American Festival Chorus and Orchestra

Utah State University's Caine College of the Arts kicks off its Year of the Arts in style with a joint celebration of the opening of the new Daines Cocert Hall and the 50th anniversary of the Chase Fine Arts center.  The American Festival Chorus & Orchestra will be joined by Tony-Award-Winning Broadway sensation Kelli O'Hara and the Cache Children's Choir.  The Grand Opening Gala Concert will also showcase students and faculty from the Department of Music.

This unique concert program commemorates the centennial of the final year of the First World War; and is a tribute to those, past and present, who have been affected by war.  Master of Ceremonies Ken Verdoia of KUED television will guide the audience through a multimedia presentation featuring film clips and narrations, actors and singers, with the AFCO providing a stunning musical backgrop.

Join with AFC and the USU Symphony Orchestra for this patriotic musical tribute to our Defenders of Freedom -- U.S. military servicemen and women.  As part of this moving and reverent homage, Colonel Jerry L. Nelson, USAF, Ret., a decorated veteran of Desert Storm and Vietnam, wil speak about our U.S. troops and their sacrifices defending peace and freedom throughout the world.

Back by popular demand!  GENTRI: The Gentlemen Trio returns to Logan for an unforgettable musical celebration of Christmas.  GENTRI has topped the Billboard Charts and thrilled audiences with their signature "Cinematic Pop" sound, filled with lush, epic orchestrations and rich, dynamic three-part harmonies.  Also featuring the Cache Children's Choir and the Westminster Bel Choir.

AFCO is thrilled to bring award-winning singing sensation Alex Boyé to the Daines Concert Hall for a spectacular evening of pop and gospel music.  Boyé is "Africanizing" the pop landscape by infusing pop music with the explosive rhythms and various languages of his ancestral continent.  This inspirational and high-energy concert is certain to bring down the house!

AFCO's 10th Anniversary Season culminates in this glorious concert featuring two masterworks by acclaimed British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.  AFCO will join with the Lux Singers and the Cache Children's Choir to perforom Vaughan William's oratorio, Sancta Civitas (The Holy City), and cantata Dona Nobis Pacem (Plea for Peace).  This is an exceptional opportunity to hear these rarely performed, dramatic, and profoundly moving works.