Brigham Young University’s College of Fine Arts and Communications Kicks Off the Holiday Season With Festive Performances You Will Not Want to Miss
Each holiday season, we hope to find new ways to hold onto the magical feeling of Christmas. This December, enhance that cozy feeling by attending any of these Brigham Young University College of Fine Arts and Communications holiday-themed performances. Check out the details below if you want to make your Christmas season feel a little more magical!
School of Music
BYU Symphony Orchestra: Joy of Christmas
Date & Time: December 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $11–21
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
BYU’s Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christian Smith, kicks off the Christmas season with an evening of holiday classics. The best part? The audience will have the opportunity to participate in singing beloved carols. Come sing with the BYU Symphony Orchestra!
Tuba Christmas
Date & Time: December 6 at 12:00 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: Free Admission
Enjoy traditional Christmas pieces alongside new Christmas pieces from film and TV at this holiday tuba performance! Faculty tubists will join the students in this festive concert.
Harp Ensemble
Date & Time: December 6 at 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Location: Music Building Recital Hall
Price: Free Admission
Enjoy the magic of Christmas through the elegant sounds of anywhere from two to 12 harps this holiday season. The BYU Harp Ensembles and faculty, directed by Anamae Anderson, will perform your favorite tunes and original compositions at this December performance!
Jazz Ensemble: Christmastime Jazz
Date & Time: December 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Jazz and Christmastime go hand-in-hand, so come fill your ears with jazzy Christmas tunes and set the tone for your holidays! Directed by Mark Ammons, BYU’s Jazz Ensemble performance will send you into Christmas more festive than ever.
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Department of Dance
Christmas Around the World
Date & Time: December 5 at 7:30 p.m., December 6 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Location: Marriott Center
Price: $20–25
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Join the BYU International Folk Dance Ensembles and Mountain Strings for their annual celebration of Christmas! Christmas Around the World has become a favorite of many and is the longest running Christmas performance on BYU campus. This magical performance will also include a preshow an hour before the show starts. You will not want to miss this one!
Young Ambassadors: Festive Finals Performance
Date & Time: December 9 at 3 p.m.
Location: The Tanner Building
Young Ambassadors: Music Videos
The Young Ambassadors released their new music video, “It Is Well | I Can Only Imagine” to celebrate the holidays.
Young Ambassadors will also be releasing a mash up of “Silent Night” and “Angels We Have Heard on High” on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music on December 5.
The Department of Design
Curio: Design Pop-up Shop
Date & Time: December 2 at 6:00 p.m. and will run December 3–5 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Location: 1314 WCCB
The Department of Design will be opening its student pop-up shop, Curio. These are carefully crafted, unique gifts created by design students and perfect for gift ideas.
If you are looking for a way to more deeply enjoy the magic of Christmas, check out these BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications performances, events and music videos!