Michael Ballam
Michael Ballam has been a successful classical singer for four decades, appearing on every continent, including command performances in the Vatican and the White House.
At the age of 24, Mr. Ballam became the youngest recipient of the degree of Doctor of Music with Distinction in the history of the prestigious Indiana University. An accomplished pianist and oboist, he is the Founder and General Director of the Utah Festival Opera, which is fast becoming one of the nation’s major Opera Festivals. Professor of Music for the past 24 years at Utah State University, he has also been a faculty member at Indiana University, The Music Academy of the West, University of Utah, Brigham Young University (where he was awarded the Teaching Award in Continuing Education in 1992) and guest lecturer at Stanford, Yale, BYU Idaho, Catholic University and Manhattan School of Music (official website).
The composer of many successful songs, Michael’s list of accolades and awards goes on and on. He has 40 publications and recordings in international distribution.
Recent Posts
Lyceum Philharmonic at American Heritage School ft Nathan Pacheco Give Magnificent Performance of “What a Wonderful World”
On Tuesday, 23 January 2018, the Lyceum Philharmonic at American Heritage School under the baton of Kayson Brown released a music video of their awe-inspiring performance of “What a Wonderful World” on their YouTube channel. Featured in the magnificent video is...
Renowned Pianist Josh Wright to Highlight Southwest Symphony’s “From Russia With Love” Concert
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Jordan James Pinkston (his stage name is Jordan James), an 18-year-old Acoustic, Soul-Pop singer-songwriter, and pianist from Utah, released the music video for his debut single, an original song called “Change the World,” on his YouTube channel on 24 August 2017....
Eclipse 6 and Madilyn Paige Sing the Beloved Hymn “Nearer My God to Thee”
The story of Jacob’s dream as recorded in the Scriptures in Genesis 28:11-12 sets the background for the beloved 19th-century Christian hymn “Nearer My God to Thee.” We read, "And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set;...
Brandon Flowers Talks Faith, Family, and Career in Interview with Nevada Public Radio
LDS Rockstar and frontman for the band The Killers, Brandon Flowers, recently sat down with Andrew Kiraly of Nevada Public Radio for an up close and personal interview. During the interview, they discussed several topics, among them Brandon’s Mormon faith and how it...
Reese Oliveira Takes Us On a Magical Journey to Xanadu
12-year-old YouTuber, One Voice Children's Choir soprano, and Barlow Ballerina, Reese Oliveira from Utah, rings in the New Year with a fun music video cover for the song “Xanadu” by Olivia Newton John. The video was released on her YouTube channel on 1 January 2018...