The Utah Symphony Chorus is now seeking basses for the remainder of the 2012-2013 season. Upcoming repertoire for the chorus includes music from “Do You Hear the People Sing: From Les Mis to Miss Saigon” March 1 and 2, and Shoenberg’s “Friede auf Erden” April 12-13.

The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce a new exhibition in the Locals Only Gallery, The Sublime is Light and Easy-to-Assemble by Venessa Gromek. The Locals Only Gallery is one manifestation of UMOCA’s commitment to the local art community, ensuring that Utah artists always have a presence at the museum.

Drawing on notions of the sublime in both nature and design, Gromek’s “Tents” series addresses the intersection of the outdoor industry with the aesthetics of modern sculpture. Gromek reorients the purpose of a portable shelter by complicating its basic function, as these forms are neither enterable nor protective. Rather these porous and impenetrable structures elicit ideas revolving around abstraction, experimentation, and materiality, providing an innovative way to conceptualize how the great outdoors can influence contemporary art practice.

SALT LAKE CITY— Just in time for the Scottish holiday, St. Andrew’s Day, the Utah Symphony and Music Director Thierry Fischer will explore the sounds of Scotland through French and German eyes in a concert featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s majestic Symphony No. 3.

This performance of Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony will mark the continuation of the orchestra’s season-long Mendelssohn Symphony cycle. In his U.S. orchestral debut, guest violinist Fumiaki Miura and the orchestra will also highlight traditional Scottish folk melodies as they pay tribute to Scotland’s rich heritage with Bruch’s “Scottish Fantasy,” November 30 (St. Andrew’s Day) and December 1 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall. The program will also include Haydn’s Symphony No. 3 and Debussy’s “Scottish March.”