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The
Center Stage Performing Arts Series at Brigham Young University-Idaho will
include a wide variety of entertainment during the Winter Semester.
Performers
will include country singer Kathy Mattea, the
Cleo Parker Robinson Dance from Denver,
the joint men’s choirs from BYU and BYU-Idaho, three prominent
pianists and an organist and several theatrical productions.
Tickets
generally go on sale three weeks prior to a performance. For tickets and
other information, call the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office at 496-2230. A free
magazine listing all performing arts events at BYU-Idaho is available at both the ticket office or the Rexburg Chamber of
Commerce.
The
ticket office is open weekdays when school is in session from 9:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. (except on Tuesdays when the office closes at 2 p.m). Tickets
may also be ordered over the Internet at www.byui.edu/tickets.
The
following shows and concerts will be presented this year at 7:30 p.m.:
Tonic
Sol-fa will be featured at the Welcome Back Concert and Dance Jan. 10 in
the Hart Auditorium. The contemporary a cappella group has been named one
of the top five “must see” groups in the United
States by Campus Activities Today
Magazine, has won numerous original song and album awards, and was
nominated multiple times for the prestigious “Entertainer of the Year”
award by the National Association of Campus Activities. Tickets are $8 for
the general public and $4 for BYU-Idaho students and a dance will follow.
Alexander
String Quartet will perform different programs on Jan. 14 and 15 in the Barrus Concert Hall. Since 1981 the quartet from San
Francisco has performed in the major music
capitals of four continents, securing its standing among the premier
ensembles of its kind. Widely admired for its interpretations of Beethoven
and Bartók, the quartet has also
established itself as an important advocate of new music. The quartet’s
international career was assured in 1985 when it won both first prize and
the audience prize at the London International String Quartet competition.
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
The
Theatre Department will perform “spinning into butter” Jan.
28-31 and Feb. 3-7 in the Kirkham Arena Theatre.
When one of the few African-American students at a small liberal-arts
campus in Vermont receives
hate mail, a campus controversy erupts. At the center of the problem is the
dean of students Sarah Daniels. Her self-examination of racial tolerance
leads to surprising discoveries and painful insights – the
consequences of which even she cannot predict. This BYU-Idaho theatrical
production is directed by Hyrum Conrad. Tickets are $6 for the general
public and $1 for BYU-Idaho students.
Cleo
Parker Robinson Dance from Denver
will dance Jan. 29-30 in the Kirkham Auditorium.
The dance company began as a grassroots organization in 1970 and developed
into one of the great dance companies in the United
States. Founded with the belief that the
language of dance transcends the boundaries of culture, class and age, the
group is committed to bringing dance into the lives of many diverse people.
The predominately African-American dance ensemble comes from a rich tradition
and the dancers honor that tradition through preserving their heritage,
providing role models for youth, and ensuring that the arts are carried on
by those who come after. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $2 for
BYU-Idaho students.
Paul
Roberts, a pianist and lecturer, will perform February 4 in the Barrus Concert Hall. He is particularly in demand in
the United States,
where he is a regular guest of the Julliard
School and New
York and Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.
He is author of a celebrated book on pianist Claude Debussy. Tickets are $8
for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
Kathy
Mattea, who was named Country Music Association’s
top female vocalist in 1989 and 1990, will perform in the Hart Auditorium
Feb. 7. She has scored 16 Top 10 hits during her career, including two
Grammy awards. From leaving her native West Virginia
for Nashville at 19 through the
musical journey to her new album, “Roses,” she has followed a
path of discovery that has never led her astray. “I’ve always
thought that if I can learn to listen to my heart and make music from
there, everything else will take care of itself,” she says. Tickets
are $12 and $10 for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
Charles
Holt will present a one-man stage performance of “Black Boy,”
which tells the story of Richard Wright, America’s
foremost black writer in the 1940s. Holt portrays 20 different characters
during the show. He currently is performing in “The Lion King”
on Broadway. The performance will be Saturday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Drama Theatre. Cost
is $8 for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
Felix
Hell, who is only 18 years old, has already achieved great recognition in
the world of organ and piano performance. The German native has won many
first-place prizes for his playing and already studied at the Julliard
School and The Curtis Institute
of Music. Now living in the United States,
he has performed more than 300 solo recitals around the world. Felix will
perform Feb. 21 on the 65-rank Ruffatti organ in
the Barrus Concert Hall. Tickets are $8 for the
general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
The
Marvin Stamm Quartet will be featured at the
sixth annual BYU-Idaho Jazz Festival March 6 in the Hart Auditorium. The
quartet includes Marvin Stamm on trumpet, Bill
Mays on piano, Rufus Reid on bass and Ed Soph on
drums. Jazz Improv magazine writes: “If
truth is what jazz is all about, I think it is essential that we include
Marvin Stamm whenever there is discussion of
today’s leading jazz trumpet players.” Tickets are $8 and $6
for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
The
Idaho Falls Symphony will perform March 10 in the Barrus
Concert Hall. The symphony will present a program with works by Rossini,
Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Mozart. Featured soloist for the concert will be
Rick Hansen of Rexburg, an accomplished violinist who also directs the Madison
School District orchestra
program. The symphony, which was formed in 1949, is directed by Dr. George
Adams. Over the years this fine volunteer orchestra has brought the finest
in symphonic music to Idaho Falls
and the eastern Idaho area.
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho students.
Tellers
and Troubadours is a BYU-Idaho theatre troupe dedicated to presenting on
stage stories, folktales, myths, legends, literature and history that have
important meaning in our lives. This year the troupe will present a night
of magic, folktales, folk songs and storytelling that reminds us all of the child in us all. Directed by J. Omar Hansen,
the group will perform March 17-20 and 23-27 in the Kirkham
Arena Theater. Tickets are $6 for the general public and $1 for BYU-Idaho
students.
The
combined Men’s Choirs of BYU and BYU-Idaho will present the Mothers’
Weekend Concert March 20 at both 3 and 7:30
p.m. in the Hart Auditorium. The 230-voice BYU Men’s Chorus
directed by Rosalind Hall and the 110-voice BYU-Idaho Men’s Choir
directed by Randall Kempton are sure to be a highlight of a busy weekend.
The choirs will perform a multi-faceted program of classical pieces, hymns,
spirituals and popular arrangements. As a result of hours of dedicated
rehearsal and a powerful style all their own, the
choirs enjoy great popularity on their respective campuses. Tickets are $10
and $8 for the general public and $2 by BYU-Idaho students.
Maxim
Philippov, the silver medalist in the 2001 Van Cliburn Piano Competition, will perform an
all-Rachmaninoff program March 25 at 7:30
p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall. The
Moscow-born pianist is one of today’s most engaging interpreters of
Rachmaninoff. He now resides in Moscow
where he is assistant professor of piano at the Moscow Tchaikovsky
Conservatory. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $2 for BYU-Idaho
students.
“Into
The Woods” will be performed April 8-10 and 13-17 in the Snow Drama
Theatre. A bewitching crew of
classic fairy tale characters romp through a “happily ever after”
kingdom in James
Lapine’s and Stephen Sondheim’s
musical fairy tale “Into The Woods.” Interweaving a hilarious
mix of Cinderella, Little Red Riding hood, The Baker’s Wife, Jack and
the Beanstalk and Rapunzel (with cameo appearances
by Sleeping Beauty and Snow White) in a multi-layered plot that ends
happily in Act One, the musical then explores “happily ever after”
in Act Two as previous actions come home to roost – with a vengeance.
With wit, melody and sentiment, “Into The Woods” celebrates
choices, companionship and the magical company of special characters, as
appealing to adults as to children. This BYU-Idaho theatrical production is
directed by John Bidwell. Tickets are $6 for the
general public and $1 for BYU-Idaho students.
Jon
Schmidt will be the featured guest artist at the annual Big Band Cabaret
April 16 and 17 in the Hart Auditorium. The third annual “community
cabaret” will be held Friday and the “student cabaret”
will follow on Saturday. After dinner, a one-hour show will be presented by
piano entertainer Jon Schmidt, who consistently performs to sold-out
audiences throughout the West. Schmidt will be followed by dancing to
popular big band music provided by the BYU-Idaho jazz band, Sound Alliance,
until 11:30. Tickets are $30 for
the Friday buffet, concert and dance or $10 for the concert and dance only.
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