03.23.2019 NRC WCU Jazz Fest HS Jazz Fest

WCU High School Jazz Festival

Saturday, March 23, 2019 Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center 10:00 AM

Pennsbury Concert Jazz Band Frank Mazzeo, Francis Carpino, Josh Lee, directors Selections TBA

Rancocas Valley Regional High School David Britton, director Line Drive Carl Strommen Emily Paulin - Piano; Nick Morgan - Trumpet Pure Imagination Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, Arr. Craig Skiffington Joseph Robertson - Alto Saxophone Alianza Erik Morales Danny Southard - Trumpet

Nashaminy HS Jazz Band Ian Brown, director Night and Day by Cole Porter, Arranged by Dave Wolpe Hannah Dimemmo (Vocal), David Scott (Tenor Sax) To You Thad Jones Micah Miles (Trombone) Big Dipper Thad Jones Aaron Morrison (Piano), Sundiata El-Bakara (Trumpet), Dan Aungst (Bari Sax)

Central Bucks East Jason Morehouse, director Urban Strut Patty Darling Sophie McGrady, trombone Ko-Ko Duke Ellington, arr. Dave Berger Austin Hicks, trombone; Maggie Kettelberger, trombone Greasin' the Skids Jamey Simmons Derek Deihl, alto saxophone

Penn Wood High School Robert Cherry, director Tiger of San Pedro John LaBarbera/arr. Paul Lavender George Washington – Trumpet Mike Johnson - Drums The Chicken Alfred James Ellis/arr. Kris Berg Chris Jones – Tenor Sax Joel Austin - Piano Sam Downing - Drums Morgan Williams - Bass Out of the Doghouse Erik Morales Joel Austin - Piano Chris Jones – Tenor Sax George Washington - Trumpet

Nashaminy HS Jazz Ensemble Pat Cassidy, director I Mean You Thelonius Monk and Coleman Hawkins, arr. Mike Tomaro Ryan Baker (piano), Jack Meyer (trombone), Ryan Scott (guitar), Morgan Fala (drum set) How About You? Burton Lane, arr. Dave Wolpe Devon Horton (vocal), Rocco Boggi (tenor sax) Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise Sigmnd Romberg, arr. Dave Rivello Ben Sacks (alto sax), Jack Meyer (trombone), Morgan Fala (drum set), Mark MacBride (congas)

Interboro HS Dan Friel, director Blue Bossa Kenny Dorham/arr. Sweeney Frank Bosch, trumpet Come Sunday Ellington/arr. Rick Hirsch Shane Owen, guitar Tommy Bosch, Alto saxophone Autumn Leaves Mercer, Prevert/Arranged by Peter Blair Shane Owen, Vibraphone

Performance by Xiomara Laugart and Axel Tosca Laugart with Jonathan Ragonese and the Criterions Jazz Ensemble

Hempfield High School Matthew Ceresini, director Never No Lament Duke Ellington/trans. David Berger Piano - Rosie Westgate, Trombone - Veronica Horst , Alto Sax - Kevin Luu, Trumpet - Ethan Sellers Chris Gene Thorne Piano - Rosie Westgate, Trombone - Veronica Horst , Alto Sax - Kevin Luu, Trumpet - Ethan Sellers The First Circle Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays/arr. Bob Curnow Alto Sax - Joe Wolf

Lower Merion High School Andrew Neu, director Too Much of a Good Thing Andrew Neu Olivia Hughart Alto Saxophone, Jason Kozarsky guitar How Can You Lose Benny Carter Arr. by Robert Curnow Kyle Devlin trombone, Ezra Imaizumi guitar, Josh Banner bass Have You Heard Pat Metheny Arr. by Robert Curnow Adam Shah Tenor Saxophone, Jason Kozarsky guitar

Penncrest High School Craig Snyder, director Chronometry Fred Sturm Spencer Schwartz, tenor; Nathaniel Lemisch, guitar Secret Love Paul Francis Webster, music by Sammy Fain Arranged by David Wolpe Brendan Egan, trombone; Tom Kuntz, trombone; Tyler Blessington, trombone; Zach Munin, trombone Buckjump Troy Andrews and Mike Ballard, Arranged by John Wasson Nathaniel Lemisch, guitar; Brendan Egan, trombone; Joshua Bartkowski, bass; Gianna Saulino, drums

New Hope-Solebury High School David Bachart, director Bernie's Tune Victor Goines Alex Oszczakiewicz - Alto, Phineas Graeff - Tenor Don't Get Sassy Thad Jones Phineas Graeff - Tenor, Ben Dupont - Piano, Ian Vogalsang - Bass TBA

Kingsway High School Joe Henderson, director Basie – Straight Ahead Sammy Nestico Lenny Giacabetti – Tenor Sax Chris Mollo - Piano A Foggy Day (in London Town) George Gershwin, Arr. by Scott Ragsdale Vocal Feature: Gabrielle Allen Caravan Duke Ellington, Arr. By John Wasson Ani Muralidharan – Guitar Ajay Chhita – Alto Sax Chris Mollo - Piano Anthony Dittert - Drums

Pottstown High School Michael Vought, director Buy It And FryIt Denis DiBlasio Jonah Grice – Guitar; Chloe Hebert – Tenor Sax ; David Hicks - Trombone ; Dylan Thorne - Drums Over The Rainbow Harold Arlen/Alan Baylock Will Minnick – Trumpet ; Abby Welder - Trumpet Coconut Champagne Denis DiBlasio/Bob Lowden Avery Heverly – Bari Sax ; Terrell Taylor-Williams – Timbales ; Xzavier Francis-Williams – Congas ; Dylan Thorne - Drums

William Tennent High School Charlie DeCarne, director I Thought About You Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen, arr. Matt Niess Kevin Bergin- bass trombone, ; Drew Sedlacsik- trombone Take the "A" Train Billy Strayhorn, arr. Rich DeRosa Jill Sedlacsik- piano, ; Matt Maier- alto sax La Fiesta Chick Corea, arr. Tony Klatka Jill Sedlacsik- piccolo, ; Sean David- keyboard, ; Ben Sedlacsik- tenor sax, ; Drew Sedlacsik- trombone

Xiomara Laugart is a Cuban singer based in New York City. Originally from the Guantanamo province of Cuba, Xiomara began her career at the age of 15, performing both traditional and contemporary Cuban music. In the 1980's she was the recipient of many awards and began traveling the world. After recording many albums under her own name in Cuba she moved to Rome and then New York City. She has worked closely with the greatest composers of Cuban song, and performs and records regularly with a wide array of the world's most celebrated Afro-Latin musicians. Xiomara was a member of Yerba Buena and was the star in the Broadway musical Celia: The Life and Music of Celia Cruz. She performs extensively in New York and internationally.

Cuban born Axel Tosca Laugart is one of the most dynamic young pianists on the scene. Laugart's family influenced his musical interests at an early age.

Both his father and stepfather were musicians and his father's guitar playing sparked an early interest in the instrument. He began playing guitar around the age of four and piano at the age of seven, accompanying his parents.

Laugart benefitted from a wide range of musical experiences growing up in Cuba. Dennis & Swing was a group that Laugart credits for "giving me the real timba groove." Laugart also played with the Afro Cuban All Stars, Teresa Garcia Caturla, Sexteto Sendito, Jose Miguel Crego (known as “El Greco”), and a Latin Jazz group called the Bobby Carcases Group, where Laugart says "I learned a lot about the language of music." Laugart was also part of the Hip-Hop scene in Cuba and had the opportunity to play with The Roots while they were in Cuba. Now based in New York, Laugart continues to grow musically. Of his future, he says "my goal is to just keep upgrading my talent and my soul. I love the world."

Jonathan Ragonese, composer-arranger-saxophonist, is a native of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. He moved to New York City in 2007 to attend the Manhattan School of Music, he has lived and worked there since. As a saxophonist he has performed and recorded with a wide array of musicians including Steve Wilson, David Liebman, the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, Tim Warfield, Tin Can Buddha and Steve Rudolph. As a composer his works have been commissioned and premiered by saxophonist Steve Wilson, Jazz @ Lincoln Center, The Museum of Modern Art, the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Harrisburg Symphony, and the The Righteous Girls, Bucknell University, West Chester University and the Harrisburg Youth Symphony.

Criterions Jazz Ensemble SAXOPHONE:

TRUMPET:

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RHYTHM:

Devon Rickert

Zach Prowse

David Lewis

Anthony Saddic - Piano

Brian Foster

Tony Bennici

Michael Kaplan

James Byrne - Guitar

Marley Bryan

Andrew Walls

Donovan Donnelly

Tim Ragsdale - Bass

Stephen Lang

Nolan Wible

Alex Marshall

Nathan Gittelman – Drums

Andrew Morrison

Alison Rack

Omar Mendoza – Percussion

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit www.wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 8:15 PM New Music Concert Van Stiefel & Jacob Cooper, directors Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 7:00 PM Guest Artist Recital: Staff Sergeant Hiram Diaz, euphonium Jonathan Fowler, faculty liaison Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building Thursday, March 28, 2019, 7:30 PM Guest Artist Recital: PEN Trio Karen Dannessa, faculty liaison Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Friday, March 29, 2019, 4:00 PM Senior Recital: Benjamin Brubaker, piano Carl Cranmer, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Friday, March 29, 2019, 6:00 PM Senior Recital: Casey Dziuba, percussion Ralph Sorrentino, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building *Tickets required for this event.

Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/ArtsAtWCUPA and LiveStream.com/wcupa.

Mr. Robert Rust, Audio & Visual Technician Events at the Wells School of Music are often supported by individual sponsors and organizations.

Contributions to the Wells School of Music may be made out to: West Chester University Foundation 202 Carter Drive, West Chester, PA 19382

For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or contact Dr. Christopher Hanning, Dean.

If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.

The Wells School of Music | West Chester University of Pennsylvania Dr. Christopher Hanning, Dean