500 Students Plus 20 Pianos Equals a Monster of a Concert
The annual Utah State University Youth Conservatory Monster Concert returns to campus Saturday, Feb. 4, from 6-8 p.m. in the Kent Concert Hall located in the Chase Fine Arts Center.
Close to 500 students ages 5-18 will participate in this year’s concert. Unlike a typical piano recital, the students will perform in rotations of 20 students on 20 pianos playing their parts in unison.
“It’s like an orchestra of pianos filling the Kent Concert Hall,” said Kevin Olson, director of the Youth Conservatory and assistant professor of music in the Caine College of the Arts and the Department of Music at USU.
This year’s theme, “Once Upon a Time…,” features the Utah Storytelling Guild whose members will provide narration between songs. The songs and stories will combine into a fantasy fable for audience members. The event is family-friendly and children of all ages are invited to attend, Olson said.
The Monster Concert has been a yearly event since the 1980s. All proceeds will go toward a scholarship fund to support students and families with tuition for piano lessons at the YC.
Tickets for the Monster Concert are $3 for general admission, $10 for a family group ticket and free for USU students with I.D. For more information and tickets, visit the CCA Box Office located in room 139-B of the Chase Fine Arts Center on USU’s campus, call 435-797-9022 or go to the college website.
Related links:
Caine College of the Arts Box Office
Writer: Kara Rindlisbacher, 435-797-9203, kara.rindlisbacher@gmail.com
Contact: Denise Albiston, 435-797-1500, denise.albiston@usu.edu
Pianos and pianists fill the stage in the Kent Concert Hall at Utah State University during the annual Monster Concert presented by the Youth Conservatory and the Department of Music.
Pianist Trenton Chang performed in last year's Monster Concert at Utah State University. This year’s concert is Saturday, Feb. 4, in the Chase Fine Arts Center, Kent Concert Hall.
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