Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

Classical Music

One of BYU's all-time favorite offerings, and first in BYU's acclaimed Celebration Series of television specials, a Celebration of Christmas presents the combined choirs and orchestra of BYU in 19 tracks of Christmas mood and memory. Seen nationally on PBS for several years, a Celebration of Christmas combines the spiritual, traditional, and international aspects of Christmas into one joyous concert, with music as timeless as Christmas itself.

This album is a musical tribute to the poetry of Wendell Berry and features new choral music and art songs from up-and-coming composer Andrew Maxfield. The album also features Wendell Berry reading his own poetry before each song is sung.

Known for his characteristically deep sound and formidable virtuosity, violinist Monte Belknap joins concert pianist Barbara Allen to perform the complete collection of Beethoven's sonatas for piano and violin in this new 4-disc set.

Belknap has numerous film credits, including serval as a soloist. He regularly performs with the Uinta Trio and the Deseret String Quartet. Belknap has been a violin professor at the BYU School of Music since 2003, and his former students concertize and perform with major symphonies around the world.

Allen has concertized widely, playing solo chamber music and concerto repertoire. Also a singer and a conductor, she has been music director of the Utah Lyric Opera and is currently vocal coach for the BYU Opera Theatre.

Q’d Up is an ensemble of some of the finest jazz musicians in Utah who are all faculty at Brigham Young University. Some years ago, DownBeat Magazine’s Dan Morgenstern was asked if there was any jazz in Utah besides the basketball team. He gave a resounding “Yes!” and went on to talk about Q’d Up. If you know the group, then you know what Dan was talking about. If you don’t know the group, you are in for a very happy and exciting discovery. You will be “going places” with Q’d Up!

This album features music inspired by and performed during a concert tour that Q'd Up and several BYU students made to five Russian cities during the fall of 2017. Q'd Up has a unique and infectious sound that is a product of the personalities of the players, the arrangements and compositions of Steve Lindeman and Jay Lawrence and Kelly Eisenhour, the blend of a wide variety of sounds and styles stemming from the impressive versatility of each of the group members, and the energy and synergy that come with the love of the music and of each other. Q'd Up has existed in various incarnations since 1983 and has established itself as a musical force in Utah and the West.

Q’d Up is an ensemble of some of the finest jazz musicians in Utah who are all faculty at Brigham Young University. 'Dawn Fire Mist' pushes the envelope and shows off the incredible versatility and virtuosity of the group in exciting ways. The writing on this album is eclectic and fun. You are in for a real trip with this band. Engineer Michael Chadbourne did some very inventive mixes that almost qualify him to be another member of the band. Enjoy this collection of infectious and creative music!

Classical Music