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WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (JAN. 21-27, 2015)

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BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Q’d Up, faculty Jazz Quintet, Ray Smith, saxophone, Steve Lindeman, keyboards, Eric Hansen, bass, Ron Brough and Jay Lawrence, drums and percussion, January 21, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

UTAH OPERA, “The Pearl Fishers,” by Bizet, two men test the strength of their friendship when a beautiful woman stirs up an old rivalry and a dangerous love triangle, desire and deception build and threaten to separate the friends forever, leaving compassion and trust as the lovers’ only path for survival, the depth of love is tested and a choice between love and honor must be made, Carlos Izcaray, conductor, Kristine McIntyre, stage director, Andrea Carroll, soprano, Brian Stucki, tenor, Craig Irvin, baritone, Derrick Parker, bass-baritone, January 21, 23, 7:30 p.m., January 25, 2 p.m., Capitol Theatre, $10-$95 general ($5 more if purchased on the day of the performance), 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.utahopera.org.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Robert Brandt, faculty artist, January 23, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Opera Studio, Handel’s Semele, Michael Chipman, director, the opera is a darkly comedic story of a mortal woman’s tryst with a dangerous god, chaos ensues in the wake of unbridled lust, jealousy and revenge, January 23-24, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Jewett Center for the Performing Arts, $5 general, free for Westminster students, faculty and staff, 801-832-2457, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Primrose Memorial Concert, in honor of legendary violist William Primrose (1903-82), Atar Arad, viola, and Jeffrey Shumway, piano, January 24, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

KINGSBURY HALL PRESENTS, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, the all-singing, all-plucking ensemble returns with their toe-tapping music and hilarious banter, January 26, 7:30 p.m., $24.50-$49.50 general, $5 U. students with ID, $10 non U students, 10 percent discount U. staff, faculty and alumni association members with ID or membership card, Kingsbury Hall, University of Utah, 801-581-7100, www.kingtix.com.

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, Concert Series, “Ysaÿe Violin Sonatas,” violinists Yuki MacQueen, Alex Martin and David Porter perform the complete Sonatas for Solo Violin by Eugène Ysaÿe, the 19th century Belgian virtuoso known in his day as the “King of the Violin,” January 26, 7:30 p.m., Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, $15 general, students and Westminster faculty and staff free with ID, www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

UTAH VALLEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND PHILHARMONIA, Winter Concert, Cheung Chau, conductor. January 26, 7:30 p.m., Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center Street, Provo, $10 general, $5 students and seniors, www.coveycenter.org.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN THEATRE (JAN. 21-27, 2015)

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PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY, Alabama Story, by Kenneth Jones, a gentle children’s book with an apparent hidden message stirs the passions of a segregationist senator and a no-nonsense state librarian in 1959 Montgomery, just as the civil rights movement is flowering, inspired by true events, through January 24, 7:30 p.m. (Monday-Thursday evenings), 8 p.m. (Friday and Saturday evenings), also 2 p.m. matinees (on Saturdays), $25-$44 (tickets will be $5 higher when purchased on day of performance), 801-581-6961, www.pioneertheatre.org.

TERRACE PLAZA PLAYHOUSE, The Marvelous Wonderettes, this smash off-Broadway hit takes you to the 1958 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes, four girls with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts, through February 7, 7:30 p.m., 99 E. 4700 South, Ogden, $12-$14 general, $11-$13 seniors/students, $9-$11 children (12 and under), 801-393-0070, http://terraceplayhouse.com.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-WEST VALLEY CITY, Is He Dead?, by Mark Twain, it’s 1846 and talented French artist Millet feels honor bound to save his fiancée and her father from financial ruin, but Millet soon realizes that great paintings make much more money after the artist dies, so in desperation he fakes his own death and becomes his “sister,” through February 7, 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. performances, $49 general (December 31), $28-$31 general, $16 children ages 5-11, 801-984-9000, www.halecentretheatre.org.

HALE CENTRE THEATRE-OREM, Barefoot in the Park, by Neil Simon, when newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter arrive at their first New York apartment the honeymoon comes to a screeching halt as they confront a needy mother-in-law, an eccentric neighbor and the inevitable adjustment to married life, through February 7, 7:30 p.m., also 3 p.m. matinees on January 24, 31 and February 7, 225 W. 400 North, Orem, $11 (preview performances), $34-$38 (December 31), $16-$22 general, $12-$16 children, 801-226-8600, www.haletheater.org.

CENTERPOINT LEGACY THEATRE, The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson,, directed by Karen Whiting, the inspiring true story of Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan, through February 7, 7:30 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. matinees on January 31, February 2 and 7, Barlow Main Stage, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, $17.25-$23.25, 801-298-1302, www.centerpointtheatre.org.

HERITAGE THEATRE, Five on a Honeymoon, by Ruth and Nathan Hale, a young widowed mother of three has just remarried, and her new husband sets out to bring some badly needed discipline into the children’s lives, the subsequent explosions bring an evening of wackiness and hilarity, through February 7, 7:30 p.m., $10 general, $9 seniors/children under 12, S. Highway 89, Peery, 435-723-8392, www.heritagetheatreutah.com.

THE ECHO THEATRE, Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare, directed by Eve Speer, a shipwreck, separated identical twins, mistaken identities, romance and one pair of yellow stockings, the Echo’s production will be accentuated by music with a talented cast of musician/actors who play everything from violin to French horn, through February 14, 7:30 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. matinee on January 24, 15 N. 100 East, Provo, $10 general, $9 students (presale), $12 general/students, $8 seniors (day of performance), $8 general (matinee performance), www.theechotheatre.com.

THE OFF BROADWAY THEATRE, Hunger Game of Thrones, the story takes place in a strange land where hunger is common – a hunger for food, for power and betrayal, the G-rated family friendly show follows the tale of a beautiful female archer who not only brings peace to her homeland but thwarts corrupt tyrant kings who have illegally and villainously usurped the throne, through February 21, 7:30 p.m., 272 S. Main, $10-$16, $11 Mondays, 801-355-4628, www.theobt.org.

DESERT STAR PLAYHOUSE, Pirates of the Scaribbean, by Ben E. Millet, through March 21, 6 p.m., 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., also 2:30 p.m. matinees, $18.95 adults, $10.95 children (11 years and under), 4861 S. State, 801-266-2600, www.desertstar.biz.

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, musical by Rupert Holmes, based on Charles Dickens’ unfinished novel of the same name, directed by Rob Moffat, Edwin Drood mysteriously disappears one stormy Christmas Eve, but no one knows if he’s been murdered, and if so, who did it, at the end the audience votes on the solution as prelude to the most unusual and hilarious finale, January 29-31, 7:30 p.m., also 2 p.m. matinees on January 17 and 31, Noorda Theatre, $12 general, $8 students, 801-863-7529, or box office located in Noorda Theatre, or Campus Connection, www.uvu.edu/arts.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, The Count of Monte Cristo, U.S. premiere of a new musical, book and lyrics by Jack Murphy, music by Frank Wildhorn, directed by Nathan Balser, based on Alexandre Dumas’ story of revenge, romance and love’s redemptive power, January 22 (preview), January 23-24, 27-31, 7:30 p.m., de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $21-$28, ($15 for preview), 801-422-4322, www.arts.byu.edu.