Free Concert Series Features Multiple Musical Styles

Collin College welcomes the public to its annual free music series throughout November at its Plano and Wylie campuses. Community members are encouraged to come and enjoy these free concerts performed by the college’s exceptional student musicians.

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.

Collin College serves more than 60,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 200 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Clinical Operations Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visit www.collin.edu.