I always look forward to the Utah Symphony concerts at St. Mary's Church in Park City every summer because they always end up being absolutely wonderful. St. Mary's is a beautiful church with amazing views of the mountains through a wall of plate glass windows and it is a fantastic venue for chamber music. Last night's concert began with Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel and I really enjoyed this whimsical piece. I especially loved the second movement about Tom Thumb because I was transported to a magical forest (it helped that I could see trees all around me through the windows) with the sound of birdsong performed by the flutes and piccolo. Next came Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola, and Orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with Kathryn Eberle and Yuan Qi as soloists. I have always really loved Mozart and this piece is amazing. I absolutely loved the second movement because the solo violin plays a moody and atmospheric theme meant to express grief and then the viola answers with a theme of consolation and this interplay between the two instruments is incredibly moving. After the intermission the orchestra played Sinfonietta by Francis Poulenc. This piece is light and breezy with really beautiful melodies but I really loved the dramatic ending, especially the timpani. It was a lovely evening listening to the Utah Symphony in a beautiful setting and I highly recommend one of the remaining concerts at St. Mary's Church (go here for tickets).
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