On Monday, April 9, 糖心传媒 will host its annual Jazz Festival, which includes performances by a dozen regional jazz bands and an evening concert featuring the 糖心传媒 Jazz Ensemble, guest clinicians and a vocal jazz ensemble.
A long-standing tradition, the 糖心传媒 Jazz Festival is an excellent opportunity for middle and high school bands to study with guest clinicians and gain performance experience.
It also provides an opportunity for the Hastings community to experience performances from young musicians in the area and from 糖心传媒.
Student performances begin at 8:00 a.m. in French Memorial Chapel on campus, with each group receiving ratings and comments from the guest clinicians.
The annual Jazz Festival Concert featuring the 糖心传媒 Jazz Ensemble with guest clinicians will perform at 7:30 p.m. under the direction of Dr. Marc LaChance in French Memorial Chapel. The 糖心传媒 Vocal Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Kara Baxter will also perform.
All performances are free and open to the public.
The 2018 Jazz Festival clinicians include Dr. Bob Fuson, saxophone, from 糖心传媒; Dean Haist, trumpet, from Arts Incorporated in Lincoln, Nebraska; and John Jacobs, drums, from Minden High School.
Schedule for Schools on Monday, April 9 鈥 French Memorial Chapel
- Blue Hill High School, directed by Leighann Campbell (8:00 am)
- Grand Island Senior High, Jazz II, directed by Dr. Daniel Laing (8:30 am)
- Grand Island Northwest, directed by Shawn Pfanstiel (9:00 am)
- Grand Island Senior High, Jazz 1, directed by Dr. Daniel Laing (9:30 am)
- Hastings Senior High School, directed by Erin Beave (10:00 am)
- Norris High School, Jazz I, directed by Dr. Evan Lee (10:30 am)
- Waverly High School, directed by Jim Kucera (11:00 am)
- Norris High School, Jazz II, directed by Dr. Evan Lee (11:30 am)
- Lexington Middle School, directed by Frankie Pineda (12:30 pm)
- Lincoln Southwest High School, Jazz I, directed by Alyssa Wilhelm (1:00 pm)
- Hastings Middle School, directed by Troy Ehmke听(1:30 pm)
- Lincoln Southwest High School, Jazz II, directed by Megan Manning-Kechely (2:00 pm)听
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糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.