“The Utah Symphony is the latest to join a small camp of orchestras moving forward with a revised season and safety measures in place that make the return to a concert hall—and the return of a live audience—possible,” writes Lottie Elizabeth Johnson in Friday’s (9/4) Deseret News (UT). “Musicians will once again be performing live from Abravanel Hall beginning Sept. 17…. The programs will be shorter and there won’t be an intermission. The symphony will also only be featuring string players for its first set of performances … and string and percussion musicians for the second set of concerts…. Brass and woodwinds players are sitting the first few concerts out, pending a study on the concert hall’s HVAC system, according to Steven Brosvik, Utah Symphony and Utah Opera’s newly appointed CEO…. Abravanel Hall will only be seating around 400 people…. The music featured [will reflect] this moment in time, Brosvik said…. The symphony will perform Samuel Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’ in honor of those who have lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. That program will also feature Tchaikovsky’s ‘Serenade for Strings’ and a West African-inspired piece called ‘Joyful Day,’ by Nigerian composer Fela Sowande, that celebrates returning to the stage.”