Dordt 4th Avenue Jazz and Campus-Community Band Concert, Thursday, February 26

The Dordt University Music Department will present a concert on Thursday February 26 at 7 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium, featuring the 4th Avenue Jazz Singers, 4th Avenue Jazz Band, and Campus-Community Band.

The jazz portion of the concert will include big band and Broadway standards, fresh perspectives, featured solos, and a variety of collaborations between singers and instruments.

The 4th Avenue Singers group is directed by Associate Professor of Music Dr. Ryan Smit, and the 4th Avenue Band is directed by Assistant Adjunct of Music Scott Olson.

The Campus-Community Band will play music by Lemanns, Smith, and Maslanka as well as a new suite written by the ensemble’s conductor, Professor of Music Dr. Onsby Rose, titled Suite for a Historic City.

This work was commissioned by the town of Rottenberg am Nekar, Baden-Wurttenburg, Germany, for the celebration of their 750th anniversary in 2025.

The concert and a PDF program will also be available on livestream at https://www.dordt.edu/live-events

About Dordt University

As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt University equips students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dordt is a comprehensive university named to the best college lists by U.S. News and World Report, the Wall Street Journal, Times Higher Education, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review.