BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for March 2015

March 2015 Arts Calendar

Tickets for Fine Arts and Entertainment events are available at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone 801.422.2981 or visit byuarts.com. Museum of Art exhibitions are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Tickets are available at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone 801.422.2981 or visit byuarts.com.

3 — Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

4 — BYU Baroque Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The BYU Baroque Ensemble and director Alexander Woods present “Bach and Vivaldi: a juxtaposition”. This exiting program compares the incomparable concertos of these two baroque masters. Highlights include the popular Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, the Vivaldi Concerto for two cellos, as well as Bach’s scintillating concerto in d minor for harpsichord and strings. Admission is Free.

5 — Group for New Music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

5-7 — BYU Young Ambassadors will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a 2 p.m. performance on March 7. Featuring YA alumni from 45 years of world tours in a fast-paced revue about those moments in life when love touches us in expected ways. Highlights include show tunes from award-winning Broadway musicalHow to Success in Business Without Really Trying, Cinderella, Singin’ in the Rain, and Thoroughly Modern Millie and international hits by The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Adele, and Michael Jackson. Tickets are now available.

5-7, 11-14 — Microburst Theatre Festival will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. There will be Saturday matinee performances on March 7 and 14 at 2 p.m. An ASL interpreted performance will be held Thursday, March 12. Winner of three national awards at the 2014 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, this jubilee of new plays by aspiring playwrights returns for another round to explore love, loss, and life. Tickets are now available.

6 — Music Dance Theater Faculty Artists will perform at 7 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

11 — BYU Folk Music Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Mark Geslison directs this student ensemble, skilled at a variety of traditional musical forms including American Cajun, bluegrass, Celtic and much more. Tickets are now available.

11 — Synthesis will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are now available.

11-14 — US National Amateur DanceSport Championships will be held at the BYU Marriott Center Sports Arena. The DanceSport competition will feature dancers from across the country in more than 30 different divisions. National amateur titles will be awarded in Latin, standard, smooth, rhythm, cabaret, and formation in all age categories. Information regarding events can be found here. Tickets are now available.

13 — BYU Singers & Concert Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Conducted by Ronald Staheli and Rosalind Hall, the BYU School of Music’s two premier choral ensembles present an evening of classical, sacred, and contemporary works. Tickets are now available.

13-14 — DanceEnsemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Dance Studio Theatre (169 Richards Building). There will be a 2 p.m. performance on March 14. BYU dancEnsemble focuses on presenting new student choreography through evenings of performance that are as fresh and diverse as the artistic voices it encompasses. Tickets are now available.

17 — Lynn Harrell and BYU Philharmonic will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The renowned soloist, conductor, and teacher–a musician in the highest echelon of today’s performing artists–joins the BYU School of Music’s flagship orchestra for AntonÁn DvoŠ™Á¡k’s lyrical and romantic Cello Concerto in B minor. Tickets are now available.

18 — Jazz Combo Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

19 — BYU Chamber Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are now available.

19 — Trombone Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

20 — BYU Men’s Chorus will perform at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are now available.

March 20-21, 24-27, 31 April 1-3 — The Winter’s Tale will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. Saturday matinees will be held March 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. An ASL interpreted performance will held on March 26. Myth and misunderstanding intersect as a cast of colorful and passionate characters search for their happy ending in this tragicomedy, one of Shakespeare’s last plays. Tickets are now available.

21 — BYU Women’s Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are now available.

26 — Contemporary Art Lecture: Michael Rooks will speak at 5 p.m. Rooks is the High Museum Contemporary Art Curator and will speak in conjunction with the MOA’s Contemporary Art Lecture Series.

27 — BYU Singers 30th Anniversary Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are now available.

27 — Woodwind Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the University Parkway Center, Rm 313. Admission is free.

28 — Harp Solo & Ensemble will be held at 3 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.

28 — Faculty Artist Lawrence Green will perform at 2 p.m. at BYU’s Museum of Art Auditorium. Admission is free.

Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 29 — Through 2016.
e.g. Courtney Kessel: You and Me — January 29, 2015 — May 16, 2015.
Kim Schoenstadt: Block Plan Series: Provo — September 2014 — April 18, 2015.
Loving Devotion: Visions of Vishnu — September 5, 2014 — March 21, 2015.
In Word & Deed: Five Centuries of Religious Art from the Collection of the BYU Museum of Art
Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art.
Michael Whiting: 8-bit Modern — Through Spring 2015.
Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami — January 29 — June 20, 2015.
Deco Japan: Shaping Art and culture, 1920-1945 — February 13 — July 18, 2015.