Grammy-nominated violinist playing world premiere performance at BYU-Idaho – East Idaho News

The next is a information launch from Brigham Younger College-Idaho.

REXBURG – Heart Stage at Brigham Younger College-Idaho is happy to announce that Grammy-nominated violinist Jenny Oaks Baker will carry out on the BYU-Idaho Heart on Friday, Could 6, at 7:30 p.m. The premiere efficiency will coincide with Baker’s latest album launch The Redeemer. Composed by Kurt Bestor for solo violin, orchestra, and choir, this new work options choices representing sacred episodes from the Savior’s life. The BYU-Idaho efficiency can even function a scholar choir and group orchestra.

Jenny Oaks Baker started violin classes when she was 4 years outdated, together with her first solo orchestral debut at age eight. She acquired her grasp of music diploma from the Juilliard Faculty of Music in New York Metropolis and her bachelor’s diploma in violin efficiency from The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.

In 2012, Baker and Kurt Bestor earned a Grammy nomination for Finest Pop Instrumental Album for her album, Want Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney. Baker’s music persistently charts on Billboard, together with her album, Then Sings My Soul, reaching primary on the High Classical Albums chart for 2 weeks in a row.

Baker has carried out as a soloist at Carnegie Corridor, Lincoln Heart, Strathmore Corridor, the Library of Congress and as a visitor soloist with The Nationwide Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Utah Symphony, and the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Sq.. Baker carried out as the primary chair violinist for The Nationwide Symphony for seven years earlier than stepping right down to spend extra time together with her household. She and her 4 proficient youngsters journey all over the world and carry out collectively as Jenny Oaks Baker & Household 4.

Emmy-award-winning artist Kurt Bestor is finest recognized for his modern interpretation of seasonal carols present in his common 5 CD boxed set The Full Kurt Bestor Christmas, and his musical prayer for peace Prayer of the Kids. The Utah-based composer and performer launched his profession writing music for tv and flicks. His credit embrace greater than 40 movie scores and greater than 40 themes for nationwide TV applications and commercials. His arranging and producing of Jenny Oaks Baker’s album Want Upon a Star helped earned the 2 of them their 2012 Grammy nomination.

BYU-Idaho invitations the group to come back take part on this distinctive efficiency and luxuriate in an evening of inspiring music. Tickets can be found on-line at byui.edu/tickets or the Ticket Workplace counter contained in the College Retailer. Ticket costs are $10 for college kids and $15 for most of the people. Tickets can even be offered on the door within the BYU-Idaho Heart Ticket Workplace previous to the efficiency.