05.03.2019 ENS Criterions

Criterions Jazz Ensemble Marc Jacoby, director with Steve Wilson, saxophone Friday, May 3, 2019 Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center 7:30 PM

PROGRAM Bye Bye Blackbird...........................................................................................Ray Henderson arr. Jonathan Ragonese Cape Verdean Blues .......................................................................................... Horace Silver A Child Is Born...................................................................................................... Thad Jones Double Duo ................................................................................................... Anthony Saddic First Circle ............................................................................................................Pat Metheny arr. Bob Curnow Little Pixie II .......................................................................................................... Thad Jones Minuano (Six-Eight) ............................................................................................Pat Metheny arr. Bob Curnow Miss You ........................................................................................................ Jagger/Richards arr. Ries/Harris Slap That Bass .................................................................................. George & Ira Gershwin arr. Nelson Riddle This Could Be The Start Of Something Big ...................................................... Steve Allen arr. Eric Burger You Make Me Feel So Young ..................................................................... Myrow/Gordon arr. Quincy Jones Please Turn Off All Electronic Devices

The Criterions Jazz Ensemble SAXOPHONE:

TROMBONE:

TRUMPET:

RHYTHM:

ALTO:

David Lewis

Zach Prowse

Anthony Saddic - Piano

Devon Rickert

Michael Kaplan

Tony Bennici

James Byrne - Guitar

Donovan Donnelly

Andrew Walls

Tim Ragsdale - Bass

TENOR:

Alex Marshall

Nolan Wible

Nathan Gittelman – Drums

Marley Bryan

Jordan Rowan

Alison Rack

Omar Mendoza – Percussion

Brian Foster

Stephen Lang

VOCALS:

BARITONE:

Katelyn Lopez

Andrew Morrison

STEVE WILSON Steve Wilson has attained ubiquitous status in the studio and on the stage with the greatest names in jazz, as well as critical acclaim as a bandleader in his own right. A musician’s musician, Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings led by such celebrated and wide-ranging artists as Chick Corea, George Duke, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Dianne Reeves, Bill Bruford, Gerald Wilson, Maria Schneider, Joe Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Billy Childs, Karrin Allyson, Don Byron, Bill Stewart, James Williams, and Mulgrew Miller among many others. Wilson has seven recordings under his own name, leading and collaborating with such stellar musicians as Lewis Nash, Carl Allen, Steve Nelson, Cyrus Chestnut, Greg Hutchinson, Dennis Irwin, James Genus, Larry Grenadier, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley, and Nicholas Payton.

Wilson’s current projects reflect his multifaceted artistry, versatility, and associations with some of the most highly regarded artists on the scene. His quartet Wilsonian’s Grain, which consists of Orrin Evans, Ugonna Okegwo, and Bill Stewart or Clarence Penn, has been featured on NPR live from the Kennedy Center and the Village Vanguard in New York City, and headlined at the prestigious Detroit Jazz Festival in 2011. Wilson is one-half of two dynamic duos, “Musical Dialogue” with renowned drummer Lewis Nash, and in another with pianist Bruce Barth as documented on their recent recording “Home” on the We Always Swing label. He co-leads an elegant trio with pianist Renee Rosnes and bassist Peter Washington, and with composer/arranger David O’Rourke has a repertoire as soloist with strings. Wilson is touring member of the Grammy-winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the Billy Childs Quartet, Christian McBride & Inside Straight as well as McBride’s Grammywinning Big Band, and the Buster Williams Quartet.

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit www.wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Saturday, May 4, 2019, 10:00 AM Graduate Recital: Ian McLaughlin, instrumental conducting Andrew Yozviak, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Saturday, May 4, 2019, 2:00 PM Graduate Recital: Erin Ramsey, piano Carl Cranmer, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Saturday, May 4, 2019, 4:00 PM Graduate Recital: Han Na Choi, violin Domenic Salerni, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Saturday, May 4, 2019, 6:00 PM Senior Recital: Blair Cunningham, violin Domenic Salerni, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building Saturday, May 4, 2019, 7:00 PM Kennett Symphony Children's Chorus Eileen Keller, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial 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.

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