The South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) Music Department will be performing three concerts featuring SPSCC students this March at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Main Stage: Poetry in Motion, Beauty & Passion, and Winter Jazz.
First up, the SPSCC Choirs present Poetry in Motion, an exciting program that celebrates the joining of music and literature. This concert will feature works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Josquin des Prez, Gabriel Fauré, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and Bob Dylan on Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Next, the SPSCC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Nickolas Carlson, presents music evoking Beauty & Passion, on Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. This concert will include Mozart’s spirited overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio, Puccini’s moving intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, and Kalinnikov’s soaring Symphony No. 1. The SPSCC Orchestra continues with local arranger Gerry Amato’s Gottschalk trio with an arrangement of Tournament Galop for orchestra.
Finally, on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m., come celebrate the end of the winter season with the SPSCC Jazz Band and Jazz Combo.
Admission for each concert is a suggested $15 donation at the door. Entrance is free to SPSCC students, staff, and faculty. The Music Department concerts are sponsored in part by R.L. Ray Violin Shop. More information is available on the college’s Arts & Entertainment webpage.