The Dixie State College Jazz Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble are coming together to present their annual Fall Concert this Tuesday, October 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Mainstage Theatre on the DSC campus.
The DSC Jazz Ensemble will perform a wide range of jazz literature including compositions from the libraries of Count Basie (Strike Up the Band), Glenn Miller (Pennsylvania 6-5000), and Bill Holman (Sunshinola). The band will also feature trumpet players Michael Smith and Derek Thomas performing the Grammy-winning arrangement of April in Paris. In addition, DSC student Brandon Hanson will perform the saxophone solo on Harlem Nocturne, known by many as the theme to Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer television series.
The Percussion Ensemble will feature its Drum Line equipment to perform a series of cadences and compositions written especially for this performance.
General admission tickets may be purchased in advance at the DSC Avenna Center Ticket Office or at the door prior to the concert for $5 per person, $1 for DSC students and faculty and staff with current ID. High school musicians may receive free tickets by contacting Glenn Webb at 435-652-7969.
