Mr. David M. Marshall, Director
Andrew Conlon and Kevin Goddu - Co-Presidents
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Somerset Berkley Regional High School
625 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
"The Somerset Berkley Regional 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. : Meet and Greet Clinic with clinician for all participating students and attendees.
5:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. : Jazz Bands perform on the ½ hour and will be critiqued by the clinician.
Somerset Middle School Jazz Band
- 5:00 p.m.
TBA - 5:30 p.m.
TBA - 6:00 p.m.
TBA - 6:30 p.m.
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Junior Jazz Band - 7:00 p.m.
TBA - 7:30 p.m.
TBA - 8:00 p.m.
TBA - 8:30 p.m.
Somerset Berkley Regional High School Senior Jazz Band - 9:00 p.m.
Admission:
$5 for adults / $3 for non-participating students and children
We are proud to announce
Mr. Michael Monaghan
as our clinician for this year's festival!
A freelance woodwind player in Boston for more than 25 years, Michael Monaghan also works as a jazz musician, studio singer, and back-up vocalist. He is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory and did graduate work at the University of Massachusetts and the Eastman School of Music.
Mr. Monaghan’s freelance work includes performances with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestra; with orchestras for Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and Bolshoi Ballet; and in pit orchestras for touring shows including “Cats”, “Phantom of the Opera”, “Porgy and Bess”, “Sweeney Todd”, and others, at the Wang, Colonial, and Shubert theaters in Boston. In addition, Mr. Monaghan has performed with popular entertainers including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Ray Charles, among many others. Mr. Monaghan has been a member of the Herb Pomeroy Jazz Orchestra; his jazz experience also includes performances at Carnegie Hall with Mel Torme and Gerry Mulligan, participating in Rosemary Clooney’s “Demi-Centennial” special on A& E, and playing with the Woody Herman Band, the American Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra, and with many jazz artists, among them Anita O’Day, Buddy Rich, and Chick Corea.
His Boston Pops experience includes working with Arthur Fiedler, John Williams, and Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall and on the long running PBS series “Evening at Pops”. He has recorded with John Williams and has played on all of Keith Lockhart’s Boston Pops recordings. He is a featured saxophone soloist on the recent Pops CD, “The Latin Album”. In addition, his sax playing has been heard on many network TV programs including the “soap operas” All My Children, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and others; he has also played on “Walker, Texas Ranger” and the film “In the Time of Butterflies” starring Edward James Olmos. He is also the saxophone soloist on the soundtrack of Clint Eastwood’s highly acclaimed film, “Mystic River”.
Jazz Band Directors' Downloadable PDF Forms
| 2012 SBRHS Jazz Band Festival Registration Form |
| 2012 SBRHS Jazz Band Festival Announcement Form |
| 2012 SBRHS Jazz Band Festival Ensemble Set-Up Form |
Please return registration form, ensemble set-up form, announcement form and registration fee by
Monday, February 6, 2012
Mail Festival Registration Materials to:
Mr. David M. Marshall, Director of Bands
Somerset Berkley Regional High School
625 County Street
Somerset, MA 02726
or email at marshalld@sbregional.org
or fax to (508) 324-3118 ATTN: Mr. Marshall
Please refer questions to Mr. Marshall @ (508) 324-3115 ext. 557
2011 - 2012 Somerset Berkley Regional High School Senior Jazz Band Performances
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Musictown Pop's Night - October 13, 2011 |
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“Cool” from West Side Story - by Leonard Bernstein / arr. Mark Taylor Featuring: Philip Cambra |
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“Over The Rainbow” from The Wizard of Oz - arr. by Alan Baylock Featuring: John Genga IV & Chris Crider-Plonka |
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“1.21 Gigawatts” - by Rich Woolworth Featuring: Andrew Conlon, Corey Gomes & Chris Crider-Plonka |
2011 - 2012 Somerset Berkley Regional High School Junior Jazz Band Performances
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Musictown Pop's Night - October 13, 2011 |
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“Moon River” - Henry Mancini / arr. by Mark Taylor Featuring: Philip Cambra |
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“Abracadabra” - by Larry Barton Featuring: DJ Carvalho & Aaron Couto |
2010 - 2011 Somerset High School Jazz Band Performances
| Spring Pop's Night - April 14, 2011 |
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"Nardis" - by Miles Davis / arr. by Paul Murtha Featuring: Andrew Conlon |
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"Summer Wind" - by Johnny Mercer & Henry Mayer / arr. by Dave Wolpe Featuring - Stephen Murphy on Vocals |
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"Brass Machine" - by Mark Taylor Featuring - Daniel Medeiros on Trumpet, Chris Crider-Plonka on Trumpet, and David Gray on Trombone |
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"Conga" - by Enrique E. Garcia / arr. by Allen Gray Featuring Varied Soloists |
| 9th Annual Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival Program |
| 9th Annual Somerset High School Jazz Band Festival - March 3, 2011 |
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"Nardis" - by Miles Davis / arr. by Paul Murtha Featuring: Andrew Conlon |
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"Good Time Charlie" - by Lennie Niehaus Featuring: Kevin Goddu & Mr. Bobby Gallegos |
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"Now's The Time" - by Charlie Parker / arr. by Allen Gray Featuring: Andrew Conlon, Michael Raposo & Mr. Bobby Gallegos |
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"Theme From Sesame Street" - as recorded by Maynard Ferguson / arr. by Denis Diblasio Featuring: Stephen Murphy & Mr. Bobby Gallegos |
| Musictown Pop's Night - October 14, 2010 |
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"Man in the Mirror" - arr. by Roger Holmes as performed by Michael Jackson Featuring: Kevin Goddu & Andrew Conlon |
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"Human Nature" - by John Bettis & Steve Pocaro / arr. by Mike Tomaro as performed by Michael Jackson Featuring: Kevin Goddu, Michael Raposo & David Gray |
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"Everything" - Michael Buble, Alan Chang & Amy Foster / arr. by W. Scott Ragsdale Featuring Vocalist Andrew DaCosta |
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"Star Wars Medley" (Disco Version: "Main Theme" & "Cantina Band") - John Williams / arr. by Brian Vieira & David M. Marshall Featuring Guest Artist: Mr. Brian Vieira |
2009 - 2010 Somerset High School Jazz Band Performances
| 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
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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
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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 |
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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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