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Williams Ensemble Kris Allen, Director

Program

Tiptoe – The Waltz You Swang For Me – Thad Jones Central Park North – Thad Jones Skylark – Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, arr. Bob Brookmeyer Extra Credit – Jim McNeely

***Intermission***

Can You Help Me With This TV? – Charlie Dougherty '09 world premiere commissioned by the WJE

Pure Imagination – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley arr. Jonathan Dely '15 world premiere

Three and One – Thad Jones Ahunk Ahunk – Thad Jones

Personnel

Henry Hobbs '18, alto saxophone Jesse Freeman '15, Richard Jin '18, alto and soprano saxophone Daniel Fisher '18, trumpet Jack Ferguson '18, tenor saxophone and flute Jonathan Dely '15, trumpet Jackson Myers '17, tenor saxophone Nathan Andersen '18, trumpet Sammi Jo Stone '17, baritone saxophone Jimmy Miotto '18, trumpet

Hartley Greenwald '16, trombone Nathaniel Vilas '17, piano Jeff Sload '17, trombone Jack Schweighauser '15, guitar David Vascones '18, trombone Greg Ferland '16, bass Henry Lane '18, trombone Gabe Moroskey'17, drumset

Friday, May 1, 2015 8:00 p.m. Chapin Hall Williamstown, Massachusetts

Please turn off or mute cell phones. No photography or recording is permitted. Tanya Darby By the age of 12 Tanya Darby was already expressing the elements of a mature jazz player. An awestruck audi- ence at the welcomed this young talent annually and could count on hearing her with the festival’s elite. After being invited to perform with the Festival All-Star Band several times, she was a celebrity with jazz aficionados throughout Japan and the west coast. Playing lead trumpet with the Grammy All-Star Band brought her to the east coast where she received her Bachelor’s in Jazz Performance at the Manhattan School of Music. She received various awards and accolades in recognition of her talents including the Jon Faddis Award for Musical Excellence for Most Promising Jazz Trumpet Talent of the Year. She gained notoriety for her soulful style and began freelancing throughout the New York metropolitan area. She has performed with such artists as Jon Faddis, , , Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diane Reeves, Ramsey Lewis, Slide Hampton and many others. She has appeared on the television show “BET on Jazz” as part of the T.S. Monk Sextet and performed with as part of the Twenty-five Year Anniversary Special on NBC. Her fame grows along with her affiliation with the Village Vanguard Orchestra, as well as DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the New York based and internationally acclaimed band. The New York Times calls her “…a virtuoso with remarkable control and power.” Tanya Darby can be heard on Bobby Sanabria’s Grammy-nominated recording, Live & In Clave (recorded at Birdland), which was voted One of the Top Five Albums of the Year by Jazz Times as well as Best Afro-Cuban Jazz Album of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Other record- ings include DIVA’s I Believe in You and commercial studio work. In addition to a busy performing career, she is active behind the scenes as a producer and writer for various artists. She also maintains a studio of private students.

Program notes for Can You Help Me With This TV? This piece is an homage to the great Jim McNeely, whom I have had the honor of studying with for the past three years, first as a student at William Paterson University and currently as a member of the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop. The title derives from my first ever lesson with Jim: before either of us said two words to each other about music, I ended up helping him set up a new enter- tainment center in his living room. Musically, the piece is based around what is essentially a con- trafact on one of my favorite of Jim's pieces, This Time The Good Guys Win from his Dedication Suite. - Charlie Dougherty '09

See music.williams.edu for full details and to sign up for the weekly e-newsletters. Upcoming Events: Sat May 2 8:00pm Larchmere String Quartet - Visiting Artist Series Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Sun May 3 7:00pm Senior Recital with Jonathan Dely ’15, trumpet Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Tues May 5 4:30pm Student Recital with Katherine Hrach ’16, violin Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Tues May 5 7:00pm Student Recital with Scott Daniel ’17, violin Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Wed May 6 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Chapin Hall Wed May 6 4:00pm Violin Studio Recital with Students of Joanna Kurkowicz Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Wed May 6 7:00pm Chinese Music Ensemble Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Thu May 7 8:00pm Spring Schubertiade with Richard Giarusso ’00 Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri May 8 1:00pm Master Class with Richard Giarusso ’00, baritone Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri May 8 5:00pm Senior Recital with Ethan Borre ’15, clarinet Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri May 8 8:00pm Kusika/Zambezi Marimba Band Spring concert ’62 Center Fri May 8 8:00pm Williams Concert Choir & Williams Chamber Choir Thompson Memorial Chapel Sat May 9 4:00pm Williams Percussion Ensemble at the Clark Clark Art Institute, lawn Sat May 9 8:00pm Kusika/Zambezi Marimba Band Spring concert ’62 Center Sun May 10 3:00pm Senior Recital Bryn Reinstadler ’15, Jennifer Helinek ’15 Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Tues May 12 6:00pm Senior Recital with Nicole Chen ’15, violin Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Wed May 13 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Chapin Hall, stage Wed May 13 4:30pm Indian Music Studio Recital Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Wed May 13 7:00pm Small Jazz Ensembles Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Thu May 14 4:00pm Patricia Ho ’16, cello, Celeste Pepitone-Nahas ’17 Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Thu May 14 7:00pm Williams Jazz Repertory Ensemble Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri May 15 4:00pm Student Recital with Daniel Potter ’16, tenor Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Fri May 15 8:00pm Williams Wind Ensemble Chapin Hall Sat May 16 2:00pm Piano Studio Recital with Students of Doris Stevenson Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Sat May 16 4:30pm Senior Recital with Elaina Pullano ’15, mezzo-soprano Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Sat May 16 8:00pm Williams Student Symphony Chapin Hall Sun May 17 4:00pm Chamber Music Studio Recital, Students of R. Feldman Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Mon May 18 4:00pm Voice Studio Recital with Students of Kerry Ryer-Parke Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Mon May 18 6:00pm Cello Studio Recital with Students of Nathaniel Parke Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Tue May 19 12:15pm MIDWEEKMUSIC Tuesday Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Tue May 19 5:00pm Clarinet Choir Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Tue May 19 7:00pm Jazz Guitar Studio Recital Phelps Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall Sat Jun 6 11:00am Senior Class Day Recital Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall