This concert, featuring a trio of Scott Harris (clarinet), Joel Rosenberg (viola), and Jeffrey Price (piano), will blend the soulful, spirited sounds of klezmer with the elegance of classical music, creating a unique and festive experience for the Chanukah season.
The concert will open with 'Andante' from the Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 39, by Rachmaninoff, in memory of Rabbi Frederick Wenger z"l. The program will include both traditional klezmer Chanukah tunes and classical works by composers such as Max Bruch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig van Beethoven. This combination will highlight the beauty of classical music while celebrating the joyous occasion of Chanukah.
While there is no cost for tickets, donations are greatly appreciated! Underwriting opportunities are also available. All proceeds benefit Kol Ami.
This event is open to the public! Get your tickets below!
Scott Harris
Scott Harris is an accomplished musician with a diverse career across the United States. He began performing with the Utah Symphony at age 20 and has since played with groups like Ballet West, the Utah Wind Symphony, the Burbank Symphony, and the Salt Lake City Jazz Orchestra. As the founder of The Prevailing Winds woodwind quintet, Scott has also collaborated with renowned artists including Tony Bennett, Ray Charles, The Moody Blues, and Seth MacFarlane.
In Los Angeles, Scott contributed to over 200 film scores, including Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump, and Schindler’s List, as well as TV scores for The Simpsons and the Academy Awards. He holds a degree in Clarinet Performance from the University of Utah and studied with prominent musicians like Mitchell Lurie and Gary Foster.
Scott is a member of the American Federation of Musicians and a former member of NARAS (The Grammys). Outside of music, he enjoys golf, travel, and raising dogs, having visited 22 countries. He continues to perform in Salt Lake City and beyond.
Joel Rosenberg
Joel Rosenberg is the Music Director of the American West Symphony, Paradigm Chamber Orchestra, and other Utah ensembles. He has performed, and recorded for Albany Records, the William Wallace Concertino for Viola with the Slovak Radio Orchestra in a concert sponsored by the US Embassy in Bratislava.
Joel is a graduate of Juilliard in New York City, and a recipient of a Fulbright Grant to Rome, Italy, where he studied conducting with Franco Ferrara, and the viola with Bruno Giuranna. He has also received an Individual Artist Award from the State of Utah.
Jeffrey Price
Jeffrey Price has had a versatile career as a pianist, coach, accompanist, soloist, chamber musician, conductor, musical director (for opera, musical theater, and dance), and composer. He co-directed the Contemporary Music Consortium for over ten years, presenting new music concerts in Salt Lake.
He has composed chamber and orchestral music, piano pieces, and songs, including several stage works. For fifteen of the last twenty summers, he has been on the faculty at La Musica Lirica in Italy, directing full operas and scenes recitals.
Recently retired from the University of Utah after over twenty-five years as a professor of piano and opera, he also directed the University's Lyric Opera Ensemble, taught diction, and accompanied extensively. He completed a series of performances of all ten Scriabin piano sonatas and is recording them.
Sun, January 26 2025
26 Tevet 5785
