This is just 1 of the countless uplifting stories provided by the Incomparable Utah Symphony!
Not only are the musicians second to none in the talent department, but the members of the Symphony, the Directors, Staff, Advisors and Patrons are incredibly generous and passionate individuals who go above and beyond in their efforts to share their talents, hearts and passion with people all over the world any chance they get!
It’s not just about operating a High-End but localized Artistic Organization where the privileged few can come and enjoy the incredible art performed for their pleasure only, they seek out every opportunity to touch and influence as many music lovers and future music lovers as they can World-wide!
We’re so proud to say that we’ve had the privilege of rubbing elbows with so many of these incredible artists over the years - and as a matter of fact, we have the majority of the Symphony Members from 2004 to thank for having a huge impact on the birth of Aztec Showtrax!
If you want to learn more about the story, continue to read below, if not we encourage you to visit their website, social media and youtube pages to get to know them and no matter where you are in the world, make it a point of seeing them perform any chance you get - YOU’LL NEVER FORGET IT!
Aztec Showtrax & The Utah Symphony
In 2004 the very first Show Tracks we endeavored to build at Aztec Showtrax - back when we were just experimenting to see if this could be a viable business model - were Thoroughly Modern Millie, Once Upon A Mattress & Urinetown.
If you know our “Origin Story,” then you know the HUGE Burr under our saddle and the entire impetus for starting our company in the first place was our massive frustration at the LACK of a Sufficient Musical Solution for Theatre Companies and Schools all over the world to use that would include high quality musical performances to match the extraordinary theatrical performances of their cast members.
As we say over and over and over again:
“BROADWAY MUSIC IS HARD!! They’re the most challenging compositions in the history of the world for 1 reason and 1 reason only - Broadway Composers are Sadists!”
No seriously, every generation of Broadway Composer has had to compete with the Legends of the past! You don’t get to fake it with Broadway Compositions - even the simplest shows are incredibly sophisticated and difficult to play!
We didn’t want to mess around right out of the gate, so we hired an entire Studio Orchestra made up of members of The Utah Symphony!
We hired one of the Top Producers & Studios in the State of Utah and spared no expense recording these exceptional musicians while they performed some of the most challenging music ever written!
We spent over $100,000 on our first 3 shows to make sure they were perfect - over $43,000 on Thoroughly Modern Millie, over $35,000 on Once Upon A Mattress and over $26,000 on Urinetown.
As of this writing, it’s now 16 years since we recorded those first Tracks and we can honestly say that if it wasn’t for the prodigious talents of those musicians who helped us put our best foot forward with our first shows, we wouldn’t be where we are today!
Thank You to all the musicians over the years who have lent their incredible talents to Aztec Showtrax - you know who you are and you DANG SURE know that we know who you are! We couldn’t have done it without you!