{"id":12763,"date":"2019-11-05T15:06:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T19:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=12763"},"modified":"2022-03-21T16:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T20:35:18","slug":"concerts-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/concerts-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Percussion, Jazz, Classical Concerts Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three exciting days of concerts will feature music from jazz to percussion to classical collections as Kalamazoo College students showcase their talents in fall performances.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12766\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12766\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12766\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/11\/Taiko-drummers-concerts-600x412.jpg\" alt=\"Taiko drummers concerts\" width=\"584\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/11\/Taiko-drummers-concerts-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/11\/Taiko-drummers-concerts-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/11\/Taiko-drummers-concerts-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/11\/Taiko-drummers-concerts-437x300.jpg 437w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2019\/11\/Taiko-drummers-concerts.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12766\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The International Percussion Ensemble concert scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 13, will feature Kalamazoo College&#8217;s Taiko drummers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The International Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the Dalton Theater at <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=198#!m\/17928\">Light Fine Arts<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Ensembles\/International_Percussion\/\">ensemble<\/a> unites individuals with varied musical backgrounds from K, nearby institutions and the general community in West African and Japanese Taiko drumming. <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Faculty\/WPB\/Koebel_drumming\/\">Carolyn Koebel<\/a> manages both of the International Percussion Groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Faculty\/WPB\/Waller\/\">Nathaniel Waller<\/a> helps instruct the West African group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Ensembles\/jazzband\/\">Kalamazoo College\u2019s Jazz Band<\/a>, led by Music Professor Tom Evans, will perform a free concert, themed \u201cAutumn in Madrid,\u201d at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Dalton Theater. The Jazz Band plays contemporary and classic jazz arrangements that deliver an enjoyable musical experience to delighted audiences. Dancing is encouraged by audience members, so have a wonderful time!<\/p>\n<p>The Kalamazoo Philharmonia, under the direction of <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Faculty\/Andrew_Koehler\/\">Associate Professor of Music Andrew Koehler<\/a>, will perform a concert themed \u201cAmong Friends\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in Dalton Theater. The performance will feature returning guest pianist Weiyin Chen, performing Tchaikovsky\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 1.\u00a0 The orchestra will also perform works by composers Sir Edward William Elgar and Gra\u017cyna Bacewicz. Chen, a Taiwanese-American pianist who has studied with and received accolades from renowned masters such as conductor Leon Fleisher and pianists Richard Goode and Claude Frank, has performed recitals in France, Italy, Denmark, and India abroad, and New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Utah and Chicago in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The Philharmonia is an orchestra of Kalamazoo College and the community. 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The <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Ensembles\/International_Percussion\/\">ensemble<\/a> unites individuals with varied musical backgrounds from K, nearby institutions and the general community in West African and Japanese Taiko drumming. <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Faculty\/WPB\/Koebel_drumming\/\">Carolyn Koebel<\/a> manages both of the International Percussion Groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Faculty\/WPB\/Waller\/\">Nathaniel Waller<\/a> helps instruct the West African group.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Ensembles\/jazzband\/\">Kalamazoo College\u2019s Jazz Band<\/a>, led by Music Professor Tom Evans, will perform a free concert, themed \u201cAutumn in Madrid,\u201d at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in the Dalton Theater. The Jazz Band plays contemporary and classic jazz arrangements that deliver an enjoyable musical experience to delighted audiences. Dancing is encouraged by audience members, so have a wonderful time!<\/p>\n<p>The Kalamazoo Philharmonia, under the direction of <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/music\/Faculty\/Andrew_Koehler\/\">Associate Professor of Music Andrew Koehler<\/a>, will perform a concert themed \u201cAmong Friends\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in Dalton Theater. The performance will feature returning guest pianist Weiyin Chen, performing Tchaikovsky\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 1.\u00a0 The orchestra will also perform works by composers Sir Edward William Elgar and Gra\u017cyna Bacewicz. Chen, a Taiwanese-American pianist who has studied with and received accolades from renowned masters such as conductor Leon Fleisher and pianists Richard Goode and Claude Frank, has performed recitals in France, Italy, Denmark, and India abroad, and New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Utah and Chicago in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The Philharmonia is an orchestra of Kalamazoo College and the community. The group brings together students, faculty, and amateur and professional musicians. The group won the 2014 American Prize Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award for Orchestral Programming and has produced several CDs. It also has appeared on <em>CBS Sunday Morning<\/em>, and collaborated with the Bach Festival Chorus, as well as many renowned soloists. 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