Band and Jazz Ensembles to Perform

ADRIAN, Mich. - The public is invited to two free concerts featuring the Adrian College Band, Jazz Ensembles and the TCA Big Band, on Sunday, April 5 in Dawson Auditorium on the Adrian College campus.

The first concert, featuring the Concert Band, is scheduled at 3 P.M. The band will perform John Philip Sousa’s “Glory of the Yankee Navy” and Percy Grainger’s “Children’s March.” Other selections include “Purple Heart” (a tribute to fallen Marines), “Irish Rhapsody”, and selections from “Suite of Old American Dances”, which will feature guest conductor Alan Jacobus. Mr. Jacobus is the award winning band director from the Les Cheneaux Community Schools in the Upper Peninsula.

The second concert features performances from three jazz ensembles – the AC Seven O’clock Band, the AC Eight Thirty Band, and the TCA Community Big Band from Tecumseh. Music will include a wide variety of selections ranging from traditional jazz to modern pop. Featured soloists will include Adrian College students as well as well-known local musicians.