Illinois Valley Community College’s vocal and instrumental ensembles will conclude their seasons with three separate concerts next week.
All concerts begin at 7 p.m. and take place in the Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Cultural Centre. There is no admission charge.
On Monday, April 27, the Choir will be joined by voice studio recitalists in a concert that includes “The Last Words of David” by Randall Thompson and “Measure Me Sky” by Elaine Hagenberg. David Childs’s “Set Me as a Seal” will feature Emily Maze on French horn.
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Choir also will perform “Simple Gifts,” “Shenandoah,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor” and other patriotic and Americana music.
On Tuesday, April 28, the Jazz Ensemble will present the theme from the 1960s-era TV comedy “Get Smart” by Irving Szathmary. Selections also include “When I Fall in Love” by Heyman and Young; “A Kiss to Build a Dream On” by Kalmar, Ruby and Hammerstein; “Sachbut City” by Rayburn Wright; “Children of Sanchez” by Chuck Mangione; “The Ziggy Strut” by Mark Taylor, and “Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Phillip Sousa.
The evening’s soloists are Ella Lewis on alto saxophone; Bob Young on trumpet; Abby Dominus, Zayden O’Dell and Ian Shevlin on trombone; Noah Logan on bass trombone; Laurie Smudzinski and Dave Vieitez on trumpet/flugelhorn; Zulee Moreland on alto sax; Fred Davis on baritone sax; Rudy Wilson on bass, and Doreen Vieitez on soprano sax.
On Thursday, April 30, the Wind Ensemble will perform selections by Morton Gould, Arturo Marquez, Edvard Grieg, Percy Aldridge Grainger and Ryan Nowlin. Those include: “American Salute,” “Danzon No. 2,” “Funeral March,” “The Gum-Sucker’s March,” and “The Maker’s Mark.”
The ensembles are comprised of IVCC students and community members and the instrumental ensembles also include area music educators. The Choir is directed by Jenilyn Roether, the Jazz Ensemble by Brandon Czubachowski, and the Wind Ensemble by Phil Whaley.
The April 30 concert is Whaley’s final concert conducting the IVCC Wind Ensemble
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