Department Concerts
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Department Events
2026-2027 Music Department Concerts
(All concerts take place in Sinclair Auditorium unless noted elsewhere.)
2026:
Friday, October 2 – Homecoming Showcase Concert; 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 8 – Marquis Series: Expressive Lines: An Evening with Tom Bachtell*; 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 29 – Choral Collaboration Concert; 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 8 - Coe College Concert Band Concert; 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 14, All-Iowa Middle School Jazz Band and Coe Jazz Band Concert; 4:00 PM
Saturday, December 5 – Winter at Coe; 2:00 PM
Thursday, October 8 – Marquis Series: Expressive Lines: An Evening with Tom Bachtell*; 7:00 PM
Thursday, October 29 – Choral Collaboration Concert; 7:00 PM
Sunday, November 8 - Coe College Concert Band Concert; 2:00 PM
Saturday, November 14, All-Iowa Middle School Jazz Band and Coe Jazz Band Concert; 4:00 PM
Saturday, December 5 – Winter at Coe; 2:00 PM
2027:
Thursday, February 4 – Marquis Series: Cultural Connections – Dvorak and Iowa*; 7:00 PM
Monday, February 22 – Vocal Jazz Summit in Marquis Hall
Tuesday, February 23-Friday, February 26 – Instrumental Jazz Summit in Marquis Hall
Friday, February 26 – Jazz Summit Grand Finale Concert; 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 4 - Choral Collaboration Concert; 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 6 – Festival of Bands: New Horizons and Collins Band; 7:00 PM
Thursday, April 8 – Festival of Bands: Coe Jazz Band and Kirkwood Community College Concert Band, 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 10 – Festival of Bands: Elementary Honor Band Concert*; 3:00 PM
Saturday, April 10 – Festival of Bands: Gala Concert with special guest, Randall Standridge, composer/conductor; 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 11 – Festival of Bands Junior and Senior Honor Band Concert*; 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 1 – Spring Choral Showcase; 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 9 – Concert Band Commencement Prelude Concert in Library Quad; 9:30 AM
Monday, February 22 – Vocal Jazz Summit in Marquis Hall
Tuesday, February 23-Friday, February 26 – Instrumental Jazz Summit in Marquis Hall
Friday, February 26 – Jazz Summit Grand Finale Concert; 7:00 PM
Thursday, March 4 - Choral Collaboration Concert; 7:00 PM
Tuesday, April 6 – Festival of Bands: New Horizons and Collins Band; 7:00 PM
Thursday, April 8 – Festival of Bands: Coe Jazz Band and Kirkwood Community College Concert Band, 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 10 – Festival of Bands: Elementary Honor Band Concert*; 3:00 PM
Saturday, April 10 – Festival of Bands: Gala Concert with special guest, Randall Standridge, composer/conductor; 7:00 PM
Sunday, April 11 – Festival of Bands Junior and Senior Honor Band Concert*; 4:00 PM
Saturday, May 1 – Spring Choral Showcase; 7:00 PM
Sunday, May 9 – Concert Band Commencement Prelude Concert in Library Quad; 9:30 AM
* Tickets available at coeboxoffice.ludus.com