The senses will be sent on a musical journey when the Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department presents the Pop/Rock and Jazz Band Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20. The concert, held in the LMC Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre, brings the audience into the experience through seating on stage with the performers.
Groups providing the evening’s entertainment are the LMC Rock/Pop Ensemble directed by Don Savoie and the LMC Jazz Band directed by Danny Lopez.
The LMC Pop/Rock Ensemble is a rock stage band performing music from classic rock to today’s rock hits. The playlist for this performance will be chosen from among one of Jimi Hendrix’s best-known tracks “Voodoo Child,” “The Modern Age” by The Strokes, “Pyro” by Kings of Leon, the late ‘80s hit “Black Velvet” by Alannah Myles, “Walk Away” by Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” and “Teen Town” by Weather Report
Personnel making up the Rock/Pop Band include Lauriebelle Radin and Neil Johnson on vocals, Andrew Ryan on bass, Zechariah Childs on drums, Anja Tabor on guitar, and Savoie on piano, guitar, and vocals.
LMC Jazz Band explores classical jazz styles, big band/swing era music, and the occasional rock arrangement. Among planned selections for this concert are “Told Ya So” by Gordon Goodwin, “Pacific Attitude” by Vince Gassi, and “Strollin’ with Sammy” by Paul Baker.
The LMC Jazz Band is made up of students and community members including Tammy Tallis-Crowner and Rodger Payne on alto sax; Marcia Blake and Ne’sha Heard-Bettison on clarinet; Doug Gillespie, Monica Harpole, and Dan Ward on trombone; Joey Hayman, Luis Sanchez, and Johnathan Orlando on trumpet; Nathan Dokter on piano; Guy Tardi on guitar; Douglas Wegscheid on bass; and Zechariah Childs and Markus White on percussion/drums.
Tickets are not required for this free general admission event.
For more information about the LMC Visual & Performing Arts department and performances, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmcaffrey@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 instrumental and vocal music, theatre, 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 thousands of 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, 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.
Posted October 30, 2024