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BYU senior claims top spot at opera competition in NYC
March 03, 2020
BYU student Jonah Hoskins sang his way into $20,000 and a winner of the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions this weekend, one of the most prestigious opera competitions for young adults.
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Announcements
Vocal Point: new music video, new record deal
Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
December 09, 2018
BYU’s favorite nine-man a cappella group is gearing up to bring its music to a much bigger stage. With the release of their latest music video, “What Child is This?,” Vocal Point has announced that they’ve signed a recording deal with Decca Gold, Universal Classics, US, part of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest music company.
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'Power player' flutist wins top national competition
By Alexa Reimschussel
October 24, 2018
Hands shaky and sweaty, BYU senior Catherine Boyack cleared her dry mouth. She lifted her flute and played. She had been working for months to polish her piece, but she knew it wasn’t her best performance. She left the stage of the convention hall defeated, believing she wouldn’t make it to the final round of the biggest competition of her career.
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Intellect
BYU students win E3 game competition
Andrea Christensen
By Andrea Christensen
June 14, 2018
With their genre-bending "Beat Boxers," BYU animation students take the top prize at E3's College Game Competition.  

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BYU Symphonic Band and BYU Philharmonic premiere student compositions alongside classic pieces
January 24, 2018
New works by BYU students Austin Lopez and Caleb Cuzner will be performed in concert on Feb. 9 and 10.

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Events
BYU Jazz Voices explore facets of jazz
November 05, 2017
The innovative vocal group will perform a concert filled with a variety of new arrangements and familiar tunes on Nov. 15.

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BYU Baroque Ensemble performs music composed by expatriates
November 05, 2017
“All of these composers spent significant amounts of time working, living and being influenced by a country other than their native origin. The results are truly amazing.”

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BYU Philharmonic performs dramatic masterpieces
November 05, 2017
“Scheherazade” by Rimski-Korsakoff is one of the most famous and popular classical works of all time, based on the classic folk tales, “One Thousand and One Nights,” also known as the “Arabian Nights.”

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Events
Symphonic band plays a world tour of song and dance
October 29, 2017
Kirt Saville gives a sneak peek for the upcoming Symphonic Band concert, "A Song or Dance," which will be performed on Nov. 7. 

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Events
Free Family Concert Series introduces young audiences to opera and jazz
October 22, 2017
The first two Family Concert Series events will feature selections from “A Grand Night of Opera” and the BYU Jazz Ensemble.

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Events
Wind Symphony presents melodies from down under
October 17, 2017
The BYU Wind Symphony will present their concert titled Music from the Land Down Under on November 3.

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Simone (Tyrell Wilde), Gianni Schicchi (Stephen Pace), and Lauretta (Mary Jones) in Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi"
Events
“A Grand Night of Opera” explores dichotomy of human emotions
Natalie Ipson
By Natalie Ipson
October 09, 2017
Giacomo Puccini's contrasting operas, "Suor Angelica" (a tragedy) and "Gianni Schicchi," (a comedy) will be presented together by BYU's School of Music.

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BYU Choirs showcase October 3
August 25, 2017
An evening of ensemble and combined choral performances from BYU’s premiere choirs.

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Faith
BYU Devotional: What Goes Around Comes Around
By Kristine Hoyt
July 30, 2017
Kirt Saville grew up watching his father serve many strangers and set the example of looking for ways to serve others. His motto was “what goes around comes around."

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Intellect
BYU Hosts World-Famous Double Bass
By Alec Sears
January 03, 2017
One of the oldest double basses in the world has a rich musical history filled with ghost stories, international fame, an airplane accident and most recently, a six-week visit to BYU.

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Events
BYU Jazz Ensemble to Perform Jungle-Themed Program Nov. 12
November 09, 2016
BYU’s Jazz Ensemble offers much more than the “bare necessities” as its jungle-themed Un-Common Variety Show swings into action Friday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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Events
Free Saxophone Chamber Night to Take Place at University Parkway Center Nov. 11
November 08, 2016
The BYU School of Music presents a Saxophone Chamber Night on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the University Parkway Center. The event is free and the public is welcome to attend.

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Events
BYU Welcomes American Piano Quartet Nov. 18
November 08, 2016
BYU’s Jazz Ensemble offers much more than the “bare necessities” as its jungle-themed Un-Common Variety Show swings into action Friday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

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