Fri, Oct 24
|Hillcrest Jr. High
Braveship: A Musical Fantasy Adventure
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hillcrest Jr. High, 178 E 5300 S, Murray, UT 84107, USA
About the event
Welcome to Braveship, the multi-award-winning narrated symphonic spectacular for audiences aged 5 to 105. This multimedia program of all-original orchestral music has thirteen movements, accompanied by fantastical illustrations and animations projected on screen. In a storytelling format like Peter and the Wolf, Braveship invites audiences on an adventure with an orphan boy who flies a magic airship to distant lands, discovering the family he never had. Braveship has been adapted as a full-length novel and is in production as a video game. Produced by a GRAMMY-winning team at a Disney studio, the album was released in 2024 by Orchid Classics, and features contributions from over 150 talented virtuosos, artists, and engineers from 20+ countries across all seven continents; there was even a rehearsal during an Antarctic expedition. Braveship earned a 2024 HMM Award and was named Best Independent Album across all genres at the 2025 Hollywood Independent Music Awards. Now, dear reader, let us brave the winds. Fly with us!
About our Guest
Bennett, age seventeen, is a dedicated and passionate musician. He started playing piano at age seven and was self-taught for three years before beginning formal lessons with Karoun Arslanian. He has been studying under Dr. Esther Ahn at Weber State University since July of 2023. Bennett has placed in many competitions including: UMTA Concerto Competition, American Mountain West International Piano Competition, Weber State University Piano Festival, Salt Lake Piano Competition, and the Utah MTNA Piano Performance Competition, and San Francisco International Piano Competition. He was a member of the student jury for the prestigious Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, a semifinalist for the International Young Artists Concerto Competition, and a finalist for the Arthur Fraser Piano Competition. He has also been part of the Piano Inspirato program with the Gina Bachauer Foundation, playing at elementary schools around Utah. He has performed at numerous events with a local music program - Onstage Ogden, including short recitals at senior homes, local stages, and holiday events. On top of practicing, he also enjoys composing and writing.
