NORWOOD -- The 42nd Norwood Village Green Concert Series resumes this spring featuring diverse performances including one of the finest jazz saxophonists of our time, a pop vocalist for the ages, and a Japanese choreographer and his dance troupe.

The season kicks off May 28 with the St. Lawrence County Pop Choral Stage Band Festival beginning at 3:30 p.m. School groups from Potsdam, Norwood-Norfolk, Massena, Hermon-DeKalb, Colton-Pierrepont, Lisbon and Massena school districts will perform.

Local favorites on tap this year include The St. Lawrence County Music Educators Annual Pop Choral/ Stage Band Festival, Andy Van Duyne and B.O.O.M, The All Star Big Band, Double Axel and The Brass Firemen.

The series has presented 713 concerts to an audience in excess of 568,750. It has presented performers from every continent, and has included 13 Grammy award winners, 14 Juno award recipients, 2 National Arts recipients, 2 National Heritage Award winners, and many other winners in varied genres.

“In 2015 it will present an American Prize in Voice recipient, a SUNY Potsdam Rising Star recipient, a TAUNY Evergreen Award recipient, and a mix of some of the finest touring musicians and outstanding local and regional performers,” according to Village Green President Joseph Liotta.

Other highlighted performances include a Native American/Appalachian/Black/Roots performer and her band, an 11 person Salsa Dura band from Spanish Harlem and the Bronx, a legendary singer/songwriter, swamp pop and creole music from the Mississippi Valley, a much-awarded folk duo, more than 100 local musicians, either performing their own creations or accompanying some of the touring artists, and the annual SLCMEA Festival with 11 performing groups from 7 school districts.

“The width and breadth of these award winners continues to grow, as the creative process is valued in the programming. Most of the music, dance, storytelling and other arts genres are creations of the featured performer,” he said.

Liotta says as always the Norwood Village Green Concert Series comes with a price in performance fees and the upgrading of its lighting system. There are a myriad of other expense too, but the major expense is performers fees. It is labor intensive in that regard, as it should be for a performance series.

For the series this price for performers fees for 2015 will be $34,900.

“It will be money well spent and will further enhance our area’s “sense of place” and community. It will do it through the arts on the most basic level, the arts in and of the community,” he said.

The series is supported in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. It is also supported by public moneys from the Town of Potsdam and the Village of Norwood. Its primary support is from many organizations, foundations, businesses and individuals. The acoustic concerts are supported by The Sweetgrass Foundation. The appearance of Steve Wilson is supported by National Grid.

The series continues to take donations by check. They can be mailed to: Norwood Village Green Concert Series, 3 Bicknell Street, Norwood, NY 13668. All contributions are tax deductible. Norwood Village Green Concert Series are free but there is a pass the bucket. For more information, visit nvgcs.org or call 353-2437 or 261-2866.

The full 2015 schedule follows:

All concerts are at 7 p.m. except where noted

• Thursday, May 28, 3:30–9 p.m., St. Lawrence County Music Educators Annual Pop Choral/Stage Band Festival

• Thursday, June 4, 7 p.m., Magpie “Of Changes and Dreams” music from Magpie’s 40th anniversary CD.

• Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m., Orquesta SCC (Salsa Con Conciencia)

• Thursday, June 18, 7 p.m., Take Dance, directed and choreographed by Takehiro Ueyama.

• Thursday, June 24, 7 p.m., Northern Symphonic Winds.

• Sunday, June 28, 7 p.m., Martha Redbone Roots Project “The Garden of Love,” William Blake.

• Thursday, July 2, 7 p.m., Andy Van Duyne and B.O.O.M.

• Sunday, July 5, 7 p.m., The All Star Big Band under the direction of Wally Siebel with guest artist alto sax superstar Steve Wilson.

• Sunday, July 12 , 7 p.m., A double bill with Justin John Moniz accompanied by Dr. Michael Sitton, performing music from the Great American Songbook and the Gretchen Koehler Trio with Daniel Kelly and Mark Seymour.

• Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m., an evening with Julie Budd.

• Sunday, July 19, 7 p.m., Bear tracks.

• Thursday, July 23, 7 p.m., The Way down Wailers.

• Sunday, July 26, 7 p.m., Jammin’ Divas.

• Thursday, July 30, 7 p.m., The Brass Firemen.

• Sunday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m., Creole Stomp.

• Thursday Aug. 6, 6 p.m., Pierce Pettis and Alex Smith.

• Sunday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m., Double Axel.