Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 7:30PM
Carl B. Taylor Auditorium at SUNY Schenectady
String Orchestra
Joseph Gumpper, Conductor
Youth Jazz Orchestra
Dr. Peter Bellino, Conductor
ESYO’s String Orchestra & Youth Jazz Orchestra serve up a perfect pairing of musical standouts by Bach, Greig, Fred Sturm, Duke Ellington, & more. String Orchestra performs Grieg’s elegaric Heart Wound alongside an arrangement of the first movement of Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 3. Members of the Youth Jazz Orchestra bring the swing with David Springfield’s The Art of the Matter and Half the Fun by the king of Swing, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn.
What You Will Hear:
String Orchestra
Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Merle J. Isaac: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Mvt I
Edvard Grieg: Heart Wounds
Reynard Burns: New York Swing
Edvard Grieg, arr. Elliot Del Borgo: Peer Gynt Suite
Morning Mood
Anitra’s Dance
Ase’s Death
In the Hall of the Mountain King
Youth Jazz Orchestra
Benny Moten, arr. Rich Matteson: Moten Swing
David Springfield: The Art Of The Matter
Mongo Santamaria, arr. Michael Philip Mossman: Afro Blue
Fred Sturm: Follow the Leader
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn: Half The Fun
Due to local increases in COVID-19. Attendance for this performance is limited to 2 guests per musician. Proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test within 72-hours of the performance. Masks must be worn by all attendees regardless of vaccination status.
