For the most up-to-date times and ticket availability, visit byuarts.com/tickets. Please note that there will be no performances the Saturday of General Conference and that most of April's concerts will occur just before the last of class of the semester, April 13.

The School of Music at Brigham Young University will host a trio of free faculty-led recitals in April at various venues around campus.

Claire Thomson, head of the Department of Scandinavian Studies at University College London, will deliver the annual Loftur Bjarnason lecture Wednesday, March 30, at 3 p.m. in 238 Herald R. Clark Building at Brigham Young University. Thomson's lecture will be titled 'Of Bridges, Boulders and Bacteria: Cultures of Nature and Technology in Carl Theodor Dreyer's Short Films for Dansk Kulturfilm, 1942—1954' and is sponsored by Scandinavian Studies and the Center for the Study of Europe at the David M. Kennedy for International Studies. Her research centers on post-humanist theory and ecocriticism in cinematic and literary contexts. She is the director of Norvik Press, editor for 'Scandinavica,' and organizes the optional modules Cinema and Nation and Nordic Cinema for the master's degree in film studies. She most recently edited 'Northern Constellations: New Readings in Nordic Cinema,' and several of her works on Nordic and Scottish literature and film have appeared in various books and journals. Previously, Thomson was acting director of the graduate program in film studies and lectured in Scandinavian studies at the University of East Anglia for four years before joining UCL as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in 2004, in connection with the 'Identities and Culture in Europe since 1945' research program. Thomson received an master's degree in modern European languages and European Union studies, a master's degree in the practice and theory of translation and a doctorate in Scandinavian studies from the University of Edinburgh. For more information, contact Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652 or lee_simons@byu.edu. Follow BYU events on Twitter: @BYUcalendar. Source: BYU News

In preparation for spring auditions in New York and Los Angeles, graduating seniors from the Music Dance Theatre program at Brigham Young University will present at the BFA Senior Showcase Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre.

Brigham Young University's premier big band Synthesis will perform in concert Wednesday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

For those who may have missed last month's Dancesport Championships, or for those who wanted more, another opportunity to experience the best in amateur ballroom dance will be available at Brigham Young University's Ballroom Dance Company Concert, Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center.

The Brigham Young University International Folk Dance Ensemble will give its last U.S. performance for the 2010-2011 season Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. at Provo's Covey Center for the Arts.

Language shapes our understanding of the world and the character of our interpersonal relationships. A new exhibition of contemporary art at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art explores the nature of language and its effect on our lives.

The Final Cut Film Festival, which was the springboard for movies like 'Napoleon Dynamite' and 'Saints and Soldiers,' is returning to Brigham Young University Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, at 7 and 9:30 p.m. each night in the Pardoe Theatre.

The Brigham Young University Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Kory Katseanes will preview its repertoire for an upcoming tour to China in a concert Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

The Brigham Young University Women's Chorus will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a concert Friday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Under the direction of Will Kimball, the Brigham Young University Trombone Choir will perform Tuesday, March 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center. Admission is free.