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Connecticut College Music Department presents seven December concerts
November 16, 2007
NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Connecticut College Music Department will present seven concerts in the month of December. All concerts will be held in the college´s Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center, and are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted). For tickets and information, call (860) 439-2720.
Concerts include:
- Dec. 3, 6:30 p.m., "Charles Shackford Memorial Student Composer´s Concert." Art Kreiger, Connecticut College associate professor of music, will direct.
- Dec. 4, 4 p.m., Student Recital.
- Dec. 4, 7 p.m., Student Guitar Ensemble. James McNeish, Connecticut College adjunct assistant professor of music and recording engineer, will direct. *Note different location: The concert will be held in Harkness Chapel.
- Dec. 5, 4 p.m., Student Recital.
- Dec. 7, 8 p.m., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Band and Connecticut College Concert Bands will perform. Gary Buttery, Connecticut College adjunct instructor of music, and Kirk Edwards, U.S. Coast Guard Academy CWO, will direct.
- Dec. 10, 7 p.m., Connecticut College Jazz Ensemble Concert. Gary Buttery, Connecticut College adjunct instructor of music, will direct. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $3 for students and seniors.
- Dec. 13, 7 p.m., Connecticut College Percussion Ensemble and New Music Ensemble concert. Peter Jarvis, instructor of music, will direct.
Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Martin (860) 439-2526; a.martin@conncoll.edu