Utah Symphony Haydn, Mendelssohn, & A Viola Concerto

Utah Symphony Presents
Haydn, Mendelssohn, & A Viola Concerto

DATES and TIMES:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 8:00 PM

VENUE:
St. Mary’s Church
1505 White Pine Canyon Rd
Park City, UT 84060

ARTISTS:
Maurice Cohn, conductor
Brant Bayless, viola
Utah Symphony

PROGRAM:
MENDELSSOHN: The Hebrides
DAI FUJIKURA: Wayfinder
HAYDN: Symphony No. 104

SYNOPSIS:
The rich voice of the viola takes center stage as Utah Symphony Principal Viola Brant Bayless performs Dai Fujikura’s Wayfinder, a concerto inspired by Polynesian navigation traditions. In this imaginative work, the orchestra becomes the natural forces used to find direction—stars, winds, and ocean swells—while the soloist listens and charts a path forward through shifting musical currents.

Like a musical guide through the evening, Maurice Cohn conducts a program that unfolds across vivid sonic landscapes, beginning with Mendelssohn’s atmospheric The Hebrides, which evokes Scotland’s rugged coastline with dark, rolling lines in the low strings set against shimmering winds and strings that suggest the sea air. The journey concludes with Haydn’s jubilant Symphony No. 104—his final symphony—whose finale bursts with rustic, folk-inspired energy that resonates beautifully in the intimate acoustics of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

Season Ticket Packages/VIP/Group Tickets On Sale: March 18, 2026
Single Tickets On Sale: April 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM MST

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FOOD AND DRINK:
With the exception of bottled water, food and drink are not permitted inside St. Mary’s Church.
Concessions will be available at the venue.

PARKING:
Free parking is available at the venue and wraps around the church.
Carpooling is strongly recommended to help alleviate traffic congestion.
Please do not park in the surrounding neighborhood—you will be ticketed.
After the performance, turn left through the neighborhood to get onto the main road so you don’t have to turn left onto SR224.

ARRIVAL TIME:
The Ticket Office will open in the church lobby starting at 6PM.
Seating will open approximately 30-45 minutes before the concert begins.
Please arrive early for best seating options—seating is General Admission.
If you arrive late, you’ll be seated at an appropriate interval in the performances so as not to disturb other patrons.
Approximate performance time is 2 hours with one 20-minute intermission.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Have your plans changed? Tickets may be exchanged to another Deer Valley Music Festival performance up to 24 hours before the performance begins. There is a $5/ticket exchange fee; the fee is waived for season-ticket holders.
Children younger than five years of age are not admitted to St. Mary’s performances. No babes in arms.
Prices, programs, artists, and dates are subject to change.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM TICKET FRAUD:
The only official ticket outlets for this performance are Utah Symphony | Utah Opera or ArtTix. We strongly recommend you refrain from purchasing tickets via third party and fraudulent ticket sellers. These tickets are often sold at a price much higher than face value, and tickets sold through a third party may not carry the same service guarantees as those sold through official outlets. Please call USUO Patron Services at 801-533-NOTE (6683) with questions about ticketing outlets. Patrons who have been defrauded by third-party ticket sellers are strongly encouraged to file a complaint with the Utah Division of Consumer Protection.