Nebraska Wesleyan University鈥檚 Touch of Class Jazz Choir will perform four concerts during its spring tour to Iowa.
Touch of Class is a select choir of 16 members that focuses on jazz repertoire. They will perform jazz standards such as 鈥淯nforgettable,鈥 鈥淐ome Fly with Me,鈥 Fascinating Rhythm,鈥 and 鈥淎ll the Things You Are.鈥 Sacred music will also be performed including Will Todd鈥檚 鈥淛azz Missa Brevis,鈥 von Kampen鈥檚 鈥淏enediction鈥 and Touch of Class director Boyd Bacon鈥檚 arrangement of 鈥淎men!鈥
The group is accompanied by piano and bass with the singers playing assorted percussion instruments. Touch of Class Jazz Choir is under the direction of Boyd Bacon.
The concert schedule includes:
Wednesday, March 7 鈥 6:30 p.m., St. John鈥檚 United Methodist Church, 109 E 14th Street, Davenport, Iowa, free-will donation.
Thursday, March 8 鈥 7 p.m., St. Mark鈥檚 United Methodist Church, 2675 E. Washington St, Iowa City, Iowa, free-will donation.
Friday, March 9 鈥 7 p.m., Wilson Performing Arts Center, 300 Commerce Drive, Red Oak, Iowa, free-will donation.
Saturday, March 10 鈥 7 p.m., Broadway United Methodist Church, 11 S 1st Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa