University hosts three concerts today through Sunday
Come support our student musicians this week as they perform in three concerts in Bauman Auditorium over four days. Tonight (Thursday), a Spring Chamber Concert is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Tomorrow night (Friday), a Spring Jazz Concert will be performed, and on Sunday, April 12, we’ll host the Spring Chehalem Symphony Orchestra Concert at 3 p.m. All three events are free.
Here is a short summary of each concert:
Spring Chamber Concert: The university’s Women’s Chorale (“Homeland”, “Lay Earth’s Burden Down”), Handbell Ringers (“Homeward Bound,” “Psalm 24,” “Spirit Wind”), Keyboard Ensemble (“Rondo,” “Distant Dream,” “Four Landler,” “Hungarian Dance No. 6,” “Blues Threesome”) and Chamber Choir (“Cantate Domino,” “Vide Cantas Credas,” “I’ve Been in the Storm So Long,” “The Battle of Jericho”) will perform.
Spring Jazz Concert: The school’s Jazz Ensemble will perform four songs to start (“Cool School Dropout,” “Always and Forever,” “Told You So,” “Chet’s Call”), then be joined by vocalist Melissa Thomas for five more (“They Can’t Take That Away From Me,” “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Unpack Your Adjectives,” “All of Me.”)
Chehalem Symphony Orchestra Concert: Selections to be performed include “Bell Song — Ah! Où va jeune indoue from Lakmé,” “The Storyteller: Three Scenes for Viola and Orchestra,” “Fantaisie for Flute and Orchestra” and “Symphony #41 in C, K.511 ‘Jupiter'”.