Music Department Events: Chamber Ensemble, TUBACHRISTMAS, Jazz Combos, Jazz Ensemble
From Joe Darby, Music:
The Keene State College Music Department is proud to present “An Evening of Chamber Music,” with the KSC student chamber music ensembles, on Friday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m., in the Alumni Recital Hall, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.
The performance will feature the KSC Clarinet Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, String Ensemble, Canticum Novum (vocal ensemble), and others. The recital will include a complete performance of J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 61, with Canticum Novum and guest musicians, directed by Professor Sandra Howard.
Admission is free and the recital is open to the campus community and general public.
From Jim Chesebrough, Music:
Twenty years ago, KSC, Professor Douglas Nelson organized Keene’s first MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS. Nelson, at that time Chair of the Department of Music at Keene State College, began TUBACHRISTMAS Concerts in Keene, and since that time, hundreds of tuba players, both professional and amateur, have participated in this celebration of the holiday season and the heritage of this noble instrument.
This year, the free concert will be held on Sunday December 5 at 1:00 p.m. in the L.P. Young Student Center’s Mabel Brown Room. Dr. Jim Chesebrough, band director at Keene State College, will direct the twentieth Keene TUBACHRISTMAS. All area tuba and euphonium players are invited to perform. (Please, no instruments other than tubas, euphoniums, and baritone horns.) There will be a rehearsal in the same location as the concert at 10:30 a.m. Performers pay a $5.00 fee to the Harvey Phillips Foundation, which is a tax deductible, but the concert is free.
…and more from Joe Darby:
The Keene State College Music Department is proud to present an afternoon jazz recital, featuring the KSC Jazz Combos, directed by Scott Mullett, on Sunday, December 5, at 3:00 p.m., in the Alumni Recital Hall, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. Admission is free and the recital is open to the campus community and general public.
The Keene State College Music Department is proud to present its ever-popular Jazz Ensemble, directed by Don Baldini, performing “A Tribute to East-Coast Jazz Musicians,” on Wednesday, December 8, at 7:30 p.m., in the Main Theatre, Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond.
The featured guest soloist for the program is the immensely talented and versatile Paul Lieberman, who specializes on the tenor sax, flute, and piccolo. In addition, KSC student vocalist Sam Massahos will perform “At Last” and “I Remember You,” and KSC student vocalist Lindsey Ryder will perform ”Georgia” and ”Just In Time.”
Admission is $10 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth ages 17 and under. KSC faculty and staff are entitled to receive one (1) free complimentary ticket for this event. Tickets will be available at the door, or call the box office at 603-358-2168.
