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Music

Emily Hackworth, Alyssa Jorgensen, and Austin Gren perform at the U Classical Guitar Ensembles in Dumke Recital Hall on Thursday, April 21, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Classical Guitar Ensembles bring diverse styles, intense performances to audiences

April 24, 2016

With flying fingers and intense, emotive sagas, the Classical Guitar Ensembles from the U's School of Music provided an excellent showcase of a variety of styles and tunes from different eras and countries. Each...

The Lumineers New Album Cleopatra Is Catchy And Authentic, Worth The Wait

The Lumineers’ New Album “Cleopatra” Is Catchy And Authentic, Worth The Wait

April 20, 2016

I first heard the Lumineers were starting a new album about three years ago. In that span of time, I’ve gotten a few bad haircuts and a few good burritos, but I haven’t gotten a CD as good as this....

Tunes Tuesday: The Ten Best Songs to Add to Your Studying Playlist

Tunes Tuesday: The Ten Best Songs to Add to Your Studying Playlist

April 19, 2016

Music can motivate us, make us think, help us to relax and, most importantly for college students, get us through some intense hours of studying. Finding the right songs to add to a study playlist can...

Guns N Roses Reunion Surprises, Thrills Coachella Audiences

Guns ‘N’ Roses Reunion Surprises, Thrills Coachella Audiences

April 18, 2016

Best way to describe Saturday night’s Coachella experience? Full of surprises and reunions. Ice Cube mentioned months ago that he wanted to reunite NWA onstage at Coachella — and he delivered. He...

Students Can End Semester With Austrian Opera Die Fledermaus

Students Can End Semester With Austrian Opera “Die Fledermaus”

April 14, 2016

What better way to close out the school year than a lighthearted operetta about love and sexual affairs? On April 22 and 23, the School of Music is presenting a full-scale production of Johann Strauss’...

Zayns First Solo Album Proves He Still Has A Lot Of Growing Up To Do

Zayn’s First Solo Album Proves He Still Has A Lot Of Growing Up To Do

April 12, 2016

Many know Zayn Malik as one of the heartthrobs from British boy band One Direction. In an attempt to break free from the boy band cage, however Malik last month released his first solo album, titled "Mind...

A Capella Choir Delights Audiences With Beautiful Spring Concert

A Capella Choir Delights Audiences With Beautiful Spring Concert

April 12, 2016

The U's A Capella Choir's spring concert was everything you'd expect it to be — full of goosebump-raising, beautiful music. The choir, founded in 1962, is composed of around 40 freshmen and sophomore...

Party Like Its 1615: Student Music Group Hosts An Evening at the Baroque Salon

Party Like It’s 1615: Student Music Group Hosts “An Evening at the Baroque Salon”

April 7, 2016

The seemingly never-ending cold and monotonous grayness of winter is pushing many of us past our breaking points. The time has come to stop sitting around, hoping for a summer that seems far away, and...

Tunes Tuesday: The Four Weirdest, Most Entertaining Hip-Hop Music Videos

Tunes Tuesday: The Four Weirdest, Most Entertaining Hip-Hop Music Videos

April 5, 2016

In the age of YouTube and online music streaming, the music video can sometimes make more of a statement than the song itself, especially within the genre of hip hop. With these music videos so easily...

An April Fools Concert performed by the U Lyric Opera Ensemble at Gardner Hall on Friday, April 6, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Music and Comedy Highlight Lyric Opera Ensemble Performance

By Dona Ibrahim April 4, 2016

When I saw the announcements for the “Lyric Opera Ensemble,” performing over the weekend at Thompson Chamber Music Hall, I was a little hesitant at first. But while I expected it to be a boring...