Chamber Orchestra Archives - BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:45:34 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Arts & Comms: Behind the Cameras https://cfac-archived.byu.edu/college/arts-and-comms-behind-the-cameras/ Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:29:38 +0000 https://cfac-archived.byu.edu/?p=55801 The post Arts & Comms: Behind the Cameras appeared first on BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications.

]]> BYU Chamber Orchestra, Lea Salonga Beat Out Stiff Competition for BroadwayWorld Award https://cfac-archived.byu.edu/awards-achievements/byu-chamber-orchestra-lea-salonga-beat-out-stiff-competition-for-broadwayworld-award/ Thu, 10 Sep 2020 17:06:56 +0000 https://cfac-archived.byu.edu/?p=52685 A collaborative album between the BYU Chamber Orchestra and Broadway superstar Lea Salonga, “The Story of My Life: Lea Salonga Live from Manila,” recently received the 2020 BroadwayWorld Album Award for Best New EP/Solo Release. For a university orchestra to win an award like this is “unheard of,” said BYU professor Kory Katseanes, who conducted the performance. It was recorded with a live audience for the album at the end of the orchestra’s three-week tour of the Philippines in 2017. BroadwayWorld is the predominant social media organization of Broadway. Salonga and the BYU Chamber Orchestra beat out illustrious competition for the Best Solo Release award, with runners-up including Ben Platt of “Dear Evan Hansen,” Leslie Odom Jr. of “Hamilton” and star Kristin Chenoweth. “This isn’t a college award,” Katseanes noted. “It’s an award for professionally produced albums on Broadway. It’s unbelievable — but not undeserved — that BYU won.” Read the full article on the University Communications website.

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