April Brings a New Lineup of BYU School of Music Concerts Ranging from Choral to Global Percussion
Winter 2025 semester is quickly coming to an end and so are the School of Music concerts. Throughout the month of April experience BYU’s exceptional music ensembles in concert for the last time this semester.
University Chorale
Date & Time: April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
Experience the powerful sound of the two sections of BYU’s University Choir in this end of semester performance.
Synthesis
Date & Time: April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
Be the first to hear Synthesis’ new single “Orin” and other music from their new album. The concert will also feature original arrangements from musicians in Synthesis.
Women’s Chorus
Date & Time: April 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
Women’s Chorus ends the semester with a dynamic concert featuring music from an array of styles and genres. You won’t want to miss the last opportunity this winter to hear the power and beauty of women’s voices in harmony.
University Orchestra and University Strings
Date & Time: April 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
University Orchestra and University Strings come together for an evening of classical and contemporary music. These orchestras are unique in that they are open to all interested students and are conducted by students in BYU’s master’s in conducting program.
BYU Symphonic Band: Spiritual Soundscapes
Date & Time: April 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
The Symphonic Band presents a concert designed to stir your spirit. It will feature familiar favorites and some unexpected surprises.
BYU Wind Symphony: Wild Wind Symphony
Date & Time: April 11 at 7:30 p.m., April 12 at 1:00 p.m. (Family Concert Series)
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
BYU Wind Symphony presents a symphony performance based on a popular children’s book written by the author of “The Da Vinci Code.” Yes, you read that right. As wild as that may sound, the “Wild Symphony” brings beetles, bats, boars and other animal species together for a special concert. The music will be performed in tandem with narration and projected illustrations from the book to bring the story to life.
Please note that the performance on April 12 at 11:00 a.m. is part of the BYU Family Concert Series and specifically designed for families with children of all ages. Learn more about the Family Concert Series and how to reserve tickets here.
Jazz Voices: Swing into Spring
Date & Time: April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Recital Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
The vibrant harmonies, infectious rhythms, sunny melodies and blossoming grooves of Jazz Voices will help you “swing into spring.”
“This concert will be a combination of all of our hard work throughout the school year,” said director Hayley Kirkland. “The talent in these groups is seriously impressive. We will be performing some of our favorite charts from this past year and plenty of new ones. So come on out and let’s celebrate some warmer weather with the happiest music around.”
BYU Philharmonic: Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, “Organ Symphony”
Date & Time: April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
Celebrate the BYU Philharmonic’s final concert of the season, showcasing faculty member Neil Harmon performing Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, the “Organ Symphony.” This symphony features the organ in two of its four movements. The organ plays in dialogue with the orchestra.
“This symphony is an exciting work because of the unique sound of the organ that no other musical instruments make,” said Harmon. “The ‘Organ Symphony’ is an iconic work, certainly one of Saint-Saëns’ most loved works.”
This performance marks the culmination of the Concert Hall organ’s inaugural year, heralding many more spectacular performances to come.
“Playing the new Concert Hall organ last semester [and again this semester] was a dream come true,” said Neil Harmon. “For many decades, BYU has not had a performance instrument for organists. The new Letourneau Organ is a world-class instrument, the crown jewel of the BYU Music Building.”
Learn more about the new organ and the Concert Hall Organ Inaugural Series here.
University Bands
Date & Time: April 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
Come enjoy what the two University Bands have been working on all semester in this concert of classics and new favorites. The University Bands offer non-music majors and fall marching band members and all those interested the opportunity to perform as a member of a high caliber concert band.
Global Rhythm: Gamelan Bintang Wahyu and Panoramic Steel
Date & Time: April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at BYU OnStage
One of BYU’s most unique concerts, Global Rhythm features BYU’s Panoramic Steel Band and Gamelan Bintang Wahyu orchestra. Together they will perform traditional and contemporary percussion music from around the world. Their music features the gamelan from Bali and the steel pan from Trinidad and Tobago.
“Experience the vibrant energy of the BYU Panoramic Steel Band,” said director Kandis Taylor. “This exciting world music ensemble brings the infectious rhythms of the Caribbean to life with lively melodies and dynamic beats. Fun to play, thrilling to hear and perfect for all ages — our steel drum band is an ensemble for everyone.”
BYU’s “gamelan,” or Balinese orchestra, consists of gongs, drums, bamboo flutes and sixteen ornately carved and carefully tuned bronze xylophones. “This ensemble serves a core social and ceremonial function in Balinese communities, with its many intricate interlocking melodies reflecting the profound interconnectedness and cooperation that makes Balinese culture so vibrant and complex,” said director Jeremy Grimshaw.
He also shared a fun fact about the ensemble: “The name ‘Bintang Wahyu,’ translates as ‘Start of Vision’ or ‘Star of Good Omen.’ But, in the spirit of the Balinese love for wordplay, it also contains a secret message: if you say the name without the second syllable ‘ntang,’ it sounds like B – Y – U.”