News release SWOCC. The Music Department of Southwestern Oregon Community College is pleased to present its third of three end-of-quarter concerts. The Community Orchestra will round out the quarter’s concerts on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at the Hales Center at 7:00 pm. With conductor, Don Walden, the orchestra will perform selections from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods, with additional repertoire by Albinoni and Rachmaninoff. Heather Williams will be a featured vocal soloist and Heidi Connolly and Walden providing a unique flute and trombone pairing on “Vocalise for Soprano and Strings” The Head of the Music Department, Ida Jo Gates, cordially invites everyone to attend these free concerts and asks that attendees bring a can of food for the community food bank. Ms. Gates sincerely thanks the North Bend/Coos Bay Rotary Club, the Coos County Cultural Coalition, and Coos Bay Public Library Foundation for their generous gifts and support during our current academic year. Individuals and businesses who wish to support the college’s music program and concerts can contribute at the door or to the Southwestern Community College Foundation on behalf of the music department.
