RCC Performance Ensembles
Instrumental Ensembles
Chamber Music Ensemble
Director: Chiharu Sai
Provides an opportunity for instrumentalists to explore, practice, and perform chamber music repertoire. The class includes conducted and coached rehearsals for public performance. It covers repertoire for chamber group (duo-octet), small ensembles, and chamber orchestra. Requires the ability to read music. Must play a musical instrument. Singers considered.
Commercial Music Ensemble
Instructor: Larry Smith
Commercial Music Ensemble is a performance and recording based ensemble that rehearses and performs repertoire from popular music styles. The ensemble includes vocalists, guitarists, bassists, keyboard/pianists, drummers/percussionists, digital/software instruments, ukulele, strings, horns, reeds, and more. Membership in the ensemble is open to all students and those in the community. Students will have the opportunity to learn the language of popular music style, chart arranging and stylistic interpretation. As an ensemble we will chose music from the popular music idiom ranging from the 1950s to today. Genres include, pop, rock, hip hop, punk, Motown, and more. Performances will occur at RCC and in the community.
Concert Band
Instructor: Jon Bennett
Open to students and community members of all ages. The ensemble plays a variety of standard concert band literature and performs several concerts during the school year. Prerequisites include the ability to read music, approximately two years playing experience, ownership of a brass or woodwind instrument, and a desire to have fun playing music with others
Jazz Combo
Jazz Combo is open to students and community members who play trumpet, trombone, saxophone, keyboard, percussion, bass and lead guitar. Music reading skills required.
Chorus
Rogue Chorus
Instructor: Chiharu Sai
Open to students and community members who enjoy singing choral music. Weekly rehearsals culminate in performances at the Rogue Auditorium and in other community venues. The wide variety of music performed includes classical works, patriotic and traditional music, Broadway selections, contemporary choral compositions, and acapella arrangements.
Chorus members often comment that being in the chorus provides a place not only to sing music that they enjoy, but to make life-long friends with others from on- and off-campus. In fact, two members who met in the choir got married! There is also a great sense of accomplishment from rehearsal to rehearsal leading up to our concerts. The Chorus is open without audition to all singers (high school age and up) who can sing a melody accurately.
Riverside Chorus
Instructor: Pam Nordquist
Open to students and community members who enjoy singing choral music. Weekly rehearsals culminate in performances at the Rogue Auditorium and in other community venues. The wide variety of music performed includes classical works, patriotic and traditional music, Broadway selections, contemporary choral compositions, and acapella arrangements.
The Chorus is open without audition to all singers (age 14 and up) who can sing a melody accurately.
Illinois Valley Chorus
Instructor: Kate Campbell
Open to students and community members who enjoy studying and performing choral music. People of all ages bring their energy and experience to the chorus, which focuses on classics, jazz, Broadway, contemporary, and world music. Musical ability and reading skills recommended.
For questions on Community Ed (non-credit) courses, check out the link below or contact Heather Green at 541-956-7285. To register for non-credit music classes, select the Continuing Education Department in the Schedule of Classes.