The Juilliard School presents Juilliard Jazz Orchestra

Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 7:30pm Peter Jay Sharp Theater

The Music of Ted Nash Andy Farber, Conductor

“Synthetics” (Kurt Rosenwinkel; arr. Ted Nash) “Picasso” from Portrait in Seven Shades “Strange Meadowlark” (Dave Brubeck; arr. Ted Nash) “The American Promise” from Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom “The Strawberry” from Snowy Egret (Myra Melford; arr. Ted Nash) “Ether” from Chakra “Water” from Chakra “After Mr. Teng” (Toshiko Akiyoshi) “Kids are Pretty People” (Thad Jones) “Groovin’ Hard” (Don Menza)

Program order and selections are subject to change. Changes will be announced from the stage.

Performance time: approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, including one intermission

Juilliard gratefully acknowledges the Talented Students in the Arts Initiative, a collaboration for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Surdna Foundation, for their generous support of Juilliard Jazz.

Additional support for this performance was provided, in part, by the Muriel Gluck Production Fund.

Please make certain that all electronic devices are turned off during the performance. The taking of photographs and the use of recording equipment are not permitted in this auditorium.

1 Juilliard Jazz Orchestra

Jerome Jennings, Resident Conductor

Alto Saxophones Zoe Obadia Immanuel Wilkins

Tenor Saxophones Gideon Tazelaar Abdias Armenteros

Baritone Saxophone JarienJames Jamanila

Trumpets Noah Halpern Anthony Hervey Jonah Moss David Adewumi

Trombones Jacob Melsha Jasim Perales Jeffery Miller Rashaan Salaam

Guitar Juan Vidaurre

Piano Isaiah Thompson

Bass Adam Olszewski

Drums Taurien Reddick

2 About Andy Farber

Award-winning jazz composer, arranger, and saxophonist Andy Farber has worked extensively with legendary jazz singer Jon Hendricks and with Juilliard Jazz Director Wynton Marsalis. He met Hendricks in 1993 and collaborated on his CD Boppin’ at the Blue Note, writing arrangements featuring Hendricks and guests Al Grey, Marsalis, Benny Golson, Red Holloway, and Clark Terry. He has written arrangements for numerous artists and ensembles including Shirley Horn, Bobby Short, Joe Lovano, Joe Temperley, Regina Carter, Lee Konitz, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, Frankie Laine, Billy Stritch, Robert Downey Jr., Fantasia Barrino, Vanessa Williams, the Boston Pops Orchestra, Philly Pops Orchestra, and several symphony orchestras throughout Europe. He has toured with Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra where he has also served as guest conductor. Additionally, he has been a guest conductor with the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, the Bronx Arts Ensemble, and for numerous university and high school ensembles. In 2013 Mr. Marsalis asked Mr. Farber to assemble the Jazz at Lincoln Center All-Stars which was featured in the Broadway musical After Midnight and garnered seven Tony Award nominations. He continues to lead the Andy Farber Orchestra, which recently backed Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga for their PBS special Cheek to Cheek Live. Mr. Farber teaches jazz composition and arranging at Juilliard and in 2015 was named music director of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop.

3 Juilliard Board of Trustees and Administration

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts Bruce Kovner, Chair Brian Zeger, Artistic Director J. Christopher Kojima, Vice Chair Kirstin Ek, Director of Curriculum and Schedules Katheryn C. Patterson, Vice Chair Monica Thakkar, Director of Performance Activities Pierre T. Bastid Michael Loeb Pre-College Division Julie Anne Choi Vincent A. Mai Yoheved Kaplinsky, Artistic Director Kent A. Clark Ellen Marcus Ekaterina Lawson, Director of Admissions and Academic Affairs Kenneth S. Davidson Nancy A. Marks Anna Royzman, Director of Performance Activities Barbara G. Fleischman Stephanie Palmer McClelland Evening Division Keith R. Gollust Christina McInerney Danielle La Senna, Director Mary Graham Lester S. Morse Jr. Joan W. Harris Stephen A. Novick Lila Acheson Wallace Library Matt Jacobson Joseph W. Polisi Jane Gottlieb, Vice President for Library and Edward E. Johnson Jr. Susan W. Rose Information Resources; Director of the C.V. Starr Karen M. Levy Deborah Simon Doctoral Fellows Program Teresa E. Lindsay Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Laura Linney William E.“Wes” Stricker, MD Enrollment Management and Student Development Joan D. Warren, Vice President Kathleen Tesar, Associate Dean for Enrollment Management Barrett Hipes, Associate Dean for Student Development TRUSTEES EMERITI Sabrina Tanbara, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs June Noble Larkin, Chair Emerita Cory Owen, Assistant Dean for International Advisement Mary Ellin Barrett and Diversity Initiatives Sidney R. Knafel William Buse, Director of Counseling Services Elizabeth McCormack Katherine Gertson, Registrar John J. Roberts Tina Gonzalez, Director of Financial Aid Teresa McKinney, Director of Community Engagement Todd Porter, Director of Residence Life JUILLIARD COUNCIL Howard Rosenberg MD, Medical Director Beth Techow, Administrative Director of Health Mitchell Nelson, Chair and Counseling Services Michelle Demus Auerbach Sophie Laffont Holly Tedder, Director of Disability Services Barbara Brandt Jean-Hugues Monier and Associate Registrar Brian J. Heidtke Terry Morgenthaler Finance Gordon D. Henderson Pamela J. Newman Christine Todd, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Peter L. Kend Howard S. Paley Irina Shteyn, Director of Financial Planning and Analysis Younghee Kim-Wait John G. Popp Nicholas Mazzurco, Director of Student Accounts/Bursar Paul E. Kwak, MD Grace E. Richardson Min Kyung Kwon Kristen Rodriguez Administration and Law Jeremy T. Smith Maurice F. Edelson, Vice President for Administration and General Counsel Joseph Mastrangelo, Vice President for Facilities Management EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATION Myung Kang-Huneke, Deputy General Counsel Carl Young, Chief Information Officer Office of the President Steve Doty, Chief Operations Officer Joseph W. Polisi, President Dmitriy Aminov, Director of IT Engineering Jacqueline Schmidt, Chief of Staff Caryn Doktor, Director of Human Resources Adam Gagan, Director of Security Office of the Provost and Dean Scott Holden, Director of Office Services Ara Guzelimian, Provost and Dean Jeremy Pinquist, Director of Client Services, IT José García-León, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Helen Taynton, Director of Apprentice Program Robert Ross, Assistant Dean for Preparatory Education Kent McKay, Associate Vice President for Production Development and Public Affairs Alexandra Day, Associate Vice President for Marketing Dance Division and Communications Taryn Kaschock Russell, Acting Artistic Director Katie Murtha, Acting Director of Development Lawrence Rhodes, Artistic Director Emeritus Benedict Campbell, Website Director Katie Friis, Administrative Director Amanita Heird, Director of Special Events Drama Division Susan Jackson, Editorial Director Richard Feldman, Acting Director Sam Larson, Design Director Katherine Hood, Managing Director Lori Padua, Director of Planned Giving Ed Piniazek, Director of Development Operations Music Division Nicholas Saunders, Director of Concert Operations Adam Meyer, Associate Dean and Director Edward Sien, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations Bärli Nugent, Assistant Dean, Director of Chamber Music Adrienne Stortz, Director of Sales Joseph Soucy, Assistant Dean for Orchestral Studies Tina Matin, Director of Merchandising Stephen Carver, Chief Piano Technician Rebecca Vaccarelli, Director of Alumni Relations Joanna K. Trebelhorn, Director of Orchestral and Ensemble Operations Juilliard Global Ventures Christopher Mossey, Senior Managing Director Historical Performance Courtney Blackwell Burton, Managing Director for Operations Robert Mealy, Director Betsie Becker, Managing Director of Global K–12 Programs Benjamin D. Sosland, Administrative Director; Gena Chavez, Managing Director, The Tianjin Juilliard School Assistant Dean for the Kovner Fellowships Nicolas Moessner, Managing Director of Finance and Risk Management Jazz Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz Aaron Flagg, Chair and Associate Director