Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers, performing here at the Red Butte Garden in 2012, will return to Utah this summer as part of the Deer Valley Music Festival.

Actor Mandy Patinkin, folk-rock duo Indigo Girls, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and comedian-turned-musician Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell are just some of the high-profile guests who will perform alongside the Utah Symphony during the 10th annual Deer Valley Music Festival.

The summer series kicks off June 29 with a performance of “1812 Overture!” and ends Aug. 10 with a tribute to the Rolling Stones. In between,the symphony will celebrate 50 years of Agent 007 with memorable tunes from the James Bond franchise and offer a night of John Denver music. (See schedule.)

Also returning is a night of hits with Utah Opera.

Concerts are held at various locations, including the Deer Valley Snow Park outdoor amphitheater in Park City.

In addition, the festival will feature:

• An instrument petting zoo on the plaza before the John Denver tribute concert, at which audience members can play various musical instruments provided by Summerhays Music.

• Three chamber orchestra concerts at St. Mary of the Assumption Church will feature Utah Symphony performances of the Schubert Symphony No. 5 conducted by former Utah Symphony music director Keith Lockhart; Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony; and a program featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Utah Symphony principal cello Ryan Selberg on Dohnányi’s Concert Piece for Cello.

• Three Chamber Ensemble performances will feature string chamber music with The Muir Quartet; a program of solo and chamber works by Utah Symphony musicians including pianist Jason Hardink, flutist Mercedes Smith, cellist Matt Johnson, concertmaster Ralph Matson and pianist Jerry Steichen; and a program with the Skyros String Quartet and Battery String Quartet.

• Utah Symphony | Utah Opera’s Tenth Anniversary Gala on July 5 with Blues Traveler performing at the gala after-party.

For complete information about programs and tickets, go to deervalleymusicfestival.org.

dburger@sltrib.com

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2013 Deer Valley Festival line-up

Concerts are held at various locations, including the Deer Valley Snow Park outdoor amphitheater in Park City.

June 29 • 1812 Overture!

July 5 • 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration

July 6 • Take Me Home — The Music of John Denver

July 12• Bravo Broadway: Wicked Divas

July 13 • Arturo Sandoval with the Utah Symphony

July 17 • Haydn, Mozart & Schubert

July 19 • Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers Featuring Edie Brickell with the Utah Symphony

July 20 • Indigo Girls with the Utah Symphony

July 23 • Muir String Quartet

July 25 • French Favorites

July 31 • Mozart’s “Prague” Symphony

August 1 • Skyros & Battery String Quartets

August 2 • Bond and Beyond

August 3 • Mandy Patinkin with the Utah Symphony

August 7 • Beethoven Symphony No. 1

August 9 • Utah Opera in the Open Air

August 10 • The Music of the Rolling Stones

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How to get tickets

Here’s how to get tickets for the Deer Valley Music Festival concerts.

Now • Design-A-Series packages and group tickets available at Abravanel Hall ticket office, 801-533-6683 (NOTE)

March 23 • Single-tickets for Summit County residents available 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at Park City Visitors Center.

March 25 • Single tickets go on sale to the general public at deervalleymusicfestival.org and through arttix.org or 801-355-2787. Youth discounts available for select performances. Ticket prices increase $5 when purchased the day of the performance.