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Liberty University School of Music presents ‘Round Jericho Mr. Dwight Spencer, director April 24, 2021 Instrumental Classroom MUSIC 160 5:30 PM ‘Round Jericho Mr. Dwight Spencer, director Program Maputo Marcus Miller Estate Bruno Martino Fly Me to the Moon Bart Howard Here’s That Rainy Day Heusen/Burke Misty Garner Arandanos Azul George Cruz Bright Sized-Life Metheny Corcovado Jobim On the Sunnyside of the Street McHugh/Fields Shaker Song J. Beckenstein You Make Me Smile Jeff & Dave Koz The Way You Look Tonight Kern/Fields Spain Chick Corea - ‘ROUND JERICHO - George Cruz, piano/keys Daniel Santiago Jimenez Aldana, bass Yitong Huang, guitar Xavier Garland, drums/percussion Austin Brown, guitar Tyler Stilwell, vocals - PROGRAM NOTES - Fly Me to the Moon “Fly Me to the Moon,” a popular song written in 1954 by Bart Howard, was first titled “In Other Words.” This song was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon. So... who knew Frank Sinatra was a rocket scientist?! Sinatra’s 1964 recorded version, played on the Apollo 10 mission which orbited the moon and was also the first music ever heard on the Moon when it resonated throughout a tiny three-person space capsule via a portable cassette player used by Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin after he stepped onto the lunar surface way back in 1969. Here’s that Rainy Day Here’s That Rainy Day is a popular song with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke, published in 1953. It was introduced by Dolores Gray in the Broadway musical Carnival in Flanders. The song has been recorded by many jazz and pop singers, including Tony Bennett, The Stan Kenton Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Andy Williams. It is also a favorite of jazz instrumentalists, with renditions by Chet Baker, Ray Brown, Dave Brubeck, among many others. also, Nancy Wilson. Misty “Misty” is a jazz standard written in 1954 by pianist Erroll Garner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional 32-bar format and recorded it for the album Contrasts (1955). Lyrics were added later by Johnny Burke. It became the signature song of Johnny Mathis, appearing on his 1959 album Heavenly and reaching number 12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart later that year. The song has been recorded many times, including versions by Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars” (originally “Corcovado”) has been recorded by many artists, artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, and Queen Latifah. “Quiet Nights” was Lees’ first professional lyric, written on a bus going to Belo Horizonte, while Lees was on a United States State Department tour of South America with the Paul Winter Sextet, in 1961. On the Sunny Side of the Street “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh, was introduced in Lew Leslie’s “International Review” on February 25, 1930. While Dorothy Fields’ lyrics are unquestioned, Fats Waller’s contribution to the melody line remains a mystery, given early drafts in his hand and the fact that he was at that time writing and selling a number of tunes. The music itself is bright, cheerful and engaging and has been a favorite of musicians and audiences since it first came out. Louis Armstrong’s 1933 release was one of the earlier great recordings. Shaker’s Song Shaker’s song is a tune written by Beckenstein in 1977. The first recording of this piece is from the self-titled album by Spyro Gyra. The Manhattan Transfer also recorded a lyric version in 1979 on the album “Extensions.” You Make Me Smile You Make Me Smile was first released on Dave Koz’s album “Lucky Man” in 1993. This tune was Koz’s first Billboard chart, reaching number 20 in Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. The Way you Look Tonight “The Way you Look Tonight” is a song from the film Swing Time that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Awards for best song in 1936. Fields remarked, “The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn’t stop, it was so beautiful.” In the movie, Astaire sang “The Way You Look Tonight” to Ginger Rogers while she was washing her hair in an adjacent room. His recording reached the top of the charts in 1936. Other versions that year were by Guy Lombardo and by Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday. - GUEST PERFORMERS AND DIRECTOR - Liberty University School of Music Upcoming Events Flute Ensemble Center for Music and the Worship Arts Instrumental Classroom (Room 160) Sunday, April 25, 3:00 p.m. Flute Quartet Recital Center for Music and the Worship Arts Instrumental Classroom (Room 160) Sunday, April 25, 5:30 p.m. Piano Showcase Center for Music and the Worship Arts Concert Hall Sunday, April 25, 7:30 p.m. Liberty University Symphony Orchestra Concert Center for Music and the Worship Arts Concert Hall Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m. Chamber Singers Concert Old Pate Chapel 701 Thomas Rd. Thursday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Ensemble in the Park Falling Creek Park 1257 County Farm Rd., Bedford, VA, 24523 Saturday, May 1, 5:00 p.m. Please Note: Masks are required and socially distanced seating will be enforced. Families may sit together. For the health and safety of the Liberty University and Lynchburg communities, the general public is not able to attend these events. However, Liberty faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend and performers may personally invite friends and family. We would like to thank the Liberty University Administration for their faithful support of the School of Music. Dr. Jerry Prevo, President Dr. Scott Hicks, Provost and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Stephen Müller, Dean, School of Music The School of Music Administration, Faculty, and Staff .