Save these dates to hear our talented student vocalists and musicians perform:
LLCC Choir presents “Connection,” the spring 2022 concert, Friday, April 29, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons.
LLCC Jazz Band presents “Jazzin’ It Up” Monday, May 2, 7 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons, featuring jazz standards and modern arrangements.
LLCC students Nathan Atchison of Taylorville and Skyler Voss of Chatham will have their artwork featured in “Varsity Art XXVI,” a multi-media exhibition featuring original artwork by regional artists from Missouri and Illinois. The show will be presented in the Art Saint Louis Gallery in downtown St. Louis from March 4-31.
“Both of this year’s featured students are in Thom Whalen’s Silkscreen class. Skyler and Nathan continuously produce work of the highest quality, and both of their pieces were specially made for this exhibition,” says Adam Watkins, dean of LLCC Arts and Communication. “They present an outstanding example of the high-quality work in art and design that the students of LLCC produce under a team of magnificent faculty.”
“Varsity Art XXVI” presents 44 works of art in a variety of media by undergraduate- and graduate-level art students of all ages, representing 23 St. Louis regional colleges and universities. It is a collaboration between Art Saint Louis and the participating collegiate institutions, their art faculty and students.
Art Saint Louis is free and open to the public. Hours are Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
LLCC art faculty have produced the inaugural run of the a new online LLCC Student Salon, which went live at the end of the fall semester.
Winter 2021: LLCC Student Salon Exhibition
The exhibit was open to all current LLCC art students, and all work submitted is shown.
“Change,” the fall 2021 LLCC Arts & Communication Department Student Showcase, will premiere today at noon on the LLCC Music YouTube channel. The video features work from students across the department, and it was edited by film and audio students.
View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSTaPa2wY-4
“Change,” the fall 2021 LLCC Arts & Communication Department Student Showcase, will premiere tomorrow, Dec. 15, at noon on the LLCC Music YouTube channel. The video features work from students across the department, and it was edited by film and audio students.
View the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSTaPa2wY-4.
The Honors Recital is being split into two performances. Instrumental music majors will perform tonight at 7 p.m. in MNRD 2250. Vocal music majors will perform next week on Wednesday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in MNRD 2250.
Anyone with questions can contact Laurie Lewis-Fritz at laurie.lewis-fritz@llcc.edu.
LLCC Music has several upcoming performances:
All events are free, and everyone is invited to attend. We look forward to continuing to celebrate the return of live music to LLCC with you!
Wilma Wofford, LLCC art student, was recently selected as the winner of AARP’s Illinois Disrupt Disparities Art Contest. She credits her LLCC art professors. The article from the AARP website states: “Wofford didn’t start making art until after she retired and enrolled in art courses at Lincoln Land Community College, and she says she owes her success to her talented instructors. ‘I got started a bit late, so now I just want to make all the art I can make while I’m on this Earth.'”
Faculty and staff are invited to attend a screening of the LLCC Choir’s performance at Illinois ACDA today at 1 p.m. in MNRD 2250. The screening will be 20-25 minutes. Footage was captured by LLCC film student Madison Lewis.
Any questions can be addressed to Laurie Lewis-Fritz at laurie.lewis-fritz@llcc.edu.
The LLCC Choir performed at the Illinois ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) Fall Conference on Saturday, Oct. 16 at DePaul University in Chicago. The program focused on hope, resilience, and rising to action in the face of personal and global crises.
Various members of the audience, including Illinois ACDA leadership, complimented the concert to Laurie Lewis-Fritz, assistant professor of music and choir director. Comments included praise for a balanced sound and fantastic singing; compliments on the students’ enthusiasm and level of preparedness; a wonderful, emotional and meaningful program; and moments of brilliance. Comments were also made about the emotional impact of the staging of the opening song, “How Can I Keep From Singing,” which reflected how choir has looked for many groups across the world the last 18 months. The President of Illinois ACDA also noted how genuine and flexible the students were during the conference and their obvious love of singing and spending time together.
Outside of the performance, the students had the opportunity to hear the other performing choirs, attend various sessions on choral singing and sing along at repertoire reading sessions. They also learned from various speakers, including headliner David Brunner, a well-known and award-winning choral composer, and Eric Johnson, the winner of the prestigious Decker Award.
The LLCC Choir was selected to perform via an audition process that included submitting audio recordings and programs from the past two years. LLCC was the only community college with a performing choir at the conference. LLCC was one of three colleges with performing choirs at the conference, the other two being Augustana and the University of Illinois.
Students expressed feeling inspired by the performances and that they learned a lot about choral music. Performing at the conference deepened their love and enthusiasm for choral music and singing. The students often led standing ovations for the other performing choirs. They represented LLCC and its music program with professionalism, class, respect and joy.