The annual Choral Masterworks concert offers two memorial pieces: Johannes Brahms’s Nänie (1881), a transcendent threnody written to honor a young artist-friend, and Joel Thompson’s intimate seven-movement cantata, Seven Last Words of the Unarmed (2015), a choral setting of the final words of Black men murdered by police officers. The concert will also celebrate the winner of Colby’s annual…
The Colby Wind Ensemble’s spring concert presents new compositions, including Dirigo Suite, by Heather Hastings. Dedicated to the state of Maine, Dirigo Suite is a three-movement work based on folk songs connected to Maine. Overture to the Great Hall by Shaun Salem opens the concert in grand fashion. Reserve your free tickets at arts.colby.edu/reserve-tickets.
Collegium is Colby’s auditioned choir, comprised entirely of students. Its spring program will feature music composed or arranged by members of the Colby community, showcasing the diversity of talents among our students, faculty, staff, and alumni. This concert will also feature an original composition written in collaboration with the Sing Me a Story Foundation. Reserve…
The Colby Jazz Ensemble features works from throughout the history of jazz. The concert includes Dizzy Gillespie’s “Salt Peanuts,” which is an essential part of the jazz repertoire and is based on George Gershwin’s composition “I Got Rhythm” and Wes Montgomery’s “Cariba,” a catchy bossa nova tune arranged by Victor Lopez for big band. Reserve…
