--- title: Dordt University’s final ensemble concerts of the semester date: 2024-04-22T13:17:00-05:00 author: Sarah Moss canonical_url: "https://www.dordt.edu/news/dordt-universitys-final-ensemble-concerts-of-the-semester" section: News --- [ View Dordt News](https://www.dordt.edu/news) [Music](https://www.dordt.edu/news?category=music) Apr 22, 2024 # Dordt University’s final ensemble concerts of the semester Three ensemble concerts will be held the first weekend of May on Dordt University’s campus. ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-24/2023-01-17_000330.jpg?mode=crop&pos=center-center&w=66&h=57&f=webp&c=90fed983&v=81c85c5cb757ebb6ea3856e5cf08ae93203df11c3e57aef099992ae445dad19e) ![]()Three ensemble concerts will be held the first weekend of May on Dordt University’s campus: - Choral Ensembles Concert, on Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium - Instrumental Ensembles Concert, on Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium - Dordt University Wind Symphony Iowa Bandmasters Preview Concert, on Saturday, May 4, at 8:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium ![](https://d3evso2dxyohou.cloudfront.net/generalUploads/2023-24/2023-01-17_000357.jpg?mode=fit&pos=center-center&w=57&h=65&c=851765ca&v=f3a9336058c29dc4853e8bda228924dd9ba767694bd1b70808756b148bd7d1d5) The Choral Ensembles Spring Concert on May 3 will feature four of the Dordt Choral Ensembles: - Bella Voce (women’s chorus) - Canons of Dordt (men’s chorus) - Chorale - Concert Choir Repertoire will draw from a wide range of styles and centuries. Bella Voce is conducted by Professor of Music Dr. Carrie Groenewold, Canons of Dordt by Music Assistant Adjunct Tim Van Voorst, and Chorale and Concert Choir by Professor of Music Dr. Ryan Smit. The concert and a PDF program will also be available on livestream at [dordt.edu/live-events](https://www.dordt.edu/live-events). On May 4, the Campus-Community Band will open with works from a diverse cross section of old and new wind band works. The Chamber Orchestra will then perform one of the most highly respected works from American composer Aaron Copland titled "Appalachian Spring." Following this concert, the Wind Symphony will present their Iowa Bandmasters Association Preview Concert on May 4. The Dordt University Wind Symphony was selected by blind peer review to perform as the invited college wind band for the 2024 Iowa Bandmasters Association Conference on May 11 in Des Moines. The May 4 concert will include all the music the Wind Symphony will perform in Des Moines, including a featured solo by Professor Pam De Haan on James Stephenson’s newly written "Concerto for Saxophone and Wind Ensemble." The concerts will also be available on livestream at [dordt.edu/live-events](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. 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