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Utah Voices Second Season Underway! |
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Monday, 23 August 2010 20:40 |
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Utah Voices is excited to begin our second season on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. With a tremendously successful first season under our belt, we are looking forward to embarking on a new and exciting season. All those who love to sing are welcome! Utah Voices is a non-auditioned choir, however, Verux Vox Vocis, our small chamber choir, will be holding auditions in late September. Rehearsal is always at South Davis Junior High School (298 W. 2600 S.) in Bountiful unless otherwise noted.
We are thrilled to once again be reunited under the phenomenal direction of Dr. Michael Huff and Kelly DeHaan. Tell your friends, family and neighbors and we'll see you on September 8th! |
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Utah Voices sing out heartily in 'Carmina' |
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Friday, 30 April 2010 00:00 |
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Breault's 'roasting swan' is highlight of cantata — Catherine Reese Newton of the Salt Lake Tribune reports, Utah Voices, the new chorus on the block, seems determined to make a big splash. After introducing itself in December with Handel's "Messiah," the 170-voice ensemble followed up on Friday with another choral blockbuster, Carl Orff's celebrated secular cantata "Carmina Burana."
The chorus gave an enthusiastic and generally well-polished performance under the tag-team batons of artistic director Michael Huff and associate conductor Kelly DeHaan. Each conductor took his turn at the keyboard, joining assistant accompanist Natalie Campbell in the two-piano reduction of the score, when not on the podium; an impressive array of percussionists joined in at key moments.
Soprano Jennifer Larson and baritone Christopher Clayton were appealing as the young lovers in the cantata's third section, "The Court of Love." Clayton also had an amusing turn as the Abbot of Cockaigne in the tavern scene. But it was tenor Robert Breault who stole the show with his portrayal of the roasting swan. His disheveled appearance and hammy antics delighted the full-capacity Libby Gardner Concert Hall crowd -- but, most important, his singing was impeccable...
— Read the full article at the Salt Lake Tribune Website
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Utah Voices: 'Carmina Burana,' a medieval love story |
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Friday, 23 April 2010 00:00 |
Utah Voices presents the popular cantata — Catherine Reese Newton of the Salt Lake Tribune reports: Utah Voices made its debut in December performing Handel's "Messiah." For its follow-up concert, the community group will perform a work that represents a 180-degree turn: "Carmina Burana," Carl Orff's popular cantata based on somewhat-bawdy texts by medieval monks.
" 'Carmina Burana' is a little bit different from 'Messiah' in subject matter, tone and intention," understates music director Michael Huff. "It's a lot of different things to a lot of different people, depending on how you look at the world and at life." Huff sees it as "a celebration of what it is to be human, of the emergence of spring and all that portends."
"It's not a prurient sort of thing; it's a love story," he said. A love story, that is, that's framed by a rafter-rattling reminder of the fickleness of fate. The cantata's opening/closing chorus, "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi," forcefully drives home the point that "life sometimes kicks you around," Huff said.
The 170-voice chorus will be backed by two pianos and percussion. If you're accustomed to the full-bore choral/orchestral version, Huff says you may be pleasantly surprised at how well-balanced the voices and accompaniment are in this version...
— Read the full article at the Salt Lake Tribune Website
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Utah Voices: Another chorus's Hallelujah |
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 00:00 |
New choir starts its performing career with the "Messiah" — Catherine Reese Newton of the Salt Lake Tribune reports: "Michael Huff doesn't believe in starting small. Utah Voices, the choir he directs, makes its debut this weekend performing Handel's "Messiah" with one of Utah's leading orchestras, the Salt Lake Symphony.
Huff is a veteran of the northern Utah conducting scene. His résumé includes stints as music director of the South Davis Civic Chorale and Orchestra and associate conductor and principal accompanist for the Utah Symphony Chorus, and he currently teaches conducting and piano at the University of Utah
Marketing manager Bronwyn Evans said the Utah Voices board recruited Huff based on members' experience singing with him in various community and church choirs. Huff agreed on the condition that he not be the one assembling the singers. "It was their choir to put together," he said.
Before the new choir's first rehearsal in September, Huff remembers thinking, "I hope someone shows up." Around 130 singers did; that number has grown to 170....."
Read the full article at the Salt Lake Tribune Website
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New Choir Already Going Strong |
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Sunday, 25 October 2009 22:48 |
 DAVIS COUNTY — Jenniffer Wardell of the Davis County Clipper reports: " There are some new “Voices” on the Davis County music scene, and they plan on being heard for a long time to come.
Utah Voices, a new choir combining singers from Davis County and all over the Wasatch Front, is currently gearing up for their first season. Dr. Michael Huff, the director of the choir, is pleased that the group has already gotten off to such a solid beginning..."
Read the full article at the Davis County Clipper website
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