The Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department presents its Faculty Showcase Recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in the LMC Mendel Center Hanson Theatre on the Benton Harbor Campus.
Among those to be showcased are jazz pianist and mallet percussionist Jim Cooper, cellist James Alexander, flutist Penny Kohns, tenor Charles Reid, and pianist Alexandra Lee. Selections will range from contemporary to classical.
- Jim Cooper will perform on vibraphone as part of the Jim Cooper Trio along with Tim King on bass and Jim Allen on drums. Cooper first started as an instructor at LMC in 2001. Among the classes he teaches are jazz piano lessons, History of Rock Music, Music Appreciation, and Songwriting at the South Haven Campus.
- James Alexander teaches cello lessons and the World Music course. He has been with the College since 2022.
- Penny Kohns, who has taught LMC music students for five years, provides flute lessons and teaches Music Appreciation.
- Charles Reid teaches voice lessons and has been with LMC since 2022.
- Alexandra Lee, who will be the primary accompanist for the faculty recital, teaches Piano Class and a section of Music Appreciation. She has been with LMC for two years.
Admission is free. For more information, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmccaffrey@lakemichigancollege.edu, or call 269-927-8876.
About the Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department
The Visual & Performing Arts Department allows students to reach new levels of excellence through classroom instruction and public performance. Many programs, including theatre, instrumental and vocal music, and dance, are based in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in southwest Michigan. Here, LMC students have opportunities to study the performing arts in a venue that attracts more than 100,000 patrons annually. Programs including drawing, painting, and graphic design allow students to explore the possibilities in the visual arts.
Auditions are held for select ensembles that perform on the same stages as world-renowned touring acts. Students in any major also have opportunities to audition for Broadway musicals and plays and join two different vocal ensembles, string and wind ensembles, a pop-rock ensemble, drumline, and jazz band. One of only two colleges in Michigan to carry the prestigious All-Steinway designation, LMC has a team of highly qualified faculty that bring real-world expertise to the classroom.
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Posted January 25, 2023