Matthew Niess, director

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

When the Saints Go Marching In

Traditional

Potato Head Blues

Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) (as recorded by Luis Armstrong in 1927)

Puttin' on the Ritz

Irving Berlin (1888–1989)
arr. Paul Weston

Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Jimmy Van Huesen (1913–1990)

Stephen Payes, saxophone soloist

The Oz Suite

I. Munchkin Land
II. If I Were King of the Forrest
III. If I Only Had a Brain
IV. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead

Harold Arlen (1905–1986)
Yip Harburg (1896–1981)
arr. Phil Wilson

Summertime

George Gershwin (1898–1937)
arr. Dave Wolpe

American Patrol

Frank White Meacham (1856–1909)
arr. Jerry Gray (as recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1942)

Here’s That Rainy Day

Jimmy Van Heusen (1913–1990)
arr. Dee Barton. (arranged in 1953, recorded by the Stan Kenton Orchestra in 1970)    

Moon River

Henry Mancini (1924–1994)
arr. Dee Barton (as recorded by the Count Basie Orchestra in 1963)

Computer

Bob Mintzer (b. 1953) (as recorded by the Bob Mintzer Big Band in 1985)

Count Bubba

Gordon Goodwin (b. 1954) (as recorded by the Big Phat Band in 2001)

Captain Senor Mouse

Chick Corea (1941–2021)
arr. John Beasley (as recorded by John Beasley in 2024)

A Night in Tunisia

Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
arr. Michael Mossman

Vocals

Skyy Carter

Saxophone

Adam Dockins, alto saxophone
Alex Kilkus, alto saxophone
Stephen Payes, tenor saxophone
Luca Sabatino, tenor saxophone
James Keshap, baritone saxophone

Trumpet

Tyler Makowiecki, split lead trumpet
Brannon Wiltshire, split lead trumpet
Mark Barr
Imer Ramirez
Jeremiah Johnson

Trombone

Talbot Jennings, lead trombone
Wade Parton
Maggie Plosch
Colin Pienik, bass trombone
Weza Jamison-Neto, bass trombone

Rhythm Section

Burke Adkins, guitar
Carter Fenterstock, piano
Julianne Carr, bass
Jacob Blair, drums
Brandon Divita, drums

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