The opening of “Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture” was a huge success. An estimated 1,700 visitors packed the museum to experience the beauty of Islamic culture with more than 250 art objects, live dance and music performances by a Middle-Eastern dance and music group, Eastern Arts, and to sample baklava, a Middle-Eastern pastry.

Brigham Young University's Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, BYU Trombone Choir, guest artist Dan Barrett and '76 Trombones' will be featured in concert at Brigham Young University Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 422-4322 or at byuarts.com/tickets. BYU music professors Steve Call and Will Kimball have been organizing as many trombone players as possible for the finale of the program, '76 Trombones,' featuring 76 trombone players. Jazz trombonist Dan Barrett has written a special arrangement of the popular song from Meredith Wilson's 'The Music Man' for this concert. Barrett is one of the world's leading traditional jazz trombonists. He has dedicated his life to the study and performance of early jazz trombone styles and has been featured in jazz festivals all over the world. He can be heard on many movie sound tracks and CDs. He will be featured performing with the BYU Jazz Legacy Dixieland, directed by Call. The group recently returned from the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Festival where they won nearly every instrumental award in the Collegiate Division. Pianist Zach Wiggins won a $500 cash award for Outstanding Collegiate Musician. For more information, contact Steve Call, (801) 422-6116. Source: BYU News

Student soloists from Brigham Young University’s School of Music will join the BYU Philharmonic with Kory Katseanes, conductor, in an “Evening of Concertos” Tuesday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

On Friday, March 9, the Brigham Young University Motion Picture Archive Film Series will host a screening of “My Cousin Rachel” at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

The colorful Red Star Red Army Chorus and Dance Ensemble of Russia will be featured in a Brigham Young University Performing Arts Series concert Thursday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Edward Reichel, former music critic at Deseret News and a writer for various different music publications, recently wrote a review about the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra.

'Beauty and Belief' includes more than 250 objects The largest traveling survey exhibition of Islamic art ever assembled in the United States opens this week at Brigham Young University's Museum of Art.

Israeli-born violist Yizhak Schotten will be the guest artist at Brigham Young University’s annual William Primrose Memorial Concert Saturday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

The Brigham Young University Performing Arts Series presents “The Rivalry” performed by L.A. Theatre Works on February 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Student ensemble will sing arias from Mozart's operas

Brigham Young University’s Music/Dance/Theatre program will present its annual showcase featuring classic and contemporary stage songs on Friday, Feb. 17, and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. A matinee performance will be held on Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m.

The Brigham Young University School of Music will present the BYU Singers in concert on Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.