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Is rock guitarist Joe Satriani’s assertion that Coldplay plagiarized his 2004 release “If I Could Fly” for use in “Vida la Vida” reasonable and actionable? As a trained musician, I can see where the comparison of the two tracks in question seem to weigh in favor of Satriani. However, one should not yet rush to […]

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Editor’s Note: The Selective Echo interviewed Jeff Bram, vice president of artistic operations for the Utah Symphony/Utah Opera. The symphony’s season opens this weekend with an all-Beethoven concert at Abravanel Hall. Garrick Ohlsson will be soloist on the Fourth Piano Concerto (G Major, Opus 58) and Utah Symphony Chorus will join the orchestra on the […]

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In concluding the eight days of covering the Utah Arts Festival, several points come to mind. First, the festival ran very smoothly; whatever glitches or hiccups occurred were dispatched quickly. Second, festival coordinators clearly have learned to manage and plan the Library Square/Washington Square venue in downtown as effectively as possible in accommodating the swarms […]