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Character
'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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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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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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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"
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“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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Kirt Saville
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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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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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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BYU School of Music to put on Evening of Percussion Nov. 18
November 03, 2016
On Friday, Nov. 18, the BYU Percussion Ensemble, Panoramic Steel and Cougar Band drum line join forces in presenting a broad variety of music in the Pardoe Theater.

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Intellect
Becoming a Gamelan Master: BYU Students put on Balinese Music and Dance Performance with Indonesia’s Finest
By Alec Sears
October 30, 2016
Music is an important part of any culture. But for the Balinese people, gamelan (gah-meh-lahn) defines their culture. For them, gamelan is intramural soccer, temple worship, crazy concerts, movie nights and Taco Tuesday all rolled into one.

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Q'd Up Faculty Jazz Quintet in Concert Oct. 25
October 17, 2016
The showcase features BYU Jazz faculty with original compositions and unique arrangements of jazz standards by the BYU jazz faculty.

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Guest Artist Erin Morley to Give Vocal Performance at BYU Oct. 28
October 16, 2016
Morley has stepped into the international spotlight in recent years with a string of critically acclaimed appearances in the great opera houses of the world.

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BYU School of Music to Perform La Bohème Oct. 15, 18-22
October 11, 2016
One of the most beloved operas of all time will transport you back to Paris in the early 1800s, where you will share in romance, friendship and death.

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