Featuring the music of jazz composer Tom Kubis, Central Oregon Community College’s Big Band Jazz group is performing its winter concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 6, in Wille Hall on the Bend campus. The performance is free, though donations are appreciated. Visit centraloregonjazz.org to learn more.
Kubis’ musical arrangements define the contemporary big band sound and have been performed at major jazz festivals around the world, from Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival to the Berkeley Jazz Festival. His television credits include arranging and conducting the CBS Jackie Gleason 30-year Reunion Special and The Bob Newhart 20-Year Anniversary show.
Big Band Jazz is a community group of Central Oregon musicians dedicated to bringing artistry to the big band genre. Sponsored by COCC, it has been a part of the Central Oregon jazz scene for more than 30 years. There are currently 17 musicians enrolled in the COCC performance class.
For more information, contact band director Dave Sime at dsime2@cocc.edu.
In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation because of a physical or mobility disability should contact campus services at 541-383-7775. For accommodation because of other disability such as hearing impairment, contact student accessibility services at sas@cocc.edu or 541-383-7583.
Sounds of Nature
Two free concerts by Central Oregon Community College’s Cascade Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will be held on March 14 (7 p.m.) and March 15 (4 p.m.) at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon in Bend. Titled “Celebrating the Classics: Nature,” the inspiring concerts will explore humanity’s enduring connection to the natural world through choral and orchestral masterworks. The concerts are free, with a suggested donation at the door. Visit cascadechorale.org for more information.
Under the direction of COCC music professor James W. Knox, the program blends classical tradition with contemporary expression. The centerpiece of the concert is “The Majestic Tapestry of Creation,” a commissioned work for Cascade Chorale by composer Robert Cohen, featuring poetry by Ronald Cadmus.
Also featured is “Three Songs for Nature,” drawn from beloved art songs by Claude Debussy, Robert Schumann and Ralph Vaughan Williams, offering reflections on nature through diverse musical voices. The concert concludes with the vibrant “Reflection on a Mexican Garden” by Kevin T. Padworski, featuring soprano soloist Laurel Barnum.
For more information, contact Marilyn Elliott of the Cascade Chorale Association at 541-550-0010 or cascadechorale@gmail.com.
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