Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

DEER VALLEY RESORT

Tchaikovsky’s

1812 OVERTURE SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 / 7:30 PM / SNOW PARK OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER JESSICA RIVERO ALTARRIBA, conductor CANNONEERS OF THE WASATCH UTAH SYMPHONY

CONCERT SPONSOR

KORNGOLD

Fanfare from the film Kings Row

TOM & JUDY† BILLINGS

PROKOFIEV

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

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ARTISTS’ PROFILES — 1812 OVERTURE

Jessica Rivero Altarriba Conductor

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uanced 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.

CONDUCTOR SPONSOR

DOUG & CONNIE HAYES

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

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he 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.

CANNON SPONSOR

THE LAW FIRM OF TOM JACOBSON

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