Tributes: Honoring Service, Celebrating Community will feature pieces ranging from the Armed Forces Medley and several familiar anthems to movie themes from Band of Brothers and Schindler’s List as well as the classical Beethoven Allegretto featured in The King’s Speech.
Don’t miss the talk with Artistic Director Matt Mainella at 6:45 - Matt will give attendees a behind-the-scenes look at this concert’s repertoire and the musical and historical significance they create when played together.
As a token of gratitude, veterans and active military personnel are invited to attend this concert for free, and they are encouraged to wear any insignia that is meaningful to them. Tickets for children 12 and under are free, students are $5, and all others are $10.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Lexington Presbyterian Church, 120 S. Main Street.
Dr. Matthew Mainella is the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Rockbridge Symphony Orchestra. Throughout his varied career, Dr. Mainella has led professional, college, community, and youth orchestras, wind bands, choirs, and stage productions. He has enjoyed collaborations with many Salt Lake City-based ensembles and artists, including the Salt Lake Symphony, Westminster College Opera, Sinfonia Salt Lake, the University of Utah Lyric Opera Ensemble, and Utah Philharmonic. Most recently, Dr. Mainella served as the Music Director of the Utah Medical Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of students, professionals, faculty, and staff in the healthcare community in Salt Lake City. Dr. Mainella has conducted at Brigham Young University, led several world premieres at the University of Utah, and has been featured as guest conductor in the American Guild of Organists’ Western Region convention. Dr. Mainella served asPrincipal Conductor of the University of Utah Campus Symphony, Assistant Conductor of the Valdosta (GA) Symphony Orchestra, and Musical Director of the Peach State Summer Theatre, where he led performances of The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, and A Little Night Music, among others.
Mainella earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Utah, the Master of Music Performance degree from Valdosta State University, and the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Connecticut.
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