Celebrate The Rolling Stones in a Performance by the Utah Symphony at the Deer Valley® Music Festival

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (July 25, 2019) – The Utah Symphony, along with vocalist Tony Vincent and conductor Brent Havens, will pay tribute to one of the most iconic bands of the century, The Rolling Stones, at the Deer Valley® Music Festival on Friday, August 9 at 7:30 PM. In this multi-media celebration, the performances will acknowledge the 50^th anniversary of two of the band’s most memorable albums – “Beggars Banquet” and “Let it Bleed.” Tickets to the celebratory concert start at $40 and are on sale now.

Tony Vincent has established his repertoire as a well-versed singer and actor, performing for audiences for over two decades. Although he is most well-known as a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice” in 2012, he has been participating in musical theater since his Broadway debut in “Rent” in 1999 and has performed in theater productions such as “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “We Will Rock You,” “American Idiot” and “Rocktopia”. He has previously joined the Utah Symphony at the Deer Valley® Music Festival for other tribute performances, such as David Bowie and Prince.

Brent Havens has arranged and conducted music for countless movies featured on networks such as ABC and CBS, as well as sports music for ESPN. He has worked with the Doobie Brothers and the Milwaukee Symphony, arranging and conducting the combined group for Harley Davidson’s 100th Anniversary Birthday Party Finale. He also arranged and produced the music for the 2013 Thanksgiving Day halftime show between the Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s 16^th season of the Deer Valley® Music Festival comprises 19 performances over seven weeks with performances in a variety of venues featuring a wide array of music styles, including musical theater, folk, classic rock, films in concert, and more. The 16^th anniversary of the festival will focus on celebrating the local community, donors, and supporters through a variety of pop-up ensemble performances at existing summer events and venues throughout the community.

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Throughout the 2019 festival, small Utah Symphony and Utah Opera ensembles will perform close to a dozen “pop up concerts” – many of them free – in collaboration with other community groups. Members of the Utah Symphony Youth Guild will perform music on stage at the Deer Valley® Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater on Wednesday, August 7 at 5:30 PM.