The following events are free and open to the public, although reservations are encouraged for events in the Plano Campus’ John Anthony Theatre. All events will be held at the Plano Campus, at 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano, except for the Dec. 7 Keyboard Ensemble performance which will be held at the Wylie Campus Band Hall, 391 Country Club Road in Wylie.
Reservations can be made by clicking the appropriate calendar link at www.collin.edu/finearts/#Events.
Keyboard Ensemble
Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre
The Keyboard Ensemble features performers whose main area of concentration is piano.
Performances on Collin College’s two Steinway concert grands include duets and quartets
by Bach, Mozart, Ravel, and Schubert.
OneSound a Capella
Friday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre
Award-winning student a capella group OneSound will wow the audience with their unique
arrangements and choreography of current pop songs and hits from the past.
String and Symphonic Wind Ensembles
Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre
The concert will feature classical and contemporary works for string orchestra and
symphonic wind ensemble. Both ensembles feature Collin College music major and non-music
major students.
Guitar Ensemble
Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre
Collin College’s award-winning One O’Clock Guitar Ensemble will perform a program
of music from various historical periods.
Chamber Choir and Honors Voice Concert
Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre
Chamber Choir will perform choral music with a focus on rhythm. Repertoire includes
fast familiar melodies as well as other works that use rhythm in clever ways, plus
a performance of an original choral work by director, Kathy Morgan.
The Honor’s Voice portion of this program features elite vocalists from the vocal
studios of Collin College performing operatic arias and art songs to showcase their
accomplishments from the semester.
Jazz Combo PM, Jazz Combo Too, and Jazz Lab Band
Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre
This concert will feature the Collin Jazz Combo PM, Jazz Combo Too and Jazz Lab Band,
with works from multiple styles, including swing, bebop, fusion, Latin, and popular
music.
New Music Ensemble
Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Living Legends Conference Center
The New Music Ensemble will present a concert of original works by Collin College
student composers focusing on contemporary experimental music.
Solo Guitar
Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Room C103
This guitar recital will feature students performing classical guitar solo works from
the Renaissance to the present day.
Keyboard Ensemble
Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Wylie Campus Band Hall 305
The Keyboard Ensemble showcases performers who specialize in piano. The performance,
featuring Collin College’s two Steinway concert grand pianos, will include duets by
both foreign and domestic composers.
Learn more about all the college’s Fine Arts programs at www.collin.edu/finearts.
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