"Sing a Song for the Holidays" Program Insert
"Sing a Song for the Holidays"
Friday, December 3, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. at BLU Jazz+
Saturday, December 4, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. at the Maltz Performing Arts Center
You’ll want to carol along when vocalists Vanessa Rubin, Evelyn Wright, and rising star Ava Preston help us Deck the Halls in CJO style!
A note from Artistic Director Paul Ferguson:
Our holiday program features two of our favorite vocalists - Evelyn Wright and Vanessa Rubin - and introduces Ava Preston. We'll have plenty of Christmas fun - some Ellington "Nutcracker," our annual burning "Little Drummer Boy," then our favorite singers will offer some holiday comfort, along with some Tadd Dameron and Temptations.
Our holiday program features two of our favorite vocalists - Evelyn Wright and Vanessa Rubin - and introduces Ava Preston. We'll have plenty of Christmas fun - some Ellington "Nutcracker," our annual burning "Little Drummer Boy," then our favorite singers will offer some holiday comfort, along with some Tadd Dameron and Temptations.
TONIGHT'S PERSONNEL:
Saxophones
Brad Wagner*
Eric Vasquez
John Orsini
Johnny Cochran Jr.
George Shernit
*Barbara Becker Endowed Chair
Trombones
Scott Garlock
Brett Balika
Zach Warren
Paul Hungerford
Trumpets
Scott McKee
Joe Miller
Jack Schantz
Theresa May
Rhythm
Aidan Plank, bass
Jim Rupp, drums
Jackie Warren, piano
Vocals:
Ava Preston
Vanessa Rubin
Evelyn Wright
TONIGHT'S SELECTIONS WILL INCLUDE:
Sing a Song of Christmas
Overture from “Nutcracker Suite”..........Tchaikovsky, arr. Due Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
O Tannenbaum..........German carol, arr. Paul Ferguson
Little Drummer Boy..........Katherine Kennicott Davis, arr. Paul Ferguson
With Evelyn Wright
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas..........Hugh Martin
A Child is Born..........Roland Hanna, arr. George Shernit
I Wish You Love..........Charles Trenet
With Ava Preston
Every Day I Have the Blues..........Pinetop Sparks
Cry Me a River..........Arthur Hamilton
The Christmas Song..........Mel Tormé
Peanut Brittle Brigade..........arr. Duke Ellington/ Billy Strayhorn
Intermission
Midnight Sleighride..........Sergei Prokofiev, arr. Eddie Sauter/Bill Finegan
Away in a Manger..........English carol, arr. Chas Baker
Christmas Time is Here..........Vince Guaraldi, arr. Rich Shanklin
With Vanessa Rubin
Let it Snow..........Jule Styne
Now (Baby) or Never..........Billie Holiday and Curtis Reginald Lewis, arr. Cecil Bridgewater
Weekend..........Tadd Dameron
My Foolish Heart..........Victor Young, arr. Brad Wagner
Merry Christmas, Baby..........Johnny Moore
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra 2021-2022 Annual Fund
"Strike Up the Band!"
Thank you for all of the support you've provided over the last 37 years — you have made many great musical and educational moments happen. By donating, you can enable the CJO to thrive and inspire the next generation of jazz lovers and musicians!
Donate to our "Strike Up the Band!" campaign, and help us expand our School Residency Program to more schools and put more instruments into the hands of kids who need them.
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra 2021-2022 Season Donors*
Your donations not only make our season possible, but provide the much needed funding for the CJO to provide outreach in the community and perpetuate the love of jazz for generations to come.
Director's Circle ($1000-2499):
Eleanor Dreshfield
Paul Hundertmark
Arranger ($500-999):
Vivienne & Joel Brotman
Paul Ferguson
Lynne & Sam Gerace
Robin Hughes
Barb Kirkley & Marc Paige
Anthony Oliverio
Soloist ($250-499):
George Blake
Emily & Scott Garlock
Stanley Kline
Carole & George Morris
Blanche & Jack Valancy
Musette Vincent, in memory of Muqit Sabur
Lead Chair ($100-249):
Judie & Bruce Amsel
Louis Armagno
Drs. Jeannette Grasselli Brown & Glenn R. Brown
Richard Dacek
Mr. & Mrs. Dettlebach
Rebecca Hoyt & Robert Luce
Andrea Martin
John McKelvey
Julie Micheletti & James Gray
Norma Nelson
Edward J. Olszewski
Sue & Richard Pejeau
Kurt Updegraff
Kay & Ken Welsh
Soloist ($1-99):
Don Adamson
Anonymous
Edwin F. Brobeck
Patricia Cangelosi-Williams
Patricia J. Ciancutti
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Chaka
Paul D. Dietz
Richard A. Duxbury
Kathleen Hale
Noreen Hernan
Karen & Marc Jaffe
Elaine Lainey
Theresa & Ben Lesh
Janet & Ed Michaels
Ralph Myer
Judie & David Perelman
David Porter
Kevin T. Richards
Germaine Spencer
Valerie Takacs, in memory of my father, Frank Takacs
Margo Vinney & Jeffrey Chaitoff
Ann Weatherhead
*Donor list as of 12.1.2021
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra Season Subscribers*
As we return to the stage, we want to recognize this season's subscribers:
Robin Aaron
Brian Annandono
George Blake
Timothy Boggs
Evie Braman
Vivienne & Joel Brotman
Logan Bryant
Deborah Cochran
Delann Dempsey
Jack Eyre
Lynne & Sam Gerace
Anna Greenfield
Paul Hundertmark
Karen & Marc Jaffe
Marilyn Johnson
Linda Kimmy
Barb Kirkley & Marc Paige
Stanley Kline
Andrea Martin
Dot Martin
Truly Moore
Jason Nedley
Marcia & Greg Polyak
Jo Anne Prasnick
Jane Puleo
Sandra Reynolds
Madeline Rosenshein
Cecelia Schmidt
Olivia Shelton
Jesse Silverberg
John Palmer Smith
Suzanne Tenbrook
Musette Vincent
David Woodworth
*season series at Maltz