Metcalf School students will hold two upcoming concerts, one of which will help bid goodbye to a long-time Metcalf music teacher.
A Rock Bands concert, with guest rock star, Tommy O’Donnell and Music Jam, will be at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 18, at Hayden Auditorium at Metcalf. The Rock Bands are made up of seventh- and eighth-grade Metcalf students who take learn through the Rock Bands program.
Donna Zawatski and the Metcalf Orffcats Jazz Band
On Tuesday, April 19, the Metcalf Orffcats will perform at 6:30 p.m. in Hayden Auditorium. The Orffcats are a jazz group who learn through Orff techniques. The concert will also serve as a farewell to co-director Donna Zawatski who will retire in May.
Both concerts are free and open to the public.
Zawatski is the general music teacher at Metcalf, who will retire after more than two decades teaching music at Metcalf. “We founded the Orffcats in 2004, and they have performed at major music conferences and at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City,” said Professor of Music Education Kim McCord. “We hope people can join us for our last concert with Donna.”
For additional information, contact McCord at (309) 438-3365.
