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May 3,
2002
Jazz
in the Air at MHC May 4
The Jazz Ensembles
of Mount Holyoke will present "Flyin' High!," a spring
concert, Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 pm in Pratt Hall's McCulloch
Auditorium. Under the direction of Mark Gionfriddo, music will
include Weather Report's "Birdland" (a tribute to Charlie
"Bird" Parker); "American Patrol," by Glenn
Miller, a theme popularized by the United States Army Air Force
in 1942; "Ring Of Fire," an original composition by
Fred Sturm, head of jazz composition and arranging at the Eastman
School of Music; and "The Chicken," a tour de force
on bass guitar featuring Caitlin Parsons '02.
Parsons, the last
remaining charter member of the original MHC Jazz Ensemble formed
in 1998, will also sing the late Peggy Lee's signature song, "Fever,"
with the Big Band, and Kyra Comroe '02 will be featured in Dave
Brubeck's "Moody," a tribute to legendary sax player
James Moody. Hannah Canning '04 will appear with the Chamber Jazz
Ensemble, singing Johnny Mercer's "I Remember You";
and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will present Burt Bacharach's vocal
"South American Getaway," as arranged by Gionfriddo.
Admission to the May 4 concert is free, but concertgoers are encouraged
to arrive early due to the limited seating available in McCulloch
Auditorium. Doors open a half hour before the concert.
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