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2006 Season
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
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Synopsis
For this landmark event, twenty-five musicians from Ottawa, Toronto, and Montréal were brought together. Members of the various ensembles featured
throughout the evening included musicians from the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Central Band of the Canadian Forces, and
freelance jazz musicians from Ottawa, Toronto, and Montréal.
Small group performances focused mostly on the
music of Charles Mingus while the orchestra performed major works by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane that had never been performed in Canada before.
The entire concert was a critical success and received rave reviews.
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Many thanks to our sponsors for their support of this event:
Personnel
| Marcus Nance | | bass-baritone |
| Laura Nerenberg | | violin |
| Alvaro de Minaya Yáñez | | timpani, vibraphone |
| Brian Asselin | | tenor & soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet |
| Nathan Cepelinski | | alto & soprano saxophones, flute |
| Sandy Gordon | | alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet |
| Catherine Hammond | | baritone saxophone, clarinet & bass clarinet |
| André Leroux | | tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet |
| David Renaud | | tenor saxophone, clarinet & bass clarinet |
| Mark Bailey, Patrick Camiré, Rick Rangno | | trumpet |
| Ian Soper, Jean Trudel | | trumpet, flugelhorn |
| Elizabeth Simpson, Lawrence Vine | | french horn |
| Mark Ferguson | | trombone |
| Dean Tronsgard, Maurice Wozniak | | trombone, euphonium |
| Nicholas Atkinson | | tuba |
| Garry Elliott | | guitar |
| Richard Whiteman | | piano |
| Adrian Cho | | double bass, conductor |
| Chris Breitner | | double bass |
| Mark Rehder | | drums |
Production
| Adrian Cho | | programming, arrangements & transcriptions |
Pastor Deborah Ann Taylor
Professor Andrew Homzy | | programme notes |
Programme
Seminal commentaries on civil rights performed by Whiteman, Cho, Rehder, Leroux, Rangno, Ferguson, and Cepelinski
| 1. | Free Cell Block F, 'Tis Nazi U.S.A. | | Charles Mingus |
| 2. | Freedom Jazz Dance | | Eddie Harris |
| 3. | Alabama | | John Coltrane |
| 4. | Petite Fleur Africaine (Fleurette Africaine) | | Duke Ellington |
| 5. | The CORE | | Freddie Hubbard |
| 6. | Fables of Faubus | | Charles Mingus |
| 7. | Haitian Fight Song | | Charles Mingus |
| 8. | Better Get Hit In Your Soul | | Charles Mingus |
| 9. | Work Song | | Nat Adderley, lyrics by Oscar Brown Jr. Sung by Marcus Nance (bass-baritone). |
Intermission
Canadian premieres of three symphonic jazz masterpieces with large ensembles conducted by Cho
| 1. | Africa/Brass | | Transcribed by Adrian Cho and Brad Muirhead |
| I - Greensleeves | | Traditional arranged by Eric Dolphy
Soloist: Nathan Cepelinski (soprano sax) |
| II - Song of the Underground Railroad | | John Coltrane based on traditional, arranged by Eric Dolphy
Soloist: Sandy Gordon (tenor sax) |
| III - The Damned Don't Cry | | Cal Massey, arranged by Romulus Franceschini
Soloist: Brian Asselin (soprano & tenor saxes) |
| IV - Blues Minor | | John Coltrane, arranged by Eric Dolphy
Soloist: David Renaud (tenor sax) |
| V - Africa | | John Coltrane, arranged by Eric Dolphy
Soloist: André Leroux (tenor sax) |
| 2. | Liberian Suite | | Duke Ellington, transcribed by David Berger |
| I - I Like the Sunrise | | Soloists: Marcus Nance (bass-baritone), Catherine Hammond (baritone sax) |
| II - Dance No. 1 | | Soloists: Rick Rangno (trumpet), Brian Asselin (tenor sax) |
| III - Dance No. 2 | | Soloists: David Renaud (clarinet), Alvaro de Minaya Yáñez (vibraphone) |
| IV - Dance No. 3 | | Soloist: Laura Nerenberg (violin) |
| V - Dance No. 4 | | Soloists: Alvaro de Minaya Yáñez (timpani), Mark Rehder (drums) |
| VI - Dance No. 5 | | Soloists: Catherine Hammond (baritone sax), Mark Ferguson (trombone), Rick Rangno (trumpet) |
| 3. | Arab Dance | | Gil Evans and Claude Thornhill based on themes by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Arranged by Adrian Cho
Soloists: Sandy Gordon (alto saxophone), André Leroux (clarinet) |
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