BYU Fine Arts and Entertainment Calendar for February 2006
At the Museum of Art:
The Museum of Art offers a Monday night program centered on the signature work in its collection, Carl Bloch’s “Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda.” This 40-minute program, titled “The Healing Hand: A Family Presentation on Carl Bloch’s ‘Christ Healing the Sick at Bethesda,’” will be held the first Monday evening of each month at 7 and 8 p.m.
The exhibit “Nostalgia and Technology: Embracing the ‘New’ through Art and Design” will continue through May 13. The exhibition explores the role of art as a mediator in society’s acceptance and use of new technologies in the home.
The exhibit “Juan Rulfo’s Mexico: Photographs of Heritage and Identity” will continue through May 29. As a Latin American author and photographer of the 20th century, Rulfo captured a Mexican landscape and a people marked by violence and poverty. The photography exhibit explores the cultural identity of the Hispanic people and illustrates their common heritage.
A new exhibition of the museum’s permanent collection, “American Dreams: Selected Works from the Museum’s Permanent Collection of American Art,” will replace “150 Years of American Painting,” which has been on view for 11 years. The exhibition, opening Feb. 24, will include prints, sculpture and photography, as well as painting. “American Dreams” will be divided into three thematic sections — “The Dream of Eden,” “American Aspirations” and “Envisioning America.”
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays; and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information on exhibits and museum programs, call (801) 422-ARTS.
Upcoming Events:
Wednesday, Feb. 1
The Brigham Young University Chamber Orchestra will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall, highlighting two English folk pieces and a Mozart symphony. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Brigham Young University clarinet students will perform a studio recital at 5:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Friday, Feb. 3
The Brigham Young University Concert Choir, BYU Singers, Women's Chorus and Men's Chorus will join together for the annual Winter Choirfest Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Based on the classic children’s books by Gertrude Chandler Warner, “The Boxcar Children” will be performed Feb. 8-18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Nelke Theatre. There will be no performances Sundays or Mondays. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Thursday, Feb. 9
The Brigham Young University School of Music presents its Music/Dance/Theatre Showcase Thursday and Friday, Feb. 9-10, at 7 and 9 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Friday, Feb. 10
Living Legends will perform traditional song and dance from the Latin American, Native American and Polynesian cultures Friday and Saturday Feb. 10-11, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit http://cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Brigham Young University’s Folk Dance Ensemble will perform Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11, at 7:30 p.m. in 166 Richards Building. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Guest artist Arthur Greene will perform a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Thursday, Feb. 16
The Deseret Piano Trio, featuring faculty members from the School of Music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Brigham Young University’s world-traveled Young Ambassadors will perform Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 16-18, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Friday, Feb. 17
Brigham Young University’s Group for New Music will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Saturday, Feb. 18
The Brigham Young University School of Music will present Scott Holden in a faculty piano recital at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Brigham Young University’s Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Kory Katseanes, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Brigham Young University vocal students will perform “Opera Scenes” featuring works by Mozart Wednesday through Saturday, Feb. 22-25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall. Admission is free.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Brigham Young University Department of Dance will present “Ballet in Concert” Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 23-25, at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Saturday, in the Pardoe Theatre. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Tuesday, Feb. 28
The BYU Men’s Chorus, Concert Choir and the Mt. San Antonio Chamber Singers, directed by Rosalind Hall, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 422-4322 or visit cfac.byu.edu/pe/.
Writer: Angela Fischer
