Fine Arts Calendar
All events are open to the public. Tickets are required for the Concert Opera & Drama Series, plays and theatre productions and Chorale concerts.
April 2022
Percussion Ensemble
Apr 1, Fri 5:30 p.m.
Come enjoy the exciting sounds of the University's Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Rob Schoolfield.
Apr 1, Fri
5:30 p.m.
BFA Studio Art Exhibition Opening
Apr 1, Fri 6:30 p.m.
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
Exhibit on display through May 6
Apr 1, Fri
6:30 p.m.
Apr 1, Fri
7:00 p.m.
Apr 1, Fri
8:00 p.m.
Apr 1, Fri
9:00 p.m.
Handbell Choirs
Apr 4, Mon 5:30 p.m.
Celebrating 30 years, the Handbell Choir is excited to present music that highlights the progression of handbell ringing and music over the past three decades. The choir will present music from the past that demonstrates how handbell choir music has grown. We are even hoping to add some alumni in our concert finale.
Apr 4, Mon
5:30 p.m.
Symphonic Wind Band, ‘Water Music’
Apr 8, Fri 7:00 p.m.
Water is the thread of this beautiful and varied year-end concert, featuring works by John Barnes Chance, Ito Yasuhide, and Anthony Iannaccone.
Apr 8, Fri
7:00 p.m.
String Chamber Recital
Apr 9, Sat 5:00 p.m.
The Department of Instrumental Studies presents its string majors in chamber ensembles, featuring a variety of composers and group instrumentations.
Apr 9, Sat
5:00 p.m.
String Chamber Recital
Apr 11, Mon 5:30 p.m.
The Department of Instrumental Studies presents in a second spring recital, its string majors in chamber ensembles, featuring a variety of composers and group instrumentations.
Apr 11, Mon
5:30 p.m.
Chamber Harp Ensemble
Apr 13, Wed 5:30 p.m.
Enjoy the beautiful sound of a dozen or more harps as the Chamber Harp Ensemble directed by Emily Waggoner presents their spring concert.
Apr 13, Wed
5:30 p.m.
A+D Contests Exhibit
Apr 13, Wed 6:30 p.m.
Sargent Art Building, Lower Corridor
Exhibit on display through May 6
Apr 13, Wed
6:30 p.m.
Apr 14, Thu
7:30 p.m.
Apr 15, Fri
4:30 p.m.
Apr 15, Fri
7:30 p.m.
Apr 16, Sat
2:00 p.m.
Apr 16, Sat
4:30 p.m.
Apr 16, Sat
7:30 p.m.
Annual University Music Contests Showcase
Apr 18, Mon 7:00 p.m.
Open music contests are held each year among university students. The winners in each contest showcase their pieces in this public performance. This competition features winners in keyboard, voice, woodwinds, bowed strings, harp and brass.
Apr 18, Mon
7:00 p.m.
University Singers
Apr 20, Wed 5:30 p.m.
Be inspired and delighted by the acclaimed University Singers as they perform a varied selection of choral music. The energy and passion of the Freshmen choir of nearly 100 singers never disappoint!
Apr 20, Wed
5:30 p.m.
Apr 21, Thu
7:30 p.m.
Chorale
Apr 22, Fri 7:00 p.m.
Director Andrew Huish and the BJU Chorale presents their much anticipated and delightful spring concert in the War Memorial Chapel.
Apr 22, Fri
7:00 p.m.
Apr 22, Fri
7:30 p.m.
Apr 23, Sat
7:30 p.m.
String Orchestra
Apr 25, Mon 5:30 p.m.
The String Orchestra, under the direction of Yuriy Leonovich, presents an “All-Bach” program. Enjoy Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, with Joanna Mulfinger and Brandon Ironside, violins. The program will also include Bach’s Suite No. 3, BWV 1068, which includes the celebrated Air.
Apr 25, Mon
5:30 p.m.
Apr 25, Mon
7:30 p.m.
Concert Choir
Apr 26, Tue 7:00 p.m.
Believing that “things learned in song are remembered long,” Dr. Fred R. Coleman directs the BJU Concert Choir in pairing nuanced choral expression with timeless biblical truths.
Apr 26, Tue
7:00 p.m.
Apr 26, Tue
7:30 p.m.
Lyric Choir
Apr 28, Thu 5:30 p.m.
The Lyric Choir, directed by Nikki Eoute, take us on a poetic journey through Song of Solomon 2:10-13 – “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away, for behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree ripens its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one and come away.”
Apr 28, Thu
5:30 p.m.
University Symphony Orchestra: Revolutionary Romantics
Apr 28, Thu 7:00 p.m.
Soloists Yuriy Leonovich (cello faculty) and Deanna Moore (piano faculty) join forces with the BJUSO for an evening of romantic greats featuring Camile Saint-Saëns’ Cello Suite, Opus 16 and Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Michael Moore, conductor.
Apr 28, Thu
7:00 p.m.
Apr 28, Thu
7:30 p.m.
Apr 29, Fri
7:30 p.m.
Apr 30, Sat
7:30 p.m.