The School of Creative Arts’ final concerts of the academic year are this weekend, April 7 and 9, with performances by the University Jazz Ensemble directed by Robert Fazecash and University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Nicholas Papador.

The University Jazz Ensemble Cabaret and Concert — 8 p.m. Friday at the Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Avenue — features a performance by the university’s jazz faculty and a concert set by the student ensemble before opening the dance floor for an evening of dancing to the live big band. Patrons will enjoy a cash bar and snacks later in the evening.

Vocalist Shahida Nurullah, saxophonist Jeffrey Price, trumpeter Bob Fazecash, guitarist Vaughn Klugh, bassist Jeff Pedraz, and pianist Michael Karloff are among the faculty members who will show off their chops.

The University Wind Ensemble takes the Capitol Theatre’s Pentastar stage at 2:30 p.m. Sunday for a performance of powerful and colourful music:

• Strange Humors by John Mackey is a piece that represents a merging of musical cultures — the modal melodies and syncopated rhythms of Middle Eastern music with the percussive accompaniment of African drumming.
• Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F has features many variations on the “Greensleeves” melody and the story of a blacksmith in which an actual steel rail tie is used to give the anvil effect.
• Flute and percussion studios will perform the 1803 song Downfall of Paris.

The Capitol Theatre is located at 121 University Avenue West.

Tickets for each concert are $15, with a student rate of $5. Purchase them at the box office in room 115, Music Building; by phone at 519-253-3000 ext. 4212; or online.