visit https://usuo.org/education/access-to-music/

Explore this list of resources on accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Visit www.usuo.org for information on upcoming concerts and performances at our venues across Utah. 

To submit a question to our team, or suggest a topic for an upcoming episode, send an email to ghostlight@usuo.org

USUO’s Ghostlight podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson. 

Episode 10.6: Breaking Down Barriers

Guests in the House

Rakitina, Weilerstein & Tchaikovsky

Richard Strauss’ tone poems represent the zenith of orchestral storytelling, and in Ein Heldenleben, the story gets personal. Over the course of fifty vivid minutes, Strauss sketches a musical self-portrait of a composer battling critics, finding lifelong love, contemplating his musical successes and ultimately settling into a vision of hard-won peace. Join Jeff and Carol for a Deep Dive into this epic work, as they share the history behind the work, and examine whether Ein Heldenleben is full of self-deprecating irony or a composer’s ultimate ego trip.

Visit www.usuo.org for information on upcoming concerts and performances at our venues across Utah.

To submit a question to our team, or suggest a topic for an upcoming episode, send an email to ghostlight@usuo.org

USUO’s Ghost Light podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson.

Episode 10.7 - A Hero's Life

Solti Conducts Del Tredici

Handel Messiah & Tchaikovsky Nutcracker

Modern life feels increasingly complex, and many of us struggle to stay balanced amid a constant swirl of competing expectations. Last season USUO introduced a series of Well-Being Concerts, each designed to offer Utah audiences a space for restoration through music’s unique capacity to calm, center, and heal. In this episode, Ben Kipp, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement, joins Jeff and Carol to reflect on the vision behind this initiative and to share how these concerts are already making a meaningful impact in people’s lives.

To find out more about USUO’s Well-Being Concerts or to register for an upcoming concert, visit utahsymphony.org/education/well-being-concert-series.

Carnegie Hall has been a leader in developing Well-Being Concerts. To see more about their current season and partnerships such as theirs with USUO, go to www.carnegiehall.org/Events/Well-Being-Concerts or visit  www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po6QTj98p2o to view a video about the experience. 

Visit www.usuo.org for information on upcoming concerts and performances at our venues across Utah.

To submit a question to our team, or suggest a topic for an upcoming episode, send an email to ghostlight@usuo.org

USUO’s Ghost Light podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson.

Episode 10.8 - Where Music Meets Well-Being

WABE Broadcast Featuring Performances from:
Thursday, January 9, 2020 8:00 PM
Saturday, January 11, 2020 8:00 PM

Robert Spano, conductor
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

Full Program:
KRISTS AUZNIEKS: Crossing 
DE FALLA: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
PROKOFIEV: Selections from Romeo and Juliet

Celebrated throughout the world, the gardens of Andalusia are a wondrous blend of Roman and Moorish architecture bejeweled by intensely-hued tiles and fountains. Spanish composer Manuel de Falla draws you into these intoxicating spaces through the piano showpiece Nights in the Gardens of Spain. Robert Spano welcomes the elegant Mexican virtuoso Jorge Federico Osorio to perform this hypnotic score. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra closes the program with selections from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet masterpiece Romeo and Juliet.

Nights in the Gardens of Spain

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