The SC Jazz Band and the Percussion Ensemble will each present their final concert for the 2016-17 school year.  Both groups are under the direction of Jeremy Kirk, assistant professor of music at Southwestern College.  

The SC Jazz Band concert is on Tuesday, April 25, at 7 p.m., in the Richardson Perform Arts Center, located on the main level of the Christy Administration building and will feature music ranging from the standards of Miles Davis and Nat Adderley to contemporary music of Bruno Mars and the Foo Fighters.  

The Percussion Concert, which will feature the Percussion Ensemble and African Drum & Dance Ensemble, will perform on Thursday, April 27, at 7 p.m., in Messenger Recital Hall in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center.  The Percussion Ensemble will present works by John Cage, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass, while the African Drum & Dance Ensemble will perform traditional music and dance from West Africa.

There is no admission charge to either performance and the public is invited to attend.