Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble to perform

The Northwestern College Jazz Band and Percussion Ensemble will perform a joint concert Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel. The event is free and open to the public.

Directed by Dr. Timothy McGarvey, professor of music, the Jazz Band will perform a variety of pieces, including “Duke It Out!” by Dominic Spera, “Front Burner” by Sammy Nestico and Marcus Miller’s “Tutu,” arranged by Michael Philip Mossman.

The band will also perform two pieces by Duke Ellington, “The Shepherd (Who Watches Over the Night Flock),” featuring sophomore Drew Lemke on trumpet, and “I Like the Sunrise,” with a vocal solo by sophomore Amanda Vander Stelt. The Jazz Band will also perform Mark Lathan’s “Eschale toda Las Ganas,” or “Give It All You Got.”

The Percussion Ensemble, directed by Tim Hillyer, lecturer in music, will perform Vince Krysl’s “Welcome to Tromaville,” Nils Rowher’s “Trio Mar” and Robert Damm’s “Hoo-Daiko.” The ensemble will also perform George Hamilton Green’s “Spanish Waltz,” arranged by Bob Becker and featuring a xylophone solo by senior Brianna Darling.