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October 2013 Arts Calendar For tickets, visit the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 422-2981, byuarts.com/tickets. 1 — The BYU Philharmonic, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band will perform at the Instrumental Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 2 — The Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Dixieland Band, Jazz Voices and Synthesis will perform in the Jazz Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 2 — School of Music Faculty member Alexander Woods will present a free violin recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. 2-12 — The Nightingale, a play based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted for the stage by Timothy Mason, will invite the audience to ponder the worth of the things we value most. “Do not be deceived by glitter and show. A true voice and a gentle heart are all you will ever need.” The play is at 7 p.m. or 2 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre in the Harris Fine Arts Center. 3 — Frank Wildhorn, pop music songwriter and Broadway composer (“The Scarlet Pimpernel,” “Jekyll & Hyde,” “The Civil War,” “Wonderland” and “Bonnie & Clyde”), will take the audience on a concert journey through his celebrated catalog of music at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. A trio of Broadway and recording artists with Wildhorn at the piano, “Frank Wildhorn and Friends” will celebrate the man’s greatest songs in a personal and thrilling way. This multi-Grammy and Tony Award-nominated composer and producer's work spans popular, theatrical and classical music. Artists who have recorded and performed Wildhorn’s music include Whitney Houston (the international hit 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go?'), Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews and more. 9 — “Group for New Music” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. 10-11 — SPECTACULAR! will present rising-star vocalist (and BYU alumnus) Nathan Pacheco as host and guest performer during the university's annual Homecoming Week concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. 11 — A Jazz Trio with guest artist Jack Reilly will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. 17-19 — BYU’s OcTUBAfest 2013 will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. 19-26 — Directed by Lawrence Vincent and accompanied by BYU Philharmonic, “Die Fledermaus” will be on stage at 7 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. Mistaken identity, revenge and practical jokes form the basis of this popular 19th-century operetta, a comical romp through the (mis)fortunes of Baron von Eisenstein and a cast of colorful characters – including one who is eventually dressed as a bat, or “Fledermaus.” This delightful production, featuring top vocal talent from the BYU School of Music, illuminates the indulgence of 1890s Viennese society with sophisticated wit, impressive melodies and, of course, those famous lovely waltzes. 23-26 — The Microburst Theatre Festival, featuring six short plays penned by six BYU students, will be held in the Nelke Theatre. From a fateful bicycle collision to dueling lemonade stands on a street corner to kidnapping Russell Crowe, these plays tackle the topic of love – laborious, unpredictable and sometimes quite the opposite of romantic – in a funny and fresh way. 25 — The Saint Michael Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Established in 2007, the Saint Michael Trio is hailed as Silicon Valley’s update to the staid world of classical music. Rising quickly to prominence, the artists (Daniel Cher, Russell Hancock and Michel Flexer) receive consistent praise for making their concerts interesting, accessible and oftentimes funny. In addition to the classical masterworks, they perform jazz and even rock tunes, and their hallmark is mixing all of it in the same concert. Admission is free and is open to the public. 29 — The BYU Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. 30 — The Zagreb Saxophone Quartet from Croatia will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. With a repertoire ranging from Bach to Gershwin and Mozart to Bernstein, Croatia’s esteemed classical woodwind ensemble has become a premier interpreter of new and established works for saxophone. The Zagreb Saxophone Quartet is renowned for their exceptional musicality, interpretative focus and technical supremacy and has performed in more than 20 countries since the quartet’s formation in 1989. After a five-year absence, the group returns to BYU with special guest and master saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. 30 — The BYU Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For more information, contact Kenneth Crossley at (801) 422-9348 or visit arts.byu.edu. All month at the Museum of Art: “Simpler, Brighter, Stronger: Southwestern Art and Early Modernism, 1910-1960” Oct. 11, 2013 through May 2014. “Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime” through Nov. 16, 2013 “e.g. Monika Bravo: Landscape of Belief” through Mar. 15, 2014 “Shaping America: Selected Works from the Permanent Collection of American Art” through March 2018 “People in a Hard Land: Iconic Images of Life in the Southwest” through Dec. 28, 2013 “michael whiting: 8-bit modern” through Apr. 26, 2013 Admission to all exhibits is free. Hours are Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Sunday. For more information, visit moa.byu.edu. Source: BYU News

The 2013—2014 Brigham Young University arts calendar features plays, recitals, operas and concerts with talented guests, as well as BYU faculty and student artists. Different season ticket options are available and can be viewed at arts.byu.edu. An up-to-the-minute calendar of events is also available at http://arts.byu.edu/events/month/. Individual event tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or online at http://arts.byu.edu/season-tickets/. Events may be added or dropped throughout the year, so please refer to the regularly distributed monthly arts calendars for updates. Fall 2013 September Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6 — Audra McDonald, five-time Tony Award-winner, is bringing her acclaimed concert to the de Jong Concert Hall at BYU for the very first time. Unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress, McDonald is regarded as one of today’s most highly regarded performers. Blessed with a luminous soprano and an incomparable gift for dramatic truth-telling, she is equally at home on Broadway and opera stages as in roles on film and television. Tickets are on sale now. Friday, Sept. 6 — “Monika Bravo: Landscape of Belief” will run through March 15, 2014, at the Museum of Art. This sculptural, time-based electronic installation invites viewers to explore how we base our everyday actions, habits and words on established personal belief systems. Texts pulled from Italo Calvino’s book, “Invisible Cities,” are projected onto glass panels in the form of both real and imaginary cityscapes from across the globe. By carefully overlapping surfaces, texts and cartographies, a rich non-material space of emptiness is achieved throughout the composition. Visit moa.byu.edu for details and exhibit hours. Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 18-21 — Formerly known as “World of Dance,” eviDANCE will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. eviDANCE brings together BYU’s five celebrated dance companies for a thrilling night of performances from every dance genre. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Monday, Sept. 23 — “Greek Theatre Festival: Oedipus the King” will play at 5 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. This classic Greek tragedy follows Oedipus’ journey to discover the source of the plague affecting Thebes, the killer of the old king Laius and the reality of his own identity. As he moves closer to the truth, the audience sees and hears Oedipus in action, his virtues and vices on display, and through this man, hero, savior, master and tyrant, the audience members see how they, too, relate to others and to the divine. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Wednesday, Sept. 25 — Hexnut, a modern band of five soloists, comes to BYU to present “Wrench — A Choreography Between Music and Image” at 7:30 pm. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Hexnut mixes the styles, sounds and playing techniques of contemporary classical, jazz, metal, improvisation and cartoon music. “Wrench” will blend a program of new music and the images of award-winning photographer Edward Burtynsky into a performance of integrated sound and projected image. The compositions by Jan-Bas Bollen, David Dramm, Anthony Fiumara, Ned McGowan, Mayke Nas, Seung-Ah Oh, Felipe Waller and BYU music professor Steve Ricks combine into a single set without pause. Admission is free. Also “Edward Burtynsky: The Industrial Sublime,” a free exhibition of the artist’s work, will be on display at the BYU Museum of Art through Nov. 16, 2013. Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26-27 — The Fall Choir Showcase will feature the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Friday through Saturday, Sept. 27-Oct. 12 — “The Nightingale,” a play based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen and adapted for the stage by Timothy Mason, will be performed in the Margetts Theatre. Directed by Julia Ashworth and Kori Wakamatsu, this tale of an emperor who neglects the lyrical song of a humble nightingale for the artificial splendor of a mechanical bird vividly depicts the majesty, grace and poetic ritual of ancient China. Performed in English and Mandarin and influenced by the traditions of Peking Opera, “The Nightingale” invites audience members to ponder the worth of the things we value most. “Do not be deceived by glitter and show. A true voice and a gentle heart are all you will ever need.” Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. October Tuesday, Oct. 1 — The BYU Philharmonic, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band will perform at the Instrumental Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Wednesday, Oct. 2 — The Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Dixieland Band, Jazz Voices and Synthesis will perform in the Jazz Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Thursday, Oct. 3 — Frank Wildhorn, pop music songwriter and Broadway composer (“The Scarlet Pimpernel,” “Jekyll & Hyde,” “The Civil War,” “Wonderland” and “Bonnie & Clyde”), will take the audience on a concert journey through his celebrated catalog of music at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. A trio of Broadway and recording artists with Wildhorn at the piano, “Frank Wildhorn and Friends” will celebrate the man’s greatest songs in a personal and thrilling way. This multi-Grammy and Tony Award-nominated composer and producer's work spans popular, theatrical and classical music. Artists who have recorded and performed Wildhorn’s music include Whitney Houston (the international hit 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go?'), Natalie Cole, Kenny Rogers, Sammy Davis Jr., Liza Minnelli, Julie Andrews, Freddie Jackson and more. Tickets go on sale Aug. 26. Wednesday, Oct. 9 — “Group for New Music” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 10-11 — BYU SPECTACULAR! will present a rising-star vocalist (and BYU alumnus) Nathan Pacheco as host and guest performer of the university's annual homecoming week concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. Tickets go on sale Aug. 19. Friday, Oct. 11 — A Jazz Trio with guest artist Jack Reilly will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 17-19 — BYU’s OcTUBAfest 2013 will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Saturday through Saturday, Oct. 19-26 — Directed by Lawrence Vincent and accompanied by the BYU Philharmonic, “Die Fledermaus” will be on stage at 7 p.m. at the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. Mistaken identity, revenge and practical jokes form the basis of this popular 19th-century operetta, a comical romp through the (mis)fortunes of Baron von Eisenstein and a cast of colorful characters — including one who is eventually dressed as a bat, or “Fledermaus.” This delightful production, featuring top vocal talent from the BYU School of Music, illuminates the indulgence of 1890s Viennese society with sophisticated wit, impressive melodies and, of course, those famous lovely waltzes. Tickets go on sale Sept. 16. Wednesday through Saturday, Oct. 23-26 — The Microburst Theatre Festival, featuring six short plays penned by six BYU students, will be held in the Nelke Theatre. From a fateful bicycle collision to dueling lemonade stands on a street corner to kidnapping Russell Crowe, these plays tackle the topic of love — laborious, unpredictable and sometimes quite the opposite of romantic — in a funny and fresh way. Tickets go on sale Sept. 23. Friday, Oct. 25 — The Saint Michael Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Established in 2007, the Saint Michael Trio is hailed as Silicon Valley’s update to the staid world of classical music. Rising quickly to prominence, the artists (Daniel Cher, Russell Hancock and Michel Flexer) receive consistent praise for making their concerts interesting, accessible and oftentimes funny. In addition to the classical masterworks, they perform jazz and even rock tunes, and their hallmark is mixing all of it in the same concert. Admission is free and is open to the public. Tuesday, Oct. 29 — The BYU Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Sept. 30. Wednesday, Oct. 30 — The Zagreb Saxophone Quartet from Croatia will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. With a repertoire ranging from Bach to Gershwin and Mozart to Bernstein, Croatia’s esteemed classical woodwind ensemble has become a premier interpreter of new and established works for saxophone. The Zagreb Saxophone Quartet is renowned for their exceptional musicality, interpretative focus and technical supremacy and has performed in more than 20 countries since the quartet’s formation in 1989. After a five-year absence, the group returns to BYU with special guest and master saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. Tickets go on sale Sept. 30. Wednesday, Oct. 30 — The BYU Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Sept. 30. November Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2 — Austria’s Salzburg Marionette Theatre will present “The Sound of Music” Nov. 1-2, Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. and “Hansel and Gretel” Saturday at 10 a.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. To experience the Salzburg Marionettes is to witness the beauty and magic of a group rarely seen outside of Europe. For 100 years the company has performed dramatic presentations utilizing the remarkable life-like movements of its elaborate costumed, two-foot tall, string-manipulated puppets on lavish backdrops set to beautiful recorded music. Featuring a skilled ensemble of behind-the-scenes professional puppeteers, the performance presents the charm and wonder of a long-standing European tradition in a fresh, exciting way. Tickets go on sale Sept. 30. Tuesday, Nov. 5 — The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Conducted by Steve Call, the Dixieland-style showcase ensemble has performed at festivals and conferences throughout the United States. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday, Nov. 6 — The Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. This group is BYU’s Synthesis-in-training band, and they perform locally and regionally. They provide a tremendous training situation for up-and-coming jazz musicians. Tickets go on sale Oct. 7. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 7-8 — BYU Men's Chorus and BYUWomen's Chorus will perform together at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Oct. 7. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8-9 — Students from the Department of Dance will present their final projects at the Senior Dance Projects Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. Tickets go on sale Oct. 7. Saturday, Nov. 9 — The BYU Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The finest woodwind, brass and percussion players at BYU play in the Wind Symphony and have received national recognition for their performances. Tickets go on sale Oct. 7. Tuesday, Nov. 12 — The Folk Music Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Tickets go on sale Oct. 14. Thursday, Nov. 14 — Joshua Bell, whom the Boston Herald praised as “the greatest American violinist active today,” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Often referred to as the “poet of the violin,” Bell is one of the world’s most celebrated violinists. His restless curiosity, passion, universal appeal and multi-faceted musical interests have earned him the rare title of “classical music superstar.” Bell has played recitals in the most esteemed venues across the globe, including his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 17. He can be heard on numerous recordings, including his latest release “French Impressions,” and film scores, including the 2009 film “Angels and Demons”. In 2007, Bell performed incognito in a Washington, D.C. subway station for a Washington Post story by Gene Weingarten examining art and context. The story earned Weingarten a Pulitzer Prize and sparked an international discussion about perception and priorities. Tickets go on sale Oct. 14. Thursday, Nov. 14 — The Jazz Combo Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday, Nov. 15 — “Sacred Gifts: The Religious Art of Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz” will run through May 10, 2014, at the Museum of Art. This all-new religious exhibition featuring beloved depictions of the life of the Jesus Christ by three master painters from the late 19th century will arrive at the museum this fall. The exhibition explores and celebrates the many precious gifts represented by these outstanding portrayals of the Savior by Carl Bloch, Heinrich Hofmann and Frans Schwartz. The museum is anticipating record-breaking attendance for this exhibition. Visit moa.byu.edu for details and exhibit hours. Friday, Nov. 15 — The BYU Singers and the BYU Concert Choir will perform together at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Oct. 14. Friday, Nov. 15 — The Student Composers Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday, Nov. 15 — A Saxophone Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo (northeast corner of University Ave. and University Parkway). Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16 — dancEnsemble will feature contemporary dance works by students at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Oct. 14. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16 — BYU’s annual ballroom competitive event, the BYU DanceSport Championships, will take place all day in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom. Tickets for this event can be purchased at the Wilkinson Student Center Information Desk. Friday through Saturday, Nov. 15-Dec. 7 — “The Light in the Piazza” will be performed in the Pardoe Theatre. Directed by Scott Eckern, the play opens in 1953 in Italy when a wealthy American and her daughter set out to explore an Italian piazza (town square) filled with art, history and sunlight. When a summer breeze whisks the girl’s hat into the hands of a handsome young Florentine, the resulting encounter sparks an unexpected romance, forcing the mother to reconsider not only her daughter’s future but her own life’s dreams — and regrets. Featuring a rich musical score by Adam Guettel, the grandson of Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, “The Light in the Piazza” explores love in its most tender and complicated forms. Tickets go on sale Oct. 14. Saturday, Nov. 16 — A Trombone Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Tuesday, Nov. 19 — The BYU Cougar Marching Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Oct. 21. Wednesday, Nov. 20 — The Percussion Ensemble, Panoramic Steel and the Gamelan Bintang Wahyu will perform at the Evening of Percussion at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Oct. 21. Thursday, Nov. 21 — The BYU Philharmonic will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Oct. 21. Thursday, Nov. 21 — The “Group for Experimental Music” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday, Nov. 22 — A JFK Memorial Concert will be held at 9 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22-23 — BYU’s Department of Dance will present the Ballet Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Oct. 21. Saturday, Nov. 23 — BYU’s premier big band jazz ensemble Synthesiswill play at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The jazz band has toured internationally and domestically. They also perform annually at national and international jazz festivals. Tickets go on sale Oct. 21. Tuesday, Nov. 26 — A Woodwind Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. December Tuesday, Dec. 3 — BYU’s University Orchestra and University Strings will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Nov. 14. Tuesday, Dec. 3 — A String Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday, Dec. 4 — The BYU Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4. Wednesday, Dec. 4 — A Flute Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday, Dec. 5 — The BYU Jazz Lab Bands will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday, Dec. 5 — A Brass Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday, Dec. 6 — The BYU Songwriter Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7 — “Christmas Around the World: See the Wonder,” BYU’s popular holiday display of folk dance and music, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriot Center. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. Using a cast of more than 200 talented dancers, singers and musicians in colorful costumes, different cultures unite to give the message of peace on earth and goodwill toward all. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7 — The BYU Combined Choirs and BYU Philharmonic present the Celebration of Christmas, an annual event featuring the sounds of the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 3 p.m. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4. Saturday, Dec. 7 — “Tuba Christmas” will be performed at 11:00 a.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Saturday, Dec. 7 — The Harp Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Tuesday, Dec. 10 — The BYU Wind Symphony and the BYU Symphonic Band will perform together at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4. Wednesday, Dec. 11 — Conductor Kory Katseanes will lead the BYU Chamber Orchestra in a performance in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4. Thursday, Dec. 12 — BYU’s non-auditioned choir, the University Chorale, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Nov. 4. Friday, Dec. 13 — “Golden Days: California Art and Artists from the Edenhurst Collection” will run through Aug. 14, 2014, at the Museum of Art. This exhibition will feature impressionist paintings from the collection of fine art at the Edenhurst Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. On display starting this December, works and artists in the show will each have ties to California landscapes and culture. Visitmoa.byu.edu for details and exhibit hours. Winter 2014 January Thursday, Jan. 9 — The Utah Symphony returns to BYU with a program of classical masterworks featuring guest conductor Matthias Pintscher and pianist Inon Barnatan at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The symphony will play Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8, and Matthias Pintscher’s “Towards Osiris.” Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Saturday, Jan. 11 — The annual Utah Crosstalk concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday, Jan. 16 — The Mexico City Woodwind Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Saturday, Jan. 18 — Vocal Point, BYU’s premier nine-man a cappella ensemble, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Tuesday through Saturday, Jan. 21-25 — The Young Artists of Voicecompetition, featuring top student talent from BYU’s School of Music, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday, Jan. 23 — “Timothy O’Sullivan: The King Survey Photographs” will run through May 26 at the Museum of Art. Although details of his life are scarce, the photographic legacy of Timothy H. O’Sullivan is far-reaching, and his images are regarded as some of the most compelling photographs taken in the 19th century. This exhibition showcases images captured by O’Sullivan for the King Survey, a government-sponsored expedition to gather practical and scientific information from the vast territory between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean. His images of mining operations, barren landscapes, unusual geological formations and meditations on his own presence in the West represent a powerful, raw vision of this little-known territory. Visit moa.byu.edu for details and exhibit hours. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23-25 — Iran’s Leev Theater Group will present “Hamlet, Prince of Grief” at 9 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 4 p.m. Household objects and children’s toys are used to play out a domestic and political history of betrayal and death as Shakespeare’s tragic hero comes to terms with his violent fate through an obsessive retelling of the moments preceding the tragedy. “Hamlet, Prince of Grief” was first presented in Iran by Leev Theater Group, featuring acclaimed Iranian actor Afshin Hashemi. It was chosen as Iran’s Best Theater Group by the Critics and Writers Association of Iran’s Theater House and was named Tehran’s Best Theater Group by the Dramatic Arts Center. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23-25 — The Theatre Ad Infinitum will perform “Translunar Paradise” at 7:20 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 1 p.m. “Translunar Paradise” takes audiences on a journey of life, death and enduring love. After his wife, Rose, passes away, William escapes to a paradise of fantasy and memories, a place far from the reality of his grief. Returning from beyond the grave, Rose revisits her widowed companion to perform one last act of love: helps him let go. With live accordion accompaniment, this exquisite piece of mask and movement theatre was a multi-award winning, critically acclaimed sellout at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011. Theatre Ad Infinitum is an award-winning international ensemble based in London, developing new and original theatre for a multi-cultural audience. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23-25 — Australia’s Perth Theatre Company will present “Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer” at 6 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 2:40 p.m. This multi-award-winning one-man micro-epic puppet show melds technology and multimedia into a touching story of enduring love and the end of the world. Creator and performer, Tim Watts employs a unique blend of mime, puppetry, live and recorded music, and live animation to present an exploration of the oldest and next frontier: the deep blue sea. The seas have risen, billions of people have died and those who are left live on farms on mountaintop skyscrapers. The scientists have tried everything. Floating islands sank, space probes found nothing, and the giant sponges, visible from the moon, are now rotting icons of failure. Now science and humanity are turning to the oceans. A last ditch effort to save the human race requires journeying down through the mysterious depths of the deep blue sea to find a new place to live. These are the dire circumstances that surround the tale’s central hero, Alvin Sputnik. Having just lost his wife, Alvin accepts this perilous mission to follow her soul down to the underworld to be with her once more. Single ticket sales begin Dec. 9. Wednesday, Jan. 29 — The Q'd up Jazz Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 30-Feb. 1 — The BYU Theatre Ballet will present “Swan Lake” at the Ballet in Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Friday through Saturday, Jan. 31-Feb. 8 — William Shakespeare’s “Cymbeline” will be on stage at the Margetts Theatre. Lightheartedly adapted (twice) and directed by Teresa Dayley Love, Shakespeare’s adventurous romance gets the double treatment – and a happy ending – in two special adaptations: as a fairy tale suited for youngsters and as a noir mystery perfect for the young at heart. Exploring the Bard’s common themes of mistaken identity, innocence wronged and jealousy, “Cymbeline” tells the story of a princess in a pickle, her banished husband, a villainous queen and “a whole lotta mayhem” in Britain. Caution: audience participation ahead! Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. February Tuesday, Feb. 4 — The BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus will perform at the Winter Choirfest at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 6-8 — China’s Golden Dragon Acrobats will visit BYU with “Cirque ZÁva,” a technically innovative show featuring a large athletic cast and spectacular scenic and lighting elements, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m. With superb artistic merit, high production values and a solid commitment to cultural exchange, “Cirque ZÁva” demonstrates why the Golden Dragon Acrobats have been recognized as the preeminent Chinese acrobatic company touring the United States. Filled with contemporary music, impressive acrobatics, theatrical enhancements and Chinese traditional dance, “Cirque ZÁva” promises to thrill the young and the young at heart. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Tuesday, Feb. 11 —The Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. This group is BYU’s Synthesis-in-training band, and they perform locally and regionally. They provide a tremendous training situation for up-and-coming jazz musicians. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Thursday, Feb. 13 — Pianist Marc-André Hamelin will join the BYU Philharmonic, the BYU School of Music’s flagship orchestra, at 7:30 in the de Jong Concert Hall. This will be a special concert performance of Brahms’ second piano concerto to inaugurate the school’s new Fazioli grand piano. Hamelin’s unique blend of musicianship and virtuosity brings forth interpretations remarkable for their freedom, originality and prodigious mastery of the piano’s resources. A musician of broad musical interests and curiosity, Hamelin is renowned in equal measure for his fresh readings of the established repertoire and for his exploration of lesser known works of the 19th and 20th centuries, both in the recording studio and in the concert hall. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 13-15 — Dance in Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Friday, Feb. 14 — The BYU Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The finest woodwind, brass and percussion players at BYU play in the Wind Symphony and have received national recognition for their performances. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Friday, Feb. 14 — The Invitational Songwriter Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Saturday, Feb. 15 — The BYU Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Saturday, Feb. 15 — BYU faculty pianist Jeffrey Shumway will perform with guest artist Del Parkinson from Boise State University as theAmerican Piano Duo at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 19-22 — Selections from favorite operas will be presented by vocal performance students from the BYU School of Music. Opera Scenes will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Tickets will be available starting Dec. 9. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22 — Polynesian, Latin American and Native American music and dance will come alive in the Living Legends performance at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22 — BYU’s nationally recognized musical theatre program will present Broadway Revue (previously known as the Music/Dance/Theatre Showcase) at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. A matinee performance on Saturday at 2 p.m. will require a ticket, which will be available starting Dec. 9. Tuesday, Feb. 25 — The BYU Symphonic Band will perform under the direction of Kirt Saville at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Friday, Feb. 28 — John Lithgow, world-renowned actor, will present “Stories by Heart,” featuring works by P.G. Wodehouse and Ring Lardner, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Following his triumphant appearances at New York’s Lincoln Center and London’s National Theatre, the Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor offers a touching and humorous reflection on storytelling as the tie that binds humanity. Invoking memories of his grandmother and father before him, Lithgow traces his roots as an actor and storyteller, interspersing his own story with two tales that were read aloud to him and his siblings when they were children — 'Uncle Fred Flits By' by P.G. Wodehouse and 'Haircut' by Ring Lardner. In the first, a fretful young Englishman is taken on a wild afternoon escapade in suburban London by his irrepressible uncle. In a hilarious tour de force, Lithgow performs with zany abandon, portraying ten distinct, outrageous characters (including a parrot). By contrast, 'Haircut' is a darkly comic look at midwestern American implacability. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-March 1 - Faculty Dance Works will feature BYU’s talented faculty at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. Tickets go on sale Dec. 9. March Thursday through Saturday, March 6-8 — BYU’s Young Ambassadorswill present “Heartsongs: The Melodies of Love” at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. These young performers combine contemporary music and dance for a fast-paced showcase of American musical theatre. Friday through Saturday, March 7-22 — “A Man for All Seasons” will be performed in the Margetts Theatre. Directed by David Morgan, the play demonstrates how conscience and corruption collide in the powerful historical portrait of Sir Thomas More – counselor to King Henry VIII and Lord Chancellor of England. More resists entreaties to condone the king’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon, marriage to Anne Boleyn and separation from the Catholic Church in Rome. Though he is ultimately condemned for his silence, his unwavering dedication to principle makes him a true “man for all seasons.” Tickets go on sale Feb. 3. Saturday, March 8 — The Primrose Memorial Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Tuesday, March 11 — The BYU Philharmonic (Evening Concertos) will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Feb. 10. Wednesday, March 12 — The Folk Music Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Tickets go on sale Feb. 10. Wednesday through Saturday, March 12-15 — BYU will host the largest amateur DanceSport event in the country during the U.S. National DanceSport Championships at 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Center. Ticket options include main floor “ringside” tables, public arena chair seating and student seating. The 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. The DanceSport Championships are sponsored by BYU’s Ballroom Dance Program. Tickets will be available online at the Marriott Center Ticket Office at byutickets.com. Thursday, March 13 — The “Group for New Music” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday, March 19 — The Diavolo Dance Theater will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Internationally renowned for the unique way in which it reinvents dance, reimagines theatre and redefines thrills, Diavolo Dance Theater takes movement, athletics and daring to the extreme, creating abstract narratives about the human experience through surreal tableaux. The company has an extensive performance history in its home city of Los Angeles, as well as throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America. In more than 14 seasons of touring, Diavolo has performed for hundreds of thousands of concertgoers worldwide, as well as millions more on television. For its BYU debut, the company will present two of its most celebrated and exciting pieces, “Transit Space” and “Trajectoire.” Tickets go on sale Feb. 18. Friday and Saturday, March 21-22 — 2014’s dancEnsemble will feature contemporary dance works by students at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets go on sale Feb. 18. Friday and Saturday, March 21-22 — The BYU Men’s Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Feb. 18. Friday through Friday, March 21-April 4 — Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” will be on stage at the Pardoe Theatre. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of this favorite story of love, manners and social status in 19th-century England, BYU Theatre presents a newly commissioned stage adaptation of Austen’s seminal work. Laugh, cry and delight with the quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters as they search for love. After all, “a lady’s imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.” The play is adapted for the stage by Melissa Leilani Larson and directed by Barta Heiner. Tickets go on sale Feb. 18. Tuesday, March 25 — The Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. This group is BYU’s Synthesis-in-training band, and they perform locally and regionally. They provide a tremendous training situation for up-and-coming jazz musicians. Tickets go on sale Feb. 24. Tuesday, March 25 — A Flute Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday, March 26 — A Trombone Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday, March 26 — A Saxophone Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday, March 27 — The Jazz Combo Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday, March 28 — A Woodwind Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in room 313 of the University Parkway Center. The center is located at 1650 N., Provo. Admission is free and is open to the public. Friday, March 28 — The BYU Singers and the BYU Concert Choir will perform together at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Feb. 24. Friday and Saturday, March 28-29 — Students from the Department of Dance will present their final projects at the Senior Dance Projects Showcase, Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre. Tickets go on sale Feb. 24. Saturday, March 29 — BYU’s non-auditioned choir, the University Chorale, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale Feb. 24. April Tuesday, April 1 — Conductor Kory Katseanes will lead the BYU Chamber Orchestra in a performance in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 3. Wednesday, April 2 — The BYU Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale March 3. Wednesday, April 2 — The BYU Songwriter Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Thursday, April 3 — The BYU Symphonic Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale March 3. Friday, April 4 — The BYU Women’s Chorus will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The Women's Chorus is building a reputation for weaving a rich tapestry of music that encompasses artistry and spirituality and is just plain fun. Tickets go on sale March 3. Tuesday, April 8 — BYU’s University Orchestra and University Strings will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale March 10. Tuesday, April 8 — The “Group for Experimental Music” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Wednesday, April 9 — BYU’s premier big band jazz ensemble Synthesiswill play at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The jazz band has toured internationally and domestically. They also perform annually at national and international jazz festivals. Tickets go on sale March 10. Thursday, April 10 — The BYU Wind Symphony will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The finest woodwind, brass and percussion players at BYU play in the Wind Symphony and have received national recognition for their performances. Tickets go on sale March 10. Friday, April 11 — The BYU Philharmonic will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale March 10. Thursday and Friday, April 10-11 — The BFA Senior Showcase featuring BYU’s top music-dance-theatre students will be held at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. Graduating seniors from the BFA acting and music dance theatre (MDT) programs will travel to New York in May to present a showcase of songs, scenes and dances as an audition for industry professionals. These four on-campus performances allow the audience to preview the students’ work before they travel to the nation’s entertainment capital in hope of landing a job. All proceeds from the performances contribute to student travel and expenses for the showcase. Tickets go on sale March 10. Thursday through Saturday, April 10-12 — The Final Cut Film Festivalwill be held at the Pardoe Theatre. During this student-produced, student-created film festival, the BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts and the BYU Student Film Association will present a collection of the best student-made fiction films, documentaries, commercials, animations and more. Tickets go on sale March 10. Friday and Saturday, April 11-12 — The BYU Ballroom Dance Company will perform during the Ballroom in Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. There will also be a matinee performance Saturday at 2 p.m. With their talented dancing, colorful costumes and fascinating music, the company is considered one of the best formation ballroom dance teams in the world. Tickets will be available online through the Marriott Center Ticket Office at byutickets.com. Saturday, April 12 — The Percussion Ensemble, Panoramic Steel and the Gamelan Bintang Wahyu will perform at the Evening of Percussion. Tickets go on sale March 10. Saturday, April 12 — The BYU Jazz Lab Bands will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free and is open to the public. Tuesday, April 15 — BYU’s University Bands will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets go on sale March 10. May Friday and Saturday, May 9-10 — The BYU Young DanceMakers will present an Evening of Dance at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The performance will feature 150 children ages 7 to 18 who have created and choreographed their own dances. The performance will feature the story of the Civil War in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in “Hallowed Ground,” and the feelings and images of the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in “The Wall.” Imaginative choreographies of well-known children’s books, such as “The Story of Three,” “Shhh Quiet Please” and “It Was All Harold’s Idea” — will also be performed. Tickets go on sale April 7. Friday through Saturday, May 30-June 14 — “The Selfish Giant” will be performed in the Pardoe Theatre. In this allegorical play about Jesus’s love, adapted for the stage by Teresa Dayley Love and directed by Jennifer and Nat Reed from a children’s story by Oscar Wilde, a self-centered giant learns about friendship, faith and the power to change. At first unwilling to share his beautiful garden with the children who long to play in it, the giant finds happiness when he welcomes the youngsters onto his patch of earth, which causes his garden to blossom and thrive. Using puppets and live actors, BYU Theatre presents a unique look at this poignant tale. Tickets go on sale April 7. Source: BYU News

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After many spending many hours in preparation and rehearsal, the BYU Ballroom Dance Company will travel abroad for its 2013 performance tour, May 24—June 17. Every three years the dance company competes in the prestigious Blackpool Dance Festival in England. This year, the group will compete in the competition and will also perform in 10 additional performances across England, Germany, and Switzerland. The Blackpool Dance Festival is an annual competition that draws the best ballroom teams and dancers from around the world. In 2010 the modern formation team from BYU returned home with its 11th win while the Latin formation team earned its 12th win. Although we know the competition will be high, we hope the hard work of the company will once again pay off. For more information regarding BYU performing groups, visit pam.byu.edu. To book a performance, contact Performing Arts Management at (801) 422-3576 or perform@byu.edu.

The tango, fox trot, waltz, rumba, and cha-cha are all elements of the BYU Ballroom Dance Company. More than just another dance team, they have been able to breach the barrier between the stage and the audience by forming an atmosphere that captivates and immerses their audiences into the world they’ve created. During their recent Northern California tour in October, they performed their show Capture the Magic to crowded auditoriums in the cities of Folsom, Oakland, Paradise, Modesto, Santa Clara, Napa, and Fresno. Presenting in venues such as the Great America’s Showtime Theater in Santa Clara and the historic Warnors Center for the Performing Arts in Fresno, the show become an instant success with audience members. Captivating audiences across the world, BYU’s Ballroom Dance Company continues to showcase dances that are versatile, entertaining, and moving. The team’s artistic directors, Lee and Linda Wakefield, combine athletic and aesthetic qualities for each of the dances they choreograph, knowing that ballroom is an ever-changing art form. “Ballroom is very competitive, athletic, artistic, and, like any other sport, has its challenges,” said Linda Wakefield. “While the categories of dances have remained the same, the ways these dances are performaed constantly change. The innovations and creativity behind the technique, style, and costuming of each dance is what makes ballroom so addicting. It never stays the same.” This fast-paced world of ballroom is reflected on the stage as the Wakefields continuously enhance their numbers to reflect current trends and world events. Every number has a story, and every story has an element of energy, surprise, and intrigue that makes audience members want to stand up and dance along. For two weeks in June the Ballroom Dance Company will hold nightly performances in Nauvoo, Illinois. In preparation the Wakefields are using a mixture of visualization, theme, and emotion to create unforgettable numbers for their new show, Imagine. “It always starts with an idea,” said Linda. “The music will define the movement and what the dance should look like while the costuming creates a specific feeling for the piece. When these elements are combined, the storyline or idea becomes very clear to the audience, and artistically you just know it works.” Several examples from their current show display this successful process, including a rumba titled “Come Home Soon,” which is patterned as a tribute to those serving in the armed forces. This American number is contrasted by “Sands of Time,” an epic piece that was inspired from a movie score and resulted in an ethnic Persian-styled dance. The special gaming number “MicTendo” brings video game characters to the center of the ballroom floor. The variety of dances goes on to include a West Coast swing, a samba, a theatre arts piece, and the most contemporary waltz the company has ever performed. The order of the dances is essential to the show’s success. The Wakefields contrast the style of dances so the mood is constantly shifting. A show mixed with slower ballads and fast beats allows the audience enough time to absorb and fully appreciate what they’ve just experienced. “We put together a show for all ages,” said Linda. “There is something for everyone in this show, which is unusual for the performing arts. The music, movements, pace, emotion, look, and spirit of the show create a very full experience. We don’t dance to impress; we dance to captivate the audience and their imaginations.” Source: Performing Arts Management

For the most up-to-date times and ticket availability about these events, visit byuarts.com/tickets. Tuesday, March 1 Vocal Concert: Popular male vocal group Chanticleer, known around the world as 'an orchestra of voices,' will be performing in a concert at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are on sale at byuarts.com/tickets and cost $17 to $35 for the public, $14 to $32 for alumni and senior citizens or $10 to $28 for BYU students and employees. Tuesday, March 1 — Saturday, March 5 Jazz Week: The School of Music's 32nd Annual Jazz Week celebration will feature the following events: Tuesday, March 1 — Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band Concert: BYU's Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band will be performing at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Guest artist Dan Barrett will be featured on trombone. Tickets are $6 at byuarts.com/tickets. Wednesday, March 2 — Jazz Voices Concert: Jazz Voices, a student ensemble that features some of the brightest jazz singers at BYU, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The vocal group is known for its tight harmonies, rhythmic accuracy, clever improvisation and 'scatting' abilities, sung a cappella and with other instruments such as the piano, guitar, bass and drums. Tickets are available at byuarts.com/tickets for $6. Jazz Voices is directed by Allen Matthews. Friday, March 4 — Jazz Ensemble Concert: Directed by Mark Ammons, BYU's up-and-coming Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall for $6 a seat, available at byuarts.com/tickets. Saturday, March 5 - Synthesis Big Band Concert: BYU's premier jazz band Synthesis will perform in its 'American Big Band Jazz' concert at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost between $6 and $10 a seat and can be purchased at byuarts.com/tickets. Synthesis is directed by Ray Smith. Wednesday, March 2 Concerto Solos: Student soloists from the School of Music and the Philharmonic Orchestra will be featured in the annual 'Evening of Concertos' at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are available at byuarts.com/tickets or (801) 422-4322 for $6 to $10. Thursday through Saturday, March 3-5 Vocal Concert: BYU's premier nine-man a cappella singing group Vocal Point is bringing its alumni back together for its 20th anniversary in a 'Maximum A Cappella' reunion concert Saturday, March 5, at 2 p.m. at the Covey Center for the Arts. Three additional performances, without Vocal Point alumni, will be held Thursday through Saturday, March 3-5, at 7:30 p.m. at the same location. Tickets are available at coveycenter.org or (801) 852-7007 for $10 for the balcony or $12 for the main floor. Friday, March 4 Violin Concert: Hong-Mei Xiao, first prize-winning violist at the Geneva International Music Competition, will be the guest artist at BYU's annual William Primrose Memorial Concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free for both the concert and the accompanying Primrose Memorial Master Class Thursday, March 3, at 5 p.m. in E-432 Harris Fine Arts Center. Tuesday, March 8 Modern Music Concert: BYU's avant-garde music ensemble Group for New Music will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Guest clarinetist Kenneth Long, professor of clarinet at Georgia State University, will present the Utah premiere of 'Corrugated Refrains,' a commissioned piece by BYU faculty composer Neil Thornock. Piano Concert: The School of Music is commemorating the 200th birthday of Franz Liszt in a piano recital featuring 18 of his famous Hungarian Rhapsodies at 6 p.m. in the Museum of Art Auditorium. Admission is free. Wednesday, March 9 Folk Concert: The BYU Folk Music Ensemble will be performing in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Tickets cost $6 a seat, available at byuarts.com/tickets. Playing traditional American Cajun, bluegrass and country-western music, the Folk Music Ensemble taps the roots of BYU's pioneer heritage to present a colorful display of harmony and rapid-fire instrumental work. Thursday through Saturday, March 10-12 Dance Competition: BYU will once again host the 2011 U.S. National Amateur Dancesport Championships, one of the nation's largest amateur ballroom dance competitions, in the Marriott Center. Ticket prices vary according to seats and competition day. For a complete competition schedule and ticket pricing, go to byudancesport.com. Tickets can be purchased at the Marriott Center Ticket Office at (801) 422-BYU1 or at byutickets.com. Shakespearean Play: The Theatre and Media Arts Department at BYU will present a WWII-twist to Shakespeare's classic comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' nightly at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. A matinee performance will also be Saturday, March 12, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $5 for all performances, available at byuarts.com/tickets. Friday, March 11 Bass Recital: Guest artist Barry Green will perform on double bass at 7:30 p.m. at the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Green was the principal bassist for the Cincinnati Symphony and teaches his own bass method, having published three instructional books during his career. Saturday, March 12 Experimental Music Concert: BYU's Group for Experimental Music will be joined by British saxophone luminary John Butcher in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Butcher is a virtuoso and pioneer of extended techniques on the saxophone and a master of collective and solo improvisation. Wednesday, March 16-Friday, April 1 Play: The Theatre and Media Arts Department at BYU will present an adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Persuasion' nightly at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. Tickets cost from $10 to $15. Dress rehearsals will be held Wednesday and Thursday, March 16-17, for $8 a seat, while a matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, also for $8. Purchase tickets at byuarts.com/tickets or call (801) 422-4322. There will be no performances Sundays or Mondays. Thursday through Saturday, March 17-19 Musical Performance: BYU's energetic Young Ambassadors musical performance group will appear in concert at the de Jong Concert Hall nightly at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost from $6 to $10, available at byuarts.com/tickets. The Young Ambassadors' repertoire consists of contemporary music and dance for a fast-paced showcase of American musical theater. Student Directing Project: A showing of a student-made production based on Oscar Wilde's classic novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' will be held nightly at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. The presentation is sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Media Arts. Dance Performance: The Department of Dance's annual 'dancEnsemble' will feature a contemporary dance showcase highlighting some of the best dancers in the department. The performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre (166 RB), with an additional matinée performance Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $6 a seat at byuarts.com. Saturday, March 19 Faculty Recital: Faculty artist Douglas E. Bush will present an organ recital commemorating J.S. Bach's birthday. The performance is free and will be held in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 Jazz Music: Everyone is welcome to attend the free Jazz Combo Night, an evening with performances by several of BYU's jazz ensembles. The event is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Madsen Recital Hall. Contemporary Dance Performance: The acclaimed Martha Graham Dance Company will be performing at BYU at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets for the performance cost from $8 to $30, available at byuarts.com/tickets. Wednesday, March 23 Flute Concert: BYU's Flute Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the University Parkway Center on the northeast corner of University Parkway and University Avenue. Admission is free. Wednesday through Saturday, March 23-26 Classic Greek Tragedy: The Experimental Theatre Company is presenting Sophocles' fateful 'Oedipus the King' nightly at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. On Saturday, the play will be held at noon and 2 p.m. instead. Tickets are available at byuarts.com/tickets and cost $5 for students and $7 for the public. Thursday, March 24 Cultural Dance Performance: BYU's Polynesian, Latin American and Native American dancing sensation Living Legends will be performing cultural dances, choreographed to world music, in a performance at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets are on sale at byuarts.com/tickets for $6 to $10. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the ethnic dance group, which has performed in more than 45 countries since 1971. Saxophone Concert: BYU's saxophone ensemble will perform in the Saxophone Chamber Night at 7:30 p.m. at the University Parkway Center on the northeast corner of University Parkway and University Avenue. Admission is free. Friday and Saturday, March 25-26 Dance Showcase: Students from the Department of Dance present their final projects in the Senior Dance Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday in the Richards Building Dance Studio Theatre (166 RB). Tickets cost $6 at byuarts.com/tickets. Vocal Performance: The largest collegiate male choral group in the United States, the BYU Men's Chorus, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets cost $6 to $10 at byuarts.com/tickets. Friday, March 25 Woodwind Concert: A student ensemble will perform in the School of Music's Woodwind Chamber Night at 7:30 p.m. at the University Parkway Center on the northeast corner of University Parkway and University Avenue. Admission is free. Saturday, March 26 Harp Performance: BYU's Harp Ensemble will perform in a recital at 3 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Tuesday, March 29 Trombone Concert: A student ensemble will perform in the School of Music's Trombone Choir concert at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Orchestra and Strings Concert: BYU's University Orchestra and University Strings will perform in a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets cost $3 a seat at byuarts.com/tickets. Wednesday, March 30 Songwriter Showcase: Students from the School of Music will perform new works in the Songwriter Showcase at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission to this Nashville-style event is free. Symphonic Concert: BYU's 85-member Symphony Orchestra will perform instrumental music at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets cost $6 and are available at byuarts.com/tickets. Note that the 2010-11 BYU arts season mrochure erroneously lists an additional performance by the BYU Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday, March 29. Wednesday is the only performance that will take place. Thursday, March 31 International Dance Showcase: BYU's International Folk Dance Ensemble presents a concert program at 7:30 p.m. at the Covey Center for the Arts. Tickets cost $8 for seniors, $9 for students and $10 for the public, available at coveycenter.org. The International Dance Showcase will feature traditional dances from more than a dozen nations, including Ukraine, Russia, Korea, Poland, Mexico and the United States. Student Directing Project: A showing of the student-made production called 'To Thine Own Self Be True: Being a Girl at BYU' will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. The presentation is sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Media Arts. Thursday and Friday, March 31-April 1 Contemporary Dance Showcase: The Department of Dance is presenting its Contemporary Dance Showcase, which features new contemporary works performed by students in the Richards Building Studio Theatre (166 RB). Tickets cost $6 and are available at byuarts.com/tickets. All Month Free Art Exhibits at the MOA: BYU's Museum of Art has a number of free exhibits on display throughout the month: 'Wide-Open Spaces: Capturing the Grandeur of the Southwest' includes a number of artists from the Western United States and explores how they capture the beautiful landscapes and people of the Southwest in art. The exhibit closes Thursday, March 10. The exhibit, 'Carl Bloch: The Master's Hand,' will continue until May 2011. The exhibit features works by Bloch, a 19th-century Danish artist, whose paintings of Jesus Christ are often used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Admission is free, but registration for tickets for this exhibit is required at carlbloch.byu.edu. 'e.g.' is an interactive art piece by Brian Knep that allows participants to walk through the art and watch it rebuild itself. 'Dorothea Lange's Three Mormon Towns,' a new exhibition at the BYU Museum of Art, features 21 of Lange's photographs from this series acquired by the museum. The exhibition also draws from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College Chicago and the collection of John and Lolita Dixon. The MOA is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The museum is closed Sundays. For tours and additional information, visit moa.byu.edu or call (801) 422-ARTS. Source: BYU News

by Ed Blaser In a single summer, Brigham Young University performing groups delivered more than 100 shows and countless workshops to thousands of people worldwide. Each year these groups, from the School of Music and Dance Department, leave Provo to share their love and energy with people around the globe. Living up to the university’s motto, “The world is our campus,” students traveled to nearly every continent, including North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The Chamber Orchestra’s tour of the eastern United States was filled with firsts for many of the student musicians. Not only did they bring their energy and sensational music to more than 7,000 people during their tour, they also learned about the roots of American culture and history. The group traveled to Washington, D.C.; Boston; New York City; and other historically significant cities. They were also afforded the opportunity to perform for a full house at Carnegie Hall, one of the United States’ most famous venues for classical and popular music. Carnegie Hall is known for its beauty, history and acoustics. Playing in the hall built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie was a definitely a first for Chamber Orchestra and director Kory Katseanes. During the tour a special outreach performance was arranged at a boys’ home for troubled teens in Rochester, New York. After the remarkable presentation, all who were present experienced feelings of peace, including one prison guard who responded to the show by saying, “This was the most relaxing hour I have had in 20 years!” Living Legends took its production, 'Seasons,' to Chile and delighted more than 18,000 audience members with a captivating storyline and an authentic performance. 'Seasons' incorporated themes from Chile’s own Latin American heritage, as well as the cultural heritage of Native American and Polynesian music and dance. Pablo Penailillo, the single Chilean member of Living Legends, recalled how the audience would stand up and sing along to the cueca, the national dance of Chile, and clap and cheer to la negra, a popular dance that originates in Mexico. Synthesis, the “Big Band” from BYU, was selected to perform at five international jazz festivals in England and Scotland, where visitors found more jazz per square inch than in New Orleans. The group made their way through Birmingham, Marlborough, Wigan, Durham and Edinburgh, and performed ten different times. Everywhere they went, the Synthesis musicians were received enthusiastically. Shows were sold out and others were bursting at the seams. People couldn’t help but tap their feet and nod their heads to the beats that resonated first in their ears and then in the heart., said director Ray Smith. Every measure presented a surprise – a complexity of rhythms and beats strung together in new and innovative ways. Chamber Orchestra, Living Legends and Synthesis originate in the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts and Communications. Meanwhile, the Young Ambassadors went “down under” to various cities on the eastern coast of Australia, as well as Tasmania. Their performance, 'The New American Songbook,' featured popular music from the 1960s through today, with a few Broadway hits mixed in. After a 25-year absence from the country, the Young Ambassadors were pleased to return with the opportunity to perform this show, which even included a few Australian folk songs. A highlight of the tour was the Young Ambassadors’ performance for the legislators in the Queensland State Parliament in Brisbane. The group’s presence was recorded in the minutes of Parliament – a first recognition of its kind for BYU. Mike Reynolds, speaker of Parliament, said afterward that he was impressed with the musical skill of the Ambassadors. Reynolds commented that in a time when academic institutions “have eliminated the academic music programs, BYU has chosen to showcase this important medium.” The Young Ambassadors are produced by the School of Music in cooperation with the Department of Dance. The International Folk Dance Ensemble was privileged to take its dancing to Central Europe and share the stage with some of the continent’s finest performing folk ensembles. The performance was a celebration of cultures. Ed Austin, artistic director, said, “The production is steeped in tradition – a patchwork of mankind’s finest expression– an attempt to preserve fragments of diversity that might otherwise be forgotten.” The U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, April Foley, called the production a “triumph” and extended her appreciation for the “tireless, young ensemble that showcased the cultural heritage of the United States.” Ambassador Foley also presented the group with the Ambassador’s Award for Cultural Diplomacy, which recognizes those who “display exceptional talent and exceptional service to the goal of friendship between America and Hungary.” A special occasion was afforded to the Ballroom Dance Company, which had the opportunity of performing at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Cultural Festival in The People's Republic of China. This event highlighted the diversity and spirit in the arts from around the globe. The occasion to take part in the Olympic festivities was a bright complement to BYU. Tour coordinator Rex Barrington explained, “The opportunity was granted largely because of the impressive reputation BYU performers have established in China over the years.” In the three weeks of their tour they also performed in Hong Kong and eight other cities throughout China, five of which would later host Olympic sporting events. A strong relationship with the Chinese Performing Arts Agency led to a full taping of their performance, with an estimated 480 million people watching on China Central Television this summer. During the tour, dancers were also able to share feelings of peace and comfort after the country experienced a devastating earthquake in central China, which took almost 70,000 lives. Brad Peterson said, “They received us wholeheartedly – their eyes were full of light and appreciation.” The International Folk Dance Ensemble and Ballroom Dance Company both originate in the Department of Dance of the College of Health and Human Performance. Performing Arts Management represents the touring ensembles that originate from the School of Music and the Department of Dance. Source: BYU News

by Marissa Ballantyne Brigham Young University’s Theatre Ballet will perform two works to honor master choreographer Antony Tudor in a diverse program that celebrates love on all its levels Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 21-23. The nightly performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre, and a matinee performance will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the BYU Fine Arts Ticket Office or by calling (801) 422-4322. The performance will begin with the Spanish flair of the classical “Paquita,” featuring principal dancers Jenny Macdonald and Roman Avramenko, then continue with classical and contemporary works that reflect the types of love as described by C.S. Lewis in his book, “The Four Loves.” Antony Tudor’s “Little Improvisations” represents “affection”; his “Continuo” and guest choreographer Wilson Domingues’ “Solsticio” reflect “romantic love”; Theatre Ballet Company director Shani Robison’s “Adagio” illuminates the love found in “friendship”; and the premiere performance of Robison’s “Dances to Life,” choreographed to music by Mack Wilberg, defines “charity.” This year, Theatre Ballet will perform two works by Antony Tudor, one of the master ballet choreographers of the past century, said promotion director Lynne Thompson. The company is one of a few select groups performing Tudor’s works in honor of the centennial year of his birth. “The company received a BYU Fulton Grant to host Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner, former principal dancers with American Ballet Theatre, to mentor the students in this rare opportunity to celebrate Tudor’s life and choreographic genius,” said Thompson. “Having danced Tudor’s works under his personal direction, they now represent the Tudor Trust and take his works to professional companies throughout the world.” “The reason why you do this is to enhance the good spirit of the world, and you really feel it here, a lot,” Gardner said of working with BYU Theatre Ballet.“Their work is solid and great, but more than that, it’s the spirit here and that’s rare.” For more information, contact Lynne Thompson at (801) 225-1775. Source: BYU News

by Marissa Ballantyne Dance, music and film will join together to portray compelling stories from the journals of the women of the Mormon Battalion in the Brigham Young University Dancers’ Company performance “Dance in Concert: Onward, Alone,” Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 31- Feb. 2. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets for all performances are $10 and can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling (801) 422-4322 or by visiting performances.byu.edu. The story of the Mormon Battalion soldiers – who in 1846 separated from the main exodus west by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – and their longest march in military history is well documented, but the equally compelling stories of the women they left behind on the plains of Iowa are largely untold. The morning the battalion marched away was a moment of sheer desperation for approximately 500 women who did not know when their husbands would return – or if they would return at all, said artistic director Caroline Prohosky. “Onward, Alone” will share the message that faith can help overcome any trial, no matter how difficult. Dance will merge with music, painting, poetry and film to reveal the inner thoughts, feelings and faith of the women who sacrificed so much to build a Church that would, in both principle and organization, testify of God and of His love for all people, Prohosky said. The Dancers’ Company, a winner in the American College Dance Festival competition, ignites audiences with its wide spectrum of dances styles that range from dramatic to comedic and lyrical to jazz. Organized in 1975, the company has taught workshops and performed throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in South America, east Asia, South Africa, Turkey, Australia, and Israel. The Dancers’ Company will tour Texas and New Mexico during February. For more information, contact Caroline Prohosky at (801) 422- 3345. Source: BYU News

2005-2006 BYU Fine Arts Calendar September 2005 Friday, Sept. 2 The American Piano Duo, Jeffrey Shumway and Del Parkinson, will perform classical favorites in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Thursday, Sept. 8 Duo pianists Irene Peery-Fox and Christie Peery-Skousen will perform in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Brigham Young University Museum of Art will host a “Black & White” party to celebrate its new exhibition, “Adam’s Dream: The photographs of Rodney Smith,” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view at the Museum through Jan. 16, 2006. Admission is free. Wednesday, Sept. 21 One of the masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age, “Fuente Ovejuna” by Lope de Vega, draws upon an actual 15th-century event where the villagers of Fuente Ovejuna rise up and take action against a licentious overlord. In a twist on typical chivalry, the women lead the men to avenge their wrongs and reclaim their honor. Translated by Gwynne Edwards and directed by Nestor Bravo Goldsmith, the production will run Sept. 21 through Oct. 8 in the Pardoe Theatre, with no evening performances on Sept. 24 and 27 and Oct. 1. Half-price dress rehearsals are Sept. 21 and 22. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. “World of Dance” performances will be held Sept. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 24 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The BYU Department of Dance presents its annual showcase of the International Folk Dance Ensemble, Ballroom Dance Company, The Dancers’ Company, Theatre Ballet, and Cougarettes. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” a 60-minute adaptation especially suited for children by BYU’s Young Company Shakespeare Troupe, will be performed Wednesday through Friday at 7 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. A matinee performance will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. It is adapted and directed by Christopher Clark. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Sept. 23 Truman Madsen, Michael Hicks and Leslie Norris will present “Praise to the Man: KBYU-FM’s Tribute to Joseph Smith.” An original production revealing musical connections to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the event will also include the world premiere of a KBYU-FM commissioned work by Robert Millet, to be performed by the BYU Honors String Quartet. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Monday, Sept. 26 Euripides’ “Iphigenia at Aulis,” presented by The University of Utah’s 35th Classical Greek Theatre Festival, will be at 5 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Directed by Larry West, “Iphigenia at Aulis” uses the myth of the Trojan War to debate and debunk the causes of war and Athenian ideology and culture. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, Sept. 27 The Jazz Showcase will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, Sept. 28 The Instrumental Showcase featuring the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Sept. 29 The Choral Showcase featuring BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus will be Thursday through Friday, Sept. 29-30, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Baritone J. Arden Hopkin will present a BYU faculty faculty recital, accompanied by Larry Blackburn on piano, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. October 2005 Wednesday, Oct. 5 The BYU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, conducted by David Blackinton and Don Peterson, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Oct. 6 BYU composer-in-residence Murray Boren will present his composition “The Joseph Sonnets” at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The Utah Symphony, under the direction of Keith Lockhart with Isabelle Faust on violin, will present an evening of music that is “Distinctly DvoŠ™Á¡k” as they perform several works by the Czech composer at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. A free pre-concert lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Oct. 7 Mike Ohman will perform organ music during Silent Film Night at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Saturday, Oct. 8 Group for New Music and Group for Experimental Music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Tuesday, Oct. 11 Larry Zalkind, principal trombonist of the Utah Symphony, will perform at 5:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The BYU Philharmonic Orchestra will present Durham’s “New England Pastorale” and Musorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Oct. 13 Celebrate the bicentennial of the birth of the Prophet Joseph Smith during Homecoming Spectacular Thursday and Friday, Oct. 13-14, at the Marriott Center. Broadcaster Jane Clayson Johnson will host the event featuring the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Dancers’ Company, Vocal Point, The Young Ambassadors, Living Legends and Nauvoo Brass Band. Selections will include original arrangements of such hymns as “A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief” and “Praise to the Man.” For on-sale dates and availability, call the Marriott Center Ticket Office at (801) 422-2981. The BYU Singers and Concert Choir, under the direction of Ronald Staheli and Rosalind Hall, will perform Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14-15, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Oct. 14 The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band, directed by Steve Call, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, Oct. 19 Oboist Nancy Ambrose King will perform a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. King has been described by American Record Guide as “a lovely player with a tone that surpasses that of most other American oboe soloists.” For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Oct. 20 The Orpheus Winds Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The quintet features April Clayton on flute, Jaren Hinckley on clarinet, Geralyn Giovannetti on oboe, Christian Smith on bassoon and Laurence Lowe on horn. Admission is free. Friday, Oct. 21 “Sophie’s Daughters IV,” an evening of music and conversation featuring works by Germanic female composers, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, Oct. 26 George Bernard Shaw’s engaging comedy “Getting Married,” directed by Barta Lee Heiner, will run Oct. 26 through Nov. 12, with no performance on Nov. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. When confusion ignites on a young couple’s wedding day, the clergy, a lovesick fool and the coal-maker’s wife join with a family to ask the question, “Is a marriage a tiresome abyss, or a worthy ideal?” Half-price dress rehearsal performances are Oct. 26-27. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The annual OcTUBAfest will take place Oct. 26-29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free to all events. - Wednesday, Oct. 26 — Tuba and Euphonium Student Showcase - Thursday, Oct. 27 — Steve Call, tuba and euphonium - Friday, Oct. 28 — Utah Premiere Brass with guest tuba and euphonium soloists - Saturday, Oct. 29 — Grand OcTUBAfest Concert November 2005 Wednesday, Nov. 2 The Brigham Young University School of Music’s production “The Book of Gold” will run Nov. 2-12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. With music by Murray Boren and libretto by Glen Nelson, the original opera will feature guest artists from the Metropolitan Opera, Ariel Bybee and Jennifer Welch-Babidge, and Darrell Babidge. Based on original documents and never-before published historical records from the events of 1827-1830, the world premiere of this opera will be a delight for the entire family to enjoy. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, Nov. 8 Saxophone Chamber Night will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, Nov. 9 The BYU Jazz Voices and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kelly Eisenhour, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Alexandra Mackenzie, will run Nov. 9-19 and Nov. 30-Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. Questioning the very nature of our expressions of love, Shakespeare’s sparkling wit and comic playing carry us to places of theatrical delight and darkest deception. Childhood friends Proteus and Valentine have fallen in love with the same woman. Come watch and enjoy. Half-price preview performances are Nov. 9-10. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Nov. 10 The Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus, directed by Rosalind Hall and Jean Applonie, will perform Thursday and Friday, Nov. 10-11, at 7:30 p.m. in the Provo Tabernacle. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Nov. 11 The group DancEnsemble will perform Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12, at 7:30 p.m. in 166 Richards Building. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, Nov. 15 Guest artists the New York New Music Ensemble will perform, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The group will also give a free lecture Thursday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Brigham Young University Marching Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, Nov. 17 Faculty artist Jeffrey Shumway will perform a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Friday, Nov. 18 A “Joseph Smith Bicentennial Concert,” commissioned by BYU’s Barlow Endowment for Music Composition will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The concert will feature four new works in celebration of the bicentennial of the Prophet Joseph Smith’s birth for the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Wind Symphony and BYU Philharmonic Orchestra. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Folk Music Ensemble, directed by Mark Geslison, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. BYU’s Children’s DanceWorks with DancEnsemble will perform at 4 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. in 166 Richards Building. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. A BYU Ballet Showcase will be held Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18-19, at 7:30 p.m. in 166 Richards Building. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Saturday, Nov. 19 The a cappella group Vocal Point will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. A Harp Solo and Ensemble Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Tuesday, Nov. 29 String Chamber Night will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The BYU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, conducted by David Blackinton and Don Peterson, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, Nov. 30 The popular jazz group Synthesis, directed by Ray Smith, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. A Songwriters Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. December 2005 Thursday, Dec. 1 The Jazz Lab Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Friday, Dec. 2 The combined choirs and BYU Philharmonic Orchestra will perform “Celebration of Christmas” Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Jazz Combo Night will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. “Christmas Around the World,” featuring the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble, will be presented Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. A matinee performance will be held Saturday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. For on-sale dates and availability, call the Marriott Center Ticket Office at (801) 422-2981. Tuesday, Dec. 6 The University Orchestra and University Strings will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. A Woodwind Chamber Night will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, Dec. 7 The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eric Hansen, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. Mark Ammons will direct the Jazz Ensemble as they perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, Dec. 8 The University Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. Panoramic Steel and the BYU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Ron Brough, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Dec. 23 Tenor Lawrence Vincent will perform a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The recital will include four new song cycles about the Prophet Joseph Smith. Admission is free. Jan. 2006 Wednesday, Jan. 18 The Q’d up Faculty Jazz Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The quintet includes Ray Smith on reeds, Ron Brough on percussion, Steve Lindeman on keyboards, Jay Lawrence on percussion and Matt Larson on bass. Admission is free. Tuesday, Jan. 24 The BYU Young Artists of Voice Competition will be held Tuesday and Saturday, Jan. 24 and 28, at 7:30 p.m., and Thursday, Jan. 26, at 5:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, Jan. 25 Elton John and Tim Rice’s “Aida” will be performed Jan. 25-Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. An enslaved Nubian princess, Aida, is torn between her duty to her people and her love for the captain of the Egyptian guard, Radames. From a contemporary museum to the opulent halls of ancient Egypt, this Tony Award-winning musical explores the “elaborate lives” of two extraordinary characters. Half-price dress rehearsals are Jan. 25-26. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Jan. 26 The BYU Department of Dance will present “Dance in Concert,” directed by Rebecca Phillips and featuring Paul Taylor’s modern masterwork “Esplanade,” Jan. 26-28 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. February 2006 Wednesday, Feb. 1 The Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Kory Katseanes, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The orchestra will perform works by Gershwin and Holst as well as Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, “Haffner.” For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Feb. 3 Winter Choirfest will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The concert will feature the BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, Feb. 8 Gertrude Chandler Warner’s “The Boxcar Children” will be performed Feb. 8-18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. Based on the classic children’s books, the boxcar orphans Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny explore the meaning of love and family in trying times and experience an adventure so large that the walls of an old, red boxcar simply aren’t enough to contain it. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Feb. 9 The Music/Dance/Theatre Showcase will be presented Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9-10, at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Living Legends will perform Native American, Latin American and Polynesian music and dance Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 9-11, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Feb. 10 The Folk Dance Ensemble will perform Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, at 7:30 p.m. in 166 Richards Building. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, Feb. 14 Guest artist Arthur Greene will perform piano solos at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Mr. Greene received degrees from Yale and Juilliard, and has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the San Francisco, Utah and National Symphonies. Admission is free. Wednesday, Feb. 15 The Brassworks Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The quintet features David Brown and David Blackinton on trumpet, Laurence Lowe on horn, Will Kimball on trombone and Steve Call on tuba. Admission is free. Thursday, Feb. 16 The Deseret Piano Trio will perform Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The trio features Jeffrey Shumway on piano, Monte Belknap on violin and Julie Bevan on cello. Admission is free. Thursday, Feb. 16 The Young Ambassadors will perform Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 16-18, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee Feb. 16 at 2 p.m., in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Feb. 17 Group for New Music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Tuesday, Feb. 21 The BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kory Katseanes, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Selections will include Robertson’s Cello Concert with BYU faculty artist Julie Bevan, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, “The Titan.” For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, Feb. 22 Students from the BYU Opera Program will present “Opera Scenes” Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 22-25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, Feb. 23 The Brigham Young University Dance Department will present “Ballet in Concert,” directed by Jan Dijkwel, Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. March 2006 Wednesday, March 1 The Faculty Brass Chamber Night will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The BYU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, conducted by David Blackinton and Don Peterson, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, March 2 The Utah Symphony, conducted by Keith Lockhart, will present “Echos in Aqua” at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The concert will feature baritone Stephen Salters and the Utah Symphony Chorus, and selections will include Picker’s “Old and Lost Rivers,” Handel’s Water Music Suite and Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 1, “A Sea Symphony.” A free pre-concert lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, March 3 Cleveland Signstage Theatre will present “Beauty and the Beast” Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee March 4 at 2 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. Dramatized by William Morgan for young audiences, a combined cast of hearing and deaf actors will perform the classic story of sacrifice and love simultaneously in English and American Sign Language. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Orpheus Winds Quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The quintet features April Clayton on flute, Jaren Hinckley on clarinet, Geralyn Giovannetti on oboe, Christian Smith on bassoon, and Laurence Lowe on horn. Admission is free. Saturday, March 4 The a cappella group Vocal Point will perform at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, March 7 Evening of Concertos with BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kory Katseanes, will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The concert will feature the instrumental student winners from the BYU School of Music concerto auditions. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Guest saxophonist Eugene Rousseau will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Rousseau is a distinguished professor emeritus at Indiana University and has been on the faculty of the University of Minnesota since 2000. He remains active as a soloist and teacher, presenting concerts and master classes throughout the world. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, March 8 BYU Jazz Voices, directed by Kelly Eisenhour, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. An “Evening of Arias” with the BYU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eric Hansen, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The concert will feature the vocal student winners from the BYU School of Music. Admission is free. “Angels Unaware: A Story of Joan of Arc” written by Melissa Leilani Larson and directed by David Morgan, will be performed March 8-25, with no performance March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Margetts Theatre. When France had lost hope in gaining back its faith and patriotism, a young girl named Joan accepted the call to arms from her Lord and Savior. Experience the trials of virtue, faith and martyrdom as three women strive to understand the purposes of God. Half-price dress rehearsal performances are March 14 and 15. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, March 9 The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band directed by Steve Call will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, March 10 The jazz group Synthesis, directed by Ray Smith, will perform Friday and Saturday, March 10-11, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Christian Wolff Trio with Christian Wolff, Larry Polansky and Kui Dong and the BYU Group for Experimental Music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Christian Wolff is the only living member of the highly influential New York School of composers. The trio and Group for Experimental Music will perform Wolff’s partially improvised “Exercises.” Admission is free. Tuesday, March 14 Saxophone Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The dance group BodyVox will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. BodyVox combines diverse forms of dance, media and stage design to create theatre experiences that are moving in multiple ways. Uplifting and often uproarious, this progressive dance company entertains audiences with breathtaking physicality, striking imagery and guffaws--inducing wit and whimsy. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, March 15 Brass Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, March 16 The BYU Department of Dance will present “Cougarettes in Concert” directed by Jodi Maxfield at 7:30 p.m. in 166 Richards Building. A matinee performance will be held Saturday, March 18, at 2 p.m. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, March 17 The Chamber Orchestra will perform a send-off concert for its British Isles tour at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The concert will feature Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “Italian.” For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Folk Music Ensemble, directed by Mark Geslison, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Saturday, March 18 The Concert Choir conducted by Rosalind Hall will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, March 21 Faculty artist Douglas E. Bush will perform an organ recital in commemoration of J. S. Bach’s birthday at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The American Piano Quartet will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The quartet, featuring Robin Hancock, Scott Holden, Paul Pollei and Jeffrey Shumway, performs and records works composed and arranged specifically for two pianos/eight hands. The quartet has toured throughout the United States, South America, Canada, the Far East and Europe. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, March 22 String Chamber Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, March 23 The BYU Invitational Songwriters Showcase will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Nationally known songwriters from the music industry will perform their works. Admission is free. Living Legends will perform Native American, Latin American and Polynesian music and dance at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, March 24 The BYU Singers, conducted by Ronald Staheli, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Saturday, March 25 Woodwind Chamber Night will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The Brigham Young University School of Music will present “Harp Tangos with the Light of the Silent Stars” at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The event will feature BYU’s Harp Ensemble, BYU dancers and the University of Utah Chamber Choir. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, March 28 A Songwriters Showcase will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. The Women’s Chorus, conducted by Jean Applonie, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, March 29 The comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace,” written by Joseph Kesselring and directed by Laurie Harrop-Purser, will be performed March 29- April 15, with no performances on April 1 and 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. Murderous criminals, romantic strife, insane in-laws and arsenic all served up in a glass of elderberry wine will make you sit back, relax and enjoy your peaceful visit with Barta Heiner and Janet Swenson as the Brewster sisters. Quirky and intriguing, this play about plays will have you on the edge of your seat. Half-price dress rehearsal performances will be March 26 and 30. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Mark Ammons will direct the Jazz Ensemble as they perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, March 30 The Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eric Hansen, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. The Music/Dance/Theatre New York Showcase will be presented Thursday and Friday, March 30-31, at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. April 2006 Tuesday, April 4 The University Band, conducted by Fred McInnis, will perform Tuesday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, April 5 The jazz group Synthesis, directed by Ray Smith, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The BYU Flute Choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Thursday, April 6 Jazz Combo Night will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Friday, April 7 The Panoramic Steel and Percussion Ensemble, directed by Ron Brough, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Men’s Chorus, conducted by Rosalind Hall, will perform Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. The Ballroom Dance Company will present “Ballroom in Concert,” directed by Lee Wakefield, Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Marriott Center. A matinee performance will be held Saturday, April 8, at 2 p.m. For on-sale dates and availability, call the Marriott Center Ticket Office at (801) 422-2981. Tuesday, April 11 The Jazz Lab Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Wednesday, April 12 The BYU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band, conducted by David Blackinton and Don Peterson, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, April 13 The BYU Jazz Voices and Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Kelly Eisenhour, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Friday, April 14 The combined choirs and BYU Philharmonic Orchestra will perform music of Respighi and Bach Friday and Saturday, April 14-15, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, April 18 The BYU University Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. May 2006 Friday, May 12 The BYU Children’s and Teen’s Creative Dance Program will present “Evening of Dance” Friday and Saturday, May 12-13, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Wednesday, May 31 “Sarah, Plain and Tall,” written by Patricia MacLachlan and directed by Amy Petersen Jensen, will be presented May 31-June 17, with no performances June 6-7 and no evening performance June 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre. When a lonely 19th-century widower with two children advertises for a wife, Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton answers, “I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and tell them I sing.” The new family comes to understand love as they struggle to create a new life together in the Midwest. Half-price dress rehearsal performances will be May 31 and June 1. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, June 15 The BYU Spring Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Admission is free. Source: BYU News

September 2005 Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar At the Museum of Art A new exhibit featuring the photographic dreamscapes of Rodney Smith will be on display through Jan. 16, 2006. “Adam’s Dream: The Photographs of Rodney Smith” will be on view in the Conway A. Ashton and Carl E. Jackman Gallery on the museum’s second floor. The exhibit consists of 69 black-and-white gelatin silver prints drawn from all phases of Smith’s career, with an emphasis on his commercial work during the 1990s. 'Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda' by Carl Bloch, along with other recent acquisitions to the museum’s permanent collection, is on display in the main lobby area. Every Monday night in the Museum of Art auditorium, there will be storytelling for all ages. The Artful Tales program is free and gives two 35-minute presentations at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The 7 p.m. presentation is geared toward families from the community and the 8 p.m. presentation is geared toward university students. The goal of this program is to help people develop a better connection with and understanding of Greek beliefs. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information on exhibits and museum programs, call (801) 378-ARTS. Friday, Sept. 2 The American Piano Duo, Jeffrey Shumway and Del Parkinson, will perform classical favorites in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Thursday, Sept. 8 Duo pianists Irene Peery-Fox and Christie Peery-Skousen will perform in the Madsen Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. The Brigham Young University Museum of Art will host a “Black & White” party to celebrate its new exhibition, “Adam’s Dream: The photographs of Rodney Smith,” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view at the Museum through Jan. 16, 2006. Admission is free. Wednesday, Sept. 21 One of the masterpieces of the Spanish Golden Age, “Fuente Ovejuna” by Lope de Vega draws upon an actual 15th-century event where the villagers of Fuente Ovejuna rise up and take action against a licentious overlord. In a twist on typical chivalry, the women lead the men to avenge their wrongs and reclaim their honor. Translated by Gwynne Edwards and directed by Nestor Bravo Goldsmith, the production will run Sept. 21 through Oct. 8 in the Pardoe Theatre at 7:30 p.m.. with no evening performances on Sept. 24, 27, and Oct. 1. Half-price dress rehearsals are Sept. 21 and 22. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. “World of Dance” performances will be held Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The BYU Department of Dance performs its annual showcase of the International Folk Dance Ensemble, Ballroom Dance Company, The Dancers’ Company, Theatre Ballet, and Cougarettes. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” a 60-minute adaptation especially suited for children by BYU’s Young Company Shakespeare Troupe, will be performed Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 21-23, at 7 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. A matinee performance will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. It is adapted and directed by Christopher Clark. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Friday, Sept. 23 Truman Madsen, Michael Hicks and Leslie Norris present “Praise to the Man: KBYU-FM’s Tribute to Joseph Smith.” An original production revealing musical connections to the Prophet Joseph Smith, the event will also include the world premiere of a KBYU-FM commissioned work by Robert Millet, performed by the BYU Honors String Quartet. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Monday, Sept. 26 Euripides’ “Iphigenia at Aulis,” presented by The University of Utah’s 35th Classical Greek Theatre Festival, will be at 5 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Directed by Larry West, “Iphigenia at Aulis” uses the myth of the Trojan War to debate and debunk the causes of war and Athenian ideology and culture. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Tuesday, Sept. 27 The Jazz Showcase will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe//. Wednesday, Sept. 28 The Instrumental Showcase featuring the BYU Philharmonic Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band will be presented at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Thursday, Sept. 29 The Choral Showcase featuring BYU Singers, Concert Choir, Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus will be Thursday through Friday, Sept. 29-30, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/. Baritone J. Arden Hopkin will present a BYU faculty faculty recital, accompanied by Larry Blackburn on piano, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free. Source: BYU News

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar January 2004 All month: 'On the Road with C.C.A. Christensen: The Moving Panorama' at the BYU Museum of Art. Carl Christian Anton (C.C.A.) Christensen, a Danish immigrant who worked and lived in Utah, was one of several Utah artists to use this popular art form. Christensen produced four panoramas, two of which are being exhibited in the Museum of Art. The exhibition presents two large moving panoramas. Accompanying the exhibition is a re-enactment of the 19th-century performance given by Christensen when he traveled his panorama to localities throughout Utah and Idaho. The 40-minute panorama performance will be presented every Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. and every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibit is free and the public is welcome to attend. '150 Years of American Painting' at the BYU Museum of Art is a permanent installation of paintings by renowned artists such as Frederic Edwin Church, Maynard Dixon, John Singer Sargent, and many local Utah favorites such as Mahonri Young. Admission is free. 'Outside Inside: Fragments of Place' continues on display at the BYU Museum of Art. This ambiguous exhibition title refers to a project in which seven Australian artists were commissioned to examine the extended community that has gathered along the Wasatch Front. These artists were selected for their ability to sensitively analyze cultures, social behaviors, geographic spaces and historical foundations, and manifest their research in thought-provoking ways. 'Outside Inside' is on display through April 27, 2004. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend. 'Contemporary Spaces, Underlying Culture' remains on display at the BYU Museum of Art. The exhibition brings together five artists who use photography as a means of exploring ideas related to a sense of place, cultural identity, human interaction and the nature of artistic expression in contemporary life. 'Contemporary Spaces' is on display through Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend. Thursday, Jan. 8 The Utah Symphony Orchestra will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The performance will feature Britten's 'Sinfonia a Requiem,' Vaughn Williams' Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; and Dvorak's Concerto for orchestra and cello in B Minor, op. 104. The concert will be conducted by Keith Lockhart and will feature Shauna Rolston, cello. Tickets at $20 and $4 off with BYU or student ID are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hafc. Wednesday, Jan. 14 through Friday, Jan. 16 BYU's Living Legends, a celebration of Native American, Polynesian and Latin American music and dance will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets at $10 and $2 off with BYU or student ID are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hafc. Saturday, Jan. 17 The Intercollegiate Band, the finest musicians from Utah's colleges and universities, will perform under the direction of guest conductor Jerry Junkin from the University of Texas at Austin beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend. Saturday, Jan. 17 The Amadeus Trio, one of the most dynamic chamber music groups performing today, including Timothy Baker, violin, Jeffrey Solow, cello, and Marian Hahn, piano, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. A free master class will be offered Saturday, Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Tickets for the concert at $9 with $3 off with BYU or student ID are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hafc. To learn more about the Amadeus Trio visit www.amadeustrio.com. Tuesday, Jan. 20 Dallas Brass, directed by Michael Levine, is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a performance tour that includes BYU. Dallas Brass is recognized as one of America's foremost musical ensembles. A unique blend of traditional brass instruments with a full complement of drums and percussion creates a performing entity of extraordinary range and musical challenges that the entire family will enjoy. Featuring Jason Ayoub, horn; Brian Neal, trumpet; Jose Sibaja, trumpet; Michael Levine, trombone; Deanna Swoboda, tuba; and Daniel Hostetler, percussion. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m., in the de Jong Concert Hall. Tickets at $9 and $3 off with BYU or student ID are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hafc. To learn more about the Dallas Brass visit www.dallasbrass.com. Wednesday, Jan. 21 through Saturday, Feb. 7 Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller, directed and choreographed by Pat Debenham, with music direction by Randy Boothe will be presented at the Pardoe Theatre. You'll have reason to celebrate the heyday of rock 'n' roll when you are at Smokey Joe's Café, where the American pop that defined an era is transposed into exciting musical theatre. When you hear 40 favorites like 'Hound Dog,' 'Love Potion No. 9,' 'Jailhouse Rock,' 'Stand by Me' and 'Yakety Yak.' You won't just be strollin' down memory lane, you'll be dancin' in the aisles. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Previews are Wednesday, Jan. 21, and Thursday, Jan. 22. A matinee performance will be given Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. There will be no performances Sundays or Mondays. Tickets are $14 and $4 off with BYU or student ID. Tickets for previews and matinee performances are $5. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hafc. Wednesday, Jan. 28 The Q'd Up Faculty Jazz Quintet, features Ray Smith, reeds; Ron Brough, percussion; Steve Lindeman, keyboards; Jay Lawrence, vibes; and Matt Larson, bass. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend. Thursday, Jan. 29 through Saturday, Jan. 31 The Dancer's Company will appear in concert, with artistic direction by Rebecca Wright Phillips. 'Song of Deliverance,' dedicated to LDS pioneer heritage, is a tribute to the past, along with a beautiful piece by Bill Evans, 'For Betty,' to music by Antonio Vivaldi. 'April,' choreographed by guest artist Nana Shineflug of the Chicago Moving Company, is structurally based on the bell curve. 'Wheelenese Waltz,' a Viennese waltz like you've never seen before, is sure to bring a laugh, and the dancers' own choreographic premiere will bring us up to date as dancers use stunt stilts to leap, jump, and flip into the 21st century. Performances are in the de Jong Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance Saturday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. All tickets at $5 are available at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hfac. Thursday, Jan. 29 The Special Collections Motion Picture Archives Film Series presents 'Angels with Dirty Faces' at 7 p.m. in the Harold B. Lee Library auditorium. The mannerisms that made James Cagney famous (and earned him an Academy Award nomination) were established in this exciting crime drama that features the Dead End Kids, later known as the Bowery Boys. The final scene is a movie milestone. Directed by Michael Curtiz with movement and flair, it co-stars Pat O'Brian, Humphrey Bogart and Ann Sheridan. Admission is free. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Early arrival is recommended as seating is limited. Children ages 8 and over are welcome. Saturday, Jan. 31 The American Piano Duo featuring Jeffrey Shumway and Del Parkinson will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend. Source: BYU News