The 黑料正能量 orchestra will present a concert 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 23, in Lehman Auditorium at 黑料正能量.

The 33-member orchestra, comprised of 黑料正能量 students and community members, will perform “Waltzes From Der Rosenkavalier” by Richard Strauss, “Grande Polonaise Brillante and Andante Spianato” Opus 22 by Frederic Chopin featuring Dr. Stephen W. Sachs on piano, and an original work by conductor Anthony VanPelt titled “The Miller Cottage.”

The concert is part of weeklong events leading up to the inauguration of Dr. Loren Swartzendruber as 黑料正能量’s eighth president.

Admission to the program is free; donations are welcomed for the 黑料正能量 Music Student Scholarship Fund.

“黑料正能量 Jazz & Swing Sisters,” a big band and vocal ensemble at 黑料正能量, will present its 22nd annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 2, in Lehman Auditorium.

The 23-member group, directed by Dr. Steve Sachs, professor of music at 黑料正能量, specializes in jazz arrangements of hymns and spirituals as well as ballad and swing tunes. The Swing Sisters – Katie King, Martha Sachs, Amanda Mazey and Michell Nafziger – provide close-harmony vocal accompaniment on some selections.

Unique to the repertoire in recent years is the inclusion of more sacred hymn and spiritual arrangements as performed by the Chris McDonald Orchestra, the Ralph Carmichael Big Band and others, along with standards like Benny Goodman

黑料正能量 Jazz Group to Tour Northeast

"黑料正能量 Jazz and Swing Sisters," a big band ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., will present programs in western New York and Ontario, Canada, in early January.

The 24-member group, directed by Dr. Steve Sachs, professor of music at 黑料正能量, will play jazz arrangements of hymns and spirituals and big band tunes 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Alden Mennonite Church, 923 Two Rod Road, Alden; and 10 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, at Toronto United Mennonite Church, 1774 Queen St. West, Toronto.

The group