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Brigham
Young University-Idaho will host its first Spirit Week Spectacular
Saturday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. in the
Hart Auditorium.
A
variety of talent will perform during the Spectacular, including student
academic ensembles such as Jazz Alliance, Vocal Union, Women’s Choir,
International Folk Dancers and the Ballroom Dance Team.
From
the student talent area, the barbershop quartet Optimus
Prime and a finalist from Guitars Unplugged will also perform. Swingset, the BYU-Idaho faculty jazz group, will also
be featured in the program as well as a Broadway duet from BYU-Idaho
students.
Two
alumni of Ricks College
will perform – Cassy Child, a professional
actress, vocalist and school teacher from Provo,
Utah, and Russell Stenquist
of Idaho Falls, a pop singer
who has performed professionally.
“It’s
an great opportunity for students, faculty and alumni performers to use
their talents to convey an entertaining and uplifting message that reflects
the spirit of our campus,” said Russell Bice, director of the
program.
The
program will also highlight the theme of Spirit Week, “Celebrating
the Spori,” with an opening multi-media
presentation accompanied by the BYU-Idaho Women’s Choir singing
“They, The Builders of the Nation” and also a special finale
saluting the new Spori Building that has stood as
a symbol of the heritage and spirit of Ricks.
The
Spectacular will be an ongoing event produced each semester in conjunction
with Spirit Week.
Tickets
are $6 and $5 for the general public and $3 and $2 for currently enrolled
BYU-Idaho students. They can be purchased at the ticket office in the Manwaring Center,
calling the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office at 496-2230, by visiting the website at
http://www.byui.edu/tickets or at
the door.
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