Concerts to round out semester

The Sam Houston State University School of Music will wrap up this semester’s performance season with a series of concerts aver the next two weeks.

“Night of Percussion,” will showcase the percussion area at SHSU through a potpourri concert highlighting multiple on-campus ensembles. Sam Houston Percussion Group,  University Percussion Ensemble and the SHSU Steel Band will perform a variety of contemporary, ragtime and latin music.

The free concert is scheduled for Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gaertner Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.

The SHSU Orchestra and Choir will perform at “Holly Jolly Jingle,” a winter wonderland at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands. Holiday classics and popular carols alike will be performed at the festival.

Performances are free begin Dec. 4 at 7 p.m., with gates open at 5 p.m.

The Orchestra and Choirs will return to campus Friday to present their annual holiday concert featuring tunes such as “Silent Night” and selections from “The Nutcracker.”

The ensembles will perform Dec. 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the GPAC Concert Hall.

Tickets cost $15 for general admission, $12 for senior citizens and $5 for students.

Tickets can be purchased at shsu.edu/boxoffice or by calling 936-294-2339.

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