Amarillo College is turning up the volume this month with two evenings of live music, proudly presented by its student ensembles. The concerts are free and open to the public, and everyone is invited to celebrate the continued tradition of music-making at AC.Just this semester, one new student shared that she didn’t know Amarillo College had a band until a former classmate invited her to rehearsal. Stories like hers highlight the importance of spreading the word: Yes, we do that here—from concert choir to jazz, mariachi, and more.

Amarillo College sophomore Eliza Pearson was about 10 years old back when she first lugged her cello into the Music Building and became a member of the renowned Suzuki Program for young and aspiring musicians at AC.

These days she’s toting that stringed instrument of hers just a couple of miles farther down the road – a relatively short jaunt that nevertheless propels her instantly from academia, esteemed though it may be, to genuinely rarefied air.