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Commercial Rock Ensemble
10.18.24 | Armstrong Concert Hall
Commercial Rock Ensemble

Matthew Niess, director

Friday, October 18, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Program

Program to be selected from:

Foreplay/Longtime (Boston)

Tom Scholz (b. 1947)


Jupiter (Earth, Wind & Fire)

Lorenzo Dunn (b. 1953)
Maurice White (1941–2016)
Phillip Bailey (b. 1951)
Verdine White (b. 1951) 


Serpentine Fire (Earth, Wind & Fire)

Maurice White (1941–2016)
Verdine White (b. 1951)
Reginald "Sonny" Burke (1946–2022)


Kickstart My Heart (Motley Crue)

Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr., 1958)


Blue Collar Man (Styx)

Tommy Shaw (b. 1953)


Only So Much Oil in the Ground (Tower of Power)

Emilio Castillo (b. 1950)
Stephen "Doc" Kupka (b. 1946)


Godzilla (Blue Öyster Cult)

Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (b. 1947)


Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) (The Rolling Stones)

Mick Jagger (b. 1943)
Keith Richards (b. 1943)


Rosanna (Toto)

David Paich (b. 1954)


Hush (Deep Purple)

Joe South (1940–2012)


Feels Like the First Time (Foreigner)

Mick Joines (b. 1944)


Make Me Smile (Chicago)

James Pankow (b. 1947)


25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago)

Robert Lamm (b. 1944)


Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)

Jimmy Page (b. 1944)
Roger Plant (b. 1948)


All My Life (Foo Fighters)

Dave Grohl (b. 1969)
Taylor Hawkins (1972–2022)
Nate Mendel (b. 1968)
Chris Shiflett (b. 1971)


What Is Hip? (Tower of Power)

Emilio Castillo (b. 1950)
Stephen "Doc" Kupka (b. 1946)
John Garibaldi (b. 1946)


Roll with the Changes (REO Speedwagon)

Kevin Cronin (b. 1951)

Meet the Director
Matthew Niess
Director
Commercial Rock Ensemble
Vocals

Blake Barnickel
Greylynn Waite
Mati Ford

Horn Section

Adam Dockins, saxophone
Stephen Payes, saxophone
James Keshap, saxophone
Tyler Makowiecki, trumpet
Jeremiah Johnson, trumpet
Wade Parton, trombone

Rhythm Section

Andrew Renner, guitar
Burke Adkins, guitar
Zion Hicks, keyboards
Dan Tillotson, bass
Jacob Blair, drums

Special Guests

Members of the Harambee Gospel Choir

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Accessibility & Reminders

Wheelchair accessible restrooms are available across the courtyard in Gregory Hall (approximately 100 feet from the Armstrong Concert Hall lobby). Please notify house management for assistance.

Patrons are requested to silence cell phones and other electronic devices during performances. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted during performances.