The Brigham Young University Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band will be performing Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

November 2013 Arts Calendar Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, byuarts.com/tickets, (801) 422-4322. 1-2 — Austria’s Salzburg Marionette Theatre will present “The Sound of Music” Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and “Hansel and Gretel” Saturday at 10 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. To experience the Salzburg Marionettes is to witness the beauty and magic of a group rarely seen outside of Europe. For 100 years the company has performed dramatic presentations utilizing the remarkable life-like movements of its elaborate costumed, two-foot tall, string-manipulated puppets on lavish backdrops set to beautiful recorded music. Featuring a skilled ensemble of behind-the-scenes professional puppeteers, the performance presents the charm and wonder of a long-standing European tradition in a fresh, exciting way. 5 — The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Conducted by Steve Call, the Dixieland-style showcase ensemble has performed at festivals and conferences throughout the United States. Admission is free. 6 — The Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. This group is BYU’s Synthesis-in-training band, and they perform locally and regionally. They provide a tremendous training situation for up-and-coming jazz musicians. 7-8 — BYU Men's Chorus and BYU Women's Chorus will perform together at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 8-9 — Students from the Department of Dance will present their final projects at the Senior Dance Projects Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. 9 — The BYU Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The finest woodwind, brass and percussion players at BYU play within the Wind Symphony and have received national recognition for their performances. 12 — The Folk Music Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. 14 — Joshua Bell, whom the Boston Herald praised as “the greatest American violinist active today,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. This performance is sold out. 14 — The Jazz Combo Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. 15 — The BYU Singers and the BYU Concert Choir will perform together at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 15 — The Student Composers Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. 15 — Saxophone Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo (northeast corner of University Ave. and University Parkway). Admission is free. 16 — A Trombone Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. 15-16 — dancEnsemble will feature contemporary dance works by students at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. 15-16 — BYU’s annual ballroom competitive event, the BYU DanceSport Championships, will take place all day in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom. More information is available and tickets for this event can be purchased online at the Marriott Center Ticket office at byutickets.com or at the Wilkinson Student Center Information Desk. Nov. 15-Dec. 7 — “The Light in the Piazza” will be performed in the Pardoe Theatre. Directed by Scott Eckern, the play opens in 1953 in Italy when a wealthy American and her daughter set out to explore an Italian piazza (town square) filled with art, history and sunlight. When a summer breeze whisks the girl’s hat into the hands of a handsome young Florentine, the resulting encounter sparks an unexpected romance, forcing the mother to reconsider not only her daughter’s future but her own life’s dreams — and regrets. Featuring a rich musical score by Adam Guettel, the grandson of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, “The Light in the Piazza” explores love in its most tender and complicated forms. 16 — A Trombone Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. 19 — The BYU Cougar Marching Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 20 — The Percussion Ensemble, Panoramic Steel and the Gamelan Bintang Wahyu will perform at the Evening of Percussion at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 21 — The BYU Philharmonic will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 21 — The Group for Experimental Music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. 22 — A JFK Memorial Concert will be held at 9 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. 22-23 — BYU’s Department of Dance will presents the Ballet Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. 23 — BYU’s premier big band jazz ensemble Synthesis will play at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The jazz band has toured internationally and domestically. They also perform annually at national and international jazz festivals. 26 — A Woodwind Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. For more information, contact Kenneth Crossley at (801) 422-9348 or visit byuarts.com. All month at the Museum of Art: “Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz,” Nov. 15, 2013 through May 10, 2014 “Simpler, Brighter, Stronger: Southwestern Art and Early Modernism, 1910-1960,” Oct. 11, 2013 through May 2014 “Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime,” through Nov. 16, 2013 “e.g. Monika Bravo: Landscape of Belief,” through March 15, 2014 “Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art,” through March, 2018 “People in a Hard Land: Iconic Images of Life in the Southwest,” through Dec. 28, 2013 “michael whiting: 8-bit modern,” through Apr. 26, 2013 Admission to all exhibits is free. Hours are Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sunday. For more information, visit moa.byu.edu. Source: BYU News

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The Symphonic Band at Brigham Young University, conducted by Kirt Saville, will perform Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, while the Symphony Orchestra, directed by Christian Smith, will perform Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

The popular, classic comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” starring Cary Grant will have a one-time showing Friday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium on level one as part of the Brigham Young University Motion Picture Archive Film Series.

by Kirsten Paul

Students and faculty gathered together to discuss the role of doubt in the pursuit of spiritual truth Wednesday afternoon.

Will perform “The Sound of Music” and “Hansel and Gretel”Austria’s historic Salzburg Marionette Theatre will bring its 100th Anniversary Tour to Brigham Young University to present “The Sound of Music” Friday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Student curator Tiana Birrell explores the sublime in a new HFAC exhibit, “Mapping the Whole,” inspired by other recent campus exhibits.The fifth annual exhibition organized by BYU’s Department of Visual Arts’ Faith in Works Committee, opened Friday, Oct. 3, and will continue until Nov. 1, 2013. “Mapping the Whole” explores the connection between man and nature, landscape and spirituality.“Today there are few subjects or media more important for artists than nature,” said James Swensen, BYU professor of art history.Birrell was inspired by many different sources. One of those sources was right on BYU campus. Birrell took inspiration from the BYU Museum of Art exhibit “The Industrial Sublime” by Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky.“When I went to the BYU Museum of Art and saw the industrial sublime show I became really interested in the sublime and how I could show that in a landscape,” Birrell said. “I thought it would be great to have the HFAC and the MOA both deal with the sublime on different subjects through art.”Another source of inspiration for Birrell became the rim of the Grand Canyon when she first visited.“It was my first recognized encounter with the sublime,” Birrell stated in her curator’s note. “I was in awe at the infinity of space that existed between my body and the formations in the distance.”The BYU Faith in Works committee chooses the subject for each exhibit, letting the curator expand on the original subject. The idea of the committee is to show how faith and art can be interrelated. This exhibition is partof an ongoing series.“A boundless space before us,” the exhibition thesis states. “The threshold is crossed, and I am left with the ‘empirical impossibility of mapping the whole.’”Recent BYU graduate Tiana Birrell’s Mapping the Whole Exhibit will be open until Nov. 1. (Photo by Samantha Paskins.)Pieces of contemporary art were chosen from a wide array of artists, including BYU alumni and artists from institutions like University of the Arts London, Dartmouth College, Glasgow School of Art and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif.Birrell’s favorite part of the experience was setting up the exhibit.“I’m an artist, and this show took up much of my time this summer,” Birrell said. “So I decided that I would make the arrangement of the show my art piece. The arrangement is just as important as the pieces themselves.”Birrell graduated in studio art and anthropology. She is looking into graduate school to make being a curator her career.“‘Mapping the Whole’ was made possible through the tireless efforts and diligence of student curator Tiana Birrell,” James Swensen, BYU professor of art history, said. “Birrell was responsible for every aspect of this exceptional exhibition and deserves special recognition for her service.”The exhibit features artists Collin Bradford, Lee Cowan, Davy Hawkins, Dan Holdsworth, William Lamson and Letha Wilson. These artists, featured for their ability to capture the essence of what Birrell wanted to convey, attempt to comprehend the “bigger picture” of understanding the landscape of the earth.The exhibition will be on view in the BYU Harris Fine Arts Center, B.F. Larsen Gallery. An open-to-the-public panel discussion, including the curator, professors and featured artists, will be held Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013 at 4—6 p.m. at the BYU Museum of Art, room 206. A reception will follow at 6 p.m.Source: The Digital Universe

Brigham Young University will host Croatia’s world-renowned ensemble, the Zagreb Saxophone Quartet with special guest Eugene Rousseau, presenting music ranging from Baroque to 20th century Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

Brigham Young University’s School of Music welcomes guest artist Hans Halt, string bassist, who will perform a recital Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

With sadness, the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications notes the passing of Dr. Douglas E. “Doug” Bush, Professor of Organ in the School of Music. He joined the faculty at BYU in 1978 and was a renown concert organist and musical scholar as well as a beloved teacher and friend. Bush leaves a profound legacy as a mentor and colleague at BYU. Over the years, many have been touched by his kindness and inspired by his knowledge and wisdom. When Lance Montgomery (BM ’09) took a second semester civilization class from Bush, Montgomery was impressed by more than just the fact that Bush lectured without notes. “I cried so many times in his class,” Montgomery recalled. “Whether it was a piece of art, music, or literature, he talked about it in such a passionate way where you felt intimate with the work itself.” Claudine Bigelow, Associate Director of the School of Music, also noted the way in which Bush’s kindness spread across the entire School of Music. “He was welcoming as a teacher, so sensitive to the lost sheep, and very inclusive of every music student, even those outside his area,” she said. In addition to touching the lives of many students, Bush was also loved as a colleague, not the least of which for his generosity in sharing fine German chocolate, which he regularly brought back from his European concert trips. “I will miss his quiet good humor and gentle kindness,” said April Clayton, Associate Professor of Flute. Bush was born in March of 1947 in western Montana. He completed bachelors and master’s degrees from BYU in 1972 and 1974, followed by a doctoral degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1982. Bush concertized extensively in the United States, Mexico, and Europe and was a featured soloist in several concert series. In summer of 2013, Bush was honored as the Convocation Speaker at BYU’s College of Fine Arts and Communications graduation. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Provo Central Stake Center, 450 North 1220 West, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Mortuary of Provo, 185 East Center Street, Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and at the church Tuesday from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Provo City Cemetery. Read his full obituary. View or sign the tribute wall. Douglas Bush spoke at the August 2013 convocation speech. Listen to the speech here (MP3).