Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) is pleased to continue a longtime tradition with its fall concert series in the Hales Center for Performing Arts (PAC). Celebrating 50 years of music, the Symphonic Choir, Community Orchestra, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and the Jazz Combo will perform a variety of works for large and small ensembles. Admission to all concerts is free, but donations to help support the music department will be gratefully accepted. In addition, the Music Club will be collecting non-perishable food items for SWOCC’s annual Van Jam which is part of the community Bus Jam. Boxes will be placed in the foyer of the PAC. Wednesday Dec. 3 is Jazz night at the college with the SWOCC Vocal Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Charlotte Pierce and accompanied on piano by Sarah Kimball, performing a variety of Jazz works for multiple voices and percussion. Also performing will be the SWOCC Jazz Combo, under the direction of Professor Mike Turner, performing a variety of Jazz standards including a brand new composition by Professor Turner. The personnel of both groups is entirely SWOCC students and the performance will begin at 7:00 pm. In addition to the above concerts the SWOCC music department sponsored Bay Area Community Concert Band is performing their winter concert at 7:30 pm on Thursday Dec. 11 at the North Bend First Presbyterian church in North Bend next to the Pony Village Mall. For more information please contact Mike Turner, Professor & Director of Music, at 541-888-7241 or mturner@socc.edu.
