Big Band Holiday

Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 at 7:30pm

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Kick back and ring in the season with a big band holiday concert featuring conductor Gregory Robbins and a 17-piece ensemble. It may be cold outside, but this jazzy take on holiday favorites is red hot!

Nutcracker Overture
Pytor Ilich Tchaikovsky (arr. Duke Ellington)

Jingle Bells
James Pierpont (arr. John Clayton)
Born 1822 in Boston, MA. Died 1893 in Winter Haven, FL.

Composed in 1857| 2 minutes
Scored for 2 alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophone, 1 bari saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombone, piano, guitar, drum set, bass

Frosty the Snowman
Jack Rollins & Steve Nelson (arr. Daniel Jamison)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Chanukah Joy
Rick Hirsch
Born 1970 in Newark, DE.
4.5 minutes
Scored for 2 alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophone, 1 bari saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombone, piano, guitar, drum set, bass

Mele Kalikimaka
Robert Alex Anderson
Born 1894 in Honolulu, HI. Died 1995 in Honolulu, HI.

Composed in 1949| 3 minutes
Scored for 2 alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophone, 1 bari saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombone, piano, guitar, drum set, bass

White Christmas
Irving Berlin
Arranged by Bruce Chase
Born 1888 in Tyumen, Russian Empire. Died 1989 in New York, NY.

Composed in 1942 | 4 minutes
Scored for 2 alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophone, 1 bari saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombone, piano, guitar, drum set, bass

You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Albert Hague
Born 192 in Berlin, Germany. Died 2001 in Marina Del Rey, CA.

Composed in 1966| 2 minutes
Scored for 2 alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophone, 1 bari saxophone, 4 trumpets, 4 trombone, piano, guitar, drum set, bass

Artists:

Gregory Robbins, Guest Conductor

Sara Gazarek, Guest Vocalist

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