LEWISTON — As the semester draws to a close, Bates College will present concerts in early December spotlighting student achievement across diverse musical styles.

The College Choir, directed by John Corrie, will perform a selection of opera choruses ranging from familiar to little-known masterpieces on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3-4. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, 75 Russell St.

The Steel Pan Orchestra, direrected by Erica Butler, will take the Olin stage at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6. The ensemble will perform music of the West Indies on authentic instruments.

Led by Maine jazz pianist Tom Snow, the Bates College Jazz Band will perform bossa nova, funk and classic swing on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Olin auditorium. The 7 p.m. concert will include tunes by Tower of Power, Pat Metheny, Billy Strayhorn and Count Basie.

Finally, the college’s Gamelan Orchestra, directed by Assistant Professor of Music Gina Fatone, will present a program showcasing the gamelan, a traditional Indonesian percussion ensemble that also often includes vocals, flutes and stringed instruments. Bates has two sets of gamelan instruments, a large Central Javanese gamelan and a smaller Sundanese set, and both will be featured.

This concert also includes an excerpt from Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin, Cello and Javanese Gamelan; a composition in Balinese style arranged by top Balinese contemporary composer I Dewa Ketut Alit, who has been in residence this fall; and two West Javanese songs sung by guest vocalist Jennifer Woodruff, visiting assistant professor in the music department. the performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

Admission is free to all concerts, but due to limited seating, tickets are required for the choir and jazz band performances. For more information, call 786-6135 or visit [email protected].