Matthew Niess, director

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Armstrong Concert Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Channel One Suite

Bill Reddie
As recorded by Buddy Rich

Blues in Hoss Flat

Count Basie
Frank Foster
As recorded by Count Basie

Every Little Star

Jerome Kern
Oscar Hammerstein
arr. Philip Mossman

I Remember Clifford

Benny Golson
arr. Sammy Nestico

Space Circus

John Beasley

S’Wonderful

George Gershwin
arr. Nelson Riddle
As recorded by Ella Fitzgerald

Imagine My Frustration

Billy Strayhorn
Duke Ellington
Gerald Wilson
arr. Jimmy Jones
As recorded by Ella Fitzgerald

Groove Merchant

Thad Jones

SkyScrappers

Alan Baylock

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin
arr. Billy Strayhorn

Caravan

Duke Ellington
arr. John Wasson (from the movie Whiplash)

Cherokee

Ray Noble
arr. Alan Wright
ed. Alan Baylock

Writers Cramp

Bob Curnow

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

Wade Parton, lead trombone
Maggie Plosch
Ian Elick
Trey Strosnider
Jackson Smith

Rhythm Section

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

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