Kellogg Community College is pleased to announce its 2023-24 concert schedule, including nearly two dozen performance opportunities for students and community members alike to attend and/or participate in over the course of the 2023-24 academic year.
All of the events listed are free and open to the public on KCC’s campus at 450 North Ave. in Battle Creek, unless otherwise noted. Many of the events do include the opportunity to donate via a freewill offering to support future KCC music initiatives.
SEPTEMBER 2023 MUSIC EVENTS
KCC Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop Auditions
6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
OCTOBER 2023 MUSIC EVENTS
KCC Music Faculty Recital
3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
KCC Jazz Ensemble presents: Horns and Howls
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27
Binda Performing Arts Center
KCC Concert Band presents: Halloween Boo Bash
3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29
Binda Performing Arts Center
DECEMBER 2023 MUSIC EVENTS
Branch County Community Chorus presents: Sounds of the Season 2023: Joy, Joy, Joy!
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
27 E. Chicago St., Coldwater
KCC Concert Band presents: Dazzling Holidays
3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3
Binda Performing Arts Center
KCC Jazz Ensemble Christmas Concert
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
KCC Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop presents: A Night at the Theatre
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10
Binda Performing Arts Center
FEBRUARY 2024 MUSIC EVENTS
KCC Sacred Music Certificate Program presents: Community-wide Sing-along: Traditional Hymns and African American Spirituals
3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
KCC Jazz Ensemble Valentine’s Day Dance
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14
KCC Student Center
Carmen Bell, Soprano, in Concert
7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
KCC Concert Band presents: Devotion
3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18
Binda Performing Arts Center
KCC Music Faculty and Guest Artist Recital featuring Dr. Mark Wells, Pianist, and Betty Picard, Soprano
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
KCC Music Faculty and Guest Artist Recital featuring Dr. Gerald J. Case-Blanchard, Baritone, and Dr. Wendy Chu, Pianist
3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
APRIL 2024 MUSIC EVENTS
Student Honors Recital
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3
Davidson Visual and Performing Arts Center
Singing in the Spring
3 p.m. Sunday, April 21
First Presbyterian Church
111 Capital Ave. NE, Battle Creek
KCC Concert Band presents: Renewal and Revival
3 p.m. Sunday, April 28
Binda Performing Arts Center
MAY 2024 MUSIC EVENTS
KCC Jazz Ensemble presents: Swingo de Mayo
7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5
Binda Performing Arts Center
For more information about the above events or other music programming and initiatives at Kellogg Community College, visit the KCC Events Calendar at kellogg.edu/events or contact Case-Blanchard at 269-565-7859 or case-blanchardg@kellogg.edu.
Music Programming at KCC
In addition to musical productions such as those listed above, KCC offers several opportunities for community members to participate in music-making at the College via for-credit classes or non-credit personal enrichment. Opportunities include membership in the following ensembles:
- The Branch County Community Chorus, with Director Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard
- The KCC Concert Band, with Director Christopher Momcilovich
- The KCC Jazz Band, with Director Eric Campbell
- The Kellogg Singers, with Director Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard
- The KCC Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop Ensemble with Director Dr. Gerald Case-Blanchard
KCC also offers a variety of music lessons – instrumental and voice – for for-credit and non-credit students. Academic offerings include a Music Enrichment Certificate, a Sacred Music Certificate and an Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in music as a concentration.
Dr. Gerald J. Case-Blanchard, director of Vocal Arts and Music Area coordinator at KCC, said there is something for everyone at KCC who wishes to explore their own creativity.
“KCC offers value and opportunity through its numerous course and ensemble offerings, and the College’s Music Area is a hub for creativity and self-exploration,” Case-Blanchard said. “The choirs and the bands welcome all who have a passion to learn and express themselves through the musical arts, and our music faculty are well-established musical professionals who love to teach just as much as they love to perform.”
“Sing in a choir, take a music lesson, play an instrument, develop your talent as a soloist, play in a band,” Case-Blanchard said. “There is something here for every level of musicianship.”
For more information about music programming at Kellogg Community College, visit kellogg.edu/music or contact Case-Blanchard at 269-565-7859 or case-blanchardg@kellogg.edu.
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