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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs5-4-2016Ensemble Concert: Arranger's HolidayIthaca College Jazz EnsembleMike TitlebaumFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationIthaca College Jazz Ensemble and Titlebaum, Mike, "Ensemble Concert: Arranger's Holiday" (2016). All Concert & Recital Programs.1817.http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/1817Jazz EnsembleMike Titlebaum, directorARRANGER'S HOLIDAYFord HallWednesday, May 4th, 20168:15 pmProgramWheel Within a Wheel Bobby Watsonarr. Zach Forlenza-BaileyDan Felix, alto saxDan Wenger, tromboneCome Rain or Come Shine Harold Arlenarr. Kevin ThompsonAlex Miller, trumpetZach Forlenza-Bailey, tenor saxDan Wenger, tromboneDan Felix, alto saxSwahililand Ahmad Jamalarr. Andrew HedgeDan Felix, soprano saxDan Wenger, tromboneChris Walsh, trumpetPortrait Charles Mingusarr. Nathaniel LongDan Felix, alto saxLimehouse Blues  Douglas Furber and Philip Brahamarr. Josh OxfordDan Felix, alto saxJonah Prendergast, guitarBrief IntermissionReincarnation of a Lovebird Charles Mingusarr. Nikhil BartolomeoNikhil Bartolomeo, altoDan Wenger, tromboneKevin Thompson, bass'Smatta Kenny Wheelerarr. James PowellDan Wenger, tromboneJonah Prendergast, guitarRunnin' Wild A. Harrington Gibbs, Joe Grey andLeo Woodsarr. Laura DouthitLaura Douthit, vocalZach Forlenza-Bailey, tenor saxDan Wenger, tromboneIn a Mellow Tone Duke Ellingtonarr. Rebecca AngelRebecca Angel, vocalLove Me or Leave Me Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahnarr. Hannah MartinHannah Martin, vocalNikhil Bartolomeo, alto saxChega De Saudade Antonio Carlos Jobimarr. Jonah PrendergastAlex Miller, trumpetProgram NotesArranger's HolidayRayburn Wright, who served as music director at New York's famed Radio CityMusic Hall before teaching jazz at the Eastman School of Music, ran an annualarranging workshop every summer from 1959 until the early 90s. For threeweeks, the workshop enlisted a professional studio orchestra, which includeda jazz ensemble, winds, horns, and a full string section with harp. ThisArranger's Orchestra was the real deal, comprised of musicians from theRochester Philharmonic Orchestra and top-notch professional jazz and studioplayers from Rochester and New York City. Every rehearsal was recordedmulti-track, allowing for subsequent mix down afterwards. The results werecompletely professional. The course itself met two hours a day for three weeks. Student arrangerswould spend class meetings learning the craft of orchestration (how to writefor each instrument and how to combine them), but the more importantlearning activity was what happened after class: bringing new arrangementsto the ensemble for reading and recording. Students would write “charts”(what musicians call written sheet music), copy parts for the individualinstruments at night, then hear them read and recorded by the pros the nextday. Some reading sessions featured the entire orchestra, but others mightjust be for a subset, like the jazz ensemble or strings. At the end of the three-week session, a culminating concert would featuremusic written by students, including an original comedy sketch revolvingaround a single musical theme. The concerts were massive events, featuringa world renowned guest artist and attracting thousands of fans each year (Toget an idea of what they were like, Google the term “Billy Taylor – Spiritual”to see a video from the 1983 concert).This evening's concert seeks to continue the tradition of Arranger's Holiday.The music on tonight's program was arranged entirely by Jazz Arranging IIclass. Students spent the first half of the term studying scores (from RayburnWright's arranging textbook, no less) and writing first drafts, and theremainder of the listening to rehearsals and making revisions. What you areabout to hear is the culmination of these efforts, putting the students into anentirely realistic professional music-making situation.But this concert is also something more. It demonstrates the holisticapproach to music making that students will engage in for the rest of theirlives. They have written the music themselves, specifically for theircolleagues, and have worked collaboratively to rehearse it and perform it foryou tonight. This is what being a creative musician is all about. So, be sure to take note of their names; you'll be hearing them again in a fewyears when they're making beautiful music out in the "real world."-Mike Titlebaum Jazz Ensemble PersonnelSaxophone TromboneDan Felix, alto Daniel WengerNikhil Bartolomeo, alto Matthew SidilauZach Forlenza-Bailey, tenor  Benjamin AllenDunham Hall, tenor  Matthew Della Camera, bass Alec Miller, baritone RhythmTrumpet Andrew Hedge, drumsMatthew Allen James Lorusso, pianoChristopher Walsh Jonah Prendergast, guitarAlex Miller Kevin Thompson, bassRaymond FullerMax Deger

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