Published on Mar
13, 2013 11:45AM
In observance of the upcoming 50th anniversary of President
John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Utah ’s
Kurt Bestor will premiere his 45-minute piece: "JFK: Rise, Fall and
Immortality" at the John F.
Kennedy Memorial
Plaza in Dallas
at noon on March 15.
"I wanted to take this unfortunate part of American
history and use it to pay tribute to the man that was President John F.
Kennedy," said Bestor in a press release. "I think that it is important
to recognize the impact of historical events on our lives today and I am
thankful that I have the ability to do this with music."
Kennedy was shot at noon
on Nov. 22, 1963 .
Bestor described his piece as a five-movement classical work
for choir and orchestral ensemble. Dr. Craig Jessop will conduct a group of
freelance musicians including Bestor, who will be playing piano.
Jessop is the dean for the Caine
College of the Arts at Utah
State University
and is the former music director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
For more information about Kurt Bestor, his recordings,
sheet music and concert schedule, visit www.kurtbestor.com.
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