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2017-18 Concert SeriesFALL SEASON

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Regina Carter Quintet “Simply Ella”Saturday, Sept. 23, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelThe 2017-18 Music at Colby series opens with the virtuoso Regina Carter, “widely considered the fi nest jazz violinist of her generation” according to the New York Times. Carter—a 2006 MacArthur Fellow—will be joined by members of her quintet for a tribute to the music of Ella Fitzgerald. This is the fi rst of two concerts this year made possible by a generous anonymous donation.

Vox OneSaturday, Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelVox One, the award-winning a cappella jazz quintet, makes its Colby debut with its unique blend of blues, folk, and gospel music. Composed of faculty members at the Berklee College of Music, they have toured throughout the U.S. and in Japan and opened for Ray Charles, Chicago, The Persuasions, The Bobs, The Woody Herman Orchestra, and the Count Basie Orchestra.

Masterworks Origins, annual humanities theme eventColby Symphony OrchestraJinwook Park, directorSaturday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelIn its fi rst concert of the season, the orchestra presents works by three German masters: Wagner’s The Overture and the dramatic “Pilgrim’s Chorus” from Tannhäuser; Brahms’sVariations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn; and Beethoven’s timeless Sixth Symphony, The Pastoral, which abounds with sounds and images of the German countryside.

Origins Origins, annual humanities theme eventColby Wind EnsembleEric Thomas, directorSaturday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelMaurice Ravel’s Boléro has been featured in numerous fi lms, where it suggests “evolution” from a primal point of origin.

Excerpts from a few of these fi lms will be shown with accompaniment by the ensemble. The program also explores the evolution of the jazz trumpet with Allen Vizzutti’s stunning American Jazz Suite with guest soloist Mark Tipton. We’ll also visit the world of comics with Jess Langston Turner’s “Black Bolt,” Julie Giroux’s “Before The Sun,” and David Mairs’s “A Touch of the Union Jack.”

Is Jazz History Linear? Part OneColby Jazz BandEric Thomas, directorSaturday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m.Given AuditoriumThis program follows jazz treks and pathways beginning with George Shutack’s Dixieland-infl uenced “A Good Night in New Orleans,” through the train travel-inspired “shuffl e” of Erik Morales’s “Out of the Doghouse,” to Kris Berg’s alto sax ballad “Lifelong Friends,” all the way to Stevie Wonder’s “Tell Me Something Good” and the Marcus Miller/Miles Davis electronic jazz hit “Tutu.” We’ll also visit the Latin style Guaguancó with Michael Mossman’s “Paz Profundo” and Latin funk with Bobby Rodriguez’s “Jazz It Up.”

Hadith Bani-Adam and Friends, Somali-American MusicThursday, Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m.Page Commons Room, Cotter Union Hadith Bani-Adam, a Somali refugee living in Lewiston, Maine, is one of a few younger Somalis playing the oud in the traditional style and singing older poetic songs of his native land. He is also a prolifi c composer, whose songs deal with the heartache of war and the resulting fallout. Greg Boardman, viola, and Ness Smith-Savedoff, hand percussion, will bring their eclectic backgrounds of traditional and progressive music to the mix.

InvitationOrigins, annual humanities theme eventColby College CollegiumColby College Chorale with the Colby Kennebec Choral SocietyEric Christopher Perry, directorSaturday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelInvitation explores the origins of American musical styles and their infl uence on traditional compositional forms throughout history. Highlighting Carol Barnett’s The World

Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, in collaboration with the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine, other works include the complete Old American Songs by Aaron Copland, canons, catches, and rounds by Kirke Mechem, and selections from The Harmony of Maine (1792) by Supply Belcher, the “Handel of Maine.”

Musical InspirationColby Symphony OrchestraJinwook Park, directorEric Thomas, clarinet soloistSaturday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelMussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition brilliantly portrays the characters and moods inspired by 10 paintings by Victor Hartmann featured in an 1874 exhibition at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg. The program also features Schubert’s delightful Overture to Rosamunde and Weber’s virtuosic Clarinet Concerto.

48th Annual Service of Carols and LightsFriday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 9, 3:30 and 7 p.m.A Colby tradition since 1971, the service includes readings, carol singing by candlelight, and the sounds of the Nickerson Carillon. Colby music ensembles provide a festive evening of traditional and contemporary seasonal music from around the world.

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Okbari Middle Eastern EnsembleSaturday, March 3, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelMusic from the richly varied contemporary and historic cultural traditions of the Middle East, including Ottoman Turkish classical compositions, rural Turkish folk and devotional songs, Arabic classical and folk music, and dance music from Armenian and Turkish immigrant diasporas. This performance will include Mal Barsamian, a multi-instrumentalist considered the fi nest Middle Eastern clarinetist in the United States today.

Musical VoyagesColby Symphony OrchestraJinwook Park, directorSaturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelThe Colby Symphony Orchestra begins the spring semester with Dvorak’s Symphony no. 8—another work in the “pastoral” setting of the countryside, reminiscent of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony—and New York-based composer Emily Wong’s Symphony no. 1 Structures.

Program MusicColby Wind EnsembleEric Thomas, directorSaturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelThe ensemble delves into the world of program music, featuring marches by composer Julie Giroux—“March of the Sundried Tomatoes,” recounting a cooking debacle, and “Tiger Tail March,” depicting a typical Louisiana parish day—and “Imbizo” using scales and rhythms from the African continent. Completing the program are “Highlights of Chess” and the movements “Gollum” and “Journey in the Dark Lord of the Rings” from Symphony no. 1 of Johan de Meij.

Christian McBride and New JawnFriday, April 6, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelFour-time Grammy-winning jazz bassist Christian McBride has been likened to a force of nature, fusing the fi re and fury of a virtuoso with the depth and grounding of a seasoned journeyman. For his debut concert at Colby, McBride will be joined by Josh Evans (trumpet), Marcus Strickland (saxophones), and Nasheet Waits (drums). This is the second of two concerts this year made possible by a generous anonymous donation.

DawnOrigins, annual humanities theme eventColby College Chorale with the Colby Kennebec Choral SocietyEric Christopher Perry, directorSaturday, April 7, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelDawn highlights the origins of literary styles and movements. The performance reaches back to Aesop’s fables, moves to texts from the Old Testament and fi rst-century Chinese authors, to Shakespeare, Impressionists, and Modernists. Featured works include “Soleils Couchants,” a gorgeous setting of Verlaine’s famous poem by Québec composer Robert Ingari, American composer Jay Mobley’s take on beloved 20th-century children’s literature, and “Walkers with the Dawn,” a stirring work by Francine Trester based on works by Langston Hughes.

Is Jazz History Linear? Part Two Colby Jazz BandEric Thomas, directorSaturday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.Given AuditoriumThe Colby Jazz Band takes up travels from a more left-coast perspective with Jimmy Giuffre’s “Four Brothers,” artist Shorty Rogers’s “Popo,” Count Basie saxophonist and composer Frank Foster’s “Shiny Stockings,” followed by Humberto Ramirez’s ballad/bolero for trumpet “Midnight Talk,” Paquito D’Rivera’s Latin funk tune “Mariel,” and Papo Vazquez’s Bomba-style work “Blue Ray.”

I Am Already BigOrigins, annual humanities theme eventColby College CollegiumEric Christopher Perry, directorSaturday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelA survey of the unique origins of choral music. Juxtaposed with audio samples of each composer’s fi nal works, we aim to show where the journey begins and ends. Select works include Bach’s fi rst church cantata, BWV 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden and Christoph Graupner’s 1709 cantata Ach wo nun hin, performed from a modern edition by Marius Bahnean, director of choral activities at Tennessee Wesleyan University, who will give a pre-concert lecture on the importance of Graupner as an originator.

Haydn’s Schöpfungsmesse Colby Symphony OrchestraJinwook Park, directorColby College Chorale and Colby Kennebec Choral SocietyEric Christopher Perry, directorAnnual Concerto Competition Winner, TBASaturday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. andSunday, April 29, 7:30 p.m.Lorimer ChapelIn the fi nal concerts of the season, these ensembles present Haydn’s Mass No. 13 in B-fl at Major, Schöpfungsmesse, also known as Creation Mass. Not to be confused with Haydn’s most famous oratorio, The Creation, this exuberant mass setting is a masterpiece in its own right. Also on the program are Bizet’s L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 and the winner of the annual student concerto competition.

“Music I Heard with You” Resinosa EnsembleThursday, Sept. 21, NoonAlex Katz GalleryThe repertoire of mezzo-soprano and Colby music associate Joëlle Morris, cellist Eliza Meyer, and pianist Bridget Convey explores the theme of love with wonderfully crafted settings of poems by a highly eclectic list of composers.

Faculty Violin Recital Jinwook Park, violin, Yuri Funahashi, pianoWednesday, Oct. 11, NoonAlex Katz GalleryThe duo joins forces to perform three lyrical gems by Schumann, Prokofi ev, and Brahms.

“Standard Bearer” Jazz at Colby Eric Thomas, clarinet and saxophones Jonathan Hallstrom, guitarDuane Edwards, bassSelected students from the Jazz Program Friday, Nov. 3, at NoonAlex Katz GalleryThe faculty and student ensemble performs a handful of standards and tunes inspired by jazz standards.

Faculty RecitalEric Thomas, clarinetRyu Mitsuhashi, violaYuri Funahashi, pianoWednesday, Feb. 21, NoonAlex Katz Gallery “Threnody for Ann Arceneaux”—a trio for clarinet, viola, and piano composed by Eric Thomas—is the featured work. Other chamber works for the three instruments complete the program.

Folk Song and the GuitarJoëlle Morris, mezzo-sopranoTim Burris, guitarWednesday, April 18, Noon Alex Katz Gallery For centuries, the guitar has been associated with folk song, which are occasionally elevated to art song. We offer three in this program: Manuel da Falla’s “Siete canciones populares españolas” (1914); Mátyás Seiber’s “Four French Folk Songs” (1959); and Benjamin Britten’s “Folksong Arrangements” (1961).

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