Four music concerts coming to Kalamazoo College will put student and community ensembles center stage for public audiences November 11 through 15. 

The International Percussion Ensemble brings together musicians from K, nearby institutions and the greater Kalamazoo community to perform steel pan, African and Taiko drumming. The Bayati Ensemble explores the music of the broader Middle East, including Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish, Persian and neighboring traditions. Together, the ensembles will present a free concert blending soothing melodies with dynamic percussion at 7 p.m. November 11 in Dalton Theatre at the Light Fine Arts Building. 

The College Singers mix soprano, alto, tenor and bass voices to perform a diverse array of choral music on campus and around the Midwest. The group promises a night of uplifting songs in Upturn, a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. November 12 at Stetson Chapel. Tickets are $15 and available at the door. K students are free. 

K’s Jazz Band pulls together an expansive collection of contemporary and classic jazz arrangements to provide the students participating and audience members with an enjoyable experience. Its musicians will salute creatures great and small in a free concert titled the Wild World of Jazz at 7:30 p.m. November 13 in Dalton Theatre at Light Fine Arts. 

The Kalamazoo Philharmonia brings together students, faculty, and amateur and professional musicians of all ages to perform great music. Its performers will examine composers throughout history who have been deeply inspired by natural elements or stories in which the elements play a major role. The Four Elements Trilogy (volume 1) will begin at 3 p.m. November 15 in the Dalton Theatre at Light Fine Arts. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $3 for students. K students are admitted free. 

For more information on any of these performances, contact Susan Lawrence in the Department of Music at susan.lawrence@kzoo.edu.