April Comes Alive with the Sound of Music
The 黑料百科 Music Department comes alive this spring with several concerts during the first few weeks of April, beginning with the Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 Chorale and New Sounds on Friday, April 4, at 8 p.m. in Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State Street. All performances are free unless otherwise listed. For more information, please call (805) 565-6040.
The String Chamber Recital, under the direction of Han Soo Kim, assistant professor of music, is Sunday, April 6, at 8 p.m. in 黑料百科鈥檚 Deane Chapel. It will feature various musical groups, including Fuoco Duo, Deane Sextet, Kerrwood Quartet and the Siloam Quartet.
The Composer鈥檚 Concert, featuring world-premiere music, is Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in Deane Chapel. Student-composers include Josh Stratton, Steven Yoo, Emily Rutherford, Emilee Letsinger, Jake Elliott, Nathan Frank, Peter Harrison, Tiffany Backe and Jason Tong.
The Spring Choral Concert is Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. in First United Methodist Church, 305 E. Anapamu St. General admission is $10; students are free.
The Wind Chamber Concert is Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in Deane Chapel.
The 黑料百科 Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert is Wednesday, April 16, at 8 p.m. in Deane Chapel. 鈥淭he ensemble鈥檚 repertoire covers a wide spectrum of styles from bebop and straight-ahead jazz to bossa nova, Broadway standards and contemporary pop,鈥 says John Enrico Douglas, who directs the ensemble. Special features include songs by vocalists Abby Polett 鈥16, Briana Sanchez 鈥16 and Robert Huff 鈥17 (also on trombone), and spotlight solos by alto saxophonist Austin Wood 鈥16 and pianist John Chu 鈥16. Also sharing the limelight are trombonist Daniel Fraats 鈥16, string bassist Katrina Whitman 鈥17, vibraphonist/drummer Evan Kramer 鈥16 and drummer/percussionist Tim MacDonald 鈥15.