
Ƶ's Music department hosts spring concerts featuring choral and instrumental ensembles
Ƶ will hold a series of music ensemble concerts on May 1 and 2, highlighting performances by the Music department's choral and instrumental ensembles.
Ƶ will host a small ensembles concert on Monday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will include two student-led groups and two faculty-led groups.
Ƶ will host a small ensemble concert featuring two student-led groups and two faculty-led groups on Monday, April 28th at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. The concert is free to attend and open to the public.
The concert will include performances by the percussion ensemble, brass ensemble, clarinet ensemble, and saxophone ensemble.
The percussion ensemble, led by Tori Ensink and comprised of the top six chairs in the Wind Symphony at Dordt, will perform “Celebration II,” a lively marimba piece by Daiki Kato played by five percussionists. They will also premiere an original work by Ƶstudent Josh Kroese.
The brass and clarinet ensembles will both perform arrangements of J.S. Bach’s “Brandenburg Concertos.” The brass ensemble is led by Andrew Chesebro.
The saxophone ensemble will include Ƶalumna Sarah Goetsch of Sioux City, who arranged “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” for five saxophones. The group will also perform “Lower East Side,” a jazz-influenced piece that reflects the rich cultural and musical character of New York City’s Lower East Side, with nods to traditional Jewish musical modes.
For more information about Ƶ’s music department, visit www.dordt.edu/music.
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