Messiaen at Zion NP

The Utah Symphony and Maestro Thierry Fischer performed Olivier Messiaen’s epic masterwork “From the Canyons to the Stars” at Zion National Park on June 2, 2022. 50 years ago, the French composer traveled to Utah and was in awe of the beauty of the landscape, especially Zion, Bryce and Cedar Breaks. He began sketching ideas that would become the massive 12-movement work, especially incorporating the beautiful birdsong that he heard. The audiences lucky enough to be present for this unique concert were able to hear this music in the very place that inspired it. The Utah Symphony then spent the following few days recording at Abravanel Hall in SLC for a release on Hyperion Records.