Last night I got to experience three of my favorite things, the Utah Symphony, Harry Potter, and an outdoor performance in the mountains, and it was absolutely wonderful! As if those weren't enough incentives to get a ticket to last night's concert at Deer Valley, the guest conductor was Enrico Lopez-Yanez! I enjoyed him so much during his last appearance with the symphony because he was incredibly charming and engaging! I was really excited to see him again and he certainly didn't disappoint last night! He came out in full Hogwarts regalia and conducted a roll call for House affiliation (I am Ravenclaw in case you were wondering) before beginning the concert with "Hedwig's Theme" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by John Williams. Next the orchestra played "The Weasley Stomp" from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by Nicholas Hooper. They continued with "Fawkes the Phoenix," "Dobby the House Elf," "Gilderoy Lockheart," and "The Chamber of Secrets" from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by John Williams. One of my favorites was "Nimbus 2000" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone because I could picture the Quiddich match in my head as the orchestra played it. The first half of the concert ended with selections from the Suite from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams and included "Aunt Marge's Waltz," "The Knight Bus" (which was very popular with all of the kids sitting around me), "A Bridge to the Past," and "Double Trouble." The latter included four vocalists, Julia Bradshaw (Gryffindor), Mariah Stanelle (Ravenclaw), Mitchell Mosley (Hufflepuff), and Tate Forshay (Slytherin), and it was a lot of fun! After the intermission, the orchestra played "Witches, Wands, and Wizards" from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by John Williams and "Death of Cedric" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle. Then Lopez-Yanez picked several kids (and one 25 year old) in costume from the audience to compete in the Tri-Wizard Tournament and sent them to pick their wands while the orchestra played "Diagon Alley" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. He had the contestants name as many magical creatures as they could while the orchestra played "Buckbeak's Flight" from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and then use their wands to cast a spell during "The Quiddich World Cup (The Irish)" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The audience crowned the winner and she was given an actual Tri-Wizard Tournament Cup! Next came the Symphonic Suite from Harry Potter which included "Fireworks," "The Flight of the Order of the Phoenix," Harry & Hermione," "Obliviate," "Lily's Theme," and "Courtyard Apocalypse" (I loved the dramatic drums in this piece). The concert concluded with "Harry's Wondrous World" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and the encore was "Hogwarts' Hymn" from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I love all of the Harry Potter movies so it was a lot of fun to hear all of the music played live, especially in the mountains where it was actually cool enough for me to need a jacket! I think all of the remaining concerts in the Deer Valley Music Festival are sold out but you might have some luck calling the box office!
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