Utah Classical Music of the Past
Gallery of new recordings of old music - for the curious or the studious
Utah Classical Music of the Past
Gallery of new recordings of old music - for the curious or the studious
The Wizard of the Wasatch is a fun march composed by Gustav Schuster as the theme for a festival in SLC around 1915. (Click the title.)
“Melody in A for violin and piano”, a sentimental 1905 selection by William C. Clive. One of a dozen ensemble works on this site. A live recording, produced specifically for this outlet. (Audio only so far – click below to hear it.)
“Four Seasons in Utah” arranged for string quartet from four songs (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter) by Evan Stephens, from 1905 or earlier. An unusual version, to be sure, but until this site comes up with a way to record vocals, we’ll sprinkle in a few of these instrumental adaptations to let people hear some good old stuff that might otherwise be missed. (Audio only so far – click below to hear it.)
Arches – a song for wordless vocal and piano from the year 2002 by Jeff Manookian. He composed several works named after local wild places, including this song. Very sparsely scored, with single lines ruling the day, and LOTS of empty space. The vocal line(s) are mostly in unison, but have a very few chords as well. As usual for our new recordings on this site, this recording uses synthesized voices. (Click the title to hear the song in a video.)
Most music recordings here are unique to this site, and they represent a variety of Utah’s historic classical styles. Our emphasis is on concert and stage works, but with a few educational or church music offerings. Plus links to a handful of recordings by others that fit nicely into the subject presented here. The music is organized into several lists by type, so use the “buttons” in the menu at the top of each page help you jump to other sections of themed lists.
If you are a performer with an interest in recording some music to share on this site, or already have music that is on topic posted/hosted on your own YouTube page or personal web site which we might link to, please send us a note.
