PARK CITY — Utah Symphony/Utah Opera is holding free education events for Summit County residents in conjunction with the Deer Valley Music Festival and the organization's Emerging Quartets and Composers program.
The events include string quartet master classes July 27 at 4:30 p.m. at the Utah Conservatory in Kimball Junction near Park City, as well as a community concert featuring two string quartets at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Park City on July 30 at 1 p.m. The participating quartets, Publiquartet from New York City and Iris Quartet from Boston, are taking part in the Emerging Quartets and Composers training program this summer, according to a news release.
The three-week program consists of rehearsals and master classes with professional coaching by the renowned Muir Quartet and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joan Tower. During their time in Utah, the two semiprofessional quartets will work on classical repertoire and premieres of new music by young composers also involved in the program. This year, the quartets will premiere "Double Helix" by Maxwell McKee and "Thyme" by Antonin Fajt.
In addition, string trio Time for Three will visit students of the Lyceum Music Festival at the Zermatt Resort in Midway on July 28 at 4 p.m. On Aug. 3 at 3 p.m., Marie Rossano, the 16-year-old Stradivarius International Violin Competition Winner, will meet with summer camp students at Park City High School.
The public is invited to attend these free, nonticketed events.