The Folk Music Ensemble at Brigham Young University will be performing Thursday, Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Tickets for the event are available online at byuarts.com or by contacting the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 422-4322.

Brigham Young University School of Music faculty artist Christian Smith will be performing a free bassoon concert Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Smith will begin the performance by playing Jean-Michel Damase's 'Automne' followed by the Sonata No. 1 for Bassoon and Piano by Laurence Lowe. After a brief intermission, he'll perform 'Soliloquy' by Bernard Garfield and Eric Ewazen's 'Mosaics.' During the performance, Smith will be accompanied by Jeffrey Shumway on piano, April Clayton on flute and Ron Brough on marimba. Smith has been teaching at BYU since 1997. In addition to his responsibilities as a bassoon professor, he teaches instrumental conducting, directs the woodwind chamber music program and regularly performs with Orpheus Winds, BYU's renowned faculty quintet. For more information, contact Christian Smith at (801) 422-4918 or e-mail christian_smith@byu.edu. Source: BYU News

The Brigham Young University Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus will be performing joint concerts Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Brigham Young University's Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band will join with guest guitarist and banjo player Katie Cavera on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The concert is free.

April Clayton, faculty member at Brigham Young University's School of Music, will be performing a flute recital Friday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Clayton will be performing works by J.S. Bach, Darius Milhaud, Philip Lasser, Annika Socolofsky, Lili Boulanger and Bohuslav Martinu. She will be accompanied by Lawrence Gee on the piano and Jessica Patchett on the flute. Clayton has been recognized as one of the leading flutists of her generation by Flute Talk magazine and maintains a career as a teacher, soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. She is a member of the Orpheus Winds Quintet and was named principal flute with the Utah Chamber Artists. Clayton has performed across the globe in France, Brazil, New York's Carnegie Hall, London and Moscow. She has also won awards in many national and international competitions, including the Artists' International Competition. For more information, contact April Clayton at (801) 422-1177 or e-mail april_clayton@byu.edu. Source: BYU News

The annual fall 'Ballet Showcase' at Brigham Young University will take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5-6, in the Dance Studio Theatre of the Richards Building.

Brigham Young University School of Music faculty member Eric Hansen will perform a free concert Saturday, Oct. 30, at 1:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Hansen, an associate professor teaching double bass, will be performing works by Saint-Saens, Sang Tong, Bach, Ungar, G. Bottesini and Piazzolla. The director of BYU's Symphony Orchestra, Hansen is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland-College Park. Professionally, he has been principal bass for the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Musik Barock Ensemble, the Talbot Chamber Orchestra, the Great Music West Festival Orchestra and the National Chamber Orchestra in Washington D.C. He performs part time with the Utah Symphony, Ballet West and with L.A. East Studios doing film and television recordings. For more information, contact Eric Hansen at (801) 422-4135 or e-mail bass@byu.edu. Source: BYU News

Acclaimed husband-and-wife piano duo Ning Lu and Jie Lu will be performing a free concert at Brigham Young University's Madsen Recital Hall Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m.

Brigham Young University's Wind Symphony will be performing a number of symphonic dances including pieces from the hit musical 'West Side Story' Friday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Next up on stage at Brigham Young University will be Kaufman and Ferber's 'Stage Door' in the Margetts Theatre Oct. 27 to Nov. 13. Shows will take place nightly at 7:30 p.m. There will be no shows Monday or Sunday nights.

Brigham Young University's Department of Dance will present a Faculty Works Concert in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28-29, at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature current students performing works by choreographers in the Department of Dance.

The Avalon String Quartet will be performing Thursday and Friday, Oct. 28-29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall at Brigham Young University.