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Arts & Comms: Behind the Cameras

Alyssa Anderson — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 22:29:38 +0000

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Hispanic Productions Take Center Stage for BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts

Chris Hayes — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:41:38 +0000

Three evenings of performances explore the work of Cuban American playwright María Irene Fornés Livestream performance schedule: November 19, 7:30 p.m. November 20, 7:30 p.m. November 21, 7:30 p.m. Please note: A free ticket is required to attend one of the livestreamed performances. See BYU Arts for full details. At a time when important conversations about race are taking place across the BYU campus and throughout the country, the Department of Theatre and Media Arts is producing two livestreamed plays that feature a Hispanic cast, director and playwright. “Letters from Cuba” and “Manual for a Desperate Crossing” were written by Cuban American playwright María Irene Fornés, who passed away in 2018. “Letters from Cuba” is based on three decades of letters Fornés received from her brother in Havana, while “Manual for a Desperate Crossing” is about a fictional crossing from Cuba to Key West, inspired by interviews with survivors who fled Cuba on homemade rafts. Director and BYU theatre professor Kris Peterson was scheduled to direct “Wendy and Peter Pan,” this past March, only to have the event postponed until fall when campus shut down due to COVID. When the play was canceled for a second time, Peterson was asked if she would like to direct one of the fall virtual performances instead. Read the full article at BYU Arts.

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TMA Alumni Perform ‘Twelfth Night’ With COVID-19 Precautions

Noelle Barrus — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 18:15:36 +0000

Alumni explain challenges and blessings of being an artist during the pandemic This July, five BYU alumni — Kristian Huff, Jeanelle Huff, Spencer Hunsicker, Courtney Moreland and Jordan Nichols — performed in a production of “Twelfth Night” at the Creekside Theatre Fest. “It was great to perform with BYU alumni and to make new friends from other universities, too,” said Moreland, a BYU acting alumna. “It was also neat to see how much of a community of theatre there is in Utah Valley beyond just students.” Due to COVID-19, the rehearsal and performing conditions were atypical. Not only did cast members have to wear masks during rehearsals, but they also limited their social interactions outside of rehearsals. “The responsibility is a lot greater on actors right now because if someone gets sick, it would let the whole show down,” said BYU acting alumna Jeanelle Huff, who performed in the show with her husband. “We had to be really selfless and make the show our first priority. We said no to a lot of fun activities we could have done during that time.” The company set several other precautions for the show: for example, there were no concessions, they set up seating in painted-out spaces, masks were strongly recommended, and there was a separate entrance for the elderly and those at high risk. These precautions were a priority to the company, although they did present new challenges to the cast. “Because we were all wearing masks, connecting with the other actors was difficult. We couldn’t take facial expression cues until we were performing,” said BYU music dance theatre alum Kristian Huff. “It was also a challenge to find the right vision the director wanted without being able to use half of your face.” Despite the setbacks, the professional atmosphere at BYU prepared these actors for unique challenges in any professional setting. “We knew how to be adaptable and adjust when problems happen in a show,” said Kristian Huff. “At BYU, we learned how to roll with challenges that can arise during a show. COVID-19 is just a blown-up example of smaller principles we have been taught our entire college experiences at BYU. ” Since there haven’t been opportunities for live theatre lately, the chance to perform “Twelfth Night” was unique. Many artists have had to be creative in finding other work opportunities. “A couple of BYU alumni started writing plays together and reviewing each other’s plays,” said Moreland. “There are some brilliant ways to keep the creative juices flowing and keep skills sharp even in a time with fewer opportunities.” With the impacts of COVID-19 damaging the artistic community, the Huffs believe it is important for people to support the arts and for artists to keep creating — especially when art is what people turn to for entertainment while social distancing. “Right now, giving up on creating art would defeat our calling and purpose as artists,” said Jeanelle Huff. “We can still create art while also doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Artists have been proving that. The job of the artist is to connect hearts and minds, and to teach and change. That’s needed now more than ever.”

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Share Your Story: #CFACGrad Cameron Cox

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:32:45 +0000

Graduating theatre student Cameron Cox reflects on his time at BYU What I appreciate most about having a major centered in the arts is that I can point to specific projects and performances that have shaped who I am as a theatre maker and what each performance taught me. I am disappointed to have the last year of my undergraduate cut short, but am happy to comply with responsible social distancing measures advised. Given my lack of a formal graduation and the opportunity provided by the College of Fine Arts and Communications #CFACGrad campaign, I would like to pay tribute to the academic opportunities my BYU experience has given me. My first BYU production was stage managing a student Mask Club production of Sarah Ruhl’s “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” I was young and eager, and definitely had a learning curve realizing all of the different responsibilities that I would have to adopt as a part of this job. But the text was beautiful and introduced me to a subspecies of less mainstream theatre to discover. Working on this also provided me with the contacts to become a resident stage manager of the Nelke Experimental Theatre. That job has been the catalyst for my volunteer work on so many different Mask Club projects including stage managing a production of “The Little Prince,” which to this day may be the most successful concept execution of a student performance I have ever seen. This also allowed me to jump into the world of lighting design by working on a production of “Finding Nemo: The Musical” and “Lord of the Flies,” most recently. I was then somewhat thrown into the world of new play development, becoming the third stage manager in as many months of an original work entitled “happysadness.” This script tackled the difficult subjects of anxiety, depression and suicide with the stark juxtaposition of bright colors and puppetry. It may be the most powerful text I have been able to help bring to life. Anyone who worked on the project will agree that on several levels there were organizational shortcomings along with misunderstandings on every level. But I was taught the important lesson that shows that have the most obstacles put in front of them often have the messages that need to be heard the most. I was also later able to take my experiences working with a new work on tour as stage manager of “Romeo y Julieta.” My junior year I began to expand my interests. I continued to stage manage, starting with work on the production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” But my close work with directors and dramaturgs on my previous productions led me to explore directing and dramaturgy as well. I found myself in the position of taking directing classes during the day and watching those principles at work in the evening. This process also helped me develop one of the skills I most treasure: the ability to make myself enjoy whatever I am working on. I will be the first to admit that absurdism is not my favorite genre, and I really struggled with “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern” at first. But prolonged exposure offered me the choice to either be miserable or expand my horizons. I chose the latter and developed a love of the text and the show we were creating, even if I still won’t be going out of my way to watch another absurdist piece. Concurrent to my work on “Rosencrantz” was my introduction to dramaturgy through Mask Clubs “The Twilight Zone’s The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” and “Weirder Things.” I am captivated by the flexibility of its scope and its potential to reach out so directly to audiences as well as to the rest of the production team. I packed my senior year with projects, and while at times I certainly felt overwhelmed, I could not be prouder of the work that I produced in this period. I stage managed the opera “The Magic Flute,” was assistant director on “Much Ado About Nothing,” lead dramaturg on BYU’s “Little Shop of Horrors” and directed a 35-minute Mask Club adaptation of the film “What’s Up Doc?” This year was a culmination of all of my experiences up to this point. Assistant directing “Much Ado About Nothing” was probably the most fun I have had in a rehearsal room ever. Watching my professor and peers put together this show was so informative. The love and sense of community that this cast was able to foster with one another epitomizes what I love about what live performance can do. The final product was also so good. This was the first time where the show I worked on did not require my physical presence for every performance, but I couldn’t stay away because I just wanted to see how the audience was going to react every night. “Little Shop of Horrors” is the most ironic project I worked on in my college career. As lead dramaturg, I was able to dive into a research hole about the history of the story and its various adaptations. I also had a really fun time exploring the history of science fiction as a genre and creating articles about it for the BYU dramaturgy website and an engaging study guide. I also created fun lobby displays that highlighted everything I love about dramaturgy. The irony is that despite all the work I put in, I never actually got to watch the show with an audience due to social distancing. I am very happy with the work I have done at BYU but the most rewarding project I did in my time here was the directing capstone Mask Club production of “What’s Up Doc?” that I staged in February. The idea of adapting that text for the stage came to me when I was in high school. Through my years working on projects at BYU, I compiled a list of what I think makes the most successful work. From that, I cast, rehearsed and mounted the show. I am so proud of what my cast was able to create and the final product that came together. This idea — five years in the making — was only possible because of the forum provided to me by the department and the experiences, also provided by the [...]

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Theatre Alum LeeAnne Hill Adams Renews BYU Relationship With ‘Dwight in Shining Armor’

Martha Duzett — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:22:10 +0000

Adams shares career advice with student writers and recent graduates hoping to work in the industry Earlier this year, BYUtv audiences entered the wonderful world of “Dwight in Shining Armor” — a world of magic, whimsy and unlikely heroes from the minds of BYU theatre alum LeeAnne Hill Adams and her husband and writing partner Brian J. Adams. The scripted comedy adventure — which premiered its second season in September — follows Dwight, a 21st century teen who inadvertently awakens a warrior princess and a host of other fantastical characters from a thousand-year slumber. The development of the show has been a full circle experience of sorts for Adams, who saw some of her earliest work produced at BYU during her master’s studies in theatre theory and criticism. After receiving her undergraduate degree in playwriting from the University of Utah, Adams found herself drawn to the BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts in part because of the program’s tradition of workshopping student plays. “It’s so valuable for a writer to get to hear an actor read their lines and to work with a director in the development part of the process,” said Adams. “Many writers never get that experience. For a theatre program at a university to throw that kind of support behind a student’s work is incredibly rare.” Adams ultimately had two plays workshopped and produced at BYU, helping prepare her for many of the projects and experiences she would later take on in her career. “My first training ground was at BYU, and I’ll always be grateful for that experience,” said Adams. “Going through the workshop and seeing the finished product was so helpful, especially in showing me a best-case example of how collaboration can work well. It was a glimpse into the future of what it would be like to work collaboratively with other artists to bring something into production professionally.” Read the full story at the Department of Theatre and Media Arts website.

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BYU Alumna Melissa Leilani Larson Merges Faith and Playwriting for Successful Career

Martha Duzett — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:25:28 +0000

Earlier this year, Larson received the Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters Melissa Leilani Larson discovered her talent and love for crafting words at an early age, writing her first short story in third grade. She majored in English at BYU, determined to become a novelist — until a single class in the Department of Theatre and Media Arts changed the course of her career. “I loved going to the theatre and the movies, and my senior year I took a TMA playwriting class for kicks and giggles,” Larson said. “I struggled to switch over from writing prose to writing drama. While you ultimately have the same goal with both novels and plays — to tell a good story — each requires specific tools and skills.” With an undeniable attraction to theatre and playwriting, Larson decided to stay at BYU and work toward an MA in theatre history and criticism. She eventually transferred to the University of Iowa’s prestigious MFA Playwrights Workshop partway through her master’s program at BYU. But Larson’s BYU story was far from over. She has returned to BYU several times over the years to see her work staged, including campus productions of “The Beggar’s Opera” (2004), “Angels Unaware” (2006) and adaptations of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion” (2011) and “Pride and Prejudice” (2014). Read the full story at the Department of Theatre and Media Arts website.

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Theatre and Media Arts Professor Tim Threlfall Returns to Tuacahn with ‘The Sound of Music’

Colton Stock — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 18:33:28 +0000

For his 14th production at Tuacahn, Threlfall and his cast — which includes BYU alums — take a different approach to “The Sound of Music” BYU professor Tim Threlfall takes the stage at Tuacahn in St. George, Utah as director for the 14th time in his interpretation of “The Sound of Music.” Alongside Threlfall are several BYU theatre and media arts graduates, including Alicia Shumway and Dallyn Bayles. Threlfall began directing at the Tuacahn Center for the Arts in 1999 — the first year of Tuacahn’s “Broadway in the Desert.” Since then, Tuacahn has grown to include a high school for the performing arts and a seven-month, four-show season with an annual budget of approximately $15 million. While Threlfall has directed many other classics at Tuacahn, including “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Grease,” this is the first time he has repeated a show on the St. George stage. However, this production of “The Sound of Music” will be different from what audience members saw nearly 18 years ago. In Threlfall’s first production of “The Sound of Music” at Tuacahn, he adapted much from the iconic film. Due to stricter intellectual property laws, however, that adaptation was no longer permitted. For the 2019 production, Threlfall focused on using the full script from the Broadway show, which opened 60 years ago. In order to accurately portray the 1959 version, Threlfall spent countless hours researching the original Broadway show and the history of the von Trapp family. Read the full story at the Department of Theatre and Media Arts website.

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Tony Award-Winners Work with Students at BYU

Rebecca Sumsion — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:47:12 +0000

Jason Robert Brown and Kelli O’Hara spent time working with students while at BYU The BRAVO! Professional Performing Arts series does more than just bring world-renowned artists to perform at BYU. When possible, the series also provides opportunities for students to work one-on-one with the guest artists. Broadway star Kelli O’Hara and composer Jason Robert Brown visited BYU this last December to perform to a sold-out audience. The two Tony Award winners held separate workshops to interact with students in addition to their performance. Brown held a forum for music composition and theatre majors where he discussed the power music has in telling a story. He emphasized the importance of knowing who the characters are, what’s happening in the story and understanding what styles exist and when to use them. Brown also talked about two important elements of musical theatre composition: containment and repetition. “The composer of a musical has to constantly negotiate between the sheer musical pleasure the audience and the composer desires, and the basic storytelling that the audience is following,” Brown said. “Containment and repetition. Those are the guideposts the composer uses to help thread that needle.” To composers, Brown addressed the challenge of finding a balance between producing music the world wants to hear and music that the composer wants to produce. Or as Brown put it, “How I can speak my language but still reach people and feel authentic.” Brown also instructed students to pick good material for auditions. He demonstrated one of his compositions as an example of how music can help in storytelling. Music Dance Theatre (MDT) student Caleb Jenson and Theatre student Madison Dennis both enjoyed Brown’s instruction on what makes good material. “He validated this idea that the material we pick is very important,” Jenson said. “It’s stepping outside and finding what music resonates with you as an actor,” Dennis said. “Learning how Jason Robert Brown thinks about creating music for a show can inform an actor’s choices and make our performance more full and honest. O’Hara held a separate workshop where she worked one-on-one with MDT students. At the beginning of the workshop, O’Hara expressed “we’re all here to be better and work harder and to learn things.” Several students performed solos and duets for O’Hara. She focused on helping students find truth in the character they portrayed. O’Hara praised MDT student Tierney Bent’s stage presence but worked with her to find the emotion behind her song. When Bent made an emotional connection while working with O’Hara, O’Hara noted, “That’s beautiful because that’s truth. Now your job is to have all that truth and then have complete control of your mechanism, or your instrument. You can sing this however you want to sing this, you don’t have to scream it. You can have control of your technical voice while you’re letting your heart run wild. It will happen.” Jenson was appreciative for the experience to hear from industry experts. “They can help you know where to focus and where to put your effort and energy,” Jenson said. “Often times we work really hard but sometimes it’s for the wrong reasons or we’re filing our energy into things that aren’t going to help us to grow. Having someone from the industry come to BYU helps you focus or look at something this way and it can aid you.” “Having a completely new set of eyes and ears outside of our own bubble in a field we’re going into by someone who’s working there right now — the benefits are endless,” Dennis said.

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BYU stages ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:18:08 +0000

The BYU Department of Theatre and Media Arts will present the epic, anti-war drama, Mother Courage and Her Children in the Pardoe Theater of the Harris Fine Arts Center, at 7:30 p.m., on March 17-19, 22-25, 28 and April 1, with 2 p.m. Saturday matinees on March 19 and 26. An ASL performance will be presented on Thursday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $14, with discounts available for senior citizens, alumni, students and employees. Tickets can be purchased in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com. Frequently hailed as the greatest play of the 20th century, this 1939 anti-war drama tells the story of a mother trying to keep her children alive during one of the most violent and deadly wars of Europe. Written by renowned German playwright, Bertolt Brecht, the play brings to life the folly of conflict as the title character loses all she has to the very clashes she seeks to profit from. Using Brecht’s groundbreaking concept of alienation to tell the story of a simple woman and her family, director David Morgan believes the aesthetic developed for this play will deepen the appreciation of epic theatre. “In telling this story, Brecht wants us to see ourselves. Are we learning nothing, and in so doing, doomed to continue the cycle of war over and over? ‘Ever learning and yet never able to come to the knowledge of the truth?’” Morgan said. “Are we the problem? Are we continuously circling our family tree decorated with the strange fruit of our blind choices?” Starring the retiring and incomparable BYU Theatre professor Barta Lee Heiner in the lead role, Mother Courage is dynamic and impactful “epic theatre” at its finest. Story Highlights Performance Dates: March 17-19, 22-25, 28 and April 1 Times: 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. Saturday matinees on March 19 and 26 Location: Pardoe Theatre, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Price: $14 (with discounts for senior citizens, BYU students, employees and alumni) Tickets: Available in person at the BYU Ticket Office in the Harris Fine Arts Center or Marriott Center, by phone at 801-422-2981 or online at byuarts.com

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BYU Arts events open to all on “Super Monday,” Nov. 23

Riley Oliphant — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:44:29 +0000

Tickets to this winter’s BYU arts performances make the best Christmas gifts. And with 25 different events to choose from, you can sing, act or dance your way while you jingle all the way. Tickets for these performances are available for purchase through byuarts.com or by calling 801-422-2981. The following shows are available for purchase as part of Super Monday: Off The Map: BYU International Arts Festival Leo by Y2d Productions (Canada/Germany) Jan. 21-23, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, 2:40 p.m. Pardoe Theatre This physical theatre piece challenges gravity and reality through clever interplay of vibrant acrobatic performance and high-tech video projection. Jaws will drop as Leo takes “off the wall” to a whole new level. Next Door by Out of Balanz (Denmark) Jan. 21-23, 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 1 p.m. Nelke Theatre A blend of personal memories, shared stories and movement, Next Door is physical story that celebrates imagination, connection and the importance of human relationships. BRAVO! Professional Performing Arts at BYU Utah Symphony Jan. 7, 2016, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Music Director Thierry Fischer conducts the Beehive State’s treasured professional orchestra in a dynamic program of Mozart and Mahler. The Sound of Music by the Salzburg Marionette Theatre Jan. 26-30, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, 2 p.m. Pardoe Theatre Enjoy the Salzburg Marionette Theatre’s return to BYU for an encore presentation of their beloved production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. The King’s Singers Feb. 17-18, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Acclaimed worldwide, The King’s Singers are synonymous with the very best in vocal ensemble performance. One of Britain’s greatest musical exports returns to BYU with a program of tunes collected from around the globe. Renée Fleming Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Known as “the people’s diva,” soprano-superstar Renee Fleming has graced the world’s greatest opera stages and concert halls, won four Grammy Awards and received the National Medal of Arts. A variety of arias and songs from the stage will comprise her concert program at BYU. Complexions Contemporary Ballet Mar. 4, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Founders and artistic directors Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden, with their New York City-based company of dance thoroughbreds, give life to an exciting style of movement transcending traditional boundaries of classical ballet. Dance Alice in Wonderland January 28-30, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 29, 10 a.m de Jong Concert Hall BYU Theatre Ballet premieres the first full-length ballet based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland and set to the music of Tchaikovsky to be performed by a university. Living Legends: Seasons Feb 5-6, Mar. 24, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Living Legends capture the essence of ancient and modern culture in a panorama of Latin American, Native American and Polynesian song and dance. Dance in Concert Feb. 11-13, 7:30 p.m. Pardoe Theatre Coming off of their 40th anniversary and summer tour to Europe, Contemporary Dance Theatre is delighted to present major choreographic works by nationally and internationally heralded dance creators in a concert sure to intrigue and inspire. Faculty Dance Works Feb. 26-27, 7:30 p.m. Dance Studio Theatre Enjoy an evening of choreographic works performed or created by faculty from the BYU Department of Dance. Theatre Microburst Theatre Jan. 13-16 at 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. Nelke Theatre Presenting short, funny new plays written by BYU students, Microburst explores the moments in time that often go unnoticed. Twelfth Night Feb. 3-5, 10-12, 7 p.m.; Feb. 6, 13, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Nelke Theatre Rip-roaring action and high-falutin’ song and dance meet Shakespeare’s poetry in the BYU Young Company’s cowboy version of Twelfth Night that encourages audience members of all ages to look beneath outward appearances and value people for the qualities they have on the inside. Music Vocal Point Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall The award winning nine-man a cappella ensemble Vocal Point will celebrate 25 years of performing with vocal rhythms and harmonious melodies. Heartsongs: Melodies of Love Jan 14-16, 7:30 p.m.; Jan 16, 2 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall The Young Ambassadors’ production “Heartsongs: Melodies of Love” highlights some of the world’s all-time favorite love songs in a musical journal that celebrates life’s unforgettable seasons of love. Winter Choirfest Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall The Brigham Young University auditioned choirs including Women’s Chorus, Concert Choir, BYU Singers and Men’s Chorus will combine to present “Winter Choirfest.” Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Voices: The Bridges Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Local band, Fictionist combines their award-winning talents with BYU’s Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Voices in a premiere performance of The Bridge, a multimedia rock stage show retelling the classic American short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce. BYU Symphonic Band Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Featuring more than 80 student musicians, the Symphonic Band presents a night featuring music from some of our most exciting new wind band composers. BYU Philharmonic Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Faculty baritone Darrell Babidge joins the BYU Philharmonic to present Gustav Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer,” followed by rapturous sounds of Anton Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, the “Romantic.” BYU Wind Symphony Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall Conductor Don Peterson leads BYU’s premier wind ensemble in a program that brings together old favorites by Percy Grainger and Gustav Holst with new compositions by James Barnes and Steven Bryant. Opera Scenes Feb. 17-20, 7:30 p.m. Madsen Recital Hall Students from the BYU School of Music’s vocal performance program present arias and scenes from beloved operas. Broadway Revue Feb. 18-19, 9 p.m. Pardoe Theatre BYU’s interdisciplinary Music Dance Theatre program presents this annual showcase performance of Broadway show tunes and dance numbers from today’s hottest musicals and yesterday’s treasured classics. Synthesis Feb. 19-20, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall BYU’s premier jazz group combines swing, blues, jazz, Latin and fusion styles into a feast of big band jazz entertainment. BYU Symphony Orchestra Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m. de Jong Concert Hall The Symphony Orchestra’s annual concerto concert features freshman and sophomore soloists selected through the BYU School of Music’s concerto competition. The World Percussion Group Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Madsen Recital Hall The mission of the WPG is not just to inspire audiences and students but to give an international platform to the best percussionists of the next generation, [...]

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