Coming to the Redfern: KSC Chamber Singers, KSC Concert Choir, KSC Jazz Ensemble
From Joe Darby, Music Department:
The Keene State College Music presents a joint concert of the KSC Chamber Singers, directed by Elaine Broad Ginsberg, and the KSC Concert Choir, directed by Diane Cushing, in the final choral program of the 2009-10 season, this Sunday, April 25, at 3 p.m., in the Alumni Recital Hall, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.
The Chamber Singers will feature In the Beginning, a major choral work by Aaron Copland, with Kimberly Harte as mezzo-soprano soloist. In addition, they’ll perform the spiritual “Ride the Chariot” and a wonderfully jazzy arrangement of “Row Your Boat, with KSC student David Parker as pianist.
The Concert Choir performs a wide range of selections by distinguished composers and arrangers such as Robert DeCormier, Eric Barnum, Eric Whitacre, and Moses Hogan. KSC students Alyson Ryder (conductor) and Mark Perry (composer and soprano saxophone soloist) will be the featured artists for the Concert Choir.
The concert concludes with both choirs performing Dr. Broad Ginsberg’s arrangement of Oseh Shalom, composed by Nurit Hirsh.
Also from Joe:
The Keene State College Jazz Ensemble, directed by Don Baldini, will be performing its final program of the 2009-10 season, “A Tribute to Big Band Drummers, ” on Wednesday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m., in the Main Theatre, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.
The music on the program features the greatest names and titles in American music, including Duke Ellington’s “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be,” Woody Herman’s “Apple Honey,” Buddy Rich’s “Norwegian Wood,” Stan Kenton’s “Here’s That Rainy Day,” and Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing.” The guest soloists for the program are Bruce Krasin on tenor saxophone and clarinet, and drummer extraordinaire Greg Caputo, who regularly works with the Count Basie Big Band and serves as music director with his own Big Band.
Admission for each performance is $10 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth ages 17 and under. Tickets will be available at the door, or call the box office at 603-358-2168. To request accommodations for a disability, please call the box office at prior to the concert.
