All students in the College of Fine Arts and Communications are invited to attend the annual Meet the Dean Forum this Thursday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, hosted by the College of Fine Arts and Communications Student Association.

While the Phantom of the Opera has been gaining popularity on campus, BYU’s own opera students have been hard a work off of campus. The Metropolitan Opera National Council named Rebecca Pedersen as the winner of the 2013 Rocky Mountain Region auditions and awarded Melissa Otani-Jensen the Utah award.

The BYU advertising capstone classes typically do work for outside clients, but few are the caliber of the LA Clippers. Last fall semester, the BYU ad program and LA Clippers began a working relationship. Los Angeles Clippers’ CFO Ed Lamb took an interest in the BYU advertising program after BYU associate professor Doug McKinlay pitched the students’ ability to produce an ad campaign for the NBA team. The winning team not only impressed the client, but also received an ADDY (Utah Advertising Award) for their work.

Brigham Young University’s Young Company will present a production tailored toward young audiences of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 6-16, in the Nelke Theatre.

Brigham Young University’s Young Company will present a production tailored toward young audiences of Shakespeare’s “Henry V” Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 6-16, in the Nelke Theatre.

The Brigham Young University Women’s Chorus, Concert Choir, BYU Singers and Men’s Chorus will combine to present “Winter Choirfest” Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Arden Hopkin, head of vocal studies at the Brigham Young University School of Music, will present a faculty artist recital of vocal chamber music, “The Friends of Arden,” Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free Accompanied by various members of the instrumental faculty from the School of Music, Hopkin will perform the Cantata 82 by J.S. Bach, “Aires de la Tierra” by Tulio Peramo and “Four Psalms” by Howard Hanson. The name of the recital is both a reference to the magical Forest of Arden in Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” a place where poets and musicians would seek out the Muses who lived there, and a play on Hopkin’s name. Hopkin has been coordinating the vocal division at BYU since 1998. He teaches studio voice and vocal pedagogy in addition to serving as a clinician across the country and internationally. He earned a doctoral degree from the Eastman School of Music, a master’s degree from the University of North Texas and a bachelor’s degree from BYU. For more information, contact Ken Crossley at (801) 422-9348. Source: BYU News

Lawrence Green, Brigham Young University’s resident guitar faculty member, will be performing with baritone Arden Hopkin in a recital Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Museum of Art Auditorium. Admission is free.

Brigham Young University School of Music faculty member April Clayton will present a flute recital with pianist Jed Moss and harpist Nicole Brady Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Clayton will perform a variety of pieces including the Serenade No. 10 by Vincent Persichetti, “Three American Pieces” by Lukas Foss and “Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa” by Phillip Bimstein. An associate professor in the School of Music, Clayton attended Oberlin College as a National Merit Scholar and completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. At age 21, she was the youngest student ever admitted to the doctoral program at The Juilliard School, where she received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in May 2001. Clayton has performed in Italy’s Palazzo dei Congressi, Germany’s Leipzig Gewandhaus, Moscow’s Rachmaninoff Hall, as well as venues in Brazil, Mexico, South Korea and New York City, including Carnegie Hall. For more information, contact April Clayton at (801) 422-1177. Source: BYU News

The BYU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi invites you to nominate an outstanding student for either the performing arts award or the visual arts award. Each winner will receive a $400 award, a seat at the Phi Kappa Phi Initiation Banquet on March 20, and significant recognition for his or her achievement. Your selection should be based upon performing arts or visual arts works that were completed during 2012.

This year’s “Dance in Concert” by the Brigham Young University Contemporary Dance Theatre will feature “The Thing About Love,” an evening of dance dedicated to love, Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre of the Harris Fine Arts Center.

The Marsh Valley Performing Arts Committee in Arimo, Idaho is pleased to welcome the Brigham Young University’s Living Legends on Saturday, February 2 at 7 p.m. Read the feature on the Idaho State Journal's website.