Choir and Instrumental Concerts
Hardly a week goes by at BJU without a chance to attend some quality, enjoyable concerts. Among other things, you can enjoy great classics, marches and music from around the world. Check out the schedule below to see when our various choirs, bands, and orchestras will be performing this semester.
Foundation Brass — Friday, February 10
War Memorial Chapel, 7:00 p.m.
The University’s professional brass ensemble-in-residence presents an exciting concert of quintet and sextet repertoire spanning from the Renaissance to modern times.
Symphonic Wind Band — Friday, February 17
Stratton Hall, 7:00 p.m.
Music from Outer Space—explore other worlds with the Symphonic Wind Band, as they perform the greatest space music for winds. Featured works will be music from John Williams’ Star Wars, The Planets by Gustav Holst, and other “off-this-planet” music.
Woodwind Ensembles — Monday, February 27
War Memorial Chapel, 5:00 p.m.
The woodwind faculty, majors and principals present a recital of small ensembles in various combinations of flutes, oboes, clarinets, saxophones and bassoons. Ensembles that include horns or strings may also be featured.
Chamber String Orchestra — Friday, March 2
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon concert of beautiful chamber string music.
Handbell Choirs — Friday, March 16
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
The university handbell choirs perform marches, folksongs and spirituals from around the world.
Concert Band — Tuesday, March 20
Stratton Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Join the Concert Band for a relaxing concert of traditional overtures, marches and hymn settings for band.
Foundation Brass — Thursday, March 22
Student Center Mall, 11:30 a.m.
The University’s brass faculties and friends join together in this informal outdoor setting to present an exciting concert of rich, brilliant brass, featuring music popularized by the Phillip Jones Brass Ensemble.
Percussion Ensemble — Wednesday, March 28
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the sights and sounds of the Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Rob Schoolfield.
Chamber Harp Ensemble — Friday, March 30
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy the rare and beautiful sound of a dozen or more harps from the Chamber Harp Ensemble directed by Emily Waggoner.
Faculty Wind Quintet — Saturday, March 31
War Memorial Chapel, 7:00 p.m.
The University’s resident Wind Quintet features works for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon. The program includes masterworks for this medium, as well as original works and transcriptions of a lighter character.
Univ Singers — Monday, April 2
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Under the direction of Eliezer Yanson, the University Singers, an all-freshman choir and the largest university choral organization, performs a program titled “Four Seasons.”
Brass Chamber Groups — Wednesday, April 4
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
The university brass students join together to perform exciting literature written for brass quartets, quintets and brass choir.
Chamber Singers — Friday, April 6
War Memorial Chapel, 8:00 p.m.
Lyric Choir — Monday, April 9
War Memorial Chapel, 5:00 p.m.
Come and experience the fresh and inspiring performance of BJU’s all-women’s choir.
Chamber String Orchestra — Friday, April 13
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon concert of beautiful chamber string music.
Concert Choir — Friday, April 13
War Memorial Chapel, 7:00 p.m.
Come join the BJU Concert Choir as they present “Light to Light,” a recital featuring Te Deum by Mark Hayes, along with other inspiring concert repertoire.
Symphonic Wind Band — Saturday, April 14
Stratton Hall, 7:00 p.m.
Join Dan Turner and the Symphonic Wind Band in a celebration of “The Best Music Ever” for winds—both new and old!
Collegiate Choir — Monday, April 16
War Memorial Chapel, 5:00 p.m.
The Collegiate Choir, under the direction of Fred Coleman, will perform a beautiful and exciting program of standard choral literature in the University’s War Memorial Chapel.
Concert Band — Wednesday, April 18
Stratton Hall, 5:00 p.m.
“Festive Dance” is the theme of the Concert Band’s spring recital featuring works by Anatoli Liadov, Norman Dello Joio and Ottorino Respighi.
Chorale — Friday, April 20
War Memorial Chapel, 6:30 p.m.
Repeat performance at 8 p.m. Join the University’s premiere choir for their spring concert. Under the direction of Warren Cook, the 50-voice choir performs choral works from the Renaissance through the 20th century. Free tickets are available at Programs & Productions and in the Gustafson Fine Arts Center Music Library.
The 8 p.m. performance will be webcast.
Opus 6 — Saturday, April 21
Stratton Hall, 1:00 p.m.
Opus 6, the official vocal performance ensemble of the voice department, is comprised of six singers—two sopranos, one alto, one tenor and two basses. This recital will feature vocal music down through the ages with the ensemble in various combinations—from solos to the complete ensemble.
BJU Symphony Orchestra — Saturday, April 21
Stratton Hall, 7:00 p.m.
The BJU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of R. Christine Lee, performs musical selections that span the decades of symphonic traditions, old and new.
