Music

Office door of Mark Watkins

Mark Watkins encourages students to go beyond the mark

When asked about something he learned from teaching at Brigham Young University-Idaho, soon-to-retire Professor Mark Watkins, a saxophone music teacher here at BYU-Idaho, responded: "One of the disadvantages at [another] state school is when a student comes in with a...

band performs on small stage with colorful lights

Student band shares love for music in Rexburg community

Blinding lights of purple, red, blue and green spin across the hardwood floors of The Heart event venue in Idaho Falls. The audience jerks their heads up and down in motion with the quaking beat of the drums and the electric rhythm of guitars up on stage. At the back...

Song of the heart: the influence of music at BYUI

Song of the heart: the influence of music at BYUI

Six siblings in a small home is a recipe for chaos. Wanting to escape the commotion, 13-year-old Nathan Meyers would often grab the family CD player and head to the cramped laundry room, which, in Meyers' own words, was about "four feet by four feet." "I needed...

BYUI Faculty Soloists to Join BYUI Symphony Performance

BYUI Faculty Soloists to Join BYUI Symphony Performance

On Thursday, Oct. 30, the BYU-Idaho Symphony Orchestra will play Paul Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler" at the Barrus Concert Hall in the Eliza R. Snow Building. Tickets will be priced at $5 for students and $8 for non-students, available at the door. According to a...

Andy Grammer serenades BYU-Idaho

Andy Grammer serenades BYU-Idaho

The blue-lit stage sat empty as the crowd filed into the BYU-Idaho Center, waiting for the man of the hour to make his arrival. At 7:31 on Thursday night, Andy Grammer appeared on stage. The crowd cheered and rose to their feet, where they would stay for the remainder...

Music festival held in Porter Park 

Music festival held in Porter Park 

Porter Park was filled with music as local bands in Rexburg and vendors selling vintage clothes and art came together to share their appreciation for the arts and music at the Rexburg Meltdown Music Festival June 28. The festival kicked off its event in the evening...

Music festival to be held at Porter Park

Rexburg Meltdown, a free, local music festival, will be held on June 28, from 1-10 p.m. at Porter Park. “It’s an ​all-day ​free ​event and ​people ​are ​welcome ​to ​come ​and ​go ​as ​they ​please,” said Blake...

Walking the Walk with Walker Hayes

Walking the Walk with Walker Hayes

Feature image caption: Hayes holding his newly-gifted Book of Mormon. Image credit: Landon Pfile Even stars have dark days. Despite the shadow, Walker Hayes explains what’s kept his light from fading. For a man who’s topped the charts with hits like “Fancy Like” and...

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