Wednesday, November 10, 2010

MCC Music Faculty Recital and Other Upcoming Concerts

The Second Sunday Concert Series at McHenry County College continues at 3:00 p.m. November 14 with a MCC music faculty recital featuring organ works, original compositions, jazz tunes and euphonium music. The concert will take place in Room B257 at MCC, 8900 U.S. Hwy. 14 in Crystal Lake. The Room is located on the second floor of Building B, the Conference Center. Entrance is available from Route 14 at the stop light entrance to MCC.

Featured faculty performers will include Phyllis Lange-Connelly, organ; Paige Lush, Ph.D., euphonium; Michael Bazan, Chris Ray and Tara Singer, jazz; and Russ Henning and Roger Reupert, trumpets.  The program will also include original music by MCC music instructor Michael Hillstrom, including a harp solo, performed by MCC student Suzanne Koeppen of Huntley.

Other Concerts
The college will also present the MCC Jazz Concert at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 17 featuring the MCC Jazz Combo and MCC Jazz Ensemble, also in the MCC Conference Center.

The following Second Sunday and other MCC concerts are free and at 3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted:
Wednesday, November 17 at 7:00 p.m. -  MCC Jazz Concert
Sunday, November 21 at 3:00 p.m. - MCC Concert Band and Chorus
Sunday, December 5 at 6:00  p.m.  -  MCC Student Recital
Sunday, December 12 at 4:00  p.m. - Handel’s “Messiah” at the Raue Center, 26 N. Williams Street, Crystal Lake, featuring the MCC Choir and Voices in Harmony. For ticket information, contact the Raue Center at (815) 356-9212.

The concerts are open to the public. A reception follows each Sunday concert. For more information, contact Michael Hillstrom at (815) 479-7814.

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