CHOIR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE MADELEINE, "FOUNDERS DAY CONCERT," March 10, 8 p.m., Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple, free. (Phone 801-994-4663 for a guaranteed-seating pass). The choir, directed by Gregory Glenn, will perform works by William Byrd, Bach, Bruckner and Nestor.
FRENCH CHAMBER MUSIC, Nova Chamber Concert Series, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah. Tickets are $15 at the door. Flutist Lisa Byrnes, haprist Louise Vickerman, violinist Yuki MacQueen and violist Julie Edwards will present works by Debussy and other French composers.
U. PIANO STUDENTS, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, free. The concert will honor Edith Reed, founding member of the National Federation of Music Clubs.
PIANIST MARINA LOMAZOV, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Case Fine Arts Center, Utah State University, Logan. Admission is $10 at the door. Marina Lomazov, silver medalist at the Cleveland International Competition, will perform Beethoven, Musorgsky, Brahms, Debussy and Scriabin. The performance is part of the 2002 Wassermann Festival of Music.
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY CHAMBER WINDS, March 13, 5:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free. BYU's faculty wind ensemble, will present Raff's "Sinfonietta," Orff's "Carmina Burana" and Bernard's "Divertissment."
NACHTMUSIK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, March 13, 7:30 p.m., SCERA, Orem. Tickets $9 (801-225-ARTS). Directed by Marden Pond, Nachtmusik will perform works by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, and Disney songs in the style of Mozart.
PIANISTS JONATHAN COOMBS AND CATHERINE BROWER DEAN, March 13, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Case Fine Arts Center, USU, Logan. Tickets are $10 at the door. Coombs will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Ravel and Barber, while Brower Dean will perform works by Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Liszt and Barber. The performance is part of the 2002 Wassermann Festival of Music.
UTAH PIPE BAND, March 13, 7 p.m., Gallivan Utah Center, free.
UTAH SYMPHONY, "RRRROARCHESTRA," March 13, 7 p.m., Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, Weber State University, Ogden. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children (801-399-9214). Conducted by Scott O'Neil, the symphony will present works from John Williams' "Jurassic Park," Disney's "Jungle Book" and Saint-San's "Carnival of the Animals.
BALLET CENTRE'S "ARABIAN NIGHTS," March 12-14, 7 p.m., Ballet Centre Theatre, 70 E. 4880 South. Admission is $5 at the door. The timeless tale of Prince Camaralzaman and Princess Badoura to the music of Khachaturian.
HARPSICHORDIST RICHARD TROEGER, March 14, 7:30 p.m., Museum of Art Auditorium, BYU, Provo, free. The works of Bach, Bull, Handel, Froscobaldi and Scarlatti will be presented.
SALZBURG FOLK ENSEMBLE, March 14, 7 p.m., Leid Gallery, BYU Museum of Art, free.
U. DEPARTMENT OF MODERN DANCE, March 14-16, 7:30 p.m., Alice Sheets Marriott Center for Dance. Tickets are $8 (801-355-ARTS). The concert, titled "Fact or Fiction," will be comprised of works by 2002 senior dance students and international choreographers.
BYU SCHOOL OF MUSIC, March 12-15, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, free. Vocalist from the BYU school of music will present excerpts from Mozart's "Don Giovanni, "Cosi fan Tutti," "Marriage of Figaro;" Bizet's "Carmen;'" Lehar's "Land of Smiles" and Moore's "Ballad of Baby Doe."
CLASSICAL GUITARIST JAMES HUNLEY, March 15, 8 p.m., Browning Concert Hall, Cox Center for the Performing Arts, Dixie College, St. George. Tickets are $7 at the door.
PIANIST OLGA KERN, March 15, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Case Fine Arts Center, USU, Logan. Tickets are $10 at the door. Kern, the first woman to win a gold medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition since 1969, will perform works by Schumann, Messiaen, Barber, Chopin and Wagner-Liszt. The performance is part of the 2002 Wassermann Festival of Music.
BYU COUGARETTE DANCE CONCERT, March 13-16, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee March 16, Dance Studio Theater, Richards Building, BYU, Provo. Tickets are $7 (801-378-4322).
BYU HARP ENSEMBLE, March 16, 5:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo, free.
BYU YOUNG AMBASSADORS, March 14-16, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU, Provo. Tickets are $8 (801-378-4322). The Young Ambassadors will present "Broadway Rhythm," consisting of works from "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Crazy for You" and "Les Miserables."
IDLEWILD, traditional Irish band, March 16, 7:30 p.m., First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East. Tickets are $6 at the door.
PIANIST ANTONIO POMPA-BALDI, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Kent Concert Hall, Case Fine Arts Center, USU, Logan. Tickets are $10 at the door. Pompa-Baldi, a silver medalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, will present works by Mozart, Chopin, Lowell Liebermann and Poulenc. The performance is part of the 2002 Wassermann Festival of Music.
SHANAHY, UTAH PIPE BAND AND CELTIC BEAT, March 16, 7 p.m., Davis High School Auditorium. Tickets are $9 at the door. The three Utah-based bands will perform as part of the Davis Arts Council's St. Patrick's Day Concert.
MEZZO-SOPRANO KERRY DANCE CLARKE AND WOODWIND PLAYER DIANE HERMAN, March 17, 7:30 p.m., St. George Tabernacle, free. "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "Molly Malone," "Galway Bay," "Danny Boy" and "The Last Rose of Summer" will be performed.
Here's a list of list of events associated with the 2002 Cultural Olympiad:
HARPIST M'KYNZI NEWBOLD, March 11, 4 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free.
BYU FOLK MUSIC ENSEMBLE, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free. An evening of traditional works, and works penned by members of the ensemble.
HARPIST ELIZABETH SMART, March 12, 4 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free.
BYU DIXIELAND JAZZ LEGACY, March 13, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free. Dixieland jazz staples such as Paul Barbarin's "Bourbon Street Parade," Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo" and the traditional "When the Saints Go Marching In" will be presented.
HARPIST ELIZABETH WHITE, March 13, 4 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free.
HARPIST KATE LANGELAND, March 14, 4 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free.
BYU VOCAL POINT, March 15, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free. Works as diverse as "Weird" Al Yankovik's "Since You've Been Gone" and Elton John/Tim Rice's "Circle of Life" will be performed.
HARPIST MEGAN JONES, March 15, 4 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free.
BYU SYNCOPATION, March 16, 7:30 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free. Sonny Rollins' "Tenor Madness," Bobby McFerrin's "Jubilee" and Duke Ellington's "Cottontail" will be performed.
HARPIST ANGELA DASTRUP, March 16, 4 p.m., Temple Square Assembly Hall, free.
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