The Big Band Show
November 30-December 1, 2012
harbourfront centre theatre, toronto
The Big Band Show was a rare chance to experience the power and beauty of a full 26-piece big band in an extraordinary range of music written for the genre. Art of Time regulars John Johnson, Rob Piltch, Andrew Downing and Davide Direnzo, were joined by jazz giants Mike Murley, Al Kay, Kevin Turcotte, John MacLeod and a who's who of Canadian jazz artists to perform Duke Ellington's 1960 Nutcracker Suite. Virtuoso classical clarinetist James Campbell was featured in Stravinsky's Ebony Concerto, commissioned by the American bandleader Woody Herman in 1945. Rounding out the slate was Shostakovich's Jazz Suite No. 1, representing American big band jazz as filtered through the creative mind of one of the greatest classical composers of the 20th century.
Repertoire/Media/Credits
Suite for Jazz Orchestra, No. 1, Dmitri Shostakovich
i. Waltz
ii. Polka
iii. Foxtrot
Andy Ballantyne alto sax, Benjamin Bowman violin, Andrew Burashko conductor, Andrew Downing bass , John Johnson alto saxophone, Al Kay trombone, David Occhipinti banjo, Brian O'Kane trumpet, Ben Promane trumpet, Ryan Scott percussion, Don Rooke steel guitar, Perry White tenor saxophone, Tom Szczesniak piano
Ebony Concerto, Igor Stravinsky
i. Allegro Moderato
ii. Andante
iii. Moderato; Con Moto
James Campbell solo clarinet, Andrew Burashko conductor, Andy Ballantyne alto sax & clarinet, Davide Direnzo drums, Andrew Downing bass, Erica Goodman harp, Phil Gray trombone, John Johnson alto sax & clarinet, Al Kay trombone, Alex Kundakcioglu trumpet, Peter Lutek clarinet & tenor saxophone, John MacLeod trumpet, Mike Murley tenor sax & clarinet, David Occhipinti guitar, Brian O'Kane trumpet, Christian Overton trombone, Ben Promane trumpet, Terry Promane trombone, Tom Szczesniak piano, Kevin Turcotte trumpet, Perry White baritone sax & bass clarinet, Scott Weevers french horn
INTERMISSION
The Nutcracker Suite, Billy Strayhorn
adapted from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
🔈 i. Overture
🔈 ii. Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed Pipes)
🎥 iii. Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
🎥 iv. Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
🔈 v. Entr'Acte
🔈 vi. Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
🔈 vii. Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
🔈 viii. Dance of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
🔈 ix. Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
Andrew Burashko conductor, Andy Ballantyne alto saxophone, Davide Direnzo drums, Andrew Downing bass, Phil Gray trombone, John Johnson alto saxophone & flute, Al Kay trombone, Alex Kundakcioglu trumpet, Peter Lutek clarinet & tenor saxophone, John MacLeod trumpet, Mike Murley tenor sax, Brian O'Kane trumpet, Christian Overton trombone, Terry Promane trombone, Tom Szczesniak piano, Kevin Turcotte trumpet, Perry White sax
Artists
Photos
All photos by John Lauener
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