2026-2027 Concert Opportunities
Here is a list of high-quality orchestra concerts, many of them free. If there is another orchestra concert you would like to attend, please clear it with Mr. Wells first – you’d hate to go to a concert that doesn’t count! To count, a concert should be an orchestra concert (not a choir or band concert that has orchestra players) and must be put on by a collegiate or professional orchestra. Middle School and Junior High students may count Salem Orchestra concerts that they are not participating in. You need to attend at least one concert per term, with extra credit for extra concerts. You will also receive extra credit for attending any concert by the Utah Symphony.
All performances are subject to change, so please CHECK THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION AND AVAILABILITY OF TICKETS before attending a concert. Try to avoid attending a concert at the very end of the term.
For further information on each concert, please go to the corresponding website:
Utah Symphony: https://utahsymphony.org/schedule/
BYU: http://arts.byu.edu/events/month/
Utah Valley Symphony: http://www.utahvalleysymphony.org/calendar.php
Nebo Philharmonic: https://www.nebophil.org/performances/
UVU: https://www.uvu.edu/arts/events/
TERM 1
August 29 8:00 $ Heather Headley with the UVS Scera Theater, Orem
September 11 & 12 7:30 $ Cirque de la Symphonie Abravanel Hall, SLC
September 17 7:30 FREE String Chamber Night BYU
September 18 7:30 $ Elgar Cello Concerto Abravanel Hall, SLC
September 19 7:30 Free* Elgar Cello Concerto Abravanel Hall, SLC
September 21 7:30 $ Celebracion Sinfonica Abravanel Hall, SLC
September 23 7:30 FREE Beethoven's Eroica University of Utah
September 25 & 26 7:30 $ Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Abravanel Hall, SLC
September 26 11:00, 1:30 FREE Happy Birthday, America, BYU Phil BYU Music Building
October 8 7:30 $ Spooky Sounds of the Season UVU
October 9 7:00 FREE Dreams and Delusions Pleasant Grove
October 15 7:30 $ BYU Philharmonic: American Memory BYU
October 15 last day to submit concert report!
TERM 2
October 17 7:30 $ Rick Steves: A Symphonic Journey Abravanel Hall
October 20 7:00 FREE Nebo Philharmonic: Fall Festival Maple Mountain High School
October 22 7:30 $ Portrait of America Covey Center
October 23 7:30 $ Portrait of America Noorda Concert Hall
October 23 7:30 $ Tchaikovsky Symphony #5 Abravanel Hall
October 24 5:30 $ Tchaikovsky Symphony #5 Abravanel Hall
October 27 7:00 FREE String Chamber Night Abravanel Hall
October 29/30 7:30 FREE Philharmonia Halloween Concert University of Utah
October 29/30 7:00 $ Hokus Pokus in Concert Abravanel Hall
October 31 11:00 $ Halloween Hijinks Abravanel Hall
November 6 7:30 $ Mozart with Conrad Tao Abravanel Hall
November 6 7:30 FREE Baroque Ensemble: Tenebrism BYU
November 7 7:30 Free* Mozart with Conrad Tao Abravanel Hall
November 11 7:30 FREE Campus Symphony Fall Concert University of Utah
November 12 7:30 $ Barber and Bernstein BYU
November 13/14 7:30 $ Firebird Suite Abravanel Hall
November 18 5:30 $ Salute to Youth Abravanel Hall
November 18 7:30 $ Endowed String Quartets Recital University of Utah
November 20/21 7:30 $ Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration Abravanel Hall
November 21 7:30 $ BYU Symphony Orchestra BYU
November 27 6:30 FREE Nebo Philharmonic Christmas Concert Salem Community Center
November 28/29 7:30 $ Messiah Sing-In by Utah Symphony Abravanel Hall
December 1 7:30 $ University Orchestra and University Strings BYU
December 1 7:00 $ UVU Chamber Orchestra UVU
December 2 5:30 FREE BYU String Chamber Night BYU
December 2 7:30 $ BYU Symphony Joy of Christmas BYU
December 4/5 7:30 $ Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony Abravanel Hall
December 4/5 7:30 $ BYU Celebration of Christmas BYU
December 5 3:00 $ BYU Celebration of Christmas BYU
December 9 7:30 FREE Utah Philharmonia Signature Sounds University of Utah
December 12 7:00 $ A Cody Fry Christmas Abravanel Hall
December 12, Last Day to Submit Concert Report for Term 2
TERM 3
Last year's dates for reference only; this year's dates TBD
January 17 FREE All-State Orchestra Abravanel Hall
January 28 FREE Mountain View HS Orchestra Recital Mountain View High
January 30 $ BYU Blast! BYU
January 30/31 $ Utah Symphony Mahler's Symphony No. 4 Abravanel Hall
February 3 FREE Spanish Fork HS Small Ensemble Concert Spanish Fork High
February 6/7 $ How to Train Your Dragon in Concert BYU
February 6/7 $ Utah Symphony Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody Abravanel Hall
February 11 FREE Springville Concerto Night Springville Museum of Art
February 11 $ Symphony Orchestra Concerto Night UVU
February 12 FREE Payson Pyramid Concert Payson High
February 12-14 $ Utah Symphony Disney/Pixar's Up in Concert Abravanel Hall
February 15 FREE Nebo Philharmonic Orchestra New World Symphony Springville Art Museum
February 19 $ Symphony Orchestra Student Solo Competition UVU
February 20/21 $ Utah Symphony John Adams' Violin Concerto Abravanel Hall
February 21 FREE Utah Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Concert Draper Park Middle School
February 26 $? Utah Valley Symphony Young Artist Concert Orem Library
February 27/28 $ Utah Symphony Debussy's La Mer Abravanel Hall
February 28 $ BYU Philharmonic: Evening of Concertos BYU
February 28: Last day to submit a concert report for Term 3!
Term 4
Last year's dates for reference only; this year's dates TBD
March 10 FREE Springville HS Orchestra Concert Springville High
March 14 $ Utah Symphony The Carnival of the Animals Abravanel Hall
March 17 $ Orem HS Band & Orchestra Concert Orem High
March 18 FREE Mountain View HS Orchestra Concert Mountain View High
March 19 $ Utah Symphony Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Noorda Concert Hall
March 20 FREE Timpanogos HS Festival Concert Timpanogos High
March 20/21 $ Utah Symphony Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto Abravanel Hall
March 25 $ BYU Symphony Orchestra BYU
March 26 FREE Payson HS Concerto Night Payson High
March 26 $ Utah Symphony with Pablo Ferrandez BYU
March 27/28 4 Utah Symphony Respighi's The Pines of Rome Abravanel Hall
March 28 FREE Percy Grainger Symposium Showcase BYU
April 7 $ University Orchestra and University Strings BYU
April 10/11 $ Utah Symphony Carmina Burana Abravanel Hall
April 11 $ BYU Philharmonic: From the New World BYU
April 13 $ UVU Symphony Orchestra UVU
April 14 $ Utah Symphony The Magical Music of Harry Potter WSU
April 16 $ Utah Symphony La Vida Loca: Latin Pop Hits WSU
April 17/18 $ Utah Symphony La Vida Loca: Latin Pop Hits Abravanel Hall
April 18 $ Utah Symphony The Magical Music of Harry Potter Abravanel Hall
April 23 $ Utah Symphony Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 WSU
April 24/25 $ Utah Valley Symphony Prokofiev's Piano Concerto Abravanel Hall
April 29 FREE Mountain View HS Final Orchestra Concert Mountain View High
May 1/2 $ Utah Symphony Copland, Ives, & A Guitar Concerto Abravanel Hall
May 1 FREE Nebo Philharmonic May the 4th Be With You Salem Community Center
May 4 FREE Nebo Philharmonic May the 4th Be With You Springville Library
May 4 FREE Saratoga Springs Orchestra Spring Concert Vista Heights Middle School
May 4 FREE Timpanogos HS Band & Orchestra Concert Timpanogos High
May 5 FREE Westlake HS Orchestra Concert Westlake High
May 8 $? Orem HS Band & Orchestra Banquet & Concert Orem High
May 9 FREE Utah Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto Showcase Draper Park Middle School
May 12 FREE Pleasant Grove HS Orchestra Finale Concert Pleasant Grove High
May 12 $ Utah Symphony Ben Folds Abravanel Hall
May 15: Last day to turn in a concert report for term 4!
*Mr. Wells has limited free tickets to this concert for high school students