- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/jazz-ensemble/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Jazz Ensemble to host spring concert April 18 /news-archive/2022/04/15/jazz-ensemble-spring-concert/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:38:17 +0000 /news/?p=81265 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Jazz Ensemble to host spring concert April 18]]> The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus. The Jazz Ensemble, led by Dr. Michael Underwood, a principal trombonist with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, will perform four songs featuring students from the vocal department. The concert will include Hannah Blacklaw singing 鈥淲itchcraft鈥 by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh; Brent Foster singing 鈥淭he Look of Love鈥 by Burt Bacharach; Mya Little singing 鈥淭hings Are Looking Up鈥 by George Gershwin; and Kyndal Collins singing 鈥淐ome Rain or Come Shine鈥 by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. 鈥淲e will also feature Charles Mingus’s 鈥楪oodbye Pork Pie Hat,鈥 and end the concert with the Tower of Power classic, 鈥楽oul Vaccination,鈥 an apt song title for our times!鈥 Underwood said. For more information, please contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music at 501-569-3294.]]> Department of Music holds fall concerts /news-archive/2017/11/28/music-department-concerts/ Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:04:18 +0000 /news/?p=68689 ... Department of Music holds fall concerts]]> The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Music has an exciting line up of concerts this week to celebrate the holiday season.聽 Join the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music faculty for a Choral Ensembles Christmas Concert featuring songs of the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. On Friday, Dec. 1, the Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. The Wind Ensemble is composed of musicians from the university and the community and performs great classic literature for winds, transcriptions of the masters, and arrangements and compositions by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty and students. Additionally, the Community Orchestra, led by Victor Ellsworth, will hold a rousing performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. This performance features music from the 18th century with a Mozart piano concert by four piano soloists, including Michael Caysido, Ethan Day, Eri Okawa, and Samuel Schalchlin. Associate Professor Andy Wen will delight audience members with a recital featuring Wen鈥檚 talent on the saxophone. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. Wen鈥檚 faculty recital will include four world premieres: Dr. Robert Boury鈥檚 Dialogue, for soprano saxophone and piano; Joshua Reed鈥檚 Ballade for alto saxophone and piano; Dr. Neil Flory鈥檚 Concerto with piano; and L.A. Logrande鈥檚 Bouncing Owen. The week of musical events concludes with a student recital featuring Cody Jackson on the trombone at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. All performances are free and open to the public and will take place in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts building. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music at 501-569-3294. ]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock presents Jazz Ensemble /news-archive/2017/11/22/jazz-ensemble-2/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 22:11:33 +0000 /news/?p=68643 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock presents Jazz Ensemble]]> Jazz Ensemble will perform Tuesday, Nov. 28.聽 The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts building. The Jazz Ensemble, led by Dr. Michael Underwood, focuses on traditional jazz styles, student arrangements, and modern works. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Department of Music at 501.569.3294.]]> Jazz Ensemble to perform Oct. 4 /news-archive/2017/10/02/jazz-ensemble/ Mon, 02 Oct 2017 14:23:26 +0000 /news/?p=68130 ... Jazz Ensemble to perform Oct. 4]]> Jazz Ensemble will hold its fall concert on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building. The performance will feature vocalist Shonniesa Gaston on two pieces, 鈥淭hings Are Looking Up鈥 by George Gershwin and 鈥淲hen I Fall in Love鈥 by Nat King Cole. The concert will also feature works by Dizzy Gillespie, Doug Beach, and Steely Dan. For more information, contact Dr. Michael Underwood, director of the Jazz Ensemble, at mpunderwood@ualr.edu or 214.669.6782.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock wind and jazz ensembles set for April 25 /news-archive/2017/04/18/wind-ensemble-jazz-ensemble/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:41:52 +0000 /news/?p=66796 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock wind and jazz ensembles set for April 25]]> The musical performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts building. The admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Music at 501.569.3294.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock presents Jazz Ensemble /news-archive/2017/03/02/jazz-ensemble-2017/ Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:03:44 +0000 /news/?p=66477 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock presents Jazz Ensemble]]> The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Fine Arts building. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Department of Music at 501.569.3294.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒LR Jazz Ensemble to perform holiday concert /news-archive/2016/11/28/ualr-jazz-ensemble/ Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:18:24 +0000 /news/?p=65821 ... 糖心Vlog传媒LR Jazz Ensemble to perform holiday concert]]> The concert, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5, at the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fine Arts Building Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall. The concert will feature a mix of holiday tunes. In addition, the program will also feature Jazz Ensemble Director Michael Underwood鈥檚 arrangement of 鈥淲herever You Go鈥 by Pat Metheny with alto saxophonist Edwin Lawson. For more information, contact the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Department of Music at 501.569.3294 or visit the Department of Music concert schedule. ]]>