Deer Valley's Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater to Host the Utah Symphony's Deer Valley Music Festival for an Eigth Year

DEER VALLEY RESORT, PARK CITY, UTAH– For an eighth season, the Deer Valley Resort summer concert line-up centers around a full repertoire of musical performances from the Utah Symphony’s Deer Valley® Music Festival. Locals and visitors of all ages happily anticipate this month-long celebration of music, enjoyed at the Resort’s beautiful Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater.  

The Deer Valley® Music Festival, presented by the Utah Symphony, runs from July 16 to August 13, 2011; featuring performances of classical and pops music with various guest artists at Deer Valley’s renowned Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater, chamber orchestra and guest chamber performances at Park City’s St. Mary’s Church and Temple Har Shalom, and salon events in exquisite Deer Valley area homes, where guests will hear and meet artists.

The 2011 Deer Valley Music Festival performances include: The Music of The Eagles on July 16, the Von Trapp children on July 22, Chris Botti on July 23, Summer Pops with Keith Lockhart and Time for Three on July 29, Idina Menzel on July 30, Holst’s The Planets on August 5,“Broadway Rocks” on August 6, 1812 Overture on August 12 and The Music of Queen on August 13. The Utah Symphony will also perform a “Patriotic Celebration” at Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater on July 2 at 7:30 p.m. For show times and ticket information, please visit deervalleymusicfestival.org.

At all of Deer Valley’s summer concerts, guests may bring their own picnic baskets or purchase Deer Valley Gourmet Picnic Baskets or Bags (with a 72-hour advance notice). Gourmet Picnic Baskets include lightly smoked salmon or chilled filet of beef, with antipasto of steamed artichokes, homemade aioli, imported olives, Creminelli truffle salami and pear tomatoes, double cream French Brie with a fresh baguette and seasonal fruit and tasty sweets from Deer Valley’s bakery. The Gourmet Picnic Bags include tomato, basil and mozzarella and a roasted turkey, Brie and fig sandwich, with local Beehive cheeses, Caesar salad, homemade chips and a Deer Valley jumbo chocolate chip cookie. Also, convenient on-site concession stands serve Deer Valley favorites such as grilled chicken sandwiches with sautéed onions and mushrooms, burgers and garden burgers, chicken Caesar salads, the famed Deer Valley Turkey Chili (or a Turkey Chili Dog), Deer Valley’s jumbo cookies, homemade ice cream sandwiches and more.

Deer Valley Lodging and Reservations will also offer a Concert Package, including a concert evening for two with tickets to the Utah Symphony’s Deer Valley Music Festival and one night’s lodging in a hotel room at the Lodges at Deer Valley or the Silver Baron Lodge starting at $159. (Shows vary in price and will dictate rate; other lodging choices can be combined with discounted Deer Valley Music Festival tickets but rates will vary; property and other restrictions may apply.)  

Deer Valley’s summer operations, lift-served mountain biking and hiking, scenic chairlift rides, lunch at Royal Street Café and Deer Valley Grocery~Café’s extended dinner hours, will begin seven days a week starting June 17 through Labor Day and lift-served activities will continue to be offered on September 10 and 11, weather and conditions permitting.

For more ticket and event information, please contact Deer Valley Communications Manager Emily Summers at 800-424-DEER (3337), 435-645-6522 or view the Resort website.