spring 2015 performance arts brochure

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2 Spring Performance Arts 2015 Brigham Young University-Idaho

APRIL

23 Pop Art Exhibit Opening Reception Spori Art Gallery 7:00–9:00 Free

24-30 Pop Art Exhibit Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

24 Bells on Temple Square Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $6/$12

29 Guest artist Kenneth Tse Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

30 Matt Moore faculty recital Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

MAY

1-14 Pop Art Exhibit Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

1-2 A. Lincoln (one–man play) Snow Drama Theater 7:30 $6/$12

8 The Fab Four Preshow Dinner MC Special Events Room 6:00-7:00 $15

8 The Fab Four Hart Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

15 Sandra Turley Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $6/$12

21 Student Organ Recital Barrus Concert Hall 2:00 Free

21 Faculty Woodwind Quintet Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

21-31 John Holmgren Art Exhibit Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

28 Symphony Orchestra & Choirs (Mozart’s Requiem) Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

28 John Holmgren Opening Reception Spori Art Gallery 7:00–9:00 Free

29 University Band & Orchestra Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

30 Midas Whale Kirkham Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

JUNE

1-18 John Holmgren Art Exhibit Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

2 String Chamber Ensembles Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

3-6, 9-13 Clever Jack and the Pirates Snow Black Box Theater 7:30 $3/$6

4 Jazz Ensemble for New Music Manwaring Center Little Theater 7:30 $3/$6

5 Spring Choirfest Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

5 Due West Hart Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

9 NATS Recital Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

9 Chamber Brass Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

10 Jazz Combos Snow Ensemble Hall 7:30 $3/$6

11 Symphony Band Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

12 Ballif Duo Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

18 Organist Nigel Potts Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

19 Vida Guitar Quartet Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $6/$12

20 Sound Alliance Alumni Band: The Wilson Brown Years Manwaring Center Little Theater 7:30 Free

23-24 Opera Scenes Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

24 Mt. Moran String Quartet Spori Art Gallery 7:00 Free


25 Baroque Ensemble Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

25-27 Extravadance–Dance Alliance Kirkham Auditorium 7:30 $3/$6

25 Propaganda Posters Reception Spori Art Gallery 7:30–9:00 Free

26-30 Propaganda Posters Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

26 Concert Choir Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

Calendar of EventsK E Y

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JULY

1-23 Propaganda Posters Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

1-2, 7-10 Cats Snow Drama Theater 7:30 $3/$6

2 Harp Ensemble Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

7 Symphony Orchestra Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

8 University Band & Orchestra Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6


9 Jazz Ensemble for New Music Manwaring Center Little Theater 7:30 $3/$6

11 Patriots & Pioneers Preshow Dinner MC Special Events Room 6:00–7:00 $15

11 Patriots & Pioneers with Dallas Brass BYU–Idaho Center 7:30 $3/$6

14 RixStix Percussion Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

15 Jazz Combos Snow Ensemble Hall 7:30 $3/$6

16 Piano Majors Recital Snow Recital Hall 4:30 Free

16 Tueller Duo Recital Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

16 Women’s Glee Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

31 Jason Hewlett–The Entertainer (Education Week Concert) Hart Auditorium 7:30 $5/$10

Cover Photo: Students performed at the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square in the Spring Semester 2014. Photo by Ryan Chase.

Bells on Temple SquareFRIDAY, APRIL 24

7:30 P.M., BARRUS CONCERT HALL

The Bells on Temple Square, a handbell choir of 30 musicians, will perform its first concert at BYU-Idaho. The ensemble enhances the concerts and recordings of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and performs two handbell concerts in the Salt Lake Tabernacle each year. After years of borrowing handbells to provide the distinctive complement to its music, in 2005 the Tabernacle Choir organized an official handbell choir after receiving a donation of a 7-octave set of English handbells, a 6 1/2-octave set of handbells, and two 6-octave sets of hand chimes.

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RATING: CLASSICAL AND SPIRITUAL MUSIC.

Tickets go on sale April 6. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under six. Event dress.


A. LincolnA one–man play by Stephen Holgate

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 1-2

7:30 P.M., SNOW DRAMA THEATER

This one-man, two-act play by actor Steve Holgate dramatizes Lincoln’s life and presidency. During the 80-minute play, Lincoln offers an intimate view of himself, reading from letters and newspapers, telling jokes, dramatizing scenes by creating the illusion of others onstage, reading from his great speeches and often addressing the audience directly. The play also includes a brief segment in which the audience members take on the role of journalists and ask him questions during a brief press conference.

The Fab FourFRIDAY, MAY 8

7:30 P.M., HART AUDITORIUM

6 P.M., PRESHOW DINNER, MANWARING CENTER SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

The Fab Four is the ultimate Beatles show. They have amazed audiences around the world with their uncanny, note-for-note, live renditions of Beatles music. Hosted by “Ed Sullivan,” this incredible multimedia stage production, complete with three costume changes, will make you think you are experiencing the real thing. If you want to see the best Beatles show in the world, you won’t want to miss The Fab Four. The L.A. Times called it “The best Beatles show in the world.”

RATING: LIVELY POP MUSIC, COULD BE LOUD.

Tickets go on sale April 13. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. $15 extra for preshow dinner. No children under four. Classroom dress.

These various means of presentation are used to emphasize Lincoln’s great humanity and his evolution as a leader and in matters of race. RATING: FASCINATING HISTORY.

Tickets go on sale April 13. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under six. Classroom dress.

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Sandra TurleyFRIDAY, MAY 15


From Broadway show tunes to sacred music, Sandra Turley is a phenomenal vocalist full of charm, humor and personality! She performed the role of Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway and was invited to perform the role of Cosette in the Shanghai, China, premiere of Les Mis alongside Broadway star Colm Wilkinson. Sandra is a graduate of Brigham Young University in music, dance and theater. A recording artist for Shadow Mountain Records, she has released two albums, On Broadway (2012) and Inside My Soul (2014). Sandra performs in cities across the country for Deseret Book’s popular Time Out for Women and Time Out for Girls.

RATING: BROADWAY AND SPIRITUAL MUSIC.

Tickets go on sale April 27. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under six. Event dress.

Midas WhaleSATURDAY, MAY 30

7:30 P.M., KIRKHAM AUDITORIUM

The folk duo Midas Whale features Jon Peter Lewis and Ryan Hayes. They formed Midas Whale in early 2013 and auditioned for The Voice on NBC. The energetic folk version of “Folsom Prison Blues” prompted the coveted four-chair turn by all coaches–Adam Levine, Usher, Blake Shelton and Shakira. The two met in 2009 during an open mic night at BYU-Idaho. They began working on several projects together, including the rock opera Deep Love, which has become highly acclaimed and recently invited to participate in the New York Music Theatre Festival this summer. The duo released their debut album Sugar House in early 2014.

RATING: FOLK ROCK.

Tickets go on sale May 4. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress.


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Due WestFRIDAY, JUNE 5


Due West is a country trio based out of Nashville. Native Westerners Matt Lopez (Wyoming), Tim Gates (Utah) and Brad Hull (Arizona) met in Tennessee about 10 years ago at a house party and have been singing together ever since. The country group has been to the BYU-Idaho campus as part of the Nashville Tribute Band concerts. This time, they will come by themselves to perform their own brand of music.

RATING: COUNTRY MUSIC. COULD BE LOUD.

Tickets go on sale May 11. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress.

Vida Guitar QuartetFRIDAY, JUNE 19


Bringing together four of the United Kingdom’s most exceptional guitarists, the Vida Guitar Quartet has appeared on some of North America’s and Europe’s most prestigious stages for classical guitar. They recently were chosen as the keynote performers for the 2015 Guitar Federation of America annual conference. VIDA members Mark Ashford and Amanda Cook are both internationally renowned performers in their own right, and Mark Eden and Christopher Stell (also known as the Eden Stell Guitar Duo) is one of the most sought-after guitar duos in the world.

RATING: CLASSICAL GUITAR.

Tickets go on sale June 1. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under six. Event dress.


SATURDAY, JULY 11

7:30 P.M., BYU-IDAHO CENTER

6 P.M., PRESHOW DINNER

MANWARING CENTER

SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

The BYU-Idaho College of Performing and Visual Arts will present a major July concert to celebrate American patriots and pioneers. The Dallas Brass will join more than 200 students, including Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir and Symphony Band. Since its founding in 1983, the Dallas Brass has become one of America’s foremost musical ensembles. Their repertoire includes classical masterpieces, Dixieland, swing, Broadway, Hollywood and patriotic music.

RATING: PATRIOTIC/SPIRITUAL

Tickets go on sale June 1. $3 for BYU-Idaho students, $6 for general public. $15 extra for preshow dinner at 6 p.m. No children under 6. Event dress.

Jason Hewlett–The EntertainerEducation Week Concert

FRIDAY, JULY 31


Jason Hewlett has amazed audiences in venues around the world with his award-winning, one-man show of music and comedy impressions. Jason has made a name for himself as a combination of sophistication and silly, with the perfect blend of family-friendly humor, culture and the ability to cross demographics and ages. His brand of hilarious G-rated entertainment is unlike any concert you have ever seen!

RATING: BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Tickets now on sale. $5 for BYU-Idaho students and Education Week participants, $10 for general public. Classroom dress.

Patriots and Pioneers featuring the Dallas Brass


Preshow DinnersCenter Stage is pleased to offer two preshow dinners during the Spring Semester. The dinners, which will be prepared by University Catering, are planned for you to have plenty of time to get to the performances.

The Eliza R. Snow Society for the Performing and Visual Arts The Eliza R. Snow Society for the Performing and Visual Arts supports students in the areas of arts, dance, music and theatre. You can help ensure that the legacy of artistic excellence continues at BYU-Idaho by contributing as a member of the Snow Society. Membership begins with a minimum donation of $100 (less than $10 a month).

If you would like to participate in this worthy effort or have questions, you may call Vicki Nye at (208) 496-4801 or e-mail [email protected]. For more information, please visit the website at www.byui.edu/giving/snow-society.

The Fab Four Dinner

Patriots and Pioneers Dinner

Beef WellingtonFresh red potatoes with dillSteamed asparagusFruit cup supremeBread pudding with crème anglaise

Slow braised barbecue brisketGarlic mashed potatoesBeef gravyStrawberry blueberry summer saladApple pie à la mode

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 6-7 P.M.

MANWARING CENTER

SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

$15

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 6-7 P.M.

MANWARING CENTER

SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

$15

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MusicThe BYU-Idaho Department of Music sponsors numerous recitals and concerts during the spring catering to just about everyone’s taste. Here are a few of the concerts. (See Calendar of Events on pages 2 and 3 for a complete list.)

Ballif DuoFRIDAY, JUNE 12

7:30 P.M., SNOW RECITAL HALL

Music faculty members Kristi Ballif (flute) and Adam Ballif (clarinet) will be joined by pianist Stephen Thomas for a recital of chamber music. The program will include some of the performers’ favorite works for flute, clarinet and piano.

Free. Event dress.

Sound Alliance Alumni: The Wilson Brown YearsSATURDAY, JUNE 20

7:30 P.M., MANWARING CENTER

LITTLE THEATER

Alumni members of the Sound Alliance band who played under the direction of retired faculty member Wilson Brown will perform. Anyone who was ever a member of Sound Alliance when Brown was the director is invited to participate. The band will rehearse Friday night, June 19, at 6 p.m and Saturday at 10 a.m.

Free. Classroom dress.

Matt MooreTHURSDAY, APRIL 30


As the culminating project of his doctoral work at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Matt Moore will present a lecture recital on the tuba writing of Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas. The lecture portion will last 30 minutes, after which Moore will be joined by the wind, brass, string, and percussion faculty at BYU-Idaho to perform two of Revueltas’s chamber works.

Free. Event dress.

Woodwind Quintet

THURSDAY, MAY 21


The BYU-Idaho Faculty Woodwind Quintet will perform Jacques Ibert’s Trois Pièces Brèves and Malcolm Arnold’s Three Shanties. The quintet will welcome piano faculty member Stephen Allen for a performance of Ludwig Thuille’s Sextet for Piano and Winds. The quintet members are Nadine Luke, flute; Kristen Bull, oboe; Adam Ballif, clarinet; Jon Klein, horn; and George Adams, bassoon.

Free. Event dress.

Mozart’s RequiemTHURSDAY, MAY 28


Under the direction of Robert Tueller, the Symphony Orchestra and choirs will present Mozart’s Requiem. The concert also includes Student Concerto Festival Winners.

$3 BYU-Idaho students; $6 general public. Event dress.

Nigel Potts, organistTHURSDAY, JUNE 18


Nigel Potts will perform on the Ruffatti organ. A graduate of Yale University and Trinity College of Music, London, his program will feature transcriptions for the organ of Wagner’s Prelude to Lohengrin and Rachmaninov’s Vocalise, as well as works by Guilmant, Mendelssohn and Bach.

Free. Event dress.

Symphony OrchestraTUESDAY, JULY 7


Under the direction of Robert Tueller, the concert includes Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3 and special guest soloist BYU-Idaho faculty Aaron Miller performing Robin Holloway’s Concerto for Double Bass.

$3 for BYU-Idaho students; $6 for general public. Event dress.

Tueller DuoTHURSDAY, JULY 16


The performance features faculty member Robert Tueller on cello and his daughter, Claire Tueller, on piano performing works by Ludwig von Beethoven, Aaron J Kernis, and Dmitri Shostakovich. Dr. Tueller serves as director of orchestras and cello studies at BYU-Idaho. Claire is a senior piano performance major, studying with Stephen Thomas.

Free. Event dress.

Wilson Brown


Theatre

Clever Jack and the PiratesJUNE 3-6, 9-13, 7:30 P.M.

SNOW BLACK BOX THEATER

This delightful retelling of the Bremen town musicians, first produced with the BYU-Idaho children’s theatre Tellers and Troubadours, is the story of Clever Jack, a poor country lad who has fallen in love with Sari, the daughter of a well-to-do farmer, Mr. Farmer. But true love never did run smoothly because Willard, a pig (we mean it, a real pig) has convinced Mr. Farmer to deny Jack and Sari’s love until Jack can steal the gold of the pirates who live near Bremen town. Well, Jack is up to the task and sets off to make his fortune and win his love. On the way he meets four animals, all banished from Mr. Farmer’s farm due to the evil influence of Willard. Jack invites the animals to join him on his quest and off they go. Little does the traveling band know (get it, traveling band) that Willard intends to thwart them. But what Willard doesn’t know is that Sari has her own plan afoot. A story filled with music, romance, pirates, mistaken identities and a real pig, Clever Jack and the Pirates will delight audiences of all ages. Written and composed by BYU-Idaho Theatre and Dance Department’s award-winning playwright and composer, J. Omar Hansen.

DIRECTED BY J. OMAR HANSEN

$3 for BYU-Idaho students, $6 for general public. No children under six.

Extravadancefeaturing Dance Alliance

KIRKHAM AUDITORIUM

JUNE 25-27, 7:30 P.M.

Dance

Dance Alliance presents Celebrate!–The Family. Join us for an evening of dance as we explore the elements of family: relationships, work, humor, love, challenges, and loss. Dance Alliance will bear their testimony of the Family Proclamation through all styles of dance including ballroom, contemporary, world, jazz, ballet, character and footworks, as we bring to life eternal principles that are learned as a member of any family. It will be a night to remember.

$3 for BYU-Idaho students, $6 for general public.

CatsJULY 1-2, 7-10, 7:30 P.M.

SNOW DRAMA THEATER

This whimsical and fanciful musical has had almost more lives than one can count! (The original London production ran for 21 years and the Broadway production ran for 18 years.) It is the third longest-running show in Broadway history. Productions of these songs and dances have been presented around the world many times since it debuted 34 years ago; it has been translated into over 20 languages. The magical story introduces a community of cats called the Jellicles who live at one corner of a trash dump. It enacts the night they make the “Jellicle Choice” that decides which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. The show features a dozen musical vignettes and dances which celebrate various characters in that community. The spine-tingling songs are as catchy as fleas–their melodies cling to the ear. Lively, acrobatic dances turn, twist, bend and stretch the cats and kitties in delightful celebration. Join us for a simply amazing spectacle, spectacular adventuresome fantasy, and fantastic family fun!

COMPOSED BY ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER

DIRECTED BY HYRUM CONRAD

BASED ON “OLD POSSUM’S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS”

BY T.S. ELIOT

$3 for BYU-Idaho students, $6 for general public. No children under six.


Pop Art: A Mirror on the Modern World APRIL 24 – MAY 14

APRIL 23, 7-9 P.M.: OPENING RECEPTION

Pop Art is an artistic movement originating in the late 1950s that responds to the modern world of mass production, machine-made disposable goods, popular icons and bright colors. BYU-Idaho’s pop collection features graphic works from some of the luminaries of the style including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Keith Haring.

Above the Circles: Work from the Arctic and Antarctic of John Holmgren MAY 21 – JUNE 18

MAY 28, 7-9 P.M.: OPENING RECEPTION

Photographer John Holmgren combines his own photographs and experiences in the Arctic and Antarctica with the journals, texts, maps and drawings of those of his predecessors. The result of this collaboration produces a sense of rediscovery and human history in his work.

Jacob Spori Art GalleryMONDAY – FRIDAY 9 A.M. – 8 P.M.

SATURDAY: NOON – 8 P.M.

Closed for devotional, all holidays, semester break and during installation of exhibitions. Free admission.

For more information please visit www.byui.edu/spori-gallery

Mt. Moran Summer RecitalJUNE 24 – PERFORMANCE: 7 P.M.

The Jacob Spori Art Gallery will welcome back the Mt. Moran String Quartet for their eighth summer recital. Join us in this wonderful chance to hear chamber music from local artists at the recital on Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. This summer’s recital features Grieg’s First String Quartet. For more information, please visit us at www.byui.edu/spori-gallery.

“CONTINUUM III ,” SUNNY BELLISTON TAYLOR

Art

Propaganda Posters from World War IJUNE 26 – JULY 23

JUNE 25, 7:30-9 P.M.: OPENING

RECEPTION

Selected vintage posters from the collection of San Francisco art dealer Sarah Stocking highlight the art, design and political atmosphere of the era surrounding World War I. A “must see” for students of design, history and culture.

Not To Be Used for Navigation #7 by John Holmgren

Belgian State Railways

Getting There Quickly by Peter Max


Performing Arts Series BYU-Idaho Rexburg, ID 83460-4660

Event InformationTickets and Purchasing

For tickets and information, call (208) 496-3170 or (800) 717-4257 or order online at tickets.byui.edu.

The BYU-Idaho Ticket Office is located at the Cashiers Office in the Kimball Building and is open weekdays from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (except on Tuesdays when the office closes from 2–3 p.m. for devotional). When purchasing tickets online, be aware that most events do not appear for sale until three weeks prior to the event.

Inquire with the Ticket Office for more information or to place an order. Please have your credit card information ready when placing an order. ADA accessible seating for reserved seat events can be obtained by contacting the Ticket Office.

If an event is not sold out, tickets are available at the door. To avoid long lines, please purchase and print tickets ahead of time. A standby line is also formed for shows in the Kirkham and Snow buildings if a show is sold out.

Season tickets that feature preferred seating in the Hart, BYU-Idaho Center, and Snow Center for the Performing Arts can be ordered ahead and are available to community patrons and BYU-Idaho employees on a semester basis. Season tickets cannot be ordered online; please call the Ticket Office to place an order.

If you would like to be placed on a mailing list to receive this brochure for future semesters, please call (208) 496-3100.

Admittance

The audience needs to be seated ten minutes prior to the show to guarantee seating. Seats not occupied ten minutes prior to a performance are released (except in the Hart Auditorium and BYU-Idaho Center where seats are not released).

Young children (including babies) are not admitted to most performing arts events.

“Event Dress” Policy

Check your ticket for whether an event is “event dress” or “classroom dress.” Many events on campus, including nearly all music, dance and theatre events sponsored by the College of Performing and Visual Arts request event dress. For men, this includes dress pants or suit with a collared shirt and tie, and dress shoes. For women, this includes a modest dress or skirt and blouse, and dress shoes.

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