An evening showcasing composers who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will take place at Brigham Young University's Madsen Recital Hall Thursday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 p.m.

The annual Brigham Young University Choir Showcase will take place Thursday and Friday, Sept. 23-24, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The showcase will feature the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men's Chorus and Women's Chorus.

Nishat Khan, described as the world's foremost virtuoso of the sitar, will be performing at Brigham Young University's de Jong Concert Hall Tuesday, Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m.

The world-famous Cashore Marionettes will be performing at Brigham Young University Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 23-25, in the Pardoe Theatre.

Anyone who has ever taken a disappointing snapshot of spectacular Western scenery can understand the dilemma of early 20th-century artists in the American Southwest. How can a two-dimensional image do justice to the unbounded vistas, imposing mountains, sheer red-rock cliffs, blinding rays of sunlight, and endlessly spreading desert of the Southwest?

A Twentieth Century Fox vice president will introduce this year's Brigham Young University Motion Picture Archive Film Series in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium Friday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.

'When Hollywood Came to Town: The Heritage of Moviemaking in Utah' by James D'Arc

Brigham Young University's Department of Theatre and Media Arts will be showing one of William Shakespeare's most famous plays 'The Taming of the Shrew' Sept. 8-18 in the Nelke Theatre on the second level of the Harris Fine Arts Center. Showings usually begin at 7 p.m. with matinee shows also available.

The Brigham Young University School of Music will ring in the celebration of Mexican independence with a free recital Friday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The concert will be repeated in Salt Lake City Friday, Sept. 24, at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square at 7 p.m. Faculty, students and alumni will showcase Mexican music and selections from well-known Mexican composers. Other music will come from Mexico's nationalistic period (1880-1950). After the plot for Mexican independence was discovered, one of the leaders, Father Miguel Hidalgo, hurried to his church and rang the parish bells to warn and gather others. Today, the Mexican president celebrates the revolution by ringing bells every year. 'This is a great opportunity to honor our sister nation to the south,' said J. Arden Hopkin, a BYU professor who specializes in vocal music from Spain and Latin America. 'You will recognize some of the selections, others will be new, but all of them will remind you of Mexico.' For more information, contact J. Arden Hopkin at (801) 422-3157. Source: BYU News

By Hilarie Ashton

Brigham Young University School of Music vocal faculty member Ruth Christensen will be performing Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The event is free, and those 8 years of age and older are invited to attend. Christensen's recital, 'Dreams of Childhood,' will feature the music and poetry of childhood as imagined by composers such as Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten and Erik Satie. Two works by Charis Bean Duke will also be premiered. She will be accompanied by Jayne Galloway, piano, and assisted by faculty artists Diane Thueson Reich, soprano, and April Clayton, flute. Christensen has belonged to a number of ensembles including the Michigan Opera, Phoenix Bach Choir and Utah Baroque Ensemble and has been a soloist with the Phoenix Symphony and Israel Chamber Orchestra. She also serves as an adjunct vocal teacher at Utah Valley University. Contact Ken Crossley at (801) 422-9348 or e-mail ken_crossley@byu.edu for more information. Source: BYU News

Based on Mitch Albom's New York Times best-seller, 'Tuesdays with Morrie' will open the BYU 2010-2011 Theatre Season Sept. 8-18 in the Pardoe Theatre, with performances at 7:30 p.m. and a 2 p.m. matinee Sept. 18.