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Vocal Jazz Concert, Nov. 21

By November 16, 2009November 16th, 2018No Comments

The student jazz vocalists of Kirkwood Community College will present their fall concert Saturday, Nov. 21. The RSVP and Jazz Transit groups will perform in Ballantyne Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Both groups are under the direction of Vocal Music Director Ray Salucka.

“When October Goes” is the theme of the evening’s selections and will feature the title Barry Manilow number, arranged for unaccompanied voices. The program will feature one of the more varied programs in several years, including a dance interpretation as part of one selection.

American standards will include “Fly Me to the Moon” and “If I Were a Bell.” Tunes from the swing and be-bop eras are included, plus composers as contemporary as Sting. Another selection is “Blues for Elise,” the familiar Beethoven piano classic re-imagined for vocalists.

Kirkwood’s jazz vocal groups have been acclaimed in Iowa and around the world for many years. The ensembles have won state, regional and national awards including top honors at festivals from Greeley, Colorado to Montreux, Switzerland. The groups have also been invited to prestigious events in the Czech Republic and Germany in the past decade.

Tickets for the Nov. 21 vocal jazz concert at Kirkwood are $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and students with current ID. Kirkwood students, faculty and staff are admitted free. Advance tickets are available are available through the Arts & Humanities office, (319) 398-7662.