winter 2015 byu-idaho performance arts brochure

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2 Winter Performance Arts 2015 Brigham Young University-Idaho

JANUARY

8 Opening Reception for Sergei Bongart Art Show Spori Art Gallery 7:30–9:00 Free

9-31 Sergei Bongart Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

9 Hawaiian Slack Key Kings Kirkham Auditorium 7:30 $5/$10

16 Ben Howington—Mormon Guitar Snow Drama Theatre 6 & 8:30 $6/$12

21 Faculty Woodwind Recital Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

23 Preshow Dinner Prior to Vocal Point Manwaring Special Events Room 6:00 $15

23 BYU Vocal Point Hart Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

28 Calefax Reed Quintet Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $6/$12

29 Department of Music Showcase Snow Building 6:00 Free

30 Pianist Jared Pierce, Guest Artist Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

31 Linéa Kirkham Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

FEBRUARY

2-5 Sergei Bongart Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

5 Student Organ Recital Barrus Concert Hall 2:00 Free

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

12 Ensemble Armonico Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

12 Opening Reception for Faculty Art Show Spori Art Gallery 7:00-9:00 Free

13-28 Faculty Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00-8:00 Free

13 Winter Choirfest Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

13 Preshow Dinner prior to Rhythmic Circus Manwaring Special Events Room 6:00 $15

13 Rhythmic Circus Hart Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

17 Chamber Brass Quintets Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

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

18-21, 24-28 Lamp at Midnight Snow Black Box Theatre 7:30 $3/$6

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

21 Barbershop Festival Barrus Concert Hall 6 & 8:30 $6/$12

24 The Real Group Kirkham Auditorium 7:30 $8/$16

25 Hymn Festival Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

MARCH

2-5 Faculty Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

2 Chamber Winds Snow Recital Hall 5:45 Free

3 String Chamber Ensembles Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free


5 Baritones Unbound Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $8/$16

9 Chamber Winds Snow Recital Hall 5:45 Free

11 NATS Recital Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

12-14 Extravadance Kirkham Auditorium 7:30 $3/$6

12 FOUR Saxophone Quartet Manwaring Little Theater 7:30 $3/$6

12 Opening Reception for Mormon Trail Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00-8:00 Free

13-31 Mormon Trail Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00-8:00 Free

Calendar of EventsK E Y

M U S I C E V E N T

T H E AT R E E V E N T

D A N C E E V E N T

A R T E V E N T

C E N T E R S TA G E

Winter 2015

Cover Photo: David Martinez, left, and Caleb Anderton in the Fall Semester production of A Single Shard. Photo by Michael Lewis.

3Winter Performance Arts 2015Brigham Young University-Idaho

MARCH (CONTINUED)

13 Dallin Hansen/Stephen Thomas Faculty Recital Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

14 Winter Jazz Fest with Joe Lovano Hart Auditorium 7:30 $6/$12

17 Jazz Lab Band Manwaring Little Theater 7:30 $3/$6

18, 20-21, 24-25, 27

La Bohème Snow Drama Theatre 7:30 $3/$6

18 Men’s and Women’s Choirs Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free


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

20 Harp Ensemble Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

24 University Band Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

25 University Orchestra Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

27 University Choir & Women’s Glee Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

31 Rixstix Percussion Group Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

APRIL

1-10 Mormon Trail Art Show Spori Art Gallery 9:00–8:00 Free

1 Collegiate Singers Tour Concert Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 $3/$6

1 String Chamber Ensembles Snow Recital Hall 7:30 Free

2 Piano Majors Recital Snow Recital Hall 4:30 Free

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

3 Collaborative Piano Snow Recital Hall 6:00 Free

3 Chamber Brass Barrus Concert Hall 7:30 Free

Hawaiian Slack Key KingsFRIDAY, JANUARY 9

7:30 P.M. KIRKHAM AUDITORIUM

Need to escape our Idaho winter? Try an evening of Hawaiian music by some of today’s most popular island musicians. Listen to two-time Na Hoku Hanohano award winner and Grammy nominee Stephen Inglis playing the acoustic and electric guitar. Hear LT Smooth, multiple Grammy and Na Hoku Hanohano award nominee, originally from New Zealand and a favorite of Rexburg’s Summerfest. And enjoy Patrick Landeza, Hawaiian slack key guitarist extraordinaire and a Na Hoku Hanohano award winner.

Centerstage

RATING: HAWAIIAN MUSIC.

Tickets go on sale December 15. $5 for BYU-Idaho students, $10 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress.


Ben Howington-Mormon GuitarFRIDAY, JANUARY 16

6 AND 8:30 P.M. SNOW DRAMA THEATRE

Ben Howington began MormonGuitar.com as a simple website to create monthly arrangements of his kids’ favorite hymns on the guitar. As he puts it, MormonGuitar.com is his way of offsetting the filth on the Internet, one guitar arrangement at a time. Audiences can expect to be treated to a spiritually uplifting, entertaining and intimate musical concert as Ben explores new insights and meanings behind some of the most beloved hymns and Primary songs. Last year, he released his debut CD, Mormon Guitar—A Renewed Love for Hymns.

BYU Vocal PointFRIDAY, JANUARY 23

7:30 P.M., HART AUDITORIUM

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

They have percussion without drums. They have a rhythm section without a bass. The only instruments on stage belong to the nine voices of the a cappella group Vocal Point. Hailing from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Vocal Point gives stunning, high-energy performances that have won them the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and a faithful following throughout the world.

RATING: CONTEMPORARY A CAPPELLA.

Tickets go on sale January 5. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress. Preshow dinner is $15 extra (see page 8 for more details).

RATING: ACOUSTIC GUITAR.

Tickets go on sale December 29. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress.

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Calefax Reed QuintetWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28

7:30 P.M., BARRUS CONCERT HALL

Meet Calefax. Five passionate wind players from the Netherlands. Virtuoso musicians and brilliant arrangers. The creators of a completely new genre: the reed quintet. They are a source of inspiration to a fresh generation of reed players who follow in their footsteps. The ensemble features oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bass clarinet and bassoon. The Times (United Kingdom) has called them

“five extremely gifted Dutch gents who almost made the reed quintet seem the best musical format on the planet.”

RATING: CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE

WITH POP MENTALITY.

LinéaSATURDAY, JANUARY 31

7:30 P.M., KIRKHAM AUDITORIUM

Two dancing jugglers and 100 yards of rope! In a show full of humor and playfulness, two jugglers from France use their dancing and puppet talents to create small rope stories. The ropes are manipulated into all manner of shapes and shenanigans, sometimes as an inanimate object, sometimes as a wiry companion with a personality of its own. They tease and trick each other seemingly effortlessly but all in very accurate and precise choreographed juggling sequences.

RATING: FUN FOR ALL AGES.

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

Tickets go on sale January 5. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under six. Event dress.


CenterstageRhythmic CircusFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13

7:30 P.M., HART AUDITORIUM

6 P.M., PRESHOW DINNER

IN MANWARING CENTER

SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

A group of dynamic dancers from Minneapolis has hit the road with a trunk full of tap shoes, funky costumes and a big brass band. Heatbox, the human beatbox, joins the swingin’ seven-piece band to accompany each tap, shuffle and stomp with a clang, riff and refrain. The show’s brilliance has been marked by rave reviews, sold-out engagements and numerous awards, including two SAGE Awards for Outstanding Ensemble and Performance and the Spirit of the Fringe Award (Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s top theatrical award).

Barbershop Music FestivalFeaturing Main Street Quartet

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21

6 & 8:30 P.M., BARRUS CONCERT HALL

The award-winning Main Street Quartet from Orlando, Florida, will headline this year’s Barbershop Music Festival at BYU-Idaho. All four members have been or currently are performers at Walt Disney World with The Dapper Dans of Main Street USA. You will also hear the BYU-Idaho Men’s Choir, Women’s Choir, student quartets and the Carousel Chorus.

RATING: BARBERSHOP AT ITS BEST!

Tickets go on sale January 26. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress.

RATING: LIVELY MUSIC. COULD BE LOUD.

Tickets go on sale January 19. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. Preshow dinner is $15 extra (see page 8 for more details). No children under four. Classroom dress.


The Real GroupTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24

7:30 P.M., KIRKHAM AUDITORIUM

This Swedish vocal super-group is undoubtedly one of the leading forces in the world of vocal music today. Formed at Stockholm’s Royal Academy of Music, The Real Group has enjoyed an international touring career for nearly 30 years. Highlights have included such prestigious events as the Queen of Sweden’s birthday (when they performed the Abba classic “Dancing Queen” together with the former Abba member Anni Frid Lyngstad) and the opening of the FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

RATING: A CAPPELLA MUSIC.

Tickets go on sale February 2. $8 for BYU-Idaho students, $16 for general public. No children under six. Classroom dress.

Baritones UnboundTHURSDAY, MARCH 5


In this brand new musical event conceived by leading man Marc Kudisch, three dynamite Broadway baritones take the stage to give us a captivating musical tour of the baritone voice throughout history. Baritones UnBound: Celebrating the UnCommon Voice of the Common Man is a celebration of the baritone voice and its emergence as the revolutionary sound of the common man in one enchanted evening ringing with music, laughter and showmanship.

RATING: BROADWAY STARS.

Tickets go on sale February 9. $8 for BYU-Idaho students, $16 for general public. No children under six. Event dress.

Winter Jazz Festfeaturing Grammy Winner Joe Lovano

SATURDAY, MARCH 14

7:30 P.M., MAIN CONCERT, HART AUDITORIUM

7:00 P.M. PRESHOW BY OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND

Grammy Award winner Joe Lovano will headline this year’s Winter Jazz Fest featuring the BYU-Idaho Sound Alliance jazz band. In 2014 Lovano won awards for Multi-reeds Player and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year from the Jazz Journalists Association, and Tenor Saxophonist of the Year from Down Beat Magazine. More information about the Winter Jazz Fest, clinics, workshops and performances will be made available as the event draws near.

RATING: JAZZ.

Tickets go on sale February 17. $6 for BYU-Idaho students, $12 for general public. No children under four. Classroom dress.


Preshow DinnersCenter Stage is pleased to offer two preshow dinners during the Winter 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.

Preshow Dinner before BYU Vocal Point

Preshow Dinner before Rhythmic Circus Strawberry Field Salad

Stuffed Pork Loin

Herb Roasted Red Potatoes

Party Green Beans

Rolls with Butter

Caramel Apple CakeCaesar Salad

Chicken Parmesan

Buttery Herbed Fettuccine

Fresh Grilled Asparagus

Rolls with Butter

Fromage Torta

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 6-7 P.M.

MANWARING CENTER

SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

$15

FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 6-7 P.M.

MANWARING CENTER

SPECIAL EVENTS ROOM

$15

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Music

The BYU-Idaho Department of Music sponsors numerous recitals and concerts, 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.)

Tenth Annual Hymn FestivalWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

7:30 P.M. BARRUS CONCERT HALL

The tenth annual Hymn Festival features familiar hymns as well as new hymns with text and music written by members of the BYU-Idaho community. To celebrate our tenth year, we will also feature some hymns that have been submitted in previous years. The Ruffatti pipe organ and the University Choir will be joined by a brass quintet as the congregation lifts its voice in singing to the Lord a new song.

Free. No children under six. Event dress.

FOUR Saxophone QuartetTHURSDAY, MARCH 12

7:30 P.M., MANWARING CENTER LITTLE

THEATER

You won’t want to miss this entertaining saxophone quartet. Noah Peterson of KPSU radio in Portland, Oregon, says, “These cats are dazzling in every way! Beautiful, intelligent, soulful, swinging and all done with the highest caliber of performance.”

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

Symphony Band ConcertTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10


The Symphony Band is invited to perform at the National Association for Music Education Northwest Conference in Spokane, Washington, on February 13. The band will perform its concert at BYU-Idaho prior to its departure.

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

Ensemble Armonico

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12

7:30 P.M., SNOW RECITAL HALL

Ensemble Armonico performs Baroque chamber music on historic copies of 18th century instruments. Feature composers include Heinrich Biber, Arcangelo Corelli and Antonio Vivaldi performed by BYU-Idaho music faculty members Dallin Hansen, Daniel Kerr and Robert Tueller.

Free. No children under six. Event dress.

Winter ChoirfestFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13


Join us for an evening of choral music featuring the Collegiate Singers and other choirs from the Department of Music.

$3 BYU-Idaho students; $6 general public. No children under six. Event dress.

Symphony OrchestraTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19


Under the direction of Robert Tueller, the concert includes Paul Hindemith’s Symphony: Mathis Der Mahler and special guest soloist BYU-Idaho faculty member Stephen Thomas performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467.

$3 for BYU-Idaho students; $6 for general public. No children under six. Event dress.

Collegiate Singers Tour ConcertWEDNESDAY, APRIL 1


Join the Collegiate Singers for their “bon voyage” concert as they prepare to depart for a tour of Washington, Montana and Idaho.

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

Symphony Band Tour ConcertTHURSDAY, APRIL 2


Under the direction of Diane Soelberg, the concert features music from Symphony Band’s upcoming two-week tour of Oregon and southern Idaho.

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

FOUR Saxophone Quartet


Theatre

Lamp at MidnightA play about GalileoFEBRUARY 18-21, 24-28, 7:30 P.M.

SNOW DRAMA THEATRE

This compelling and eloquent play—written 45 years ago—was the first play ever produced on the Snow Drama Theatre stage. History has taught us that Galileo Galilei was the first person to point a powerful telescope toward the night skies. In so doing, he discovered the true motion of our solar system. That event set into a motion an unintended conflict between science and religion, between empirical evidence and authority. Barrie Stavis’ play examines the process by which Galileo was put on religious trial, found guilty and punished for his thoughts and actions. As it chronicles one man’s attempt to expand the frontiers of human knowledge, it depicts four basic aspects of all mankind—truth, dignity, freedom and power. Through the enactment, we vicariously experience the interplay of man’s will, choice and the process of change while realizing something about our own moral obligations to what is right.

WRITTEN BY BARRIE STAVIS

DIRECTED BY HYRUM CONRAD

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

Extravadancefeaturing Collegiate Dancers and Dance Alliance

MARCH 12-14, 7:30 P.M.

KIRKHAM AUDITORIUM

Dance

Collegiate Dancers join with Dance Alliance to perform a wide variety of dance styles. The show will include multiple ballroom, contemporary and world dance performances. It is a colorful, energetic, uplifting visual feast for the soul.

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

La BohèmeMARCH 18, 20-21, 24-25, 27, 7:30 P.M.

SNOW DRAMA THEATRE

A candle extinguished in a drafty stairwell, a lost key, and an accidental touch of cold hands in the dark—so begins the passionate, timeless and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris: La Bohème. When Rodolfo, a penniless poet, meets Mimi, a seamstress, they fall in love. But their love seems doomed once Rodolfo learns that Mimi is gravely ill. Can their tender relationship survive the cruelties of life and the flickleness of youth? At first glance, La Bohème depicts of the joys and sorrows of love and loss; on closer inspection, it reveals the deep emotional significance hidden in the trivial things (a bonnet, an old overcoat, a chance meeting with a neighbor) that make up our everyday lives. Few operas can equal the captivating romance and genuinely moving humanity of Puccini’s La Bohème.

MUSIC BY GIACOMO PUCCINI

SUNG IN ENGLISH WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES

STAGE DIRECTOR: RICHARD CLIFFORD

VOCAL DIRECTOR: DAVID OLSEN

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


Sergei Bongart: A Master’s Brush JANUARY 9 – FEBRUARY 5

JANUARY 8, 7-9 P.M.: OPENING RECEPTION

Sergei Bongart was born in Kiev, Ukraine. After graduating from the Russian Academy of Art, he immigrated to the United States, settling in Los Angeles, where he became an influential artist and teacher. Sergei conducted painting workshops in nearby Thornton where he owned a summer home. Many of the works in this exhibit depict the local area.

BYU-Idaho Faculty Art Exhibit FEBRUARY 13 – MARCH 5

FEBRUARY 12, 7-9 P.M.: OPENING RECEPTION

The Spori Gallery presents the Faculty Art Exhibit, a collaborative art show produced by faculty members in the Department of Art at BYU-Idaho. A variety of styles and media are represented in this eclectic exhibit.

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

Sacred Footsteps: Paintings from the Mormon TrailMARCH 13 – APRIL 10

MARCH 12, 7-9 P.M.: OPENING

RECEPTION

This exhibit features landscape paintings from Latter-day Saint artists John Burton, Bryan Mark Taylor and Josh Clare, who painted landscapes while traveling together along the Mormon Pioneer Trail. These paintings honor the memory of their Mormon pioneer ancestors, and the exhibit is certain to inspire and uplift visitors of all faiths.

“CONTINUUM III ,” SUNNY BELLISTON TAYLOR

Art

Back Porch by Sergei Bongartt

Moose Creek by Darren Clark

Devil’s Gate by Bryan Mark Taylor

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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guest artist snow recital

spori art gallery

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sergei bongart art

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bohme snow drama theatre