Jazz Ensemble Concert

TICKET PRICES
$5 / Free w/ GC ID

Saturday, April 20, 2024 / 08:00 pm

The Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble (Amanda Heim, director) will be joined by vocal ensemble Camerata (Susan Hochmiller, director), on a concert featuring Big Band classics from the 20th century. With titles by great American composers including Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Henry Mancini, Sammy Nestico, and George Gershwin, among others — come out and enjoy an evening of great jazz playing and singing!

The Jazz Ensemble is a popular ensemble for students across campus. 16-19 students are selected by audition to study myriad styles of jazz encompassing swing, Latin, fusion, bop, and the American Songbook. The band toured Europe in 1993, 1997, 2002, 2008, and 2015 with performances in Istanbul, Perugia, and in towns on the French Riveria. On previous tours, the ensemble performed in Montreux, Vienné, Amsterdam, Paris, Bruges, Heidelberd, Athens, and Venice. The GCJE has opened for Ray Brown and Phil Woods and performed with world-renowned soloists Carmen Bradford, Delfeayo Marsalis, Paquito D’Rivera, Boston Brass, Denis DiBlasio, Lew Soloff, Graham Breedlove, and Chris Brubeck. The ensemble was honored to perform at the 2011 MENC Eastern Division Conference in Baltimore. This is the first music ensemble in the history of Gettysburg College to be afforded this opportunity.

Tickets will be available starting one week prior to the show at the Box Office, 25 Carlisle St., Gettysburg, or by calling (717) 337-8200.