Matthew Niess, director

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre
Shenandoah Conservatory

Blues in Hoss Flat

Count Basie
Frank Foster
As recorded by Count Basie

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin
arr. Billy Strayhorn

A Flower is a Lovesome Thing

Billy Strayhorn
arr. Mike Tomaro

Rockin’ in Rhythm

Duke Ellington
Irvin Mills
Harry Carney
tr. Brent Walrab

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

Boy Meets Horn

Duke Ellington
Irvin Mills
Rex Stewart
tr. Mark Lopeman

Jeremiah Johnson, soloist

Ko Ko

Duke Ellington

Cottontail

Duke Ellington
tr.  Scott Silbert

Just A Sittin' and A Rockin'

Duke Ellington
tr. by Scott Silbert

Jeeps Blues

Duke Ellington
Johnny Hodges
arr. Bob Montgomery

Caravan

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

Vocals

Skyy Carter

Saxophone

Adam Dockins, alto saxophone
Beau Baldasarri, alto saxophone
Alex Kilkus, 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 Fensterstock, piano
Julianne Carr, bass
Jacob Blair, drums
Brandon Divita, drums

Through its annual Essentially Ellington program, Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC) co-produces education-focused festivals designed to offer high school jazz bands of all levels the opportunity to perform the music of Duke Ellington and other seminal big band composers and arrangers. Participating bands receive professional feedback from JALC clinicians and other jazz professionals in their own backyard.

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