Mr. David M. Marshall, Director
Brendon Swenson - President
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Somerset High School
625 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
"The Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival provides a non-competitive festival experience for local high school Jazz Ensembles to come and perform for each other as well as to receive critique and suggestions for improvement from a professional jazz musician. "
The tentative schedule is as follows:
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. : Improvisation Clinic with clinician for all participating students and attendees.
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. : Jazz Bands perform on the ½ hour and will be critiqued by the clinician.
(The snow date of Thursday, March 4, 2010 will take effect if school is cancelled at SHS that day due to weather conditions as the building will be closed.)
Admission:
$4 for adults / $2 for non-participating students and children
We are proud to announce Mr. Paul M. Alberta
(retired Director of Music: Norwood Public Schools, founding member of Massachusetts Instrumental and Choral Conductors' Association (MICCA), recipient of the Paul Smith Hall of Fame Award by MICCA, and member of the Massachusetts Drum Corps and Music Educators Hall of Fame )
as our clinician for this year's festival!
Jazz Band Directors' Downloadable PDF Forms
| 2010 Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival Registration Form |
| 2010 Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival Announcement Form |
| 2010 Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival Ensemble Set-Up Form |
Please return registration form, ensemble set-up form, announcement form and registration fee by
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Mail Festival Registration Materials to:
Mr. David M. Marshall, Director of Bands
Somerset High School
625 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
or email at marshalld@somerset.k12.ma.us
or fax to (508) 324-3118 ATTN: Mr. Marshall
Please refer questions to Mr. Marshall @ (508) 324-3115 ext. 557
2009 - 2010 Somerset High School Jazz Band Performances
| 2010 Spring Pop's Night - April 8, 2010 |
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"Ornithology" - Charlie Parker & Benny Harris / arr. by Roger Holmes Soloist - Andrew Conlon on Alto Saxophone |
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"Orange Colored Sky" - Milton DeLugg & Willie Stein as performed by Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole Featuring Vocalist Sarah Mayer |
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"Black Orpheus" - Luiz Bonfa / arr. by Eric Richards Soloist - Brandon Swenson on Tenor Saxophone Soloist - Stephen Murphy on Drums |
| 8th Annual Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival Program |
| 8th Annual Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival - March 3, 2010 |
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"Ornithology" - Charlie Parker & Benny Harris / arr. by Roger Holmes Soloist - Andrew Conlon on Alto Saxophone Guest Soloist - Keith Curbow on Tenor Saxophone |
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"Orange Colored Sky" - Milton DeLugg & Willie Stein as performed by Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole Featuring Vocalist Sarah Mayer |
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"Black Orpheus" - Luiz Bonfa / arr. by Eric Richards Soloist - Brandon Swenson on Tenor Saxophone Soloist - Stephen Murphy on Drums Guest Soloist - Keith Curbow on Tenor Saxophone |
| Musictown Pop's Night - October 29, 2009 |
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"Spain" - Chick Corea / arr. by Paul Jennings Featuring: Kevin Goddu, Andrew Conlon, Christopher Crider-Plonk & Brendon Swenson |
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"Orange Colored Sky" - Milton DeLugg & Willie Stein as performed by Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole Featuring Vocalist Sarah Mayer |
| "The Incredibles" - Michael Giacchino / arr. by Stephen Bulla |
2008 - 2009 Somerset High School Jazz Band Performances
|
Spring Pop's Night - April 16, 2009 |
| “It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” - by Duke Ellington |
| “I Remember You” - music by Victor Schertzinger / words by Johnny Mercer |
| "Gonna Fly Now" - arr. by Victor Lopez |
| Musictown Pop's Night - October 15, 2008 |
| "Gonna Fly Now" - arr. by Victor Lopez |
| "The Boy from Ipanema" - by Antonio Carlos Jobin |
| "Somewhere" - by Bernstein & Sondheim / arr. by Roger Holmes |
| "Night and Day" - by Cole Porter |
| "Arranco" - by Eric Richards |
2007 - 2008 Somerset High School Jazz Band Performances
|
Spring Pop's Night - May 8, 2008 |
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"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" - as recorded by Chicago / arr. by M. Taylor |
| "Don't Know Why" - as recorded by Nora Jones / arr. by P. Murtha |
| "Below Us, All The City" - as recorded by Tower of Power / arr. by David M. Marshall |
| "Pick Up The Pieces" - as recorded by The Average White Band / arr. by Mark Taylor |
|
Musictown Concert Night - October 16, 2007 |
| "Cortez" - by J. Chattaway |
| "My Funny Valentine" - by L. Hart & R. Rogers / arr. by D. Wolpe |
| "Hill Where the Lord Hides" - by C. Mangione / arr. by M. Taylor |
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