Jingle Jazz on Dec. 11 at E.J. Thomas Hall
Join pianist Joe Augustine, trumpeter Jack Schantz, singer Patty LaNasa, the UA Jazz Ensemble, UA Vocal Jazz Group, UA Jazz Trombone Group, and other musicians from The University of Akron School of Music for Jingle Jazz on Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., on the UA campus.
The program will include jolly, jazzy seasonal favorites.
Advance-sale tickets are available at the Thomas Hall Ticket Office and by phone at 330-972-7570. Tickets will be sold at the door if seating is still available.
$10 for general admission; $8 for seniors, UA faculty, staff, alumni and parents of current UA students, and $5 for non-UA students. Admission is free for UA students when they show their Zip Cards. UArts Special: Save $2 on each general admission ticket with this e-mail!
Jingle Jazz is part of the Kulas Concert Series, the UA School of Music’s signature concert series that is supported by the Cleveland-based Kulas Foundation.
TubaChristmas celebrating 32nd anniversary Dec. 17
Hundreds of tubas trimmed with tinsel, garlands and lights will fill the stage of E.J. Thomas Hall at The University of Akron for the 32nd anniversary of Akron’s beloved TubaChristmas on Saturday, Dec. 17.
The performances at noon and 2:30 p.m. are free and open to the public as a holiday gift to the community from The University of Akron’s School of Music and E.J. Thomas Hall. Parking is also free.
Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer will be the guest soloist for the noon performance. UA Provost Mike Sherman will be the guest soloist for the 2:30 p.m. performance.
Tucker Jolly, founder of Akron’s TubaChristmas and a professor of music at UA, will conduct the holiday carols and sing-alongs.
In a reversal of roles, Akron's TubaChristmas is free for the audience while the musicians pay a $5 registration fee to participate. Low brass musicians who want to play can register on the day of the performances in the ticket lobby of E.J. Thomas Hall, accessible from the parking deck, between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. The rehearsal is from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
For more information about performing, contact Tucker Jolly at 330-972-6641 or trjolly@uakron.edu.
For audience information contact E.J. Thomas Hall at 330-972-7570 or visit www.UAEVENTS.com.
