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REVIEW – Utah Chamber Artists soar in supplication and praise

U. singers also shine in performance of Stravinsky’s magnificent statement of faith. By Catherine Reese Newton| The Salt Lake Tribune Published Feb 27 2012 10:33 pm Performances of Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms” don’t come along every day, perhaps because of the work’s unusual instrumentation — which includes two pianos, but no clarinets, violins or violas. […]

FEATURE – Savoring the ‘Symphony of Psalms’

By Celia R. Baker| Special to The Tribune Published Feb 24 2012 03:16 pm Igor Stravinsky said his “Symphony of Psalms” shouldn’t be thought of as a symphony that merely includes the singing of texts from the biblical book of Psalms. “On the contrary,” said the Russian giant of 20th-century music, “it is the singing […]