Free family concerts at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA!
Wednesday, May 7th • 7pm
Energetic jazz composer/pianist Geoffrey Keezer melds jazz and classical music, using a well known (and twinkling) Mozart tune to demonstrate jazz improvisation. Violinist Erica Adams and bass player Susan Wulff will join Keezer, hailed by Time Magazine for his “virtuosity and sheer musical wit.” This unique jam session promises to rock the YMCA gym with a crossover of classical music, blues, funk, hiphop and more.
Wednesday, May 14th • 7pm
“Storytelling and Imagery Through Music” is the title of acclaimed flutist Demarre McGill’s performance and instruction also featuring Mainly Mozart harpist Julie Smith and violist Chi-Yuan Chen. The program will include a flute solo; a harp solo; a flute and viola duet; a flute and harp sonata, and a sonata for flute, viola and harp. A diverse array of composers includes Mozart, Debussy and the less familiar Jacques Ibert, Francois Devienne and Gabriel Pierne.
Wednesday, May 21th • 7pm
A frequent headliner at Guadalajara’s “Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi y Charreria,” Mariachi Garibaldi from Southwestern College spices up things with a smorgasbord of hit tunes, such as the romantic “Cucurrucucu paloma,” jaunty “Tijuana Taxi,” mystifying “Hotel California” and even a gypsy-inspired Hungarian dance. Dr. Jeff Nevin -- founder of the 16-member group and an award-winning composer, mariachi educator and trumpeter -- will conduct.
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