Oakton musicians spread cheer at Winter Noteworthy Festival

Oakton Community College presents a weeklong celebration of its student performers and music faculty in the Winter Noteworthy Festival at the Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.

• Guitar Ensemble, Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. - Enjoy acoustical selections from modern to classical with several unique arraignments and an original composition. Students perform solo and combo pieces under the direction of Tom Clippert, a member of the Avanti Guitar Trio and graduate of the Yale University School of Music.

• String Ensemble, Monday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. - Performers play classical and contemporary music with some theatrical surprises along the way under the direction of Oakton music faculty member Daniel Golden, former principal viola of Orchestra London Canada. Arrive at the Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. for a special Take Note Conversations, a discussion about the music featured in the evening's performance.

• Vocal Recital, Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. - Voice students, present solos and duets directed by Eileen Berman, a member of Oakton's music faculty. They will sing your favorites from Broadway, opera, classical and contemporary songbooks.

• Choral Recital, Thursday, Dec. 8, at 8 p.m. - Enjoy the choral harmonies of the Oakton Community Choir performing a collection of seasonal, classical, Broadway and contemporary songs, directed and conducted by Eileen Berman.

• Jazz Invasion, Friday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m. - Oakton's award-winning Jazz Band, under the direction of Robert Evans, performs many jazz styles from blues to swing, bebop to Afro-Cuban jazz, cool jazz and jazz-funk. Arrive at the Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. for Take Note Conversations, a discussion about the history, techniques, and background of the of the evening's music.

General admission tickets are $5. Call (847) 635-1900 or go to www.oakton.edu/tickets.