Music lovers, if you haven’t dropped in to the Arts at One concert series yet, there’s still plenty of time to check it out.
Most Thursdays at 1 p.m., Douglas College offers up free concerts in the Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre, featuring a wide range of performers and genres of music.
On Thursday, Jan. 26, audiences can enjoy Afro-Indian global jazz presented by The Offering of Curtis Andrews, featuring drummer Curtis Andrews with Dave Spidel on bass, Jared Burrows on guitar, Robin Layne on marimba, Colin Maskell on sax and Paul Bray on percussion.
On Feb. 2, it’s Double Trouble with a Bang: Music for Pianos and Percussion, featuring pianists Barrie Barrington and Miranda Wong with percussionists Robert Caldwell and Jaya Story.
On Feb. 9, it’s Many Keys, Two Hands, featuring Duology – a.k.a. Michael Wood on vibraphone and Jim Hodgkinson on piano.
On Feb. 23, it’s Love Through The Ages, with bass-baritone Joel Allison accompanied by Joy Ollen on piano and Guzmán Ramos on archlute (a European string instrument that dates back to about 1600).
On March 2, the Douglas College Night Band, directed by Blair Fisher, takes to the stage for A Little Night Band Music.
On March 23, pianist Jane Coop and soprano Jane Long join forces for Green: Spring Awakening.
The series winds up with two student showcase concerts on March 30 and April 13, along with a student ensembles concert on April 6.
For information, call 604-527-5723 or see www.douglascollege.ca/artsevents.
