Celebrate the Season with December Concerts

Make merry this December with concerts that showcase the very best of student performances.

On December 3, the annual Afternoon and Evening of Jazz Concerts will feature the three jazz ensembles: Jazz Band 3, Vocal Jazz 2, and the award-winning Jazz Band 1. The concerts will be filled with jazz standards, new compositions, and topnotch performances. The performances begin at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Your ticket for the afternoon concert will also admit you to the evening concert.

On December 4, the CWU Symphony Orchestra will feature Concerto Competition winner Zane Boothby, trombone, and the world premiere of “Siren, Blind,” by Martin Kennedy, CWU professor of composition. The program also includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s epic symphonic suite, Scheherazade. The concert begins at 4:00 p.m.

All concerts will be performed in the McIntyre Music Building Concert Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $7 senior/child/CWU Student with ID. Tickets can be purchased online at www.cwu.edu/tickets or by calling 509-963-1429. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Wildcat Shop Customer Service at the Student Union and Recreation Building.

In addition, the Symphonic Bands will play on December 1 and the Wind Ensemble will perform December 2. All concerts will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Music Building Concert Hall. These concerts are free and open to the public.

Parking in CWU lots is free after 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, except in specially designated spaces and residential hall lots.

Media Contact: Valerie Chapman-Stockwell, Public Affairs, 509-963-1518, valeriec@cwu.edu