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The community is invited to the saxophone recital of °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ junior Brody Joens. The free recital will be held on Saturday, March 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium. A public reception will follow.

The recital will feature a variety of styles and musical eras, including Classical, Baroque, French Romantic, Contemporary, and Jazz. Joens will perform on soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone during the recital. A highlight of the repertoire is Blue Caprice, which features 14 different styles of jazz throughout the piece. Joens will be accompanied on piano by °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ saxophone and voice instructor Pamela De Haan.

In addition to solo saxophone pieces, the recital includes performances by a saxophone quartet and a jazz combo.

Additional members of the saxophone quartet are Annika Rynders (soprano saxophone), of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Breanna Ten Pas (alto saxophone) of Hull, Iowa; and Sierra Meyer (baritone saxophone) of Doon, Iowa. The jazz combo includes Rynders (alto saxophone); Emma McGaughey (tenor saxophone) of Martinsville, Indiana; Lael Bervig (piano) of Park Rapids, Minnesota; Emily Zuidema (bass) of Sioux Center, Iowa; and James Kamstra (drum set) of Bellflower, California.

The jazz combo is a student-led small jazz group that has performed at °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ events such as a 4^th Avenue Jazz concert, a Small Ensembles Recital, and Arts in the Prairie, as well as at the Fruited Plain.

Joens, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is majoring in Business Administration: Marketing with a minor in Music Performance. He has studied saxophone with Pamela De Haan since 2020, has been a member of the °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ Wind Symphony since 2020, and is a member of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra.

To learn more about °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ’s music program, visit .

About °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ

As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, °¼Í¹ÊÓƵ equips students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, °¼Í¹ÊÓƵis a comprehensive university named to the best college lists by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Times Higher Education, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review.