On Tues., April 21, the Commercial Music Ensembles of the Music Department took center stage at Campus JAX. The semi-annual Commercial Music Concert is one of the most anticipated music events of the year, as it allows students to execute full sets of music in front of a live audience. As one of the fastest-growing majors at Concordia, Commercial Music encompasses a variety of styles, including pop, rock, alternative and R&B. 

Within recent years, the Commercial Music Concert has escalated in popularity, gaining a fully sold-out crowd at Campus JAX. As students and faculty gathered to support two Commercial ensembles and the Vocal Pop ensemble, singers and instrumentalists executed contemporary hits. Junior Psychology major Mia Grund said that her favorite song of the night was “Georgy Porgy” by the 80’s band Toto. 

For Senior Commercial Music major, Amy Held, she was most looking forward to performing “Voices Carry” by the rock band ‘Til Tuesday. Held added that “her favorite part of the concert was being able to play with all of my friends that are in the band one last time and to see audience reactions to the choreography and the music. We have poured many hours into making this.”

While the Commercial Music Concerts offer students valuable performance experience, they also get to enjoy a lively night of food and support from their peers. For sophomore Commercial Music major Emma Martinez, her favorite performance of the night was witnessing the Vocal Pop ensemble’s performance of Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now.” “The voices of the singers in that performance mixed really well together. They just had a guitar and three vocalists, which made the performance very enjoyable,” said Martinez. To find out more information about upcoming music events please visit https://www.cui.edu/arts/music/events 

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