Fine Arts Calendar
All events are open to the public. Tickets are required for the Concert Opera & Drama Series, plays and theatre arts productions and Chorale concerts.
November 2017
Art Exhibit: High School Festival
Oct 31, Tue – Nov 2
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
This exhibition showcases some 100 or more works in various media by outstanding young artists who visit the campus from all parts of the U.S. for this annual competition.
Oct 31, Tue
– Nov 2
HS Festival Honors Concert
Nov 1, Wed 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The High School Festival Honors Concert will feature festival winners from several of our categories, including music and speech.
Nov 1, Wed
6:30 p.m.
– 8:00 p.m.
Student eTickets Begin: Much Ado About Nothing
Nov 2, Thu (All day)
Students secure tickets online & print etickets for event.
Nov 2, Thu
(All day)
HS Festival Honors Concert
Nov 2, Thu 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
This morning's High School Festival Honors Concert will feature more festival winners from music, speech and the Preaching Conference. The Festival Singers, a choir formed by festival participants, will also perform.
Nov 2, Thu
11:00 a.m.
– 12:00 p.m.
HS Festival Final Concert
Nov 2, Thu 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
This gala concert features winning ensembles and soloists from BJU’s annual High School Festival, as well as performances by the festival’s bands, string orchestra and honors chorus.
Nov 2, Thu
7:00 p.m.
– 9:00 p.m.
Art Exhibit: Art & Design Faculty
Nov 4, Sat (All day)
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
Division of Art & design faculty present their current work.
Nov 4, Sat
(All day)
Nov 4, Sat
1:00 p.m.
Art Exhibit: Art & Design Faculty
Nov 6, Mon – Nov 11
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
Division of Art & design faculty present their current work.
Nov 6, Mon
– Nov 11
Woodwind Choir & Flute Choir
Nov 8, Wed 5:00 p.m.
These two Woodwind Department ensembles join forces for a program that typically includes transcriptions and arrangements of overtures, symphony movements, piano pieces and incidental pieces from the standard classical literature, as well as contemporary original works.
Nov 8, Wed
5:00 p.m.
Nov 8, Wed
7:30 p.m.
Student eTickets Begin: A Christmas Carol
Nov 10, Fri (All day)
Students secure tickets online & print etickets for event.
Nov 10, Fri
(All day)
Chorale
Nov 10, Fri 6:30 p.m.
The Chorale, under the direction of Warren Cook, presents its annual fall concert.
Free tickets for the two identical performances are available at Programs & Productions and in the Gustafson Fine Arts Center Music Library.
Nov 10, Fri
6:30 p.m.
Nov 10, Fri
7:30 p.m.
Chorale
Nov 10, Fri 8:00 p.m.
The Chorale, under the direction of Warren Cook, presents its annual fall concert.
Free tickets for the two identical performances are available at Programs & Productions and in the Gustafson Fine Arts Center Music Library.
Nov 10, Fri
8:00 p.m.
Art Exhibit: Art & Design Faculty
Nov 13, Mon – Nov 18
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
Division of Art & design faculty present their current work.
Nov 13, Mon
– Nov 18
SMART Preview: Much Ado About Nothing
Nov 14, Tue 7:00 p.m.
This special preview performance is open to secondary students and their sponsors. Doors for general admission will open at 6:40 p.m.
Tickets are required and may be purchased at the Programs & Productions Box Office ($7 for students). Call (864)770-1372 for information.
Nov 14, Tue
7:00 p.m.
String Orchestra
Nov 15, Wed 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy an afternoon concert of beautiful chamber orchestra music featuring harpist Hannah Till on Dittersdorf’s Harp Concerto in A major. Yuriy Leonovich, director.
Nov 15, Wed
5:00 p.m.
Concert, Opera & Drama Series: Much Ado About Nothing
Nov 16, Thu 8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Under the direction of Lonnie Polson, the Classic Players present Shakespeare’s brilliantly constructed tale of love interwoven with a “merry war” of wits between one of drama’s most famous couples, Beatrice and Benedick.
Nov 16, Thu
8:00 p.m.
– 10:30 p.m.
Cello & Violin Recitals: Caroline Beadles & Alison Heape
Nov 17, Fri 5:00 p.m.
Nov 17, Fri
5:00 p.m.
Symphonic Wind Band
Nov 17, Fri 7:00 p.m.
Marches—classic, old, new, and fantastical—will fill the air of Stratton Hall with the Wind Band, under the direction of Dan Turner and several guest conductors.
Nov 17, Fri
7:00 p.m.
Concert, Opera & Drama Series: Much Ado About Nothing
Nov 17, Fri 8:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Under the direction of Lonnie Polson, the Classic Players present Shakespeare’s brilliantly constructed tale of love interwoven with a “merry war” of wits between one of drama’s most famous couples, Beatrice and Benedick.
Nov 17, Fri
8:00 p.m.
– 10:30 p.m.
Piano & Clarinet Recitals: Hope Henry & Josh Recinos
Nov 18, Sat 1:00 p.m.
Nov 18, Sat
1:00 p.m.
Nov 18, Sat
3:00 p.m.
Concert, Opera & Drama Series: Much Ado About Nothing
Nov 18, Sat 8:00 p.m.
Under the direction of Lonnie Polson, the Classic Players present Shakespeare’s brilliantly constructed tale of love interwoven with a “merry war” of wits between one of drama’s most famous couples, Beatrice and Benedick.
Nov 18, Sat
8:00 p.m.
Art Exhibit: Art & Design Faculty
Nov 20, Mon – Nov 22
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
Division of Art & design faculty present their current work.
Nov 20, Mon
– Nov 22
University Singers
Nov 20, Mon 5:00 p.m.
Hear the acclaimed University Singers perform an exciting concert of choral music. Over 100 freshman voices continue their tradition of enjoyable and delightful concerts.
Nov 20, Mon
5:00 p.m.
Art Exhibit: Art & Design Faculty
Nov 27, Mon – Dec 1
Sargent Art Building, Exhibition Corridor
Division of Art & design faculty present their current work.
Nov 27, Mon
– Dec 1
Art Exhibit: Photography
Nov 27, Mon – Dec 2
Sargent Art Building, Lower Exhibition Corridor
An exhibition of recent photography, featuring both classwork and individual outside projects judged by the photography faculty to have unusual merit.
Nov 27, Mon
– Dec 2