The Utah Valley Symphony has scheduled five concerts for its 33rd season, with a new conductor at the podium. Clyn Barrus, an accomplished violist who is also director of orchestras at BYU, will lead the symphony in concerts Oct. 10, Dec. 5 and 6, Jan. 23 and 24, March 13 and April 17.
Symphony patrons should note a new starting time for concerts: 7:30, instead of 8 p.m. All concerts will be in the Provo Tabernacle, 100 S. University Ave.The orchestra will open the 1990-91 season Oct. 10 with the Sibelius Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, with Donna Fairbanks as soloist. Also on the program is music by Wagner, Ralph Vaughn Williams, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
The traditional Christmas concert and community carol sing Dec. 5 and 6 will feature BYU's Brassworks ensemble as well as "Peter and the Wolf," narrated by Walter Rudolph of KBYU-FM. The annual Young Artists Concert with outstanding soloists from Utah Valley will likewise have two performances, on Jan. 23 and 24.
An all-Tchaikovsky program, including "Pathetique" and the 1812 Overture with real cannons by Karl and Diane Furr, will be performed March 13. Cellist Roger Drinkall will also be featured in "Variations on a Rococo Theme." April 17's pops concert will be a panorama of American music, from Bernstein to bluegrass. Special guest artist will be BYU's Jazz Quartet.
Season tickets are now on sale and may ordered by sending a check to the symphony, care of business manager Bev Dunford, 461 E. 2875 North, Provo, UT 84604, or by phoning her at 377-6995. Cost for the five concerts is $30 for a family, $20 for individual reserved, $10 for single (unreserved) and $8 for students and senior citizens.