Musicians of the Utah Symphony, along with conductor Thierry Fischer, top left, perform ‘Changes/Transitions,’ a newly commissioned work by Texas composer Quinn Mason, in a video to show support for Black Lives Matter. (Image courtesy of YouTube.)

Utah Symphony musicians commission a young composer to write music for a video in support of Black Lives Matter

August 28, 2020 by Sean P. Means

Thirteen members of the Utah Symphony, along with conductor Thierry Fischer, are featured in a new video, performing a brand-new orchestral work and showing their support for Black Lives Matter.

The video, featuring Texas composer Quinn Mason’s new work “Changes/Transitions,” was posted online Friday.

For the story about how the video came to be, it’s here at sltrib.com.