Deer Valley Music Festival - Stravinsky's 'The Soldier's Tale'

Spread out your blankets and enjoy breathtaking views accompanied by the world-class talent of the Utah Symphony as we perform with celebrated guest artists at the Deer Valley® Music Festival this July and August in Park City, Utah.

Chamber Orchestra Concerts at St. Mary's Catholic Church

Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale"

Listen to the story of a soldier on leave who, in a moment of desperation, trades his old violin for a magic book promised to reveal the future-and make him rich. What seems like an easy choice soon spirals into a world of disastrous consequences. Narrated by Kevin Nakatani, Stravinsky’s L’Historie du Soldat is a tale of temptation and fate that explores the cost of making deals with The Devil.

Written nearly a century later, Salonen’s Catch and Release is a companion piece. Composed for the same combination of instruments-clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, and double bass-this three-movement chamber work shares tonal and thematic resonance with Stravinsky’s piece. Together, they create a powerful pairing-blending the sharp edge and fateful narrative of The Soldier’s Tale with the introspective, evocative textures of Catch and Release-making for an evening full of tension, fate, and unexpected turns.

PROGRAM

ESA-PEKKA SALONEN: Catch and Release

STRAVINSKY: L’Histoire du Soldat (“The Soldier’s Tale”)

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