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.
Symphonic Wind Band
Oct 4 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Gazebo comes alive with the sounds of the Symphonic Wind Band playing the finest in patriotic, concert and show music. Bring your friends and a picnic supper—and enjoy!
Oct 4
6:00 pm
– 7:00 pm
BJU Symphony Orchestra
Oct 12 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The University’s Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Michael W. Moore, presents a varied program featuring John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, selections from Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger, and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1. Free admission.
Oct 12
7:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Faculty Chamber Winds
Oct 18 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The BJU Faculty Chamber Winds continues its series of new commissions with a work by Seth Custer commemorating the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth. This performance will also feature the Beethoven Rondino in E-Flat for wind octet and “Old Wine in New Bottles” by Gordon Jacob. Michael W. Moore, director. Free admission.
Oct 18
7:00 pm
– 8:00 pm
Trombone & Horn Choirs
Oct 23 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The unique sounds of the University’s Horn Choir and Trombone Choir are featured in this first brass ensemble recital of the year.
Oct 23
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Trumpet & Tuba-Euphonium Choirs
Oct 25 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The University’s Trumpet Choir and Tuba-Euphonium Choir present exciting works from their standard repertoire in this second brass ensemble recital of the year.
Oct 25
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Chorale
Oct 25 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
The Chorale, under the direction of Warren Cook, presents its annual fall concert. The 50-voice choir will delight and inspire audiences once again with two identical performances. Free tickets are available at Programs & Productions and in the Gustafson Fine Arts Center Music Library.
Oct 25
6:30 pm
– 7:30 pm
Chorale
Oct 25 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Chorale, under the direction of Warren Cook, presents its annual fall concert. The 50-voice choir will delight and inspire audiences once again with two identical performances. Free tickets are available at Programs & Productions and in the Gustafson Fine Arts Center Music Library.
Oct 25
8:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Collegiate Choir
Oct 30 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Fred Coleman directs the Collegiate Choir in a program of choral music that explores the ubiquitous God-ordained beauty found in the moments of time and in the events that make up the tapestry of daily life—Dawn, Day & Dusk. The program’s repertoire includes "Sure on This Shining Night" by Morten Lauridsen and "Be Thou My Vision" by John Rutter.
Oct 30
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Concert Choir
Nov 1 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Concert Choir, one of two upperclassman choirs at BJU and under the direction of Beth Eubank, performs a fall concert in the beautiful War Memorial Chapel.
Nov 1
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Nov 5
7:00 pm
– 8:00 pm
Nov 6
6:30 pm
– 8:00 pm
HS Festival Final Concert
Nov 7 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
A gala concert is presented, featuring winning ensembles and soloists from BJU’s annual High School Festival in addition to performances by the festival band, string orchestra and honors chorus.
Nov 7
7:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Woodwind & Flute Choirs
Nov 11 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
These two woodwind ensembles join forces for a program that includes transcriptions and arrangements of overtures, symphony movements, piano pieces and incidental pieces from the standard classical literature as well as contemporary original works. The Woodwind Choir consists of woodwind instruments in symphonic band instrumentation, and the Flute Choir features the entire flute family from piccolo to bass flute.
Nov 11
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
University Singers
Nov 15 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Enjoy an inspiring program of wondrous choral music performed by the University Singers. Under the direction of Eliezer Yanson Jr., BJU’s 80-voice, all-freshman choir presents a concert titled “Amusement: From Court to Stage to Screen.”
Nov 15
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Lyric Choir
Nov 21 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Designed to highlight beautiful music for women's chorus, the BJU Lyric Choir, under the direction of Eliezer Yanson Jr., presents a program titled “Lauda.”
Nov 21
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Concert Band
Nov 22 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join the Concert Band for A Taste of Britain, with music by British composers past and present.
Nov 22
5:00 pm
– 6:00 pm
Symphonic Wind Band
Dec 6 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The Symphonic Wind Band will “Celebrate” the season with the sounds of music by Edward Gregson and Philip Sparke. Seasonal favorites will also be featured.
Dec 6
7:30 pm
– 9:00 pm