UNC Asheville’s Music Department will continue its 2006-07 concert season with four concerts in November. The student concerts will include the inaugural performance of the UNC Asheville Chamber Symphony. The concerts will take place in UNC Asheville’s Lipinsky Auditorium. General admission tickets are $5 at the door for all concerts.

UNC Asheville’s student jazz combos will kick off the November concerts with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. The jazz combos will perform vocal and instrumental selections under the direction of David Wilken and the UNC Asheville Jazz Studies faculty.

The UNC Asheville Chamber Symphony will perform its inaugural concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. The new student symphony is directed by UNC Asheville’s Music Department Chair Wayne Kirby. The symphony will perform a 16th century work by William Byrd, the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by J.S. Bach and Mozart’s 40th Symphony. UNC Asheville music faculty members Judi Lampert and Elsa O’Farrell will perform solos on flute and harpsichord during the Brandenburg Concerto.

The UNC Asheville Concert Band will take the stage at 4 pm. Sunday, Nov. 19. The Concert Band, directed by John Entzi, will perform selections including “Second Suite for Military Band in F Major” by Gustav Holst, “Irish Tune from County Derry” by Percy Grainger and “The Impressario Overture” by Mozart.

The last concert of the month will feature the University Percussion Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. The concert will feature a variety of original and classical music including “Percussion Quartet No. 1” by ensemble director Matthew Richmond, an original work by UNC Asheville Junior Nick Knapp, and traditional West African and Japanese music.

For more information or to reserve a $40 season ticket, call UNC Asheville’s Music Department at 828/251-6432.