Dixie State College presents five events this week

Dixie State Piano Ensemble to Debut in Concert Dec. 7

Dixie State College will debut its new Piano Ensemble with a special concert event on Monday, Dec. 7, with a special start time of 5:30 p.m., in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Concert Hall on the Dixie State College campus. The ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Lynn Dean and Dr. Nancy Allred, is made up of DSC students majoring in music with an emphasis in piano. The students will perform duets, including one-piano/four-hand and two-piano/four-hand, along with a quartet consisting of a two-piano/eight-hand performance. For more information about this concert or future concerts at Dixie State College in general, please contact the DSC Fine Arts office at 435-652-7790.

DSC Jazz and Percussion Ensembles to Present Holiday Concert Dec. 8

The Dixie State College Jazz and Percussion Ensembles, under the direction of DSC Music Chair Glenn Webb, will take to the stage for a special holiday concert on Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Concert Hall on the DSC campus. The Jazz Ensemble will open the evening by performing standard jazz literature by the likes of Buddy Rich and Gordon Goodwin. In addition, the Jazz Ensemble will get into the holiday spirit with offerings such as Count Basie’s version of Jingle Bells and Duke Ellington’s Sugar Rum Cherry, a spinoff of the Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy. Keeping with the seasonal music flavor, the Percussion Ensemble will present two Cuban-flavored arrangements, Que Nino Es Esto? (What Child is This?) and Carol of the Cowbells. The Brass Ensemble will round out its performance with the high-spirited The Highway and a new composition by Ensemble director Glenn Webb. Local trumpet player Darin Thomas will join Jazz Ensemble as a guest artist on Libertango, a flashy trumpet feature composed by Argentine Astor Piazzola. Tickets are available at the door or through the Avenna Center Box Office. Tickets are $5 per person, $1 for DSC students and faculty and staff.  High school musicians may receive complementary tickets by contacting the Dixie State College Music Department at 652-7790.  For tickets and further information, please call 435-652-7800 or visit the central campus ticket office at the DSC Avenna Center. Patrons may also purchase tickets prior to each evening’s performance at the Eccles Fine Arts Center Box Office or online at “tickets.dixie.edu.”

Dixie State Brass Choir to make 2009-10 Debut with Fall Concert Dec. 9

The Dixie State College Brass Choir, directed by DSC music department faculty member Joseph Patrick, will make its 2009-10 season debut with a special fall concert on Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Concert Hall on the DSC campus. The evening will open with six numbers performed by the “Large Mouth Brass,” consisting of students Derek Thomas and Nick Lanners on trumpet, Austin Paxman on horn, Tyler Benson on trombone, and Ben Stratford on tuba. Among the selections in the set are Intrada by Johann Chistoph Pezel; March from 1941 by John Williams; Just a Closer Walk, arranged by Don Gillis; Amazing Grace, arranged by Luther Henderson; Chopin’s Prelude in Db Major; and Sergei Prokofiev’s Troika from Lieutenant Kije Suite. In addition, the trio of Ryan Tommer and Kasey Call on trumpet, and McKenzie Fisher on trombone, will play Claude Debussy’s The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, and the Dorsey and Holcombe arrangement Angels We Have Heard On High. The Brass Choir will then close the evening with two Giovanni Gabrieli selections, including Come, Let Us Sing, and Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2 from Sacrae Symphoniae. Tickets are available at the door or through the Avenna Center Box Office. Tickets are $5 per person, $1 for DSC students and faculty and staff. For tickets and further information, please call 435-652-7800 or visit the central campus ticket office at the DSC Avenna Center. Patrons may also purchase tickets prior to each evening’s performance at the Eccles Fine Arts Center Box Office or online at “tickets.dixie.edu.

DSC Symphony Orchestra Presents Annual Christmas Concert Dec. 10

The Dixie State College Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Paul Abegg, with present its annual Christmas Concert on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Concert Hall on the DSC campus. The orchestra’s program will feature selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, including Arabian Dance and Waltz of the Flowers, in addition to Mannheim Steamroller’s Stille Nacht (Silent Night), and arrangements from the renowned Canadian Brass Christmas, along with other traditional Christmas favorites. The evening will also be highlighted by a performance of Bill Holcombe’s arrangement of T’was the Night Before Christmas, featuring DSC First Lady Margaret D. Nadauld as narrator. General admission tickets for each concert will be available at the door for $5 for adults and $1 for DSC students and faculty and staff with current ID. For tickets and further information, please call 435-652-7800 or visit the central campus ticket office at the DSC Avenna Center. Patrons may also purchase tickets online at “tickets.dixie.edu.”

DSC Choral Ensemble Christmas Choral Concert Dec. 11

The Dixie State College Choral Ensemble will cap an exciting week of holiday instrumental and vocal performances on the DSC campus with its annual Christmas Choral Concert on Friday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in the Dolores Dore’ Eccles Fine Arts Center Concert Hall on the Dixie State College campus. The Choral Ensemble will perform a variety of Christmas favorites for the entire family, including traditional carols, new Christmas music, gospel music, jazz and calypso. In addition, the audience will participate in the singing of Silent Night. The concert will also serve as a preview of the DSC Choir Ensemble’s performance the following evening in the Assembly Hall at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Tickets are available at the door for $5 per person, $1 for DSC students and faculty and staff.  For more information about this concert, future concerts or singing at Dixie State College in general, please contact the Dixie State College Fine Arts Department at 435-652-7790.