WEED – The College of the Siskiyous Mt. Shasta Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Camp invites the public to a concert on Friday evening, July 3, at 7 p.m., in the Weed Campus Kenneth W. Ford Theater.  Tickets are $2 and will be available at the door one hour prior to the concert.

This concert will feature sixty-nine students from all over California and Washington, presenting a high-energy singing and dancing spectacular.  Included in the performance are such great songs as Don’t Stop Believin’, When I Fall in Love, Amazing Grace, I Wish (a Stevie Wonder hit), Voice Dance (a popular composition by camp clinician Greg Jasperse), the theme song from High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and 80’s Dance Party (a montage of popular music from the 1980’s).  The performance is the culmination of a week-long, intensive learning and rehearsing camp by junior and senior high school students and is filled with entertainment for the entire family.

The Mt. Shasta Jazz and Show Choir Camp features internationally known composers/directors Roger Emerson and Greg Jasperse, and choreographer Jarad Voss.  Roger Emerson has over 425 music titles in print and is one of the most widely performed choral composers in America today.  He has been awarded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Standard Award for nine years.

Greg Jasperse is a Los Angeles based pianist, vocalist, composer and arranger.  He has conducted several all-state honors vocal jazz choirs across North America.  Greg’s published works have been performed internationally.  He participates in numerous jazz and show choir camps in the United States and Canada and serves as a clinician and guest artist at various international festivals.  Greg recently released his first commercial recording “Tournesol.”

Jarad Voss is a freelance choreographer and performer specializing in hip-hop and urban jazz styles.  A former dance captain and performer in the Wisconsin Singers and Six Flags Great America, Chicago, Jarad has also danced for festivals, musicals, and industrials including Miller Genuine Draft and Rayovac.  A clinician and choreographer at Show Choir Camps of America, Show Choir Camp Europe, and UW-Shell Lake Show Choir Camp, Jarad clinics and choreographs many show choirs and dance troupes throughout the nation.

For more information about the performance or the Camp, contact Camp Director Elaine Schaefer at the Weed campus, (530) 938-5315 or call the Weed Campus Welcome Center, (530) 938-5555.  The Weed Campus may also be reached by calling toll-free, (888) 397-4339.