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.
Some concerts are available to stream at music.bju.edu/live.
Chamber Singers
Dec 3 5:00 p.m.
The Christmas concert season begins with the select Chamber Singers directed by Andrew Huish in a musical holiday celebration.
Dec 3
5:00 p.m.
Lyric Choir
Dec 8 5:30 p.m.
Please join the Lyric Choir and director Laura Brundage as we celebrate the Christmas season with a delightful program of old and new favorites.
Dec 8
5:30 p.m.
University Symphony Orchestra Concerto Showcase: We Wish You a Merry Mozart
Dec 9 7:00 p.m.
Celebrate the excitement of the season with the sparkling music of Mozart and a sleigh full of other musical delights! Featuring the winners of the 2020 Concerto/Aria Competition in concert with BJUSO: Anwyn Ashley, flute; Sarah Harris, soprano; Tayler Otis, piano; and Anne Smith, cello. Michael Moore, conductor.
Dec 9
7:00 p.m.
Dec 11
6:00 p.m.
Handbell Choirs
Dec 11 7:00 p.m.
It is Christmas time, and the handbell choir will present a wide variety of Christmas music from sacred to secular. You will experience the joy and spirit of Christmas. No Grinches allowed!
Dec 11
7:00 p.m.
Symphonic Wind Band, ‘Baroque for Band’
Feb 11 7:00 p.m.
Enjoy this programming twist with a 21st century ensemble performing works connected to the 1600s. Included on the program are the Canzona by Peter Mennin and the Goldman Fantasia in G Major.
Feb 11
7:00 p.m.
String Orchestra
Feb 28 5:30 p.m.
The String Orchestra, conducted by Yuriy Leonovich, presents “Neo-Baroque.” Enjoy Debussy’s Danses Sacrée et Profane, with Rita Dunn, harp. The program will also include Britten’s Simple Symphony.
Feb 28
5:30 p.m.
Flute Ensembles & Saxophone Choir
Mar 16 5:30 p.m.
Featuring small flute ensembles and the Saxophone Choir, the Woodwind Department presents its spring concert under the direction of Esther Waite and Prentiss McDaniels.
Mar 16
5:30 p.m.
Cello Choir
Mar 30 5:30 p.m.
The Cello Choir presents their spring concert under the direction of Yuriy Leonovich. This program will include Sollima’s “Violoncelles, Vibrez!,” and music by Puccini, Berteau and Desenne.
Mar 30
5:30 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble
Apr 1 5:30 p.m.
Come enjoy the exciting sounds of the University's Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Rob Schoolfield.
Apr 1
5:30 p.m.
Handbell Choirs
Apr 4 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
5:30 p.m.
Symphonic Wind Band, ‘Water Music’
Apr 8 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
7:00 p.m.
Chamber Harp Ensemble
Apr 13 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
5:30 p.m.
Annual University Music Contests Showcase
Apr 18 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
7:00 p.m.
University Singers
Apr 20 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
5:30 p.m.
Chorale
Apr 22 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
7:00 p.m.
String Orchestra
Apr 25 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
5:30 p.m.
Concert Choir
Apr 26 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
7:00 p.m.
Lyric Choir
Apr 28 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
5:30 p.m.
University Symphony Orchestra: Revolutionary Romantics
Apr 28 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
7:00 p.m.