Several Academic Music ensembles will perform in the beginning of May at the Moraine Valley Community College Fine and Performing Arts Center (FPAC). All performances will take place in the Dorothy Menker Theater, unless otherwise noted.
The Jazz Ensemble will present its “Spring Jazz Spectacular” on Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m., playing a range of big band styles from swing and soulful blues to gritty funk. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for veterans/under 18 and free for Moraine Valley students.
The Chorale and Chamber Singers will present their annual “Broadway, Pop, Motion Picture Spectacular” on Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors 55+, $10 for Moraine Valley employees/veterans/under 18 and $5 for Moraine Valley students.
The 20th anniversary for the Concert Band will culminate with “Musical Milestones: A 20th Anniversary Concert Band Celebration” on Sunday, May 4, 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for veterans/under 18 and free for Moraine Valley students.
The Jazz Combo will present their Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 p.m., in the John and Angeline Oremus Theater. This concert is free.
The Percussion Ensemble will perform “We’re Getting Sedimental- 20 Years of the Moraine Valley Percussion Ensemble!” on Thursday, May 8, 7:30 p.m. This concert is free and will premiere a piece commissioned especially for the ensemble and its 20th anniversary.
For more information or to purchase tickets to FPAC shows, visit morainevalley.edu/fpac or call (708) 974-5500.
For news media inquiries, contact Maura Vizza, Moraine Valley communications specialist and sports information coordinator, at (708) 974-5742 or Vizzam@morainevalley.edu.
