Upcoming Events

02
Mar

Third Annual Paper & Clay Exhibition

Arts/Entertainment

Paper & Clay is a national juried exhibit that showcases exceptional student work from across the country. The exhibition is open to all current BFA & MFA printmaking and ceramic students and provides them an opportunity to compete and exhibit in a professional space. This year's show includes 57 works from 42 different institutions across the country. The reception for the exhibit is February 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Impact Commons behind the gallery.

From 3/02 at 12:00 pm to 3/06 at 4:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
10
Mar

Wasserman Festival: Lysander Piano Trio

Arts/Entertainment

The Lysander Piano Trio, a winner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition, has been praised by the Strad for its "incredible ensemble, passionate playing, articulate and imaginative ideas and wide palette of colours." The Trio has developed a reputation for innovative programming of master works from the canon alongside newer works and hidden gems of the repertoire. An ideal example of this is the Trio's 2014 debut recording, After a Dream(CAG Records), featuring music by Ravel, Haydn, Schubert, Joaquin Turina, and Moshe Zorman, which was acclaimed for its "polished and spirited interpretations" (New York Times). The Trio has performed throughout North America and abroad on major series and festivals including Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart, Pro Musica of San Miguel in Mexico, the Copenhagen Summer Festival, The Chautauqua Institution, the Kennedy Center, Spivey Hall, Kravis Center, UCLA's Clark Memorial Library and Carnegie Hall.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
10
Mar

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Arts/Entertainment

This Tony Award-nominated, one-act musical chronicles its own creation as an entry into a new musical theatre festival and follows two struggling writers, Jeff and Hunter, who decide to create something new with the help of their friends. The show follows their creative journey as they write, perform, and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends, and artists, Above all, [title of show] is a love letter to musical theatre and the joy of collaboration.

From 3/10 at 7:30 pm to 3/14 at 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
12
Mar

Communitas Lecture Series: Jairo Salazar

Arts/Entertainment

Salazar earned an MA in art history from the University of North Texas. He has taught modern, contemporary, and Latin American art history courses at Universidad de Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano (Columbia) and University of North Texas. His research is devoted to issues related to the dialogical intersections between war, catastrophe, and trauma within the realms of contemporary art in Latin America. He is currently a faculty instructor at Colquitlam College and collaborates as a lecturer for Mobil Art School in Vancouver, Canada.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
12
Mar

From the Bass Up

Arts/Entertainment

Meet Edicson Ruiz, the youngest player ever to join the ranks of the Berlin Philharmonic! A shining example of the ground-breaking El Sistema, Mr. Ruiz is one of the most successful bass soloists of the present time. Capping off our celebration to youth, the Lyceum Philharmonic and the USU Symphony Orchestra will perform together the grand Second Symphony by Jean Sibelius. Enjoy this delightful event for the whole family!

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall |
13
Mar

Traversing the Boundaries Lecture Series: J. Peter Burkholder

Arts/Entertainment

Public lecture on techniques of reimagining old music in new ways by Peter Burkholder, Professor Emeritus at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Family Life Building |
14
Mar

[title of show]

Arts/Entertainment

This Tony Award-nominated, one-act musical chronicles its own creation as an entry into a new musical theatre festival and follows two struggling writers, Jeff and Hunter, who decide to create something new with the help of their friends. The show follows their creative journey as they write, perform, and learn lessons about themselves as people, friends, and artists, Above all, [title of show] is a love letter to musical theatre and the joy of collaboration.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
14
Mar

Guest Artist Recital: Edicson Ruiz

Arts/Entertainment

Venezuelan double bassist Edicson Ruiz is one of the premier double bass soloists in the world. He is a previous winner of the International Society of Bassists solo competition and in 2003 became one of the youngest members of the Berlin Philharmonic at the age of 18. He will present a recital of chamber music featuring the double bass.

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
15
Mar

Museum + Music: Transfigured Sight

Arts/Entertainment

Featuring the Tribeca Ensemble, NEHMA's Ensemble-in-Residence!

At this innovative event, Tribeca will perform Schoenberg’s seminal Verklärte Nacht (1899) twice. In between, the audience can explore the artwork on display and see if it changes their experience of the music.

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm | Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art |
17
Mar

CMSL Present The Aspen String Trio

Arts/Entertainment

Starting at 7 in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall Lobby, there will be a short CMSL Outreach Performance by the Mountain West String Academy Chamber Music Program.

The Aspen String Trio is one of the rare professional string trios performing and touring today. Summer faculty colleagues at the Aspen Festival and School, AST members have been playing together for more than twenty years: violinist David Perry, violist Victoria Chiang, and cellist Mike Mermagen.

Celebrated for virtuoso performance offered with humor and insight, AST performs the complete trios of Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, as well as lesser known blockbuster works by Dohnanyi, Hindemith, Martinu, Rozsa, Gideon Klein, Veress, Villa-Lobos and Ysaÿe, among others.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |