Students of the music department in the Belle Plaine Schools took the audience on a tour of some recent Broadway and movie music Tuesday night at the annual pops concert, “An Evening at the Theatre.”
The evening, which included seating in a café setting and desserts and other refreshments, featured music from the film scores of Danny Elfman and selections from “Dead Man’s Chest,” “Wicked” and “Rent.”
The junior high jazz band, under the direction of Jack Schlesselman, performed two numbers by Les Aldrich and Dean Sorenson. That group was followed by the high school concert band and concert choir.
Up next was the debut of a new high school group, “Belle Plaine Vocal Velocity,” a 14-voice jazz choir, performing a couple of works by George and Ira Gershwin. The high school jazz band closed out the performance with works by Charles Mingus, Sammy Nestico and Herbie Hancock.
The high school groups are under the direction of Brad Allen.

Director of high school

bands and chorus, Brad

Allen.

The choir performed works from “Wicked” and “Rent.”

The high school concert band performed music from the film scores of Danny Elfman and selections from “Dead Man’s Chest.”

The high school jazz band performed three numbers.

The junior high jazz band opened Tuesday’s pops concert.