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Education Beyond the Classroom: CFAC Students Travel the World for Experiential Learning Opportunities

June 04, 2024 02:49 PM
Students From the College of Fine Arts and Communications (CFAC) Travel Nationally and Internationally to Gain Real-World Experience and Share Their Talents While Studying Abroad, Competing, Interning & Performing
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Music Performance Grad Ashley Rands on Her Trombone Performance Journey

April 05, 2023 03:37 PM
Rands Will Graduate in April of 2023 With a BA in Music Performance: Brass
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Music Performance Grad John Burton on Taking His Passion to an International Level

April 05, 2023 03:19 PM
Burton Will Graduate in April of 2023 With a BA in Music Performance: Woodwind
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Music Performance Grad McKenna Taylor on Touching People With Music

April 05, 2023 02:59 PM
Taylor Will Graduate in April 2023 With a BM in Music Performance: Strings
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Organ Performance Grad Amber Dahlberg Seeks to Serve Through Music

April 21, 2022 12:26 PM
Over the past four years, associate university carillonneur Amber Dahlberg has enjoyed what she calls “the best view” of BYU. From the carillon inside the top of the bell tower, the BYU student has performed hundreds of the university’s traditional 30-minute noon recitals, providing an inspiring campus soundtrack for students, staff and visitors going about their business.
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BBC Radio Features Music Professor’s Trio Hat Trick on Composer of the Week Program

November 11, 2021 12:00 AM
Clayton’s group Hat Trick first recorded Sofia Gubaidulina’s piece “Garden of Joys and Sorrows” in 2014
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Music Major Greg Smith on How the Arts Can Shape Faith and Purpose

April 09, 2021 12:00 AM
Smith — a native of Pampa, Texas — will graduate in April with a BA in piano performance
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Outdoor Lessons Bring Live Music to BYU Campus

October 28, 2020 12:00 AM
COVID precautions create unexpected benefits for students and faculty
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BYU Flute Professor April Clayton Launches Series of Instructional YouTube Videos

June 17, 2020 12:00 AM
“Flute Tube” is geared towards Clayton’s flute students, but videos for general musicians are also included on the channel When BYU School of Music professor April Clayton started a YouTube channel in early 2013, she had one purpose in mind: share her performance of the piece “Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa,” composed by Phillip Bimstein. But when COVID-19 hit seven years later, Clayton saw an opportunity to revive her channel to provide additional assistance to her students. The result was a series of videos known as “Flute Tube.” “I knew very early on in this pandemic that I wanted to begin posting some instructional videos for my students,” Clayton said. “I felt their lesson experience over Zoom was too sparse — I wanted to provide another learning tool for them. I knew this was a chance to explain some topics truly in depth. In fact, it gave me a platform to go into much more depth as a teacher than I am usually able.” Read the full article at music.byu.edu.
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School of Music Student Wins National Composition Award

June 16, 2020 12:00 AM
In place of an annual conference, winners were invited to record their winning compositions
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BYU Percussion Professor Darren Bastian Records Musical Tribute for First Vision Bicentennial

June 09, 2020 12:00 AM
Bastian made a marimba recording from his home to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision
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Three School of Music Professors Come Together Virtually to Create Music Video

April 09, 2020 12:00 AM
Jason Bergman (trumpet), Jared Pierce (piano) and Alex Woods (violin) performed a hymn that they previously recorded together for recently released album “Be Still My Soul: Songs of Hope and Inspiration”
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Pianist Spencer Hodgson Prayerfully Navigates Shifting Career Path

April 08, 2020 12:00 AM
Hodgson — from Sandy, Utah — will graduate with a BM in music performance with an emphasis in piano on April 24, 2020
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Violinist Spencer Day Confronts Performance Anxiety, Develops Artistry in School of Music

April 03, 2020 12:00 AM
Day — from Sandy, Utah — will graduate with a BM in music performance with an emphasis in strings on April 24, 2020
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BYU Music Professor Works with Alum to Give Centennial Middle School Band a Festival Experience

March 31, 2020 12:00 AM
Centennial Middle School band director Peter Werner reached out to his former professor Don Peterson after the cancellation of the State Junior High Band Festival
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Music Professor Jason Bergman Releases Album of Hymns Performed on Trumpet

January 10, 2020 12:00 AM
Bergman collaborated with industry professionals and BYU faculty and students in arranging, performing and recording each song on the album
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Jared Sampson Talks About Canadian Brass and Balancing Performance and Skill

May 01, 2019 12:00 AM
Sampson rehearsed and played with Canadian Brass in a recent BRAVO! masterclass Students in the School of Music recently met and performed with renowned quintet Canadian Brass. While the masterclass was one of many presented by guest artists through BYU’s BRAVO! Performing Arts Series, it proved to be a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity for music education major and tuba player Jared Sampson. As a performer himself, Sampson hopes to combat stigmas directed at tuba players. He was grateful for the example of Chuck Daellenbach’s musicality and showmanship on an instrument that is sometimes misunderstood and devalued in the music world.
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Flutist Catherine Boyack Shares Joys, Challenges from Her Time in the School of Music

April 12, 2019 12:00 AM
Boyack will perform at the Department of Dance, School of Music and Department of Theatre and Media Arts Convocation at 3 p.m. on April 26
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