Yan “Anson” Kai, Collin student and musician plays trombone at a concert rehearsal

Collin College Offers Free Concerts in December

November 16, 2018 – Collin College’s December concert series is full of treats for the ears, with a variety of musical styles to choose from. All music department concerts are free and will be held in the John Anthony Theatre at Collin College’s Plano Campus unless otherwise noted.

 

Expressions Vocal Jazz
Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre

Collin College’s oldest established singing group, Expressions, will perform its fall vocal jazz show along with a rhythm section. The concert will feature jazz and blues standards as well as exciting new arrangements by Kerry Marsh and others.

 

New Music Ensemble
Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in THE ARTS gallery

The New Music Ensemble is a group of five to eight students creating new and original music compositions with new media. Works include composition for small ensembles, videos with computer music, interactive electro-acoustic compositions and more.

 

Solo Guitar Concert
Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. in THE ARTS gallery

The guitar studies program will feature an evening of traditional solo guitar.

 

Instrumental Jazz
Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.

The Jazz Lab Band performs both traditional and contemporary jazz literature. The Expressions Combo features repertoire that includes bebop, Latin and fusion standards.

 

Opera in a Box
Sunday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Living Legends Conference Center

Students in the opera ensemble will perform spotlights, parodies and scenes from a variety of operatic works.

 

Visit www.collin.edu/finearts for a complete calendar of music events and other information about the college’s fine arts programs. The John Anthony Theatre, THE ARTS gallery and the Living Legends Conference Center are located at the college’s Plano Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy. in Plano.

Collin College serves more than 55,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates. The only public college in the county, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and work force development. In addition, the college operates the Collin Higher Education Center, which serves 3,500 additional students each year in partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Tech and the University of North Texas.