September and October Bring New School of Music Performances You Will Not Want to Miss
As we enter the Fall 2025 semester, the School of Music events are arriving in full force. Mark your calendar for these amazing performances this September and October. Come engage with these talented musicians!
Family Concert Series: Musical Imagination!
Date & Time: September 27 at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: Free
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Are you looking for a fun music event for the whole family? Join the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Nathan Haines in exploring various composers’ works. Music education professor Rob Dunn will narrate the concert as you and your family move and clap to the music! Tickets go fast so make sure to secure your spot early — tickets are available now.
Fall Choral Showcase
Date & Time: October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10-16
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Come listen to BYU’s four auditioned choirs perform both classical and modern choral works. You don’t want to miss hearing the Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Concert Choir and BYU Singers conducted by Andrew Crane, Brent Wells and Sonja Poulter.
Jazz Showcase
Date & Time: October 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
You like jazz? If you do, the BYU Jazz Showcase is where you should be on October 7. The evening will be filled with music from the many jazz groups at the university, including Synthesis, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Lab Band, Jazz Voices and Jazz Legacy Band.
This concert will be professor Brian Woodbury's first directing Synthesis, and professor Howard Summers's first directing Lab Band. When asked about what he hopes audiences enjoy about this performance, Woodbury states: “I hope audiences experience the joy this music brings—the spontaneity of improvisation mixed with carefully rehearsed ensemble passages creates a contagious energy. Jazz is a conversation, and when our students perform, they’re not just playing notes—they’re sharing stories, responding to each other and inviting the audience into that dialogue.”
Join them for a night of thrilling and dynamic performances!
BYU Wind Symphony: War and Peace
Date & Time: October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
The BYU Wind Symphony performs powerful music centered on themes of war and peace, including music from Gustav Holst's "The Planets" and Karel Husa's "Music for Prague 1968." Conducted by Shawn Smith, the night will also feature soprano Diane Reich and guest conductor Thomas Leslie, director of bands at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Family Concert Series: Musical Playground!
Date & Time: October 11 at 11 a.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: Free
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Conducted by Nate Seamons, the BYU Symphonic band will explore the different ways composers create their music for the Family Concert Series. This event is for the entire family regardless of age. The concert will last approximately 40 minutes and be narrated by Rob Dunn.
Seamons states: “This concert will feature different instrument families in the Symphonic Band. Bring your kids, and get ready to get those wiggles out! This is a fun, engaging and interactive program that is sure to get the children and adults moving and playing!”
Don’t miss out on getting tickets — they go fast!
BYU Philharmonic: Great Beginnings
Date & Time: October 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $10–16
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Join BYU Philharmonic as they open a landmark season, celebrating BYU’s sesquicentennial. The program features Hindemith’s “Symphonic Metamorphosis” and Schubert’s “Symphony No. 9 in C Major” in a powerful beginning to a season of musical celebration and legacy.
BYU Symphonic Band: Of Winds and Fall
Date & Time: October 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
Join the BYU Symphonic Band, conducted by Nate Seamons, as they begin the fall season with an unforgettable performance of familiar favorites from the wind band’s repertoire. They will play Gustav Holst’s “First Suite in E-Flat” among other beautiful pieces. Come celebrate the changing of the seasons with BYU’s Symphonic Band!
BYU Symphony Orchestra
Date & Time: October 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Music Building Concert Hall
Price: $6–12
Tickets: Available online at onstage.byu.edu
In a blend of classic and contemporary, BYU's Symphony Orchestra presents a music experience for both long-time fans and newbies. Conducted by Christian Smith, this performance is a great way to dive into orchestral music and become a life-long fan.