GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Paul Bratcher, Director
WOODWINDS
Arden Dombalagian (C’25)
Dimitri Rosenthal (MSB’26)
Bennett Harvey MSB’27)
Drew Lambert (SFS’27)
Grace Nuri (C’26)
Ryan Shea (C’28)
TROMBONE
Logan Richman (SFS ‘25)
Shannon Gunn
Tito Ventura
TRUMPET
Simon Mulrooney (C’25)
Blair Shaw (C’25)
Jackson Adamski (MSB ‘26)
Shiva Ranganathan (SOH’27)
GUITAR
David Yang (C’ 26)
Piano
Alex Sukharev (M’29)
BASS
Heather Begg (SFS ‘28)
Drums
Colton Rothauser (SFS ‘28)
VOCALS
Eric Chun
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Music Director
VIOLIN I
Jaewoo Chung COL ‘25 *
Sarah Wang COL ‘26
Lizzy Kim SOH ‘28
Jona Han SOH ‘28
Zoe Eby CAS ’27
Claire McDowell COL ‘27
Vibha Sanjay COL ‘28
Adelina Stulen SFS-Q 26’
VIOLIN II
Lindsey Lim COL ’28 +
Michael Wang COL ‘28
Rian Finn SFS ‘27
Adriana Nordlicht SFS ’27
Nuthi Ganesh SFS ‘28
Sarah Lummus COL ’26
Katherine Ranjbar COL ‘28
Isabella Trewhella COL ‘28
VIOLA
Andrew Cho SFS ’27 +
Abigail Tucker COL ‘25
Kevin Liu COL ‘26
Andrew Liu COL ‘28
Jonathan Nelson GULC ‘25
CELLO
Palmer Maurer COL ‘26 +
Michael Zhu CAS ‘28
Matthew Weber COL ‘28
Adrian Evers COL ‘28
BASS
Heather Begg SFS ’28 +
FLUTE
Caroline Thomas COL ‘27 +
Lucy Kiefer COL ’27 +
Heidi Kwak COL ‘28
Audrey Wong COL ‘28
OBOE
Kate Arkin COL ‘26 +
Erica Koenigsberg (English Horn) SON ‘27
CLARINET
Josie Hwang COL ‘27 +
Noah Portner COL ‘25 +
Amy Nilsson SFS ‘26
Lucas Kania GSAS ‘25
BASSOON
Andrew Bell (Guest)
FRENCH HORN
Sara Kronenberg SON ‘27 +
Yu Fan Mei COL ‘27
Dylan Becker SFS ’26 ◊
Stacia Tremper SFS ‘25
TRUMPET
Isaac Kim COL ‘26 + ◊
Sydney Pappas SFS ‘27
TROMBONES
Jordan Guzzi COL ‘26 +
Alex Chen COL ‘28
Finn Wernet SOH ‘28
TIMPANI
John Li COL ‘26
PERCUSSION
Anna Holk COL ‘27
HARP
Caroline Lacitignola COL ‘26
Abraham Ansonoff COL ‘28
PIANO
Kevin Liu COL ‘26
* Concertmaster + Principal
◊ Orchestra Manager
Members of the GU Jazz Ensemble joining the orchestra:
Grace Nuri COL ‘26 Baritone Sax
Arden Dombalagian COL ‘25 Alto Sax
Simon Mulrooney COL '25 Trumpet
James “Blair” Shaw COL’ 25Trumpet
Shiva Ranganathan SOH ‘27, Tuba
Colton Rothauser SFS ‘28 Drums
Program (no intermission):
DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974)
KoKo (Ellington)
Black, Brown and Beige Suite (Ellington, arr. Maurice Peress)
Black
Brown
Beige
Prelude to A Kiss (Ellington)
Suite from The River (Ellington, arr. Ron Collier)
Spring
Meander
Giggling Rapids
The Lake
Village Virgins
Braggin' in Brass (Ellington)
Caravan (Ellington-Tizol, arr. Scott Silbert)
Anna Holk, conga
Paul Bratcher, a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, began playing piano at age 11. He began his study of Jazz at Bishop McDevitt High School, where he played in the Jazz Band under the direction of David Knott. After high school, Paul continued his education at Messiah University, pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Music Education. While attending Messiah University, he studied with jazz masters Kirk Reese, Tim Warfield, and Bruce Barth. After Graduating from Messiah University, he pursued a Masters of Music in Jazz Studies from Michigan State University, studying Jazz under world-renowned bassist Rodney Whitaker. Since his return to the East Coast, Paul has been a sought-after clinician and performer. He has performed internationally in South Africa, Jordan, Egypt, Botswana, Canada, Luxemburg, Kyrgyzstan, and Indonesia. Paul has shared the stage with Rodney Whitaker, Tim Warfield, Etienne Charles, Michael Dease, Wes ”Warm Daddy” Anderson, Diego Rivera, Paul Carr, and Joe Chambers. Paul is currently the Associate Chair of Piano at the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C., and the Director of Jazz Studies at Georgetown University.
Angel Gil-Ordóñez is currently Music Director of PostClassical Ensemble, Principal Guest Conductor of New York’s Perspectives Ensemble, and Music Director of the Georgetown University Orchestra. He also serves as lead advisor for Trinitate Philharmonia, a program in León, Mexico modeled on Venezuela’s El Sistema. Mr. Gil-Ordóñez is also a regular guest conductor at the Bowdoin International Music Festival in Maine, and at the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington (IN). He has recorded nine albums for Naxos, including PostClassical Ensemble’s three DVDs featuring classic 1930s films with newly recorded soundtracks by Aaron Copland, Silvestre Revueltas, and Virgil Thomson. To learn more about Gil-Ordóñez’ work, visit gilordonez.com
GU ORCHESTRA
Join the GU Orchestra for an inclusive musical journey. Auditions are required but majors and non-majors alike can participate. Explore a broad repertoire and present an end of semester concert. In the Spring of 2025 we will collaborate with GU’s Concert Choir for Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana”, and will accompany the winner of the Concerto Competition.
GU JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The Georgetown Jazz Ensemble is dedicated to promoting the American art of jazz. The focus is primarily on the historical big band sounds of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton, and other great bands from the 1930s to the present. Concerts also include contemporary arrangements and classic tunes. All participants develop jazz improvisation skills. Georgetown Jazz performs in and around the Washington, D.C. area and at many university functions.
