Here is a calendar of some of the major dance and music concerts for the upcoming 2001-02 season:

AUGUST

31 — "Joseph & Emma," Provo Tabernacle

31-Sept. 1 — Utah Regional Ballet, "Cinderella," de Jong Concert Hall, Brigham Young University

SEPTEMBER

1 — Moab Music Festival, Grand County High School auditorium

2 — New York Festival of Song, "Songs of the Irish Poets," Moab Music Festival; Star Hall, Moab

4 — Cr Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Choir), directed by D. Eifion Thomas; First Presbyterian Church

7 — Shanghai String Quartet, Moab Music Festival; Grand County High School Auditorium

8 — Utah Puppet Theatre, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

8 — Tim O'Brien Band; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

8 — Moab Music Festival; Star Hall

9 — Organist James Higdon; Cathedral of the Madeleine

10 — Verve Super Band; Downtown Sheraton Ballroom

12 — Pianist Paul Harsh, Moab Music Festival; Star Hall

13 — Celtic group Solas; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

14 — American West Symphony and Chorus Chamber Orchestra, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Assembly Hall, Temple Square

14 — Moab Music Festival, "An Evening of Vienna," Fisher Towers tent

14-15 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet; Abravanel Hall

15 — Pianist Denny Zeitlin, Moab Music Festival; Fisher Towers tent

15 — Budoh dancer Yukio Waguri; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

16 — Denny Zeitlin, Moab Music Festival; Old City Park

20 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

21-22 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with Los Angeles Guitar Quartet; Abravanel Hall

21-22, 26-29 — Ballet West, "La Sylphide," Capitol Theatre

23 — Organist Craig Jorgensen; Cathedral of the Madeleine

24 — Violinist Bodil Rrbech; Dumke Recital Hall, University of Utah

25 — Soprano Heidi Grant Murphy; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

26 — Rainbow Connection, Swordbearer and Second Baptist Mass Choir; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

26 — Eroica Trio; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

26-29 — World of Dance; de Jong Concert Hall, BYU

27 — Paradigm Concert, Joel Rosenberg conducting, with the All Saints Chamber Group; All Saints Episcopal Church

28-30 — Dance for Camera Film Festival, Marriott Center for Dance, University of Utah

30 — Paradigm Concert, Joel Rosenberg conducting, with the All Saint's Chamber Group; Jubilee Center

OCTOBER

4 — Orpheus Winds; Museum of Art Auditorium, BYU

4-7 — Repertory Dance Theatre, "Worldview Anthology: Dance with a Global Perspective," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

5 — Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

5 — Weber State University Choirfest; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts

5 — Salt Lake Symphony, "Russian Fantasies," Abravanel Hall

5-6 — Ballet West, "La Sylphide," Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

7 — Organist Mary-Bernadette Dufourcet Hakim; Cathedral of the Madeleine

8 — Pianist Ahmad Jamal; Downtown Sheraton Ballroom

11 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting; de Jong Concert Hall, BYU

12 — Philandanco, Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

12 — Comic Intermezzo; Madsen Recital Hall, BYU

12-13 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with pianist Claude Frank; Abravanel Hall

13 — West Valley Symphony; Granger High School auditorium

13 — Brolly Arts, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

15 — Utah Chamber Artists, Barlow Bradford conducting; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

17 — Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra, "Best of the Brits," Keith Lockhart conducting, with violinist Scott St. John; Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan

18 — Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra, "Best of the Brits," Keith Lockhart conducting, with violinist Scott St. John; Abravanel Hall

19 — New American Symphony Orchestra; Bountiful Regional Center

20 — Odyssey Dance Theatre, "Thriller," Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

20 — New American Symphony Orchestra; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

19-20 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; St. James Episcopal Church

20, 22, 24, 26 and 28 — Utah Opera, "Carmen," Capitol Theatre

21 — Organist Cherry Rhodes; Cathedral of the Madeleine

24 — Alison Brown Quartet; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

24 — Hagen String Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

24-31 — Odyssey Dance Theatre, "Thriller," Kingsbury Hall

25 — Utah Symphony, Pavel Kogan conducting, with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra with pianist Vladimir Feltsman; Abravanel Hall

26 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Assembly Hall, Temple Square

26-27 — Utah Symphony, Scott O'Neil conducting, with the Smothers Brothers; Abravanel Hall

26-27 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, "Spoken from the Inside," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

27 — Murray Community Symphony, Fall Concert; Hillcrest Junior High Auditorium

28 — Men and Boys Choir of Westminster Cathedral of London; Cathedral of the Madeleine

29 — Utah Symphony, "Halloween High Jinks," Scott O'Neil conducting; Abravanel Hall

30 — Utah Opera, "Carmen," Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

NOVEMBER

2 — Brad Mehldau Trio; Kingsbury Hall

2 — Childrens Dance Theatre, "Crumb & the Pirates," Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

2 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan

2-3, 7-10 — Ballet West, "An Evening of Ballets I," Capitol Theatre

2-3 — Utah Symphony, "Harvest Home," Keith Lockhart conducting, with harpist Louise Vickerman and harpist Erich Graf; Abravanel Hall

3 — Ogden Concert Band; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

4 — Abramyan String Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

5 — Utah Symphony, Scott O'Neil conducting, with Vienna Choir Boys; Abravanel Hall

6 — San Jose Taiko Drummers; de Jong Concert Hall, BYU

7 — Irish singer Mary Black; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

9 — Anonymous 4 and Lionheart; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

9 — Salt Lake Symphony, "The Legacy of Joseph Haydn," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

9-10 — Utah Symphony, Jean-Claude Casadeus conducting, with mezzo soprano Elsa Maurus; Abravanel Hall

10 — Repertory Dance Theatre, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

15 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting; de Jong Concert Hall, BYU

15-17 — Orchesis Dance Theatre; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

16 — Paradigm Concert, Paradigm Trio; All Saints Episcopal Church

16-17 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with violinist Ida Kavafian and violist Steven Tenenbom; Abravanel Hall

17 — Paradigm Concert, Paradigm Trio; Fine Arts Auditorium, University of Utah

18 — Paradigm Concert, Paradigm Trio; Jubilee Center

18 — St. Cecilia's Day Concert; Cathedral of the Madeleine

18 — Opus Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Kinney-Frost directing, "Handel with Care," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

19 — Matt Wilson Quartet; Downtown Sheraton Ballroom

20 — Utah Symphony, "Salute to Youth," Keith Lockhart conducting; Abravanel Hall

23-24 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with vocalist Jubilant Sykes; Abravanel Hall

25-26 — Utah Symphony, "The 300-Voice Messiah," Edgar Thompson conducting, with Utah Symphony Chorus; Abravanel Hall

29 — Arcata String Quartet; Museum of Art Auditorium, BYU

30 — Cellist Alisa Weilerstein; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

30 — Ballet West, "The Nutcracker," Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

29 — Los Fakires; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

29-30 — Doug Elkins Dance Company; Kingsbury Hall

29-Dec. 2 — Repertory Dance Theatre, "Viva Le Sport," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

30-Dec. 1 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Good Shepherd Church

30-Dec. 1 — Utah Symphony, pianist Jeffery Kahane conducting; Abravanel Hall

DECEMBER

1 — Ogden Community Choir; Ogden Tabernacle

1-2 — Paradigm Concert, violinist Francine Potter and Marilyn Anderson; All Saints Episcopal Church

5 — Highland Jr. High Band and Joe McQueen Quartet; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

6 — Utah Symphony, Kory Katseanes conducting, with Betty Buckley; Abravanel Hall

7 — Ogden Community Choir; Assembly Hall, Temple Square

7-29 — Ballet West, "The Nutcracker," Capitol Theatre

7 — Betty Buckley, "A Christmas Concert," Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan

7 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Good Shepherd Church

8 — Celtic group Cherish the Ladies; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

8 — West Valley Symphony; Granger High School auditorium

8 — Buckle Busters, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

9 — Murray Community Symphony, Messiah Sing Along; Hillcrest Jr. High Auditorium

9 — Ogden Community Choir, Messiah Sing-In; Ogden Tabernacle

13-22 — Odyssey Dance Theatre, "Joy to the World," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

14 — Salt Lake Symphony, "Happy Holidays," Assembly Hall, Temple Square

14-15 — Utah Symphony, "Yuletide Joy," Kory Katseanes conducting, with Glenn Yarbrough; Abravanel Hall

15 (matinee) — Utah Symphony, "Here Comes Santa Claus," Kory Katseanes conducting; Abravanel Hall

15 — Utah Phillips and Rosalie Sorrels; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

16 — Ogden Community Choir, Christmas Carol Sing-In; Ogden Tabernacle

17 — Utah Chamber Artists, Barlow Bradford conducting; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

17 — Utah Symphony, with Glen Yarbrough; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

17-22 — Utah Regional Ballet, "The Nutcracker," de Jong Concert Hall, BYU

20-21 — Christmas Carol Service; Cathedral of the Madeleine

24 — Benjamin Britten's "A Ceremony of Carols," Cathedral of the Madeleine

31 — Utah Symphony, "New Year's in Vienna," Scott O'Neil conducting; Abravanel Hall

JANUARY

4-5 — Utah Symphony, Enrique Diemecke conducting, with violinist Sarah Chang; Abravanel Hall

6 — Opus Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Kinney-Frost directing, with the Utah Opera Chorus, "Heaven and Hell," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

11-12 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, "On the Move," Capitol Theatre

11-12 — Utah Symphony, "Tribute to the Big Bands," Kory Katseanes conducting; Abravanel Hall

12 — Folk Music and Dance, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

14 — Monty Alexander Quartet; Downtown Sheraton Ballroom

15 — Violinists Ani & Ida Kavafian; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

18-19 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with violinist Pip Clark; Abravanel Hall

20 — Abramyan String Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

21 — Peking Acrobats; Abravanel Hall

22 — Jacques Thibaux String Trio; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

24 — Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra, "Viva Italia!" Keith Lockhart conducting, with violinist Ralph Matson and bassist David Yavornitzky; Abravanel Hall

25 — Blind Boys of Alabama; Peery's Egyptian Theater

25 — Salt Lake Symphony, "Evening in Vienna," Salt Lake Tabernacle, Temple Square

26 (matinee) — Utah Symphony, "Welcoming the World," Keith Lockhart conducting; Abravanel Hall

26, 28, 30 and Feb 1 and 3 — Utah Opera, "A Little Night Music," Capitol Theatre

30 — Innuendo — featuring Keith Lockhart, Lucia Lin, Christopher W., Amadi Hummings and Owen Young; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

FEBRUARY

1-2— Utah Symphony, "Bugs Bunny Bonanza," George Daugherty conducting; Abravanel Hall

2 — Trinity Irish Dance Company; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

4 — Khoroshky: the Belorussian National Dance Ensemble; Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan

4 — Emerson Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

4, 12-14 — Sam Cardon and Kurt Bestor, "Keepers of the Flame," Kingsbury Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

5 — Utah Opera, "A Little Night Music," Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

9 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with Audra McDonald; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

9 — Mormon Tabernacle Choir with Frederica von Stade; Salt Lake Tabernacle (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

9 — West Valley Symphony; Granger High School auditorium

9 — Murray Community Symphony, Winter Concert; Cottonwood High Auditorium

9-10 — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater; Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

10 — Billy Taylor and Friends; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

11 — Childrens Dance Theatre with Pete Seeger; Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

12 — Utah Symphony, violinist Itzhak Perlman conducting; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

12-13 — Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre; George S. and Dolores Dor Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, Park City (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

13 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, "American Showmen," Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

13-14 — Jose Limon Dance Company; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

14 — Billy Taylor Trio; Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

15-16 — Paradigm Concert, "The Barber of Seville" highlights; All Saints Episcopal Church

15-16 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with Elaine Paige; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

16-17 — Pilobolus Dance Theatre; Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

18 — Utah Youth Symphony, Barbara Scowcroft conducting; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

19 — American Folk Ballet; Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

19 — Pilobolus Dance Theatre; Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, Park City (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

21 — Repertory Dance Theatre, "American Masters," Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

22 — Savion Glover; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

23 — Ballet West, "A Gala Celebration of 20th Century Masterworks," Capitol Theatre (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

23 — Mormon Tabernacle Choir with King's Singers; Salt Lake Tabernacle (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

28 — Pianist Leon Fleisher, violinist Michael Tree and hornist David Jolley; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

MARCH

1 — Mandolinist Sam Bush; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

1-2 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Good Shepherd Church

1-2 — Utah Symphony, Pavel Kogan conducting, with violinist Vladimir Spivakov; Abravanel Hall

4 — St. Lawrence Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

8 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Assembly Hall, Temple Square

8-9 — Utah Symphony, Pavel Kogan conducting; Abravanel Hall

8-9, 13-16 — Ballet West, "An Evening of Ballets II," Capitol Theatre

9 — Pancho Sanchez; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

9 — Utah Opera, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

9 — Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Evelyn Glennie; Salt Lake Tabernacle (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

10 — Founders' Day Concert; Cathedral of the Madeleine

10 — Axis Dance Company; Rose Wanger Performing Arts Center (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

11 — Michael Brecker Quintet; Downtown Sheraton ballroom

14 — Fiddler Eileen Ivers; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

15-16 — Utah Symphony, Scott O'Neil conducting, with pianist Marcus Roberts; Abravanel Hall (part of the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival)

16 — Salt Lake Symphony, "The American Composer," Libby Gardner Concert Hall

16 (matinee) — Utah Symphony, "RRRoarchestra," Scott O'Neil conducting; Abravanel Hall

19 — Utah Symphony, "Joseph Silverstein 70th Birthday Tribute," Keith Lockhart conducting, with violinist Joseph Silverstein; Abravanel Hall

20-30 — Odyssey Dance Theatre, "Shut Up and Dance," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

22-23 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with tenor Vinson Cole and mezzo soprano Nancy Maultsby; Abravanel Hall

27 — Pianist Lang Lang; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

29-30 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with pianist Nelson Freire; Abravanel Hall

APRIL

1 — Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

3 — Percussionist Evelyn Glennie; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

4 — Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra, "Masters of Vienna," Scott O'Neil conducting, with pianist Wendy Chen; Abravanel Hall

5-6 — Ahn Trio; Kingsbury Hall

6 — Stefon Harris; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

8 — Stefon Harris Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

9 — Utah Symphony, "The Magic of Music," Scott O'Neil conducting; Abravanel Hall

11 — Australian Chamber Orchestra, Richard Tognetti conducting; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

11-14 — Repertory Dance Theatre, "Resume," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

12 — Celtic group Cherish the Ladies; Ellen Eccles Theatre, Logan

12 — American West Symphony Chamber Orchestra, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Assembly Hall, Temple Square

12 — Instrumentalist Bill Miller; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

12-13 — Utah Symphony, Ann Manson conducting, with pianist Louis Lortie, Abravanel Hall

13 — Ballet West, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

15 — Vocalist Jane Monheit; Downtown Sheraton Ballroom

15 — Utah Chamber Artists, Barlow Bradford conducting; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

18 — Orchesis Dance Theatre; Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Ogden

19-20 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with Utah Symphony Chorus, Abravanel Hall

19-20 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, "Man Made," Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

20 — West Valley Symphony; Granger High School auditorium

22-23 — Childrens Dance Theatre; Capitol Theatre

26-27 — Utah Symphony, Keith Lockhart conducting, with pianist Anton Nel; Abravanel Hall

26-27 — Ballet West, "Swan Lake," Capitol Theatre

28 — Madeleine Festival Concert; Cathedral of the Madeleine

30 — Abramyan String Quartet; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

MAY

1-4 — Ballet West, "Swan Lake," Capitol Theatre

3-4 — Utah Symphony, Pavel Kogan conducting, with cellist Natalia Gutman; Abravanel Hall

4 — Murray Community Symphony, Spring Concert; Hillcrest Jr. High Auditorium

10-11 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting, Good Shepherd Church

10-11 — Utah Symphony, Pavel Kogan conducting, with pianist Denis Matsuyev; Abravanel Hall

11 — Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Ring Around the Rose; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

11 — Lila Downs; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

13 — Pianists Michel Camilo; Downtown Sheraton Ballroom

16 — Anoushka Shankar; Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden

17 — American West Symphony and Chorus; Assembly Hall, Temple Square

17-18 — Salt Lake Symphony, "Season Finale-Happy Ending," Libby Gardner Concert Hall

17-18 — Utah Symphony, "Happy Birthday Richard Rodgers," Scott O'Neil conducting; Abravanel Hall

18, 20, 22, 24 and 26 — Utah Opera, "I Pagliacci/Carmina Burana," Capitol Theatre

20 — American West Symphony and Chorus, Joel Rosenberg conducting; Libby Gardner Concert Hall

JUNE

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1 — West Valley Symphony; Granger High School auditorium

2 — Opus Chamber Orchestra, Douglas Kinney-Frost directing; Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center

13-15 — Odyssey Dance Theatre, "The Dance," Capitol Theatre

22 — Murray Community Symphony, Summer Concert; Murray Park Amphitheater

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