Spring semester Vocal Exhibition performance scheduled for Feb. 23

BENTON HARBOR, MICH. – Lake Michigan College voice students will be center stage during the Vocal Exhibition presented by the LMC Visual & Performing Arts Department at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23. Enjoy a lively afternoon of classical, jazz, musical theatre, and folk music during this free event. The performance will be held in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Deckmann Studio on the College’s Benton Harbor campus located at 2755. E. Napier Avenue.
 
Planned solo performances by students taking applied voice lessons are: Wyatt Arms (Hartford); Marcia Blake (St. Joseph); Ella Harris (Coloma); Landon Mitchell (Buchanan); Lauriebelle Radin (Savannah, GA); and Elisa Sypian (St. Joseph). In addition, Ingrid Kublick (Coloma) and Lauriebelle Radin, (Savannah, GA) will perform the duet, “Willow,” by Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore from the musical Venice. Voice instructors presenting students include Rebecca Derbas-Selvidge, Marla Matthews, and Charles Reid.
 
Along with individual students who are taking voice lessons, the College's new vocal jazz ensemble, Vox LMC, will be featured as it moves into its jazz festival season. Vox LMC performers are Ella Harris (Coloma), Danielle Jacobson (Stevensville), Lauriebelle Radin (Savannah, GA), Ingrid Kublick (Coloma), Elisa Sypian (St. Joseph), Zechariah Childs (Benton Harbor), Wyatt Arms (Hartford), Landon Mitchell (Buchanan), Gregory Jones (Benton Harbor), Celeste Calel-Jones (Holland), and Brandyn Gifford (Stevensville).
 
Among the planned selections are "Alfie" arranged by Darmon Meader, "As" arranged by Tim Brent, "Deedle's Blues" arranged by Frank Foster, "Fly Me to the Moon" arranged by Rosana Eckert, “From the Start” arranged Jed Scott, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" arranged by Kerry Marsh, "Open Invitation" arranged by Darmon Meader, and "Wish You With Me" by Peter Eldridge.
 
Vox LMC is under the direction of Derbas-Selvidge. It incorporates the study of contemporary American music with music technology. Music technology students learn about the uses of microphones, monitors, and speakers with guidance from TPC Technologies, Inc., the LMC Mendel Center’s production partner, while the student singers and instrumentalists work through the complex harmonies and rhythms of vocal jazz.
 
For more information about the LMC Visual & Performing Arts department and performances, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmccaffrey@lakemichigancollege.edu, or call 269-927-8876.
 
About the Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department
The Visual & Performing Arts Department allows students to reach new levels of excellence through classroom instruction and public performance. Many programs, including instrumental and vocal music, theatre, and dance, are based in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in southwest Michigan. Here, LMC students have opportunities to study the performing arts in a venue that attracts thousands of patrons annually. Programs including drawing, painting, and graphic design allow students to explore the possibilities in the visual arts.

Auditions are held for select ensembles that perform on the same stages as world-renowned touring acts. Students in any major also have opportunities to audition for Broadway musicals and plays and join two different vocal ensembles, string and wind ensembles, a pop-rock ensemble, and jazz band. One of only two colleges in Michigan to carry the prestigious All-Steinway designation, LMC has a team of highly qualified faculty that bring real-world expertise to the classroom.