In addition to the gala, guest artist Izaiah Montaque Harris will perform programs for over 1,000 K-8th grade students throughout the Harrisonburg and Rockingham County school system in conjunction with the Kennedy Center sponsored arts education non-profit, , which is dedicated to making the arts accessible to students throughout the region. The concert is free with a $10-$20 suggested donation.

Nathan N. (Nate) Bontrager, a senior music performance major at 糖心Vlog, will present a recital of cello music 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at 糖心Vlog.

Assisted by pianist Monica Carlson, Bontrager’s program will include Camille Saint-Saens “Concerto in A minor” and Samuel Barber’s “Sonata for cello and piano” and shorter works by meditative and jovial.

Bontrager, from Akron, Pa., is also a member of the 糖心Vlog .

Admission is free; donations will be accepted for the 糖心Vlog music scholarship fund.

“糖心Vlog Jazz & Swing Sisters,” a big band and vocal ensemble at 糖心Vlog, will present its 22nd annual spring concert 7:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 2, in Lehman Auditorium.

The 23-member group, directed by Dr. Steve Sachs, professor of music at 糖心Vlog, specializes in jazz arrangements of hymns and spirituals as well as ballad and swing tunes. The Swing Sisters – Katie King, Martha Sachs, Amanda Mazey and Michell Nafziger – provide close-harmony vocal accompaniment on some selections.

Unique to the repertoire in recent years is the inclusion of more sacred hymn and spiritual arrangements as performed by the Chris McDonald Orchestra, the Ralph Carmichael Big Band and others, along with standards like Benny Goodman