Music is an important part of any culture. But for the Balinese people, gamelan (gah-meh-lahn) defines their culture. For them, gamelan is intramural soccer, temple worship, crazy concerts, movie nights and Taco Tuesday all rolled into one.
The BYU Wind Symphony concert features music from the silver screen such as Silverado and Star Wars as well as masterworks like Bach’s Toccata in D Minor.
The showcase features seven of the school’s jazz groups. Each group will include multiple musicians and the groups will perform two songs, including a variety of different musical styles.
Ballet Showcase features eleven BYU ballet dancers performing beautiful, engaging choreography by faculty and students in both classical and contemporary ballet.
The BYU School of Music presents Orpheus Winds Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Madsen Recital Hall of the Harris Fine Arts Center. This event is free and no ticket is required.
This comic masterpiece untangles the double lives of two well-to-do society-gentlemen, both of whom have assumed the same alias in order to escape the doldrums of everyday life.