THE BYU MEN'S CHORUS, Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah. The chorus will perform a benefit concert for the Humanitarian Aid Relief Team (HART), which was organized in 1992 to excite and attract young people in the cause of humanity, and to improve health-care conditions in less-developed countries. All concert proceeds from the Kingsbury Hall show will be donated to charity. This benefit concert is part of "Outreach 2000." Tickets are $10 for general admission, available through ArtTix at 1-801-355-ARTS or (888)451-ARTS, the Kingsbury Hall Ticket Office at 1-801-581-7100 and Alexander's Copy Center in Provo at 1-801-374-9992.THE GUITAR ENSEMBLE, Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., Room 151, Tanner Building, Brigham Young University, Provo. The ensemble, featuring four BYU classical guitar students and director Lawrence Green, will perform Stepan Rak's South American "Rumba," "Estamps" by Moreno-Torroba and Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer." Claudine Bigelow, a BYU viola faculty member, will join Green for a baroque piece by Benedetto Marcello. Free.
THE BYU STRING ORCHESTRA, Tuesday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. The first half of this concert will feature a full orchestra with 120 musicians, performing works by French composers including Bizet, Saint-Saens and Offenbach; the second will feature a 40-person orchestra playing only string instruments as they perform works by Corelli, Mozart and Grieg. Free.
BYU VOCAL STUDENT OPERA RECITAL, Tuesday-Wednesday, April 4-5, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, BYU, Provo. Approximately 25 vocal students will perform selections from popular operas including "The Italian Girl in Algiers" and "Barber of Seville" by Rossini; "Cosi Fan Tutti," "Don Giovanni" and "The Magic Flute" by Mozart; and "Madame Butterfly" by Puccini. Free.
DENIS AZABAGIC, Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m., Eccles Conference Center, Harrison Auditorium, Utah State University. Award-winning classical guitarist Azabagic will perform works by Leo Brower, Joaquin Rodrigo, Francisco Tarrega, Manuel Maria Ponce, and Carlos Rivera on a nylon-string guitar in an all-classical concert. Tickets for the show are $5, available at the door.
THE BYU DANCE DEPARTMENT SENIOR SHOWCASE "VOICES IN MOVEMENT," Thursday-Friday, April 6-7, 7:30 p.m., 166 Richards Building, BYU, Provo. This year's concert will have a modern dance focus. Five numbers are choreographed by seniors, and one is a guest piece. Approximately 27 dancers will perform, dancing works choreographed by Rachael Brems, Kimberly Brown, Ginger Enos, Tiffany Hawkins, Charity Ruth Sales and Dieca-Nicole Wright. Tickets can be purchased for $1 at the door.
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE MODERN DANCE COMPANY SYNERGY DANCE PRESENTS "ON THE MOVE," Thursday-Friday, April 6-7, 7:30 p.m., Ragan Theater, UVSC, Orem. Works of Synergy Dance Company and guest choreographers Amy Markgraf and Tasha Washington. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $4 for student and faculty, available at the door.
"HANSEL AND GRETEL," Thursday-Saturday, April 6-8, 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theater, Logan. USU Opera Students will perform in Engelbert Humperdink's opera "Hansel and Gretel." The cast includes Brittany Dunn as Hansel, Melissa Hamilton and Deon James double-cast as Gretel, and Laurie Hart and Bonnie Slade double-cast as the mother, with Brodie Perry as the father, Tamma Burningham as the Dew Fairy, Tammy Castleton as the Sandman and Loralee Choate as the Witch. Tickets are $5, available at the door.
ORCHESIS DANCE THEATER SPRING CONCERT, "TOUCH," Thursday-Saturday, April 6-8, 7:30 p.m., Allred Theater, Val A. Browning Building, Weber State University, Ogden. Orchesis' spring concert will feature works by guest choreographers Angela Banchero-Kelleher, Jim Coleman and Kim Strunk, as well as the Utah premiere of a new work choreographed and performed by WSU faculty member, Erik Stern, and Montana dancer, Amy Ragsdale. Tickets are $8.50 for adults and $5.50 for students, at the Dee Events Center Ticket Office, 1-800-WSU-TIKS; the Browning Center Box Office, 626-6565; or the Egyptian Theater Box Office, 395-3227.
UTAH OPERA COMPANY PRESENTS "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE," Friday, April 7, 7 p.m., Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden. Performed by the Utah Opera Ensemble Studio Artists, this comic opera will be conducted by Douglas Kinney-Frost, adapted by stage director Sandra Bernhard to give the audience a unique backstage look at the opera. The performance is sung in English and accompanied by two pianos. Tickets are $6 to $12, available from the Ogden Symphony-Ballet Association, (801) 399-9214.
AWARD WINNING PERCUSSIONIST CONCERT, Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Chase Fine Arts Center, USU. Two percussion ensembles, a USU ensemble and a high school marimba group, under the direction of Dennis Griffin, will perform a variety of percussion works. The marimba ensemble is comprised of students from Logan and Preston High Schools. The students have won several competitions, including the Percussion Festival, held in February at Timpview High School. The marimba ensemble will perform works by Bach, a Latin-inspired work by Pat Metheny and the "Chromatic Foxtrot" by G.H. Green. The USU Percussion Ensemble will perform "Concerto for Drum Set" by John Beck, "Portico" by Thomas Gauger and "Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa. Tickets are $3, available at the door.
THE OGDEN COMMUNITY CHOIR, Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., St. Mark's Cathedral. Under the direction of Evelyn Harris, the choir will perform Haydn's "The Creation." Haydn's work has been praised as one of the finest of his late choral compositions. The soloists and choir tell the story of the creation of the Heavens and the Earth. Free.
SHASHANK, Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, BYU, Provo. The 20-year-old bamboo-flute virtuoso from South India has been performing the bamboo flute since the age of 12, and his concerts feature a range of musical expression. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for students and faculty (901) 378-4322.
THE U. CONCERT CHORALE AND CHAMBER CHOIR, Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square. The concert will feature choral music from a variety of composers and musical styles, including Bach, T.L. Victoria, William Byrd, Francis Poulenc, W.A. Mozart and Herbert Wells. Free.
PIANIST FAZIL SAY, Friday-Saturday, April 7-8, 7 p.m., Abravanel Hall. The Utah Symphony will present Say and guest conductor Alan Gilbert as they perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major and Bruckner's Symphony No. 6 in A Major. Tickets are available through all ArtTix outlets by calling (801) 355-ARTS.
THE BYU BALLROOM DANCE COMPANY, Friday-Saturday, April 7-8, 7:30 p.m., Marriott Center, BYU, Provo. The company will combine magnificent costumes, vibrant colors and a variety of music and rhythm in honor of Fred Astaire's 100th birthday, showcasing some of his favorite dances, including the waltz, the Argentine Tango, the Quickstep and the Cha-Cha and Rumba. Also, U.S. National Cabaret Champions, David Wells and Jennifer Shepherd, performing their award-winning number, "Tell Him," and the company alumni performing "Footloose." Tickets are $7 for students and faculty and $8 for general admission. To order, call (801)378-BYU1 or (800)322-BYU1.
LINCOLN YOUTH SYMPHONY, BEAR RIVER CHORAL SOCIETY AND THE BEAR RIVER HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS, Saturday, April 8, 7 p.m., Bear River High School auditorium, Garland. The Lincoln Youth Symphony and the Bear River Choral Society will be joined by the Bear River High School Madrigals, A Cappella Choir, Advanced Women's Chorus and Soprano Leah Tarrant to perform John Rutter's "Requiem." Composed and first presented in 1985, Rutter's "Requiem" combines text from the Latin Mass for the Dead with selections from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and "Psalm 23" in English. The concert will also feature the individual choirs performing works by Pablo Casals, Randy Newman, Bizet and Robert Washburn. Tickets are $2 per person or $10 for families, available at the door.
THE MERRILL AND JOSEPHINE OAKS FAMILY ARTISTS, Saturday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square. The Oaks Family Artists include violinists Letitia Oaks Strong and Amanda Ridge Oaks, pianist Anna Morgan Oaks, cellist Sterling Clayton Oaks and tenor Gregory Oaks. They will perform music by Stamitz, Mozart and Chopin. Free.