Brigham Young University’s School of Music is comprehensive, with approximately 50 full-time and 50 part-time faculty teaching private instruction, ensembles, education, music theory, history, commercial music, and conducting, in addition to other exciting fields of study. Our focus is on cultivating individual talents and fostering some of the most respected music ensembles in any academic setting.
BYU Opera presents a concert performance of scenes from two operas by composer Lisa DeSpain and librettist Rachel J. Peters following a week’s workshop:
Staggerwing tells the story of female pilots Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes, who won the Bendix Trophy Air Race in 1936. Men I'm Not Married To, based on a story by Dorothy Parker, follows the conversation of three bridesmaids in a ladies' lounge in the 1920s. Admission is free.