American Horizons Festival
This past weekend I went to a splendid event at the Salt Lake Arts Center. Vivace and the Young Benefactors had teamed up to create an event that included an art tour through the Salt Lake Arts Center plus performances from the upcoming Grapes of Wrath Opera. It was a great experience where I learned a lot about the art and enjoyed listener to the composer of the Opera, plus was completely free.
The Utah Symphony and Opera is in the midst of the American Horizons Festival that focuses on three different themes: the Grapes of Wrath Events, Messiaen Week and Broadway Celebration. There are a number of events and a number of art exhibits and local shops involved.
The events I plan on trying to attend include (and would love to have any of you readers join me):
- April 27 & 28 – 8pm – Abravanel Hall – The Utah Symphony will perform of the Messiaen’s From the Canyon to the Stars…
- May 10 at noon – Sam Weller’s Bookstore – “Enjoy selections from The Grapes of Wrath during your lunch break.
- May 11 – 7 pm – Sam Weller’s Bookstore – The Grapes of Wrath Book discussion – this means that I should probably hurry and read the book. =)
- May 12 – 18 – The performance of The Grapes of Wrath Opera. I would really like to see the Opera; however, it is 4 hours long! I notice I have a hard time after 3 hours… so I am still deciding if I should go.
- May 21 – 6pm – City Library Auditorium – A showing of the John Ford’s adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath.