The Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra Podcast

It's CONCERT WEEK! This weekend, December 6-7, 2019 we will present our annual holiday concert. This year we are featuring carols from around the world in partnership with Dr. Reed Criddle and the UVU Combined Choirs. Luca de la Florin discusses the carols we will sing, their origins, and the importance of carols in our modern holiday environment.  To get your tickets, please visit www.theTSO.org/tickets.

The viola is one of the least understood and least appreciated instruments in the symphony orchestra. In fact, it's often the brunt of classical music jokes and has been for a long time. To bust the myths about the viola, and to introduce you to its wonderful sound and purpose in the orchestra, we welcome our Principal Violist, Britney Anglesey to the podcast this week. And please visit www.TheTSO.org for more information and to get your tickets.

'Tis the season to start talking about Christmas music! We're working hard on our Christmas concert and want to tell you all about it. Our collaborators this year are the combined choirs from Utah Valley University with their conductors Reed Criddle and Cherilyn Worthen. Tune in to hear all about the many special, and not often heard (at least at orchestra concerts) Christmas works we will perform. And remember to visit www.TheTSO.org/buy-tickets to get your tickets.

It's easy to see evil and the "dark side" in a movie. But how do composers make the "dark side" recognizable in sound only? That's what Principal Oboist, Luca de la Florin, discussed during his Classical Connections lecture this week. Join us today to get an inside scoop to how composers depict evil, death, and scary stuff in their music as we prepare for our Halloween concert.  And don't forget to get our tickets at www.TheTSO.org/tickets. 

What would a Halloween Concert be without a little death and diabolical music? This week we welcome our Concertmaster, Kristi Jenkins to the podcast. Kristi is a fabulous musician and will perform as a soloist during the Halloween concert playing a piece called "Danse Macabre." To learn more about what it's like to be the concertmaster and about this perfectly Halloween themed piece of classical music, tune into this week's episode of the TSO Podcast.

We’re excited to be working on music for the upcoming Halloween Concert. Tune in to discover this year’s theme and the fun music we will perform. And please visit www.TheTSO.org for more information and to get your tickets.

This week we have a very special guest, our world-class principal oboist, Luca de la Florin. Doug and Luca discuss the feature piece on this September's concert, "The Planets," by Gustav Holst. In this 2nd half of a 2-episode series, you'll learn all about the incredible artistry of inner workings of this inter-galactic masterpiece. And please visit www.TheTSO.org for more information and to get your tickets.

This week we have a very special guest, our world-class principal oboist, Luca de la Florin. Doug and Luca discuss the feature piece on this September's concert, "The Planets," by Gustav Holst. In this 1st half of a 2-episode series, you'll learn all about the incredible artistry of inner workings of this inter-galactic masterpiece. And please visit www.TheTSO.org for more information and to get your tickets.

Paul Gunther, member of the Board of Directors at the Bank of American Fork, joins Doug Pew to talk about his love of music and the TSO.

This is the second of a 2-part episode where Music Director, John Pew, discusses how the TSO came into existence. What caused him to want to start an orchestra? What previous experience did he have that made it all possible? And how has the TSO grown into such a wonderful organization? Tune in to hear the answers to these questions and much more. And please visit www.TheTSO.org for more information and to get your tickets.