Lake Michigan College Mendel Center

TICKETS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS FREE EVENT

With an air of mystery, foreboding, and a touch of suspense, the Something Wicked This Way Comes Choir Concert will envelop the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre. The free public performance is a collaboration between the LMC Visual & Performing Arts Department and the Michigan Vocal Music Association District 6 Middle School Honors Choir Invitational. It will feature the LMC Vocal Chamber, LMC Concert Choir, and voices of more than 50 top middle school choir students from across the area.  

The repertoire spans the spectrum of classical, contemporary, folk, and pop adaptations. Among planned selections are “Lacrimosa” from WA Mozart's The Requiem in D minor, K. 626, “Double Trouble” from the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, "Night Vision" by Stephen Chatman, the Tears for Fears modern rock classic “Mad World,” the jazz standard “Old Devil Moon,” and a collaborative performance between the Middle School Honors Choir and LMC Concert Choir of “Glorious,” composed by Masa Fukuda.  

Students are selected for the Michigan Vocal Music Association District 6 Middle School Honors Choir by their choir directors to participate in the all-day experience being held this year at LMC. The day culminates for the students in a public concert performance. The Invitational Choir is directed by guest conductor Duane Davis. 

Derbas-Selvidge directs LMC Vocal Chamber and LMC Concert Choir. LMC Vocal Chamber is comprised of LMC students and draws from the standard choral repertoire including madrigals, motets, folk songs, spirituals, and jazz. LMC Concert Choir is a mixed-voice choral ensemble comprised of LMC students and community members from throughout Berrien County and beyond.