CONCERT SPONSOR
TOM & JUDY† BILLINGS
1812 OVERTURE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 / 7:30 PM / SNOW PARK OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER
JESSICA RIVERO ALTARRIBA, conductor CANNONEERS OF THE WASATCH UTAH SYMPHONY
KORNGOLD PROKOFIEV
Fanfare from the film Kings Row
Suite No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet
I. Montagues and Capulets
II. The Young Girl Juliet
III. Friar Laurence
IV. Dance
V. Romeo with Juliet before Parting
VI. Dance of the Girls with Lillies
VII. Romeo at the Tomb of Juliet
INTERMISSION
RACHMANINOFF
GERSHWIN (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No. 2 in E minor
III. Adagio
Porgy and Bess, Selections for Orchestra
1812 Overture
TOM & JUDY† BILLINGS
This performance is dedicated in loving memory to Judith Billings, a trailblazer in law, in the community, and a USUO Trustee
ARTISTS’ PROFILES — 1812 OVERTURE
CONDUCTOR SPONSOR
DOUG & CONNIE HAYES
Jessica Rivero Altarriba
Conductor
Nuanced interpretations, dynamic energy and a charismatic stage presence are hallmarks of Cuban conductor Jessica Rivero Altarriba. Praised for her communicative skills, impactful performances, and equally vested in both established and well-known repertoire and contemporary compositions, Altarriba currently serves as Assistant Conductor for the Utah Symphony | Utah Opera and is a Taki Alsop Fellowship Award Recipient (2024-26). Altarriba is concurrently pursuing her master’s degree in conducting at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.
Altarriba programs and leads a diverse set of concerts in the upcoming year. This June and July she is conducting Utah Symphony’s Summer Community Concerts as well as select concerts during the Deer Valley Music Festival including the July 16 Chamber Series “Mozart vs Salieri” and “Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture” concert closing the festival. From July 28 – August 5, she participates in the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles National Festival in California, collaborating with LA Philharmonic Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, YOLA Artistic Director Gaudy Sanchez, and the YOLA National Team in festival programming and conducting a final concert in collaboration with Dudamel.
Cannoneers of the Wasatch
CANNON SPONSOR THE LAW FIRM OF TOM JACOBSON
The Cannoneers of the Wasatch have traveled the Wasatch Front for more than 50 years blasting self-made cannons while orchestras perform. They formed in 1971 when the University of Utah—Snowbird Summer Arts Institute wanted to perform Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with cannon fire, but lacked cannons. For more than five decades, the Cannoneers have performed in Taylorsville, Layton, Deer Valley, and Sun Valley with more than 18 historical replica cannons, ranging in size from 25 to 1,000 pounds in their arsenal.