UPDATE Thursday 8:38 a.m.: Cloud County Community College this morning issued the following statement concerning the college's upcoming concerts.
Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in the surrounding area, and out of an abundance of caution, Cloud County Community College has made the decision to cancel the band and choir concerts that had been scheduled for November 16 and 17.
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CONCORDIA -- The Cloud County Community College music ensembles will present two virtual concerts on Nov. 16 and 17.
The virtual band concert, on Nov. 16 at 7 pm., will feature the Rolling Thunder Pep Band, the Community Concert Band and the Jazz Band.
The pep band will perform one selection, Echoes, by Jordan Grigg.
The Community Concert Band will perform At Morning’s Light, Three Sketches for Band, and Blue Ridge Steel.
The Jazz Band’s selections will include Now’s the Time, Song of Orpheus, Fish Face, Big Spender, and High Maintenance.
The virtual choirs concert is scheduled for Nov. 17, also at 7 p.m.
The Cloud 9 Jazz Choir will open the concert with the Star Spangled Banner.
The Community Chorale will perform How Can I Keep From Singing, I Get Along Without You Very Well, Gossip, Gossip, and This is Who We Are.
The Jazz Choir will round out the evening performing Autumn Leaves, To Know Him is to Love Him, Masterpiece, Salty Dog, That Lonesome Road, and Blue Skies. Soloists for the Jazz Choir will be McKenna Brown and Kali Combes.
Due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements, both concerts will be streamed on the music department’s YouTube channel, which can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc_3OPVJftWLQ0qlgc_BtIw, or by searching for Cloud County Community College Music Dept.
All ensembles are under the direction of Chris Langsford, Cloud County music instructor.