CASPER COLLEGE presents THE FEBRUARY 4-6, 2019 THE Manhattan Transfer Celebrating their new Number 1 release "THE JUNCTION" With special guest The Wyoming All-State Jazz Choir Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 7 p.m. John F. Welsh Auditorium Natrona County High School Welcome to the 52nd Annual Jazz at Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival! asper College offers a wide range of College, in the community, and around the am delighted to welcome you to the Casper performance activities. Casper College world. Triple C has toured throughout the state College Kinser Jazz Festival. The Casper Cstudent jazz ensembles include: Jazz of Wyoming and the Northwest. The CC Jazz College music department takes great pride Ensemble, Jazz Combo, and Contemporary Ensemble has performed at the All-Northwest I in the Kinser Jazz Festival, a cornerstone Singers also known as Triple C. Participation Conference, and both the CC Jazz Ensemble of our departmental mission, which includes scholarships are available to music majors and and combos perform frequently at the Greeley “enriching the cultural life of our community.” nonmajors alike. Jazz Festival in Greeley, Colorado. The festival has grown remarkably since its inception 52 years ago, hosting over 1000 Jazz studies at Casper College encompass The CC Jazz Ensemble and combos routinely students and music educators from across a wide variety of music and experiences. work and perform with clinicians and guest Wyoming and the surrounding region. Three Students study and perform standards, new artists throughout the academic year and during days of performances and clinics are at the arrangements, original compositions, new the Kinser Jazz Festival. Past artists include: educational heart of the festival. High school commissions, free jazz, and fusion. Dizzy Gillespie, Ellis Marsalis Jr., the Count and middle school jazz ensembles have the In addition to performance opportunities, Basie Orchestra, Betty Carter, Bob Mintzer, the opportunity to be adjudicated by some of the students are encouraged to enroll in “Jazz Yellowjackets, Art Pepper, Bobby Shew, Rufus finest jazz educators in the region. Students Improvisation,” and “History of Blues, Jazz, Reid, Clark Terry, Arturo Sandoval, Gordon and teachers gain valuable insight into their and Rock” as they are offered. These courses Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, and Vertical Voices. performances due to the nature of the critiques provide the groundwork for a lifetime of jazz This year, please join us on Monday, Feb. 4 and clinics that are part of their festival enjoyment and are designed to encourage at noon, in the Wheeler Concert Hall when the experience. Participants are also able to attend freethinking, spontaneous music making, CC Jazz Ensemble and the CC Contemporary each other’s performances as well as Casper and historical understanding of the only singers will perform a brief set. College jazz ensembles performances and of student you know, is interested in auditioning original American art form.Triple C, the CC course, our headliner concert featuring The for a scholarship, or requesting additional Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo have enjoyed Manhattan Transfer. information about the Casper College music If time allows, please come up to the music program, send an email to: numerous performing opportunities at Casper building and listen to the excellent student [email protected]. performances which are taking place in our I sincerely hope that you enjoy this evening’s beautiful Wheeler Concert Hall. Students at performances. The All-State Jazz Choir includes Casper College enjoy small class sizes as some our most talented students from across our Special Thanks to: well as significant and meaningful interaction great state. Congratulations to the students and with faculty members. Prospective students their teachers for being selected for this honor • Casper College • Paulanne Doane, Past • Ray Citak, Piano • Wyoming Music Foundation Executive Director Tuning Services Educators are welcome to apply and audition for a music ensemble. • Creating Thunder Casper College • Ramkota Hotel and • D’Addario Woodwinds Foundation activities scholarship. We award scholarships Thank you for attending and supporting the Campaign Conference Center • Friends of the • Casper Star-Tribune • Larry Burger, CC • Hill Music Company Kinser Jazz Festival: to students who wish to pursue a music major 2019 Kinser Jazz Festival. I look forward to seeing Recording Engineer • CC Office of • Natrona County » Rob and as well as those students who are interested you at other departmental events, including our Public Relations • Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, High School Paulann Doane CC Music in being involved in music while pursuing annual Music of the Masters concert on Sunday, • CC Grants Office • Natrona County School » Nathan Baker Department Chair • CC School of Fine District No. 1 » Joshua Mietz other academic interests. In addition, the May 5, 2019. • Brandon Kosine, Interim Arts and Humanities • Natrona County BOCES Vice President of » Veronica Turner Casper College Foundation offers a variety Warmly, Office Staff Academic Affairs • Wyoming Jazz Educators » Maria Millan • Kinser Jazz Festival of specific scholarships for music majors. Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo • Eric Unruh, Dean, School • Holiday Inn Casper East • Leadership Circle Volunteers - Medical Center These scholarships, along with our activity Music Program Director of Fine Arts » Jim & Sally Belcher and Humanities scholarships, can greatly ease the financial burden of attending college. If you, or a talented 1 School of Fine Arts and Humanities The Kinser Jazz Festival 2019 2 Schedule of Events History All events, except the evening concert, are FREE and open to the public, unless he Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival, to their jazz careers. Because Casper College otherwise noted. now in its 52nd year, is named for the is a two-year college, students are provided MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2019 Tlate Dr. Thomas Kinser, who founded opportunities and leadership roles typically 8 a.m. Jazz Cats 11 a.m. Thunder Basin Jazz 2 2 p.m. Campbell County Jazz 2 the festival and promoted jazz as a standard only available to upperclassmen and graduate 8:30 a.m. CY Jazz Band 11:30 a.m. Campbell County Jazz 1 2:30 p.m. Jazzical component of music study in Wyoming. In students. 9 a.m. Encore Noon Casper College 3 p.m. Riverton Jazz Choir 1967, the festival hosted three ensembles. Our small class size means that our 9:30 a.m. Thunder Basin Jazz 1 Jazz Ensembles 3:30 p.m. CY Jazz Band Today, the festival has grown to accommodate freshmen and sophomores may audition and 10 a.m. CCA Jazz Band 1 p.m. Big Horn High School 4 p.m. High Plains Vocal Jazz nearly 50 ensembles, including college, high receive lead positions in instrumental and Jazz Ensemble 10:30 a.m. Centralaires 4:30 p.m. RMS Jazz Ensemble school, and junior high school instrumental vocal ensembles including: the Casper College 1:30 p.m. Riverton Jazz Ensemble and vocal ensembles. Jazz Ensemble, Contemporary Singers, Jazz Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College campus Our mission statement is: “The Casper Combo, Collegiate Chorale, and Concert Band. College Kinser Jazz Festival exists to provide An additional benefit to our smaller class size TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 world-class jazz and jazz education to the is that students may receive individualized 8 a.m. Tiger Jazz Orchestra 11:30 a.m. Honor Choir 2:30 p.m. JEN Presentation: current and future generations of musicians instruction in most courses including theory 8:30 a.m. Bandit Big Band Noon Casper College Jazz Grant Green: The Master of Time and in the Rocky Mountain region. Our focus is to seminars, jazz improvisation, music history 9 a.m. GHS Jazz Band Faculty Performance Groove Entertainers present authentic jazz performances by artists special topics, and individual applied 9:30 a.m. KW Jazz 3 1 p.m. Centennial Singers 3 p.m. Douglas Bearcat of the highest caliber and to offer a variety of instruction. The jazz program at Casper College 10 a.m. Hamilton Boulevard 1:30 p.m. Wheatland High School Jazz Ensemble Big Band educational experiences for jazz ensembles, has provided a solid start for generations of 10:30 a.m. Centennial 3:30 p.m. KW Jazz 2 their directors, and the public at large.” musicians. To date, we can confirm three Jazz Band 2 p.m. KW Jazz 1 4 p.m. Douglas Bearcat 11 a.m. Bison Jazz Ensemble The clinicians provide written comments, a generations of Wyoming instructors who have Big Band rating, and a custom work session for each brought their students to our festival to perform Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College campus ensemble to help improve future performances. and we are rapidly anticipating the fourth Regularly scheduled seminars, workshops, and generation. While on campus for the festival, 7 p.m. THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER CONCERT performances are offered to expose festival students who are interested in attending OPENING ACT: THE WYOMING ALL-STATE CHOIR attendees to high quality jazz performance Casper College may arrange to audition for Location: John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School and education. scholarships by speaking with any of our Tickets: $15 for Students, $25 for Adults – The highlight of the festival this year is faculty and performing a short, private audition. https://www.caspercollegearts.cc/kinser-jazz-festival the evening concert featuring The Manhattan Transfer. In past years, jazz greats Dizzy WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Gillespie, Betty Carter, the Count Basie 8 a.m. Sola Voce 11:30 a.m. Morgan Singers 2:30 p.m. Central High Jazz Band Orchestra, Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Ellis 8:30 a.m. Concert Choir Noon Frontier Brass from the 3 p.m. Spectrum Marsalis, Clark Terry, Kurt Elling, Russell 9 a.m. Cody Middle 67th Army National 3:30 p.m. Valley Singers Malone, Arturo Sandoval, Gordon Goodwin’s Guard Band School Band 4 p.m.