Array of student music concerts to celebrate end of semester
Student Guitar Ensemble
Skidmore's Department of Music will present a variety of student concerts celebrating a semester of hard work from April 19-23. All events are in the Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall. Details are as follows.
Thursday, April 19, 8 p.m. - Guitar Ensemble
The Skidmore Guitar Ensemble, an auditioned ensemble devoted to the performance of classical guitar music in combination with other instruments and voice, will perform at 8 p.m. April 19. Joel Brown, coach of the Ensemble, is an accomplished performer as both a guitar soloist and a chamber musician as well as a founding member of Tritonis, a flute, guitar and cello trio.
Friday, April 20, 4 p.m. - Singing in Spring
Individual vocal students coached by Anne Turner will perform selected works.
Friday, April 20, 8 p.m. - Small Jazz Ensembles
Under the coaching of artists-in-residence John Nazarenko, Mark Vinci, and George Muscatello, students in the Skidmore Small Jazz Ensembles will perform at 8 p.m. April 20. These student ensembles perform on and off campus for various events, including shows at Caffe Lena, Falstaff's, and Virgil's Coffee House. Repertoire is largely decided by the students and includes jazz, Latin, funk, and rock-based music.
Saturday, April 21, 8 p.m. - String Ensembles
Coached by Michael Emery, the Skidmore String Ensembles feature talented string students
who will present selections from classic string music literature at 8 p.m. April 21.
Sunday, April 22, 3 p.m. -Wind Chamber Ensembles
The Skidmore Wind Chamber ensembles will present an eclectic program that includes
works by Mendelssohn, Villa-Lobos, Washburn, Handel, Arnold and others. The concert
will feature guestappearances by Filene Scholars violinist Jane Esterquest and cellist Robin Luongo.Ensemble coaches are Jan Vinci, Susan Martula, Randall Ellis and Shelly McLoughlin.
Sunday, April 22, 8 p.m. - Taiko Drum Class
Skidmore's Taiko Drum Class, coached by Lei Bryant, will perform at 8 p.m. Bryant is anassistant professor of music whose scholarly interests are in music, culture, and performance in East Asia (primarily China, Japan, and Taiwan).
Monday, April 23, 8 p.m. - Skidmore Big Band
The Skidmore Big Band is directed by Mark Vinci and offers students the opportunity to perform in a large jazz group. This auditioned group, which includes as many as 25 members, will perform their end of semester concert April 23.
Admission for the April Skidmore Student Presentations is free and open to the public. For advance reservations click here or call the Zankel box office (518) 580-5321 for more information. The Zankel Music Center is wheelchair accessible and offers listening devices for the hearing impaired. For more information, please click here.
