Music Ensembles
Community Ensembles
Art Center East’s community ensemble programs provide high quality, community-based music instruction and performance opportunities through a long-standing partnership with Eastern Oregon University’s Music Department. Our community ensembles are designed to meet the unique needs of the communities by offering arts learning opportunities for children aged 7 – 18, area high-school and college students, as well as community members from the tri-county area (Union, Wallowa, and Baker). Our community ensembles perform at least three free concerts per year per group, with the exception of the Union County Children’s Choir (Fall & Winter) and the Community African Drumming group, at McKenzie Theater on the campus of Eastern Oregon University.
Community Ensembles
Community Symphonic Band is a partnership between the Art Center East and the Music Department at Eastern Oregon University. Currently enrolled college students can participate for credit while affording local musicians the opportunity to pursue their own musical interests. The result is a nice mixture of 40-50 college and high school students and community members from Baker City, Cove, Elgin, Enterprise, Imbler, La Grande and Wallowa. The group, under the direction of Keith Van Vickle, is open to community members, area high school students, and college students. The band rehearses once a week and then performs fall, winter, and spring concerts. Admission to the concerts are free but donations are appreciated. There is a fee for the 8-10 week session for community members – college and high school students play free. All experience levels are welcome, though some experience is preferred!
Community Symphonic Band, registration fee starting at $45, meets weekly on Mondays from 7-9pm @ Loso Hall Rm 126, EOU campus. For Ages 14+.
Fall term 2018: 9/24 - 12/10
Fall Concert: 11/26, 7:00pm @ McKenzie Theater. FREE (donations gladly accepted and directly benefit youth arts programming at ACE)
Fall Concert: EOU's Holiday Music Festival, Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm & Dec. 2 at 3:00 pm @ McKenzie Theater. Tickets to the EOU Holiday Music Festival will be available at the EOU Ticket Office.
Director: Keith Van Vickle
Community Ensembles
The Union County Children’s Choir is open to children in grades 2 – 6. The fee is $75 per term or $140 per year. A limited number of scholarships are available. Please call for information on how to apply.
The Union County Children’s Choir was established in 1996 with the goal of providing quality musical instruction for elementary school students and is sponsored by Art Center East and Eastern Oregon University. Local support is provided by the Soroptimists International of La Grande and Red Cross Drugs.
Union County Children's Choir, registration fee $75/term, meets weekly on Mondays from 5:00 - 6:00 pm @ Loso Hall Rm 123, EOU campus
Fall term 2018: 9/10 - 12/01
Fall Concert: Choirs of the Valley, Oct. 18 at 7:00 pm @ McKenzie Theater
Fall Concert: Soroptimist Festival of Trees Family Fun Day, Dec. 1 @ Blue Mountain Conference Center
Director: Shyanne Winters
Community Ensembles
The Grande Ronde Community Choir meets weekly in the evening each term (Fall & Winter) at Eastern Oregon University in Loso Hall Rm 123 from 7 – 9pm. The group is open to all ages and skill levels.
Grande Ronde Community Choir, registration fee $45, meets weekly on Thursdays from 7-9pm @ Loso Hall Rm 123, EOU campus
Fall term 2018: 9/20 - 12/02
Fall Concert: Choirs of the Valley, Oct. 18 at 7:00 pm @ McKenzie Theater
Fall Concert: EOU's Holiday Music Festival, Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm & Dec. 2 at 3:00 pm @ McKenzie Theater. Tickets to the EOU Holiday Music Festival will be available at the EOU Ticket Office.
Director: Michael Frasier
Community Ensembles
The Community African Drumming group meets weekly in the evening each term (Fall, Winter, and Spring) at Eastern Oregon University. The fee for the 8-10 week course is $45. The group, under the direction of Luke McKern, is open to all ages and skill levels. A minimum of eight participants is required for the program to run.
Meets weekly on Tuesdays from from 6-7pm @ Loso Hall Rm 123, EOU campus
Fall term 2018: 9/25 - 12/04
(No concerts)
Instructor: Luke McKern
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