The following transcript is from a convocation speech for the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications. The speech was given by Sara Lee Gibb, a retired dance professor and former dean of the now discontinued College of Health and Human Performance.

The 8-Hands Ensemble, a percussion quartet featuring faculty from the Brigham Young University School of Music and other schools, will perform Friday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission to this event is free.

The top ensembles from Brigham Young University's Department of Dance will present “eviDANCE” Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 12-15, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee Saturday at 2 p.m.

Earlier this year, Stephen M. Jones, dean of the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications, appointed Ed Adams as chair of the Department of Communications at Brigham Young University.

Bass player Artem Chirkov will present a Brigham Young University School of Music guest artist recital Friday, Sept. 14, at 313 University Parkway Center, Provo, at 6 p.m. The event is free. This event was previously scheduled to take place at 229 University Parkway Center at 7:30 p.m. A native of St. Petersburg, Russia, Chirkov was the first-prize winner at the 2010 Bradetich International Competition and at multiple international double bass competitions. He is the youngest principal double bass player in the history of St. Petersburg Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Accompanied by Jayne Galloway on the piano, Chirkov will perform the Sonata in h-Moll by J. M. Sperger, the Sonata 1963 by F. Proto, “Adagio” by D. Shostakovich, “Invocation” by M. Gajdos, “Prelude” by S. Rachmaninoff, the Fantasy on themes from “La Sonnambula” by G. Bottesini, “Elegia” by G. Bottesini and “Tarantella” by G. Bottesini. There will be one intermission during the recital. For information about the performance, contact Ken Crossley, (801) 422-9348. Source: BYU News

The Deseret News featured an article today about the upcoming performance, “Mandy Patinkin: Dress Casual, with Paul Ford on Piano.” The show will take place at the HFAC in the de Jong Concert Hall on August 31 at 7:30 p.m. and on September 1 at 2:00 p.m. View the full article here.

With the same great dancing groups, but with a different twist and a new name, the opening BYU dance show, Evidance, will amaze and inspire audiences September 12-17.

A limited number of spaces are available for free piano lessons for children ages six to 10 for fall semester. The lessons will be taught by seniors and graduate students who are piano performance majors in the BYU School of Music as part of a supervised teaching pedagogy course.

As part of Westminster College's 42nd annual Classical Greek Theatre Festival, Sophocles’ “Antigone” will be performed at Brigham Young University’s de Jong Concert Hall Monday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. A free pre-performance lecture will start at 4 p.m.

Theatre and Media Arts professor Megan S. Jones was honored at the 2012 Annual University Conference with the Alcuin Fellowship. The Alcuin Fellowship award recognizes teacher-scholars who have gone beyond the regular limits of their disciplines and made significant contributions to the general education and honors curriculum.

At the 2012 Annual University Conference, Jeremy N. Grimshaw, professor in the School of Music, was honored with the Young Scholar Award. The Young Scholar Award encourages and acknowledges outstanding promise and contributions by faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers.

The new 2012-2013 BYU Arts Season Brochure is currently being printed for the new school year. Flip through the pages of the pdf online to find out what is happening in the arts over the next year. Open publication