05.08.2021 ENS Jazz Combos and Statesmen

JAZZ COMBOS AND STATESMEN Dan Cherry, Peter Paulsen and John Swana, Directors

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2021 VIRTUAL LIVESTREAM.COM/WCUPA 7:00 PM

PROGRAM TONES FOR JONAS BONES ....................................................................................... Chick Corea WHY DON’T I.......................................................................................................... Sonny Rollins Honors Combo

Jake Unti, saxophone Michael Kaplan, trombone Christina Douglas, piano Timothy Ragsdale, bass Nathan Gittelman, drums John Swana, director

ST. THOMAS ............................................................................................................ Sonny Rollins COLD DUCK TIME ................................................................................................... Eddie Harris Cherry Friday Combo

Sarah Irvin, tenor sax Maeve Sullivan, tenor sax Luke Sheffe, piano Kiernan Bauman, bass Anton Saliaris, drums Dan Cherry, director

FOOTPRINTS...........................................................................................................Wayne Shorter WELL YOU NEEDN’T...................................................................................... Thelonious Monk Paulsen Friday Combo

James Weber, saxophone Matt Megraw, vibes Charles Warfield, bass Joe Knouse, drums Peter Paulsen, director

PROGRAM

FANCY PANTS ...................................................................................................... Sammy Nestico SPAIN........................................................................................................................... Chick Corea

Statesmen Jazz Ensemble Saxophones: Braden Mulcahy, alto Tyler Walbert, alto Sarah Irvin, tenor Maeve Sullivan, tenor Amy Dulaney, bari Trumpets: Madison Smith Trent Detweiler Ethan Elicker Timothy Spiotta

Trombones: Julia Galdi Jacob Macdonald Isaac Sattazahn Dylan Klevan

Dan Cherry, director

Rhythm: Luke Sheffe, piano Joe Bucci, guitar Sarah Renz, bass Omar Mendoza, percussion

Our concert today is dedicated to the memory of two jazz icons that we lost this year: Sammy Nestico and Chick Corea.

Sammy Nestico, who wrote our first tune “Fancy Pants,” was an Army veteran and a Pennsylvania native. He is perhaps best known for his many years of work with the Count Basie big band, and most students in jazz bands all over the world have played many of his original compositions and arrangements. Mr. Nestico was awarded a “Distinguished Medal of Honor” for his lifetime of support for Music Education by the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic.

Chick Corea, composer of “Spain,” is a multi-Grammy award winning artist and composer who collaborated with a wide range of the biggest names in jazz throughout his career. He was inspired by classical and Latin music, as well as jazz, and is known for various Electric and Acoustic bands that he led along the way. Spain is his best-known work, and it has become a staple for jazz music educators everywhere.

These two amazing musicians will be sorely missed but never forgotten.

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COVID-19 STATEMENT In Person Audiences Are Not Permitted for Spring 2021 Events Sunday, May 9, 2021, 3:00 PM Trivolti Flute Ensemble Concert Kimberley Reighley, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Sunday, May 9, 2021, 7:00 PM Brass Ensembles Concert Virtual livestream.com/wcupa

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For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org 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 Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT If you do not intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.

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