Audiences will find their toes tapping as flappers take the stage, tap-dancing the night away in Brigham Young University’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts production of the Broadway smash-hit “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” It will run nightly at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21 until Saturday, Jan. 31, except Sundays and Mondays, at the Harris Fine Arts Center’s de Jong Concert Hall.

The Young Artists of Voice competition will feature top talent from Brigham Young University’s School of Music in three rounds Jan. 13, 15 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Harris Fine Arts Center's Madsen Recital Hall.

BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for January 2009

by Brady Toone

by Brady Toone

by Angela Fischer

by Angela Fischer

by Angela Fischer

by Angela Fischer Brigham Young University’s School of Music presents several free concerts Tuesday through Saturday, Dec. 2-6, in the Harris Fine Arts Center. - The University Orchestra and University Strings will come together for a concert Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Conducted by Lev Ivanov and Stephen Fairbanks, the University Orchestra will perform pieces from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite, “Sugar Plum Fairy Dance” and “Waltz of the Flowers.” They will also present “Pomp and Circumstance, no. 4” by Edward Elgar and “Radetsky March” by Johann Stauss. University Strings, conducted by Ivanov and James Arbizu, will perform the Symphony for Strings no. 12 by Felix Mendelssohn and two pieces from “Henry V” by William Walton. - The Songwriters’ Showcase will be presented Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Conducted by Ron Simpson, the showcase will feature the music of BYU media music majors selected to perform after completing a songwriting program. - The BYU Flute Choirs will perform Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The choir of non-flute majors, conducted by Meleece Orm, will present the Overture to “The Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Shenandoah” arranged by Mary Jean Simpson and “Tag!” by David L. Wells. Conducted by Marianne Cutchins, the majors flute choir will perform the overture to “The Barber of Seville” by Gioacchino Rossini, “Blue Train” by Ryohei Hirose, “Cassation” by JindŠ™ich Feld and “Sails, Winds and Echoes” by Crawford Gates.” The program will culminate in a combined flute choir holiday piece, “Christmas Fantasy” by Ricky Lombardo. - A Harp Solo and Ensemble music showcase will be presented Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Directed by Anamae Anderson, the harpists will perform Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Mikhail Mchedelov, Invention No. 8 by Johann Sebastian Bach and the Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The program will also feature Christmas classics “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “The Christmas Song” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” For more information, contact Ken Crossley at (801) 422-9348. Source: BYU News

by Angela Fischer

by Angela Fischer

by James V. D'Arc On Friday, Nov. 21, 'The Nun’s Story, ' a classic film starring Audrey Hepburn that was nominated for eight Academy Awards, will be shown at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University. Admission is free, but early arrival is recommended because seating is limited. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. No food or drink is permitted in the auditorium. Children ages 8 and over are welcome. BYU dress standards apply. James D’Arc, curator of the BYU Motion Picture Archive, will introduce the film. Taken from the best-selling novel by Kathryn Hulme, 'The Nun’s Story' is based on the true story of a young Belgian girl who enters a convent and then struggles with her conscience over the commitment that she made. Director Fred Zinnemann ('High Noon,' 'Oklahoma!') said that the story is about 'an individual who is trying to follow his own, personal conscience against all kinds of odds; it applies equally to a purely interior dilemma, where the conflict of conscience is not directed against an opponent, but rages within the soul of the individual himself.' 'Through the radiant-eyed Miss Hepburn, ‘The Nun’s Story’ firmly details and reveals the effects of this rigorous education on one sensitive young body and soul,' wrote critic Bosley Crowther in the New York Times. 'In the role of the nun, Miss Hepburn is fluid and luminous. From her eyes and her eloquent expressions emerge a character that is warm and involved.' Audrey Hepburn, in preparing for her role, was coached by Marie Louise-Habets, on whose life 'The Nun’s Story' was based. Hepburn received an Academy Award nomination for her performance, and both Zinnemann and the picture were nominated as well. The supporting cast includes Dean Jagger, Peter Finch, Peggy Ashcroft and Edith Evans. 'The Nun’s Story' was filmed on location by Warner Bros. in Belgium and in the Belgian Congo. 'The Nuns’s Story' is from the permanent collection of classic motion pictures in the BYU Motion Picture Archive, housed in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University’s Harold B. Lee Library. The screening is co-sponsored by L. Tom Perry Special Collections, the Friends of the Harold B. Lee Library and Dennis & Linda Gibson. Source: BYU News