THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Swing Machine
Jacob Wright, Director
Sophia Farfante, Loanne Masson, Mateo Buitrago
Carlos Cordero Mendez, and Joshua Spraker, Assistant Directors
Thursday, April 23, 2026
7:30 p.m. | Opperman Music Hall
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Come Fly With Me
PROGRAM
Jimmy Van Heusen arr. Quincy Jones
Half The Fun Duke Ellington
Basie, Straight Ahead
Cheek to Cheek
How Insensitive
Big Swing Face
To You
Bob-Omb Battlefield
Saxophone
Ki Perkins, alto
Nathan Edwards, alto, clarinet
Kendall Smith, alto, flute
Connor McGovern, alto
Hudson Graze, alto
Sam Peaceman, tenor
Isabella Masson, tenor
Ellen Cohn, tenor
Lily Alfaro, tenor
Natalie Zamora, tenor
Elle Plasencia, baritone
Tyler Fabrini, baritone
Sammy Nestico
Irving Berlin arr. Paul Weston
Antonio Carlos Jobim arr. Paul Brown
Bill Potts
Thad Jones
Koji Kondo arr. Charlie Rosen
Swing Machine Personnel
Jacob Wright, director
Trumpet
Micah Alexandre
Chase Robbins
Trent Boritz
Landon Anderson
Miafaye Herrera
Ryan Slage
Loanne Masson
Sophia Farfante
Joshua Spraker
Trombone
William Schoenfeld
Ethan Colon
Julia Stephens
Zachary Bryan
Elizabeth Bernadin
Wesley Wehlage
Mateo Buitrago
Valerie Cobb
Alexei Kovalev, bass
Vocals
Natalie Zamora
Zachary Bryan
Rhythm
Val Boos, piano
Anna Cheng, piano
Tiffany Perkins, guitar
Christian Alea, guitar
Dylan Michael, bass
Carlos Cordero Mendez, bass, violin
Jackson Poirier, drums, percussion
MJ Frasier, drums, percussion