Featuring the combos from MYSO's Jazz Studies program and Calypso & Soca steel bands
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2024, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Schedule
Youth Arts Hall
- 1:00-1:20 pm - Apex
- 1:25-1:45 pm - Summit
- 1:50-2:10 pm - Cornerstone
- 2:20-2:40 pm - Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble
- 2:50-3:10 pm - Rumba
- 3:25-5:15 pm - Calypso and Soca
Copland Hall
- 1:00-1:20 pm - Template
- 1:25-1:45 pm - Perception
- 1:50-2:10 pm - Outlook
- 2:15-2:35 pm - Connection
MYSO gratefully acknowledges the National Endowment for the Arts, the Milwaukee Arts Board, MPS Partnership for the Arts and Humanities, and the United Performing Arts Fund, for their generous support of these programs.
Youth Arts Hall
Apex
1:00-1:20 pm
Chandak’s Den by Brian Lynch
Letter to Mary by Steve Davis
All the Things You Are by Jerome Kern
Summit
1:25-1:45 pm
Softly as in a Morning Sunrise by Sigmund Romberg/Oscar Hammerstein
NPC Vibes by Connor Rossi, John Downey Creation Project Fellow | Jeno Somlai, Teaching Artist
World Premiere
Eclipse by CC Barthel
Cornerstone
1:50-2:10 pm
600 Hollywood Stars by Heinrich Lucas Kunsmann
In A Mellow Tone by Duke Ellington
Vliet Street Blues by Eli Piechocki
Bronzeville Jazz Ensemble
2:20-2:40 pm
Free Time by Neil Davis
2012 Dream by Neil Davis
Butterfly by Herbie Hancock
Rumba
2:50-3:10 pm
Original by Luke Murray
Cake Pop by Luke Murray/Jeno Somlai
Armando’s Rhumba by Chick Corea
Soca and Calypso
3:25-5:15 pm
Soca selections chosen from:
Conscious Chutney, arr. by Liam Teague
Early Bird by Emily Lemmerman
I Lika Do Da Cha Cha by Tim Rush
Under the Sea by Alan Mencken, arr. by Tim Rush
Without You by David Guetta, feat. Usher, arr. by Tim Rush
Big Bad Soca by Bunji Garlin, arr. Alex Fragiskatos
Samba De Arcata by Ray Holman, transcribed by Khris Dodge
Cryin’ by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe, arr. Eugene Novotney
Calypso selections chosen from:
Davis Jump by Tim Rush
Matilda arr. by Tim Rush
Take a Break Today by Len “Boogsie” Sharpe
Temperature by Michel Montano, arr. Alexandro Fragiskatos
Zig Zag by Andy Narell
Super Mario Bros. Theme by Koji Kondo, arr. by Ben Reehl
Air On the G String by J.S. Bach, arr. G. Allan O’Connor
Samba El Gato by Shelly Irvine
Pasando por las Calles by Tony Hartman
Copland Hall
Template
1:00-1:20 pm
Megolovania from Undertale arranged by Colton Klingenmeyer
Out Fishing by Colton Klingenmeyer and Neil Davis
That New Kind of Weather by Ben Morris and Neil Davis
Perception
1:25-1:45 pm
Take the “A” Train by Billy Strayhorn
Autumn Leaves by Joseph Kosma
Listen Here by Eddie Harris
Outlook
1:50-2:10 pm
Jordu by Clifford Brown
In Walked Bud by Thelonious Monk
Oleo by Sonny Rollins
Connection
2:15-2:35 pm
Recorda Me by Joe Henderson
Mr. P.C. by John Coltrane
Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham
MYSO Jazz Studies
Chris Mell, Director
APEX
Jason Goldsmith, Instructor
Thomas Doerr, Trombone
William Kearney, Bass
Leah Kunsmann, Piano
Nicholas Pienkos, Trumpet
Isaac Visser, Percussion
Bobby Walsh, Alto Saxophone
TEMPLATE
Neil Davis, Instructor
Colton Klingenmeyer, Piano
Benjamin Morris, Guitar
Rehaan Muqeet, Percussion
SUMMIT
Jeno Somlai, Instructor
Cecilia Barthel, Alto Saxophone
Alex Jebe, Percussion
Connor Rossi, Piano
Max Ryan, Guitar
Jason Shao, Tenor Saxophone
PERCEPTION
Jon Lovas, Instructor
Jacob Harris, Piano
Peter Schultz, Bass
Kiema Stampley, Guitar
Elliot Tiefenbrun, Percussion
CORNERSTONE
Jeno Somlai, Instructor
Lucas Kunsmann, Guitar
Elijah Piechocki, Piano
Brooke Stromberg, Percussion
OUTLOOK
John Simons, Instructor
Anders Faivre, Percussion
Vincent Griffis, Alto Saxophone
Oliver Pape, Piano
CONNECTION
Isaiah Simons, Instructor
Jaden Brinson, Tenor Saxophone
Maya Friedli, Percussion
Anya Griffith, Piano
BRONZEVILLE JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Neil Davis, Instructor
Elizabeth Feist, Alto Saxophone
Lucas LaBeau, Piano
Jack Monagle, Percussion
Luke Murray, Guitar
John Tsagalis, Alto Saxophone
RUMBA
Jeno Somlai and Tony Ayala, Instructors
Rohan Grasso, Percussion
Teddy Keppler, Percussion
Jack Monagle, Percussion
Luke Murray, Guitar
Jameson Rush, Percussion/Piano
Sayan Saha, Piano
Bobby Walsh, Alto Saxophone
MYSO Soca and Calypso Steel Bands
Tim Rush, Director
Jonathan Walls, Instructor
Soca Musicians
Thomas Bastardo
Isabella Garay-Yoplac
Jesus Gutierrez
Parker Kaltenbach
Kaelei Kramer
Alex Lewis
Leo Oszuscik
Harold Perez
Luis Roque
Jameson Rush
Sofia Stark
Cortez Sutton
Tylor Taylor
Mark Vanderbilt
Simone Ward*
Lorelei Wesselowski
Calypso Musicians
Thomas Bastardo
Arielle Beckley
Anya Griffith
Juan McCune
Griffin McGarry
Parker Kaltenbach
Kaelei Kramer
Alex Lewis
Ingrid Olson
Johniel Ortiz
Leo Oszuscik
Deja Starck
Sofia Stark
Rylee Stelpflug
Sawyer Schwei
Simone Ward*
Lorelei Wesselowski
*Alumni Volunteer
The John Downey Creation Project gives select MYSO students the opportunity to compose their own piece with the guidance of a professional composer. The composition is given its world premiere by a MYSO ensemble.
John Downey served as Director of Music Theory and Composition for Music For Youth/MYSO for more than 40 years, and was an important and beloved member of the MYSO family until his passing in 2004. A Distinguished Professor of Music at UW-Milwaukee, he was an internationally-renowned composer who collaborated with the great artists of his time and, among many honors, was knighted by the French government.
Dr. Downey played a critically important role in the lives of thousands of students, several of whom have become noted composers, and was central to our organization and mission for many years. His students were an essential and joyous part of his storied career. He would be thrilled by the enthusiasm, creativity, and the seriousness of purpose displayed by the young composers of the John Downey Creation Project, to whom he would have referred as “my geniuses.”
Founded by Cliff Gribble in 2004, the Jazz Studies program offers top quality jazz training to young musicians from the Greater Milwaukee area, with a focus on urban students whose culture and heritage are deeply rooted in the origins of jazz and Latin jazz music.
Training by top-notch and highly-experienced faculty emphasizes small jazz combo experience, jazz technique, improvisation, instrumental technique, and basic to advanced music theory.
The Jazz Studies program develops high level jazz musicians and affords a thorough understanding of various jazz styles, composers, musicians, and their music. The program offers jazz training, performing opportunities, and clinics with local and national artists to those with limited access to study music.
Calypso and Soca are two levels of traditional Trinidadian steel bands featuring steel pans and other instruments which focus on City of Milwaukee youth. Calypso, MYSO’s first steel pan experience, was created in 2007, and due to its popularity, MYSO formed the Soca steel pan band, an introductory ensemble, in 2013.
Calypso and Soca have performed throughout Milwaukee, with highlight performances including Summerfest, the Lakefront Festival of the Arts, the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations, and many other performances throughout the community.
Donations to MYSO are the crucial funding source that allow us to nurture, challenge, and inspire young minds, profoundly changing lives and our community for the better. We are tremendously grateful for these important gifts.
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