Music Department Events
The Coe College Music Department hosts a variety of events throughout the year that students from elementary, middle and high schools around the state can attend! Below you can find one space for all of the department events!
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Eastern Iowa Flute Workshop
September 8, 2024
Hosted by Coe College Flute Instructor Rose Bishop and the Coe College Music Department.
For more information, visit the Eastern Iowa Flute Workshop page!
Join us for classes for all ages and skill levels on the All-State and Honor Band Auditions, Performance Anxiety, Alexander Technique, Practice like a Professional, Flute Choir, a Presentation from Flute Authority, and chance to try new flutes and piccolos and more! Band directors are welcome to join and play flute in all of the classes as well. Additionally, students have the option to participate in the Solo Competition for a chance to win several exciting prizes!
Coe All-State Workshop: Woodwind, Brass & Percussion
September 22, 2024
Marquis Hall, Coe College
Are you preparing for Iowa All-State or the Southeast Iowa Honor Band auditions? Join the Coe College faculty as they help students prepare for these auditions through warm ups, scale preparation, solo repertoire, and detailed work on each etude.
Schedule
Group 1: 12 - 2:30pm
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Alto Saxophone, Euphonium
Group 2: 2:30 - 5pm
Tenor Saxophone, Bari Saxophone, Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion
Any Questions? Email Dr. William Carson at wcarson@coe.edu.
Music Department Extravaganza: Winter@Coe
December 8, 2024 at 1 pm, Sinclair Auditorium
The Coe College Music Department presents "The Music Department Extravaganza: Winter@Coe!" An event to bring the campus and community together and celebrate the end of the semester and the upcoming holiday season.
In conjunction with the Office of the President and Friends of Music at Coe, this event will feature all of the music ensembles performing contemporary music and even some holiday favorites. There will be delicious treats to enjoy following the concert in the Sinclair Lobby!
This event is free and open to all of campus and the community! We hope you can join us!
Vocal Jazz Summit 2025!
February 26, 2025, in Sinclair Auditorium
The Coe College Music Department is excited to present its 3rd annual Vocal Jazz Summit! To learn more about the event or register your group, visit here: Vocal Jazz Summit
Coe College Jazz Summit
Middle Schools (and comments only high schools) - February Feb. 20 - 21, 2025
High Schools (and comments only middle schools) - February Feb. 27 - March 1, 2025
Grand Finale Concert, Saturday, March 1, 7:00 pm, Sinclair Auditorium
featuring Joseph L. Jefferson, trombone
Learn more about Jazz Summit:
Held annually the last weekend in February, the Jazz Summit features appearances by jazz musicians from throughout the nation and has even, on four occasions, attracted international artists (2000 - Delbert Bernabela, Ivan Quandus; 1994 - Jim Mair, Canada; 1995 - Delbert Bernabela, Ivan Quandus, and Carlos Bislip, Aruba and Victor Mestas, Venezuela; 1996 - Ignacio Berroa, Cuba). School jazz bands and enthusiastic jazz aficionados from throughout the Midwest flock to Coe College to get clinics from the guests and to hear them perform. The Jazz Summit was founded in 1992 and continues a tradition of jazz festivals at Coe College that stretches back to the 1970's. During this period, the festival has grown from an afternoon event with an evening concert, to a three-day festival encompassing clinics, workshops, a jazz band competition which accommodates almost 2000 musicians from ninety different high school and middle school jazz bands, an awards ceremony and the Grand Finale concert featuring the jazz ensemble from Coe College and performances by the guest artist.
The predecessor of the Jazz Summit was called the Horizons Jazz Festival and featured artists ranging from Ed Shaughnessy and Count Basie to John Scofield and Rich Matteson. Coe also has a long history of hosting jazz events in a concert setting. Guests have included Danny Barber, The Motion Poets, Richard Stoltzman, The United States Army Jazz Ambassadors, The Either/Orchestra, Bobby Shew and Chick Corea with Bob Berg, John Patitucci and Gary Novak. And it's been a few years, but even the great Louis Armstrong has graced the stage of Sinclair Auditorium.
Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra
Thursday, March 27, 2025
7:00 to 9:00 PM | Sinclair Auditorium
co-sponsored by the Max Naxera Friends of Music Fund
Join the Marquis Series and Max Naxera Friends of Music Fund in welcoming Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra to Sinclair Auditorium for an exciting evening featuring some of the best jazz in the world!
Click HERE to purchase tickets!
Coe College Festival of Bands
The United States Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus: Saturday, April 5
Spring Choral Showcase 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025
7:00 PM Concert | Sinclair Auditorium
Join us on Saturday, April 26th for the 2nd Annual Spring Choral Showcase with the option to sing one song with our current choir students. Coe Concert Choir, Coe Sho Cho (Coe's new iteration of show choir) and A-Coe-Pella (student-led ensemble) will come together for the Spring Choral Showcase. There are several ways to be a part of this exciting event and reconnect with old friends!