THE BEACH BOYS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025 / 7:30 PM / SNOW PARK OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025 / 7:30 PM / SNOW PARK OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER
ELIAS MILLER , conductor THE BEACH BOYS UTAH SYMPHONY
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The Beach Boys
You can capsulize most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they’ve had and how many millions of albums they’ve sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you’re assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. This band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that The Beach Boys’ songs have forever changed the musical landscape, profoundly influencing countless performing artists to follow.
At the helm of The Beach Boys is lead singer and criticallyacclaimed lyricist, Mike Love, a founding member whose leadership has steered the band through decades of musical evolution. Grammy-winning songwriter Bruce
Johnston joined The Beach Boys in 1965, replacing Glenn Campbell, who filled in for Brian Wilson on vocals/bass, when he retired from touring. Highly regarded in his field, Johnston brought with him a wealth of experience from working with icons like Elton John, Pink Floyd, and The Byrds, cementing his place among rock’s elite.
The current lineup, including musical director Brian Eichenberger, Christian Love, Tim Bonhomme, Jon Bolton, Keith Hubacher, Randy Leago, and John Wedemeyer, continues to honor and expand upon the band’s iconic live performance legacy. This dedication is evident in their rigorous touring schedule, with the band performing an average of 150 shows a year across a variety of venues worldwide.
ARTISTS’ PROFILES — THE BEACH BOYS
Elias Miller Conductor
Assistant Conductor of the Columbus Symphony, Music Director of the Columbus Symphony Youth Orchestra, and Music Director of the Apollo Ensemble of Boston, Elias Miller has established a reputation as a leading young conductor and orchestra builder. He has worked with numerous orchestras across the United States including the New York Philharmonic, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Albany Symphony. Miller made his Carnegie Hall debut in the fall of 2023 guest conducting the New York International Symphony Orchestra. Now the orchestra’s principal conductor, he conducted them in another program in February 2025. As the Columbus Symphony’s Assistant Conductor, Miller regularly conducts education, pops, and community concerts with the esteemed orchestra in Columbus, Ohio.
Miller co-founded the Apollo Ensemble of Boston in 2018 and has since conducted the orchestra in over 30 concert cycles, collaborating with world-class soloists and living composers. He is also an active conductor of opera and oratorio.
Michael Edward Love Vocalist
Grammy® Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Member, Michael Edward Love, grew up under the Southern California sun where he soaked up a life of music, surf, sand, and sport. Beginning his singing career as a young boy, Love along with his cousin, Brian Wilson, frequently sang at family get-togethers and holiday gatherings. These early influences served as the inspiration to form the legendary group, The Beach Boys, which originally consisted of Love and his cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson along with neighbor David Marks and high school friend Alan Jardine.
In the fall of 1961, Love wrote the lyrics and melody to The Beach Boys’ first song, “Surfin’,” in collaboration with cousin Brian Wilson, and subsequently “Surfin’ Safari” and “409,” which led to the signing of the band by Capitol Records. Following the song’s debut, Love and Wilson went on to co-author numerous hits, including eleven Top 10 singles in the first five years of the band. Hit after hit, Love created many of the concepts, and wrote or co-wrote the lyrics and hooks to several of the most performed songs in pop music history including “Good Vibrations,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Surfin’ Safari,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Do It Again,” “Kokomo,” “Surfin’ USA,” and the incomparable “California Girls,” which was Bruce Johnston’s debut track as a member of The Beach Boys.
For more than fifty years, Love has been the lead singer and front man of The Beach Boys, taking the sounds of America’s band to every corner of the globe.
The Beach Boys concerts are lovingly dedicated to the memory of Charlie Philbin.
