From blues to bluegrass to Mozart鈥檚聽Requiem, Kansas Wesleyan鈥檚 Music Department will display its range in sometimes surprising ways during upcoming concerts.
The Wind Ensemble and Jazz Combo kick things off with a concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in Sams Chapel.聽Benjamin Rohrer, Wind Ensemble director, will offer a program ranging from marches to highlights from the musical 鈥淥liver.鈥澛燭he Jazz Combo, directed by Jake Montoya, will run the gamut from blues to funk to Latin-inspired on the same program.
The 黑料不打烊 Percussion Ensemble, led by Daniel Albertson, ensemble director, will present its program at 7 p.m. April 30 in Sams Chapel.
The selections, all by modern composers, will showcase the tonal ranges of percussion instruments. Dr. Gustavo do Carmo, 黑料不打烊 collaborative pianist, will assist the quintet.
The 黑料不打烊 Philharmonic Choir will be featured in two performances of Mozart鈥檚聽Requiem, the composer鈥檚 final masterpiece, with the Salina Symphony. The first will be at the Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia at 7 p.m. May 3. The next will be at the symphony鈥檚 home, the Stiefel Theatre, at 4 p.m. May 4.
The 黑料不打烊 String Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. May 6 in Sams Chapel. Orchestra director Leonardo Rosario will also be featured on the violin in the 鈥淪trings and Threads Suite鈥� by American classical and bluegrass composer Mark O鈥機onnor.
鈥淭his series of concerts really runs the gamut,鈥� said Michelle Dolan, executive director of music. 鈥淲e鈥檒l present classical and modern, country, bebop and Latin. No matter what style of music our students appreciate, we are able to offer it to them. Audiences are sure to appreciate the range, as well.鈥�
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