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Produced by STG’s Education and Community Programs, More Music @ The Moore (MM@M) is a young artist development program that provides talented young artists (ages 14-21) with the tools and setting to rehearse and perform music under the direction of industry mentors and professionals. The program culminates with two performances at The Moore Theatre, an 11am student matinee and 7:30pm public performance (March 24, 2017). STG is thrilled to welcome Robert Glasper as the Music Director of the 16th annual MM@M. A dynamic producer, composer, and pianist Robert Glasper has won 3 Grammy Awards of his own and contributed to a number of other award winning albums.
What sets MM@M apart from other young artist performances is a focus on original work and cross-cultural collaboration. This year, over 150 musicians auditioned to be part of the program, the standard was higher than ever. The 14 selected musicians have come together for 2 months of outside rehearsal before a week of rehearsals at the Moore Theatre to create an innovative, collaborative performance under the artistic direction of Robert Glasper. MM@M is one of a number of STG programs that invests in the next generation of artists in Seattle. STG MISSION:
Making performances and arts education in the Pacific Northwest enriching, while keeping Seattle’s historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres healthy and vibrant.
ABOUT EDUCATION:
Seattle Theatre Group Education and Community Programs extend beyond The Paramount, Moore and the Neptune Theatre stages and into the lives of the greater Seattle community. STG offered over 1000 programs last seasons impacting 41,695 students and community members from diverse ages and backgrounds.
These programs:
÷ Deepen significance to performances through opportunities to engage with artists ÷ Inspire youth and local artists through training and performance opportunities ÷ Provide exposure to the arts through access initiatives Music Director Robert Glasper
Houston native Robert Glasper had a strong musical influence in his mother who played piano and sang gospel music in church as well as in jazz and blues clubs. After moving to New York City to study at New School University, Glasper began performing with Christian McBride, Kenny Garrett, Terence Blanchard, and Roy Hargrove. After releasing his debut album Mood in 2003 Glasper signed to Blue Note Records. Two acclaimed acoustic albums followed—Canvas (2005) and In My Element (2007)— before he perfectly captured his unique duality with 2009’s Double-Booked which juxtaposed his acoustic Trio and hip hop-infused Experiment band. RGX’s 2012 breakout Black Radio album featured numerous notable vocalists and laid out a new paradigm for creative music reaching beyond entrenched genre boundaries to create a singular vision that drew from all reaches of contemporary black music, and won Best R&B Album at the 2013 GRAMMY Awards. RGX upped the ante with Black Radio 2 (2013), another genre-defying effort that took the Black Radio blueprint and built to even greater heights, winning Glasper a 2nd GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. In 2015, Glasper reunited his original acoustic trio for the album Covered (The Robert Glasper Trio recorded live at Capitol Studios), which is GRAMMY-nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album. That year Glasper received wide attention for his prominent role on Kendrick Lamar’s album To Pimp A Butterfly, and composed the original music for the Miles Davis film Miles Ahead, directed by and starring Don Cheadle. He recently won his 3rd GRAMMY for that Soundtrack. In 2016, Glasper released two albums: Everything’s Beautiful, his re-imagination of the Miles Davis catalog, and ArtScience with the Robert Glasper Experiment. He is an official Steinway Artist. More Music @ The Moore Music Genres
Hip-Hop R&B Vocalist MM@M Artist: Jnaii MM@M Artist: ZAHARA
Hip-hop began in the 1970’s after DJ Kool R&B also called Rhythm and Blues Herc tried something new on the turntable: evolved from blues and jazz music he extended an instrumental beat to let in the late 1940s. It started to become popular because of its dancing beat. The people dance longer and began rapping to lyrics of R&B music were about everyday add another layer to it. From these humble life. Most of these songs were considered beginnings, a unique singing and culture risqué for its time. Throughout the years emerged. MCs started rapping to showcase R&B evolved to include, soul music, disco their DJs, until Sugar Hill Gang put out and pop music. Songs also evolved to “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979. This was the include love songs with vocal harmonies second rap album to come out and became made popular by, R. Kelly and Boyz 11 Men. an enormous hit. Through the years hip-hop has become a legitimate music genre with records from Run-D.M.C., Jay Z. More Music @ The Moore Music Genres
Singer-Songwriter Classical MM@M Artist: Alison Banchero MM@M Artist: Bram Schenck
A Singer-songwriter is someone who writes Classical music is music that was written in and performs their own material, typically European traditions during 1750-1820. using a guitar or piano to accompany them. During this time, the piano became the While the performance of a song is main instrument in composing and important, Singer-songwriters place more performing classical music. A composer emphasis on the creative process and the used the flute, oboe, trumpet, bassoon, and personal meaning of the song. They take on clarinet to compose classical songs. many roles such as lyricist, vocalist, Instruments typically used in an orchestra instrumentalist and composer. Singer- (winds, brass, string) were used in the songwriters include Ed Sheeran, Taylor performance of classical music. Famous Swift, Timbaland, Missy Elliot, Bob Dylan, classical musicians include Bach, Mozart Prince and Marvin Gaye. and Beethoven. More Music @ The Moore Music Genres
New Age Music Spoken Word
MM@M Artist: Marc Estabrook MM@M Artist: ZAG
New Age music is a genre of music that Spoken word is the performance of poetry, creates a relaxing, spiritual atmosphere. monologues, hip hop, jazz poetry or comedy Many practitioners of yoga and massage as using voice inflections, manipulation of speech well as artists and people who meditate use patterns, and word play. It originated from New Age in their sessions. This genre is blue’s music, the 1960’s Beat and the Harlem believed to reduce stress and create a Renaissance. Spoken word became popular to peaceful environment. As such, it is often the public during the civil rights era with associated with New Age spirituality and speeches like, “Ain’t I a Women” by Sojourner the environmental movement. One of the Truth and “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther most famous New Age artists is Enya who King. Now there are Slam Poetry contests held wrote “Only Time.” all over the world and many viral videos featuring politically charged slam poetry pieces. More Music @ The Moore Music Genres
Jazz Opera MM@M Artist: Maia Nelson Quartet MM@M Artist: Jayza Duhon
Jazz is a music genre born from the Opera, originating in 1597, is an art form combination of African American and which combines theatre and music. European music. Specifically, it took the Singers and musicians work together to African American music forms of rag time create a dramatic storyline using acting, and blues and fused them with European costumes, sets, instruments and dance. military music. African Americans in New Voice is very important in opera. Typically, Orleans founded the Jazz movement around someone with a soprano voice (highest the 1890’s after the abolition of slavery. vocal range) is given the role of lead Though African Americans were free from female protagonists. Someone with a tenor slavery, segregation laws made it difficult to voice (highest male vocal range) is given find work. Many made money playing Jazz the role of lead male protagonists. To this music in bars and clubs. Now there are many day, Operas are performed in Opera types of Jazz including Latin Jazz, Bebop, Houses, which consist of a stage, backstage Swing, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz and many more. facilities, orchestra pit and audience Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong and Billie seating. Holiday are some of the most famous Jazz musicians of all time. More Music @ The Moore Music Genres
Rock Folk MM@M Artist: Nick Mardon MM@M Artist: Evan Snoey
Rock music is a genre of music that originated Folk music has many characterizations. It from 1940’s and 1950’s rock. Rock and roll often relates to national culture, was stemmed from country music, blues and R&B. passed from oral tradition, has been In that time, rock and roll musicians used an performed for generations and amplified electric guitar as the center of their commemorates significant cultural events. sound. Today, rock music is still characterized In the 1960’s, the folk revival derived from by an amplified electric guitar as well as a bass traditional folk music. This revival saw guitar, drums and lead singer. There are many fusions such as folk rock, electric folk and types of rock-Jimi Hendrix from Seattle folk metal. While folk music exists in every popularized Psychedelic Rock in the 1970’s; country of the world, the folk music in this Grunge originated as a result of musicians in show will be North American and Nordic, Washington State rejecting main stream rock in which primarily featured fiddles as the the 1980’s. From the Beatles to Led Zeplin, main instrument. Rolling Stones to Linkin Park, Rock music covers a wide variety of sounds and subcultures. More Music @ The Moore Music Genres
Electronic MM@M Artist: Limanjaya
Electronic music is characterized by using electronic musical instruments and technology to produce music. In the late 1920’s, electronic music was produced by something called a Telharmonium which synthesized instruments used in the orchestra. This tool was used for demonstrations to the general public but was not used commercially until the 1930’s. Today, computers and sound synthesizers can produce electronic music, making it an accessible genre for many aspiring musicians. Today’s most popular forms of electronic music are dance and pop, often played at large festivals. More Music @ The Moore young artists Alison Banchero
Alison Banchero has cultivated her own unique style of northwest music. Her beautiful piano centered sound is rooted in soul, but pulls influences from genres like jazz, pop and funk. When you combine these unique elements with her classical vocal training, you get an authentic and stripped down sound that can only be described as raw, soulful, and expressive. A Bothell native, she is currently in two bands. Alison has played various venues including a variety of local nonprofit fundraisers, Cafe Racer, The Stone Way Cafe, and with the help of STG, has performed at Starbucks and in the Paramount lobby for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. This past June she released her first EP “STAY,” and is currently writing in anticipation for a future full length album. Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Bram Schenck
Bram Schenck is an 8th grader at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences. He plays clarinet with a variety of ensembles in the area including the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra. Although Bram mainly focuses on classical music, he has a deep appreciation of klezmer as well as Jazz. Outside of his love of music, Bram is active in politics with an internship as a Senate page. He is also interested in History and is currently a MOHAI Youth Advisor.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Evan Snoey
Evan Snoey is a 16-year- old multi instrumentalist. He started playing fiddle at age 5 and has been learning new instruments ever since. When Evan was younger, he competed in many Washington State fiddling competitions and even placed in his age group in the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest. With his family group, Hot Cider String Band, he has played contra and square dances in the Pacific Northwest and Massachusetts and at Northwest Folklife every year since 2009. Evan has played a variety of music including work with a Scandinavian music youth group that toured Sweden, the Northwest Scottish Fiddlers, the Seattle Mandolin Orchestra, and as a saxophone player in Nathan Hale Photograph by Nate Watters High School Jazz bands. More Music @ The Moore young artists Jayza Duhon
Jayza Duhon is a 17 years old senior at Auburn Mountain View High School in Auburn, Washington. Jayza began signing in church choir at the age of 3 and hasn’t stopped since. Though she enjoys singing several genre of music, R&B, and gospel, pop and classical music; her biggest inspirations come from the vocal styles of Etta James, Nina Simon and Sarah Vaughn. Jayza has performed the National Anthem and classical pieces in various competitions and events including National Association of Teachers of Singing competition, Washington Music Educators Association Solo and Ensemble (2nd runner up to State), 3rd Place Winner International Series the Art of Opera - Great Composers Competition Providence Hospital Safe Crossings Annual Fund Raising Luncheon, Auburn Little League Champion Ship, Auburn Memorial Day and Veteran Day celebrations, Auburn School District Annual Teachers Appreciation Luncheon, Black-Out Friday Small Business Celebration, Letter Awards High School Choir. Singing from the soul and heart is and will always be her first love.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Jnaii
JNAII, aka Jenny Muleka, music reflects her own life experiences. Her prayer is that she wont be judged for her lyrics but for the expression of her talent & vision that spans far beyond her years. She is originally from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to the States in 2000. Jnaii’s most recent performances include shows at Studio 7 and the Nectar Lounge opening for Chris Webby.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Limanjaya
Joshua ‘Limanjaya’ Lim is a 20 year old electronic / hip-hop music producer and vocalist. 4 years ago he started exploring music production on his computer through experimentation and study of artists he admired. Though he has never received formal training for his electronic music, he is a student at Seattle Pacific University where he has studied music theory and audio engineering which have added his development at an artist. People like Kanye West, Shigeto, and Baths have shaped his unique blend of hip-hop, glitch, and experimental electronic music. Limanjaya has performed around the Seattle area including shows at the Vera Project, Praxis Arts, the Crocodile, and various other venues around Seattle. Photograph by Nate Watters
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Maia Nelson Quartet
The Maia Nelson Quartet is composed of high school students Maia Nelson, Brandon Apodaca, Benjamin Lindenburg, and Ethan Lefaive. Maia, Brandon, and Benjamin are all involved in Garfield High School’s top jazz band, and Ethan is in Roosevelt High School’s highest jazz ensemble. Both are nationally renowned bands, and travel regularly to jazz festivals all over the west coast, as well as the Essentially Ellington festival in New York, and various festivals in Europe. Maia will be seen playing acoustic and electric bass in the show, as well as on vocals. Brandon is on piano and keyboard, Benjamin on tenor saxophone and flute, and Ethan on drums. They are all very excited to perform at the Moore Theatre alongside Robert Glasper and the other talented musicians in the program.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Marc Estabrook
Marc Estabrook is from Tacoma, Washington and currently, an undergraduate student at Seattle Pacific University, pursuing his love for music. Marc has played the piano for 11 years and has been composing his own works for the past 3. For him, music has been utilized as an outlet to cope with the stress of living with a lung disease called Cystic Fibrosis. Because of this, he has been able to blossom his musical talent and showcase it within the Seattle area. He opened for Well Strung, the renowned string quartet from New York; performed at many Make-A-Wish events; and in 2015, he was invited to perform at an annual global Make-A-Wish conference in Disneyland, California. He is currently a Starbucks artist with two selections from his album, “Summer Solstice” played in Starbucks stores in US, Canada, and other parts of the world.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists Nick Mardon
Nick Mardon is a 16 year old Guitarist and Drummer from Fall City, WA. He has played at Lincoln Center (New York), The Paramount Theater, Hard Rock Cafe, and several Seattle venues including El Corazon and Studio Seven. He has studied with Steve Vai, Al DiMeola, Carlos Alomar, Greg Williamson, Jay Roberts, and Milo Petersen. Nick has been playing for almost 10 years and performed in the styles of Rock, Jazz, Blues, and Metal. He performs regularly with his band Bad Idea as well as with the Max Cannella Jazz Trio and the Bellevue College Big Band. Nick is currently a junior at Mount Si High School attending Bellevue College for Running Start.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore ZAG young artists
ZAG aka Amr Mohammad Awwad is a Conscious Rapper originally from Zagazig, Egypt. English being his second language didn’t prove to be an obstacle for him, as he has been involved in the poetry scene in Seattle since moving here from Egypt in 2015. With spoken work and poetry, ZAG has performed at various venues such as Hugo House and Jack Straw Cultural Center, in which he was part of their inaugural Jack Straw Young Writers Program in 2015. Recently, he was even a finalist in the 2016-2017 Seattle Youth Poet Laureate Competition. Using his own hard life experiences from his time in Egypt, ZAG also raps about political and socially conscious topics, ranging from his own struggles with depression to critiques of the US government’s foreign policies. He is currently a recording artist at Totem Star, a non-profit record label.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore young artists ZAHARA
ZAHARA is a solo artist and composer from the Seattle area. She has experience performing anywhere from coffee shops, like Stone Way Cafe, and larger stages, like The Vera Project. She is very involved in musical school activities such as performing The National Anthem, business breakfasts, winning the talent show, and leading worship services weekly. ZAHARA also recently released her first EP, “Efflorescence” in November 2016, which can be found on Spotify, iTunes, and SoundCloud. Her sound includes influences of jazz, R&B, and, alternative. Although her tone tends to lean on the more soulful side, she loves to perform and explore all types of music styles.
Photograph by Nate Watters More Music @ The Moore Creative Team
Dr. Carlene J. Brown returns to MM@M for the thirteenth year as Project Director. Ryan Leyva AKA Johnny Max Levin is a keyboard She has been a musician, music educator, Nails is a multi- player from Redmond, music therapist and arts manager for more instrumentalist, producer, Washington, and a student at than 30 years. Her early training began in engineer, composer, and the UW Foster School of Boston, MA, where she studied music, performer from Seattle, Business. He started playing taught in the Boston Public School system WA. Ryan has toured piano at the age of 5, and by and earned her certification in music internationally in projects the time he was 15, he formed therapy. During the summers of the 1980s, with American Idol stars, a funk/jazz band named she managed an arts program for youth at Grunge heroes, Punk rockers, Contempo, which was a part Tanglewood for the Boston Symphony Metal heads, Western folk, of MM@M 2013. Currently Orchestra. Earning a Ph.D. in Systematic and Jazz bands. Ryan was in he is involved on both the Musicology from the University of the first MM@M in 2002 and creative and business ends of Washington, her interests in the psychology has participated as a mentor music, as he works closely of music has led her to teaching classes, workshops and writing research papers on for the program for numerous with up-and-coming artists music therapy, physiological and years since. Recently, he Otieno Terry and Ariana psychological effects of listening to music, started his own audio DeBoo, in addition to playing and the use of music to control pain. production company called in two bands; Kore Ionz and Currently, Carlene is Associate Professor at Go-Go Wildcat that works out AC5. Max is also part of the Seattle Pacific University, a Board-Certified of his own studio as well as creative firm, Zaki·Rose, and Music Therapist and is the Director of the various local studios. is furthering his work in first and only Music Therapy program in the www.gogowildcat.com artist management. state of WA. She is also the organist for St. Brendan’s Parish in Bothell, WA. More Music @ The Moore Technical Artists
Stage Manager Lighting Designer Jessi Wasson is excited to be back as Jeff Benjamin is a local lighting Stage Manager for More Music @ the designer and a long time member of Moore this past spring! She has worked Seattle Theatre Group. Over the past 20 as a Stage Manager at the 5th Avenue years in the industry, he has had the Theatre, Intiman, Seattle Children's privilege to design for top-notch artists Theatre, ACT Theatre, Village Theatre, such as MxPx, Julio Iglesias, Lyle Lovett, Seattle Shakespeare, and more. She and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. holds a BA in Stage Management from Willamette University and an MA in Performing Arts Administration from NYU. She is the Development Director for Youth Theatre Northwest. Activity 1 DRUMMING! Risk Level: Low
Materials needed: Wooden sticks and drums
Grab a bucket and start drumming.
• This is an easy way to teach students about: • Beat, rhythm, pace, long vs short and fast vs slow • Place multiple buckets of different sizes • Have students learn tempo and beats • Have students create song/beat • Share with classmates
Check out this video: https://youtu.be/iTCcatGJ9Sk?list=PLD9D92C9AD204E935 Activity 2 Risk Level: High WHAT’S GOING ON Every year More Music @ The Moore students work on a finale number where all musicians from various genres collaborate and perform a finale song. This year the group has decided to perform WHAT’S GOING ON.
To quote NPR,
“The central theme of "What's Going On" and the album of the same name came from Marvin Gaye’s own life. When his brother Frankie returned from Vietnam, Gaye noticed that his outlook had changed. He put himself in his brother's shoes and wrote a song that stands among the most tuneful works of consciousness-raising in American music.
"What's Going On" looked at the forces shaping American culture at the beginning of the 1970s, that moment when hippie-era idealism crashed into the realities of poverty, of mystifying war, drug abuse and racial misunderstanding. Gaye didn't shout, didn't demand anything. His approach was cautious: ‘Father, we don't need to escalate.’ He might have set out to deliver one of those call-to-action sermons he'd heard growing up, but he veiled it in the sweet butterfly anguish of his voice and all kinds of musical seductions.” Activity:
• Review “What’s Going On” • Analyze the song and explain to student why the song was written. -Ex: Talk about Vietnam war • Have students write a song or poem dealing with current events • Have them share their work in front of their students. Activity 2 Risk Level: What’s Going On Moderate By Marvin Gaye
Mother, mother What's going on Picket lines and picket signs There's too many of you crying Ya, what's going on Don't punish me with brutality Brother, brother, brother Ah, what's going on Talk to me There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way So you can see To bring some lovin' here today - Ya In the mean time What's going on Right on, baby Ya, what's going on Father, father Right on Tell me what's going on We don't need to escalate Right on I'll tell you what's going on - Uh You see, war is not the answer Right on baby For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way Mother, mother, everybody Right on baby To bring some lovin' here today thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us Picket lines and picket signs Simply because our hair is long Don't punish me with brutality Oh, you know we've got to find a way Talk to me, so you can see To bring some understanding here today Oh, what's going on Oh Next Highlighted Matinee Education & Community Performance Programs Department
DANCE This Vicky Lee STG's signature dance program, this season's 19th Annual Director of Education & Performance Programs DANCE This, will bring together youth and adult performers from diverse communities for collaboration and to share their Sarah Loritz culture through the art of dance. Community Programs Manager and Producer of Moore Music @The Moore Friday, July 7, 2017@ 1:00pm The Moore Theatre Marisol Sanchez-Best All ages Education Programs Manager $7 Rex Kinney To reserve your seat, please email: Education and Community Programs [email protected] Associate Manager or call 206.315.8030 Shawn Roberts STG AileyCamp Director & Seattle Dance for Upcoming Education and Community Programs PD® Programs Manager Olivia Thomas DANCE This Summer Training Intensive STG Ailey Camp Administrative Assistant June 21 – 30, Pacific Northwest Ballet Studios STG AileyCamp Alexis Ramirez Education and Community Programs Assistant June 26- August 4, Tukwila Community Center DANCE This Performance Ian Hence, Lauren DiRe , Sydney Bolton More Music @ The Moore Interns July 7 & 8, The Moore Theatre STG’s Songwriters Lab To learn more about the Education and Community July 17-22, The Moore Theatre Programs please visit us at: DANCE This Camp www.stgpresents.org/education August 6-12th, Centrum in Port Townsend, WA