Arts Advocates: Two CSD Employees Win Sorenson Legacy Awards
Canyons District knows the invaluable impact our art teachers have on students. From music to a multitude of mediums, art gives a voice to those who can’t speak. It can provide a haven for struggling students and enhance the learning process. Two of Canyons’ superstar advocates for the arts have received recognition from the Utah […]
Bucket List: Hillcrest’s Vocal Ensemble Performs in NYC’s Carnegie Hall
After this weekend, the “once-in-a-lifetime” bucket lists of the singers in Hillcrest’s Vocal Ensemble and their director are a little lighter. Travel together to New York City? Check. Perform with a Grammy-winning composer and conductor? Check. Sing in Carnegie Hall? Check, check, and check. After more than a year of planning and practicing, Hillcrest choir […]
Sacred Images Mural: BHS Students Transformed Through Art
In this digital age of distraction and social isolation, a few dozen Brighton High artists found connection and meaning in the deep human themes depicted in the ancient wall art and petroglyphs of Nine Mile Canyon. Their trip through the dusty wilds of southern Utah was an educational journey through time, serving as artistic inspiration […]
Setting the Stage: CSD High Schools to Perform Five Spring Plays and a Musical
From the first American production of an epic war play to a tale told with fog, gun shots and strobe lights, high school students in Canyons District are hard at work to bring a variety of stellar performances to the stage this spring. You don’t have to travel all the way to New York City […]
The Curtain is Rising on Fall Musicals
Dust off your roller skates and pull out your leg warmers. It’s time to relive the ’80s. Fall musicals are in full swing, and next up on the performing arts calendar is Brighton High’s production of Xanadu on Oct. 26, 27 and 30 at 7 p.m. and on Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. The show […]
Alta High’s Band Chosen to March in Memorial Day Parade in D.C.
The first-ever members to join Alta High’s marching band will be graduating this year and they’ll be celebrating in a big way. After four years of high-stepping, twirling and drumming, Canyons District’s only marching band will be taking their talent across the country to represent Utah in the 13th annual National Memorial Day Parade, […]
Talented Teen Musicians Picked to Perform with Utah Symphony
Five of CSD’s talented high school instrumentalists have been selected to perform with the Utah Symphony at an All-Star Evening Concert on Tuesday, May 23. The rare honor is granted to 57 students statewide. At the 7 p.m. event at Abravanel Hall, students will perform Dvorak’s Violin Concerto side-by-side with their professional counterparts. The performance […]
School Restores Vintage Steinway Piano to its Former Glory
When Mount Jordan middle was demolished in 2013, then-principal Dr. Molly Hart saved a stack of bricks in her office to pay homage to the 59-year-old school. After the school was rebuilt in 2015 she discovered it had an even greater treasure with a history as old as the original building: a Steinway and Sons […]
CSD Students Win Coveted Juror’s Award at Springville All-State Art Show
Three Canyons’ students have received honors at the prestigious Springville All-State High School Art Show. Brighton’s Georgia Raddon, Jordan’s Nicole Brooks and Hillcrest’s Sarah Turpin each received the Juror’s Award of Merit for their entries into the 45th annual art show. The highly competitive exhibition features entries from high school juniors and seniors throughout Utah. […]
Art Brings History to Life at Utah Capitol
The rotunda of the Utah Capitol came alive on Tuesday with song, dance and colorful art demonstrations. The daylong showcase, which featured a performance by Ridgecrest Elementary’s choir, was organized to underscore the importance of arts education. For poignant proof of the value of the arts, though, one need only have accompanied the student choir […]
