Songwriting suited for Nashville and Los Angeles is coming to Brigham Young University with the School of Music's annual Invitational Songwriters Showcase Friday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The concert is free.

Lawrence Green, Brigham Young University's resident guitar faculty member, will be performing with baritone Arden Hopkin and guitarist Justin Leslie in a recital Saturday, Feb. 12, at 1:30 p.m. in the Museum of Art Auditorium.

Brigham Young University will host the 24th Symposium on Books for Young Readers, a two-day conference for librarians, teachers, parents and anyone who enjoys children's literature, Thursday and Friday, July 14—15, at the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center.

Brigham Young University's Deseret Piano Trio will perform a recital Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The School of Music faculty trio is comprised of Jeffrey Shumway on the piano, Alex Woods on the violin and Julie Bevan on the cello. For this performance, they will be assisted by BYU's head of viola studies Claudine Bigelow. The ensemble will perform three major works, including the Piano Quartet in G Minor, K. 478 by Mozart, the Elegiac Trio No. 1 in G Minor by Rachmanioff and the Second Trio in B Minor, Op. 76 by Joaquin Turina. Shumway is a professor of piano, and he received his bachelor's degree in music from BYU, his master's degree from Juilliard School of Music and his doctoral degree from Indiana University. A member of the American Piano Quartet, Shumway has performed worldwide, created his own recordings and published several arranged piano pieces. Woods is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music and Yale University where he received a master's degree in violin performance. He has had a substantial career as a chamber musician, soloist and orchestral player in some of the most renowned venues in the world, including Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Arts Center in Canada. Bevan performed with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and was the principal cellist of the Chicago String Ensemble for 15 seasons. She performed with other ensembles as well, including Storioni Ensemble and the Ars Viva Orchestra in Chicago. As a chamber musician, Bevan performed with the Chicago Ensemble, the Fontenelle String Quartet of the Omaha Symphony and the Testore Piano Trio. For more information about this recital, contact Jeffrey Shumway at (801) 422-4922 or jeff_shumway@byu.edu, or visit byuarts.com. Source: BYU News

American opinion was a key front in the wars of the 20th century, and illustrations were vital weapons in the fight for the hearts and minds of American citizens. Paintings, posters, cartoons and other visual media supporting or criticizing each war have captured the civic imagination and helped define what it is to be an American.

The School of Music at Brigham Young University will welcome Utah's celebrated NOVA Chamber Music Series in a free concert Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

Twelve students from Brigham Young University's School of Music will perform brass instrumental music during the Trumpet Chamber Night Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. at the University Parkway Center.

Brigham Young University's Department of Theatre and Media Arts in conjunction with the BYU Division of Continuing Education and the City of Orem will present the 5th Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Midwinter Conference Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Conference Center.

The School of Music at Brigham Young University will feature Orpheus Winds, its resident faculty woodwind quintet, in a performance Thursday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The concert is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. Please note: A previous YNEWS notice incorrectly listed the date as Feb.2. The evening's program of instrumental music includes Quintet in D minor, Op. 68, No. 3 by Franz Danzi; Reflection for Woodwind Quintet by quintet member Laurence Lowe; and Quintet for Winds No. 2 by David Maslanka. Orpheus Winds is comprised of five BYU faculty-performers: April Clayton, flute; Geralyn Giovannetti, oboe; Jaren Hinckley, clarinet; Christian Smith, bassoon; and Laurence Lowe, French horn. 'We're professional performers, not just teachers,' said Jaren Hinckley, a BYU clarinet professor, in a 2009 Daily Universe article. For more information about the free concert, contact Ken Crossley at (801) 422-9348 or ken_crossley@byu.edu. Source: BYU News

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Theatre for young audiences production invites audience participation Everyone — especially children — is invited to come watch a little pig dream big in Brigham Young University's production of 'Babe, the Sheep Pig' in the Margetts Theatre Wednesday, Feb. 2, through Saturday, Feb. 12.

From the humorous antics of the 'ugly stepsisters' to the magical elegance of Cinderella at the ball, audiences will delight in the timeless classic 'Cinderella' Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 10-12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall at Brigham Young University, with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee.