BIG ARTS band and chorus to present Spring Performance
The islands community is invited to enjoy an evening of music at an upcoming seasonal concert.
The BIG ARTS Community Chorus and BIG ARTS Concert Band will present their Spring Performance on April 4 starting at 7 p.m. in Christensen Performance Hall at the Sanibel campus. The chorus will combine its creative vocal arrangements with stirring compositions by the band.
“It’s such a great community event,” BIG ARTS Marketing Director Meghan Govoni said of the seasonal concert, noting that all of the band and chorus members are volunteers from the community.
Led by Chorus Director Ellen Whitten and Band Director Melissa Calkin, the title for this year’s program will be “Your Favorites … from Gershwin to The Beatles.”
“It’s kind of a look back to the 1950s and ’60s,” she said. “They’re also going to do some Neil Diamond, John Denver, Carole King, Duke Ellington, and then some songs from ‘West Side Story.'”
The band will kick off the performance with “Entry of the Gladiators,” followed by the chorus with “It’s A Grand Night for Singing.” The band will play “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “Duke Ellington in Concert,” featuring “Take the ‘A’ Train,” “Mood Indigo,” “It Don’t Mean A Thing” and others. The chorus will sing “I Feel the Earth Move” and “Do Wah Diddy Diddy,” along with “We Love the ’50s” featuring “16 Candles,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll,” “Lipstick on Your Collar” and more.
“The concert band is going to do ‘Georgia On My Mind,'” Govoni said.
The chorus will perform “John Denver in Concert,” featuring “Rocky Mountain High,” “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” and others. The band will follow will selections from “West Side Story,” such as “Maria,” “Tonight,” “Somewhere” and more, as well as “Mancini Magic,” with “Moon River,” “Baby Elephant Walk,” “The Pink Panther” and others.
“The chorus is going to do ‘The Best of Neil Diamond,” she said.
For the grand finale, the band and chorus will come together and perform a medley of hits by The Beatles, including songs like “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Here Comes the Sun” and “In My Life.”
There will be an intermission, and the bar will be open.
“Both galleries will be open,” Govoni said. “We have a fairly new show in the Dunham gallery.”
Tickets are $20 for adults and free for students.
The community is encouraged to reserve their seat for the concert.
“It’s a great chance for people to come out and experience BIG ARTS and experience the wonderful volunteers in our community. They’re all part of the community and they’re performing for the community,” she said, adding that the seasonal performance is one of their last events during season.
For tickets or more information, visit https://bigarts.org/ or call the box office at 239-395-0900.
BIG ARTS is at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel.
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IF YOU GO
What
Spring Performance
Who
BIG ARTS Community Chorus and BIG ARTS Concert Band
When
April 4 at 7 p.m.
Where
BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel
Details
Tickets are $20 for adults and free for students
To reach TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com, please email