One 50-minute period. Full unit available only for the alternate concentration in performance. One 50-minute period. No student may exceed 2 units of credit in his or her four years at Vassar. Membership is open to all classes and assumes a full year commitment.
Admission is by audition.
May be counted in performance requirements for concentration in music only as specified under Alternative Concentration in Performance. 050a, 051b, 151b. The jazz ensemble performs literature ranging from the Big Band Era to jazz-rock fusion. Improvisation and ensemble playing in a jazz style are featured. One meeting per week. 052a, 053b, 153b. The wind ensemble performs a varied repertory of compositions for large ensemble and for various combinations of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments.