The Brigham Young University-Idaho Department of Music will present a variety of performances during the month of June, most of which are free to the public.

The Harp Ensemble will perform Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall. The Harp Ensemble, consisting of eight harpists, will begin the program with Call to Worship, a prelude by Darwin Wolford arranged for three harps, and end the program with America Sings, a harp arrangement of three patriotic songs, America the Beautiful, My Country ‘tis of Thee, and Battle Hymn of the Republic. There will be a solo harp and violin piece, solo harp and flute pieces, and a young harp student from Boise will perform her competition solo pieces. This concert is free.

Music Department faculty member Daniel Kerr will present an organ recital on Tuesday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall. Kerr, the director of Organ Studies at BYU-Idaho, will perform on the Ruffatti organ works by Bach, Gigout, Dupré, and the finale of the modern French composer Olivier Messiaen's monumental work "The Nativity of the Lord." This concert is free.

The Jazz Combos will perform Thursday, June 21 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are available at the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office by calling 496-2230 or visiting www.byui.edu/tickets.

Music Department faculty members Lisa Mitchell and Dallin Hansen will present a recital of violin and viola duet music on Friday, June 22 at 7:30 pm in the Snow Recital Hall. The program will feature Mozart's Symphonie Concertante, K.364, as well as unaccompanied duos by Ravel, Handel, and Mark O'Conner.  This concert is free.

Music Department faculty member Ryan Nielsen will present a recital on Saturday, June 23 at 12:00 p.m. in the Snow Recital Hall. Nielsen, along with pianist Dallas Heaton, will present a program featuring the lyricism of the classical trumpet.

"The trumpet is often thought of as a loud instrument," Nielsen said. "This recital showcases the melodic capacities of the trumpet. Even the fast and adventurous portions of each work will send you away humming unforgettable melodies." The pieces include Armenian folk tunes, Irish lullabies, and the music of court dances in Europe. They will perform works by Arutunian, Ewazen, Fasch, and Dello Joio.

The BYU-Idaho University Orchestra will present its summer concert Thursday, June 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Barrus Concert Hall. The performance will feature several instrumental soloists, including Stephen Allen and Cheryl Hansen of the Music Department in the appealing Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens. The orchestra will also perform string orchestra literature by Handel, Mendelssohn, and Paul Hindemith. Tickets are available at the BYU-Idaho Ticket Office by calling 496-2230 or visiting www.byui.edu/tickets.