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WSU and all that jazz

Cooper Hatsis, Reporter February 20, 2024

Weber State University’s Jazz Ensemble came together to perform seven jazz compositions at this year’s Jazz Review. The performance was held on Feb. 10 in the Allred Theater. The Jazz Review was...

Performers of the nights first dance number, Resonance, as part of the annual Orchesis Dance Theater Performance. Taken in April 2019.

Dancing into spring

Lexie Andrew, Culture editor March 23, 2023

Orchesis Dance Theatre at Weber State University is welcoming spring with their spring dance concert, Primavera, March 30-April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Allred Theater. There will be a matinee performance...

The Fry Street Quartet rehearses while a movie known as College plays in the background in the Browning Center building.

Una colaboración en la música

Marianna Lopez Luritta, Translator September 20, 2022

Músicos de talla mundial se reunieron en el 15º aniversario del Festival de Música de Cámara de Bonneville, celebrado en la Universidad Estatal de Weber. Fue una serie de conciertos de tres días,...

The front of the Browning Center building.

A collaboration in music

Lexie Andrew, Asst. culture editor September 20, 2022

World-class musicians came together for the 15th anniversary of the Bonneville Chamber Music Festival held at Weber State University. It was a three-day concert series on Sept. 14-17 in the Allred Theater. This...

Weber States Jazz band performs at the Concerto Night in 2014. Photo credit: Signpost Archives

New year, new performances

Makayla Geddes January 10, 2022

A new semester isn't only a fresh schedule and more homework. The return to campus after winter break means a new calendar of art events across campus. "Every semester, we have a variety of different performances...

Orchesis Dance at Weber State University presents a dance adopting African culture. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost)

La comunicación a través de la danza

Marianna Lucia Lopez Luritta November 22, 2021

Durante siglos la danza ha sido utilizada por multitud de culturas diferentes como forma de comunicación. "Where Dance Breathes" fue el espectáculo de danza de este otoño a cargo del Orchesis...

Weber States Orchesis dancers perform dances choreographed by an African dancer they call Zim Zim. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost)

Communication through dance

Lexie Andrew November 22, 2021

For centuries, dance has been used by a multitude of different cultures as a way of communicating. "Where Dance Breathes" was this fall's dance performance by Weber State University's Orchesis Dance Theatre...

Head of vocal performance and vocal pedagogy Karen Bruestle held a vocal performance that spotlighted the work of performing arts faculty. Photo credit: Makayla Martinez

A focal point on faculty vocals

Claire Young November 8, 2021

Karen Bruestle, a Weber State University employee of 21 years in the vocal program, hosted a unique musical recital to highlight faculty in the performing arts department on Nov. 6. Bruestle is the head...

The sound of saxophones fills the air during the Jazz Ensemble performance.  (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost) Photo credit: Nikki Dorber

Jazzed to be back

Caitlyn Nichols November 1, 2021

For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Weber State University Jazz Ensemble returned to the stage for an in-person concert on Oct. 26 in the Allred Theater. The performance...

The Austad Auditorium, along with the Allred Theater, have undergone sound upgrades as part of the Browning Centers renovations. (Nikki Dorber/The Signpost)

Browning Center: back with class

Caitlyn Nichols September 8, 2021

After a full summer of construction and renovation, The Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts will be ready to present with its own new features and upgrades this fall. The first renovations are...

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12 years and counting

Hillary Reilly September 8, 2018

For the past 12 years, the Bonneville Chamber Music Festival has been showcasing classical music. The festival returned to Weber State University last week at the Browning Center’s Allred Theater. Viktor...

Weber State University police cars sit outside the Browning Center as officials work to maintain a flood in the building and evacuate students and faculty. (Emily Crooks / The Signpost)

Browning Center floods, ‘Marriage’ continues

Ezekiel Lee March 24, 2017

The Val A. Browning Center for Performing Arts flooded on March 23 in the afternoon."We were in rehearsal, and the fire alarm started to go off and we went to the Shepherd Union," said Riley French, a...

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