Sunday, March 8th
3 p.m.
Royal Oak High School Auditorium
featuring
the Woodward Avenue Jazz Orchestra with special guest Kris Kurzawa
Guitarist Kris Kurzawa is a full time musician on the Detroit and Ann Arbor music scene. He works as a sideman with a number of groups, fronts his own cover band, “The Kris K Band,” and is also a guitar instructor. You can catch him Wednesday nights at the Black Lotus in Clawson, where he plays with Trio Organic.
For more information, please visit: http://www.myspace.com/kriskurzawa
$10 Adults
$8 Seniors
Children under 12 free
Program Notes
An aural panorama of the city...
Queen Ciy March
W.H. Boorn (unknown)
Our opening march can be interpreted as a visit to two cities. The title refers to Cincinnati long known as the “Queen City of the West”. However the composer, W. H. Boorn, spent most of his life in Detroit. He worked as a boiler maker and played tuba in the Detroit Concert Band under the legendary Leonard B. Smith. This one of Boorn's few known compositions and was probably written to honor his publisher, the Fillmore Brothers, located in Cincinnati
Scenes from the Louvre
Norman Dello Joio (1913 - 2008)
When visiting Paris, a visit to the Louvre is a must. The band version of “The Louvre” is taken from music composed for a television special first broadcast in 1964. Each of the five movements represents a work of art featured in the special. Although Norman Dello Joio is probably best known for his choral works, he wrote several pieces for band. He continued to write throughout his life and passed away in 2008 at the age of 93.
Metroplex
Robert Sheldon (1954 - )
Composer Robert Sheldon has created a musical portrait of Manhattan. The piece opens with a vision of the New York skyline, evoking looming buildings and concrete canyons. From there, the melody travels to the heart of an urban jazz scene, characteristic of the city's famous nightclubs. Finally, the piece takes us on a wild taxi ride through the heavy traffic of a bustling metropolis. The skyline is seen once more as we leave Manhattan.
The Pines of Rome (Finale)
Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
It is hard to visit Rome and not think about ancient times and the great Roman Empire. Respighi's finale to this tone poem The Pines of Rome depicts the triumphant procession of the legions returning to city after a successful conquest.
