Post on 12-Mar-2020
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
School of Music presents
Synthesis
Ray Smith, director
with guest artists:
Terell Stafford, trumpet Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, saxophone
7:30 p.m.10 April 2019de Jong Concert HallHarris Fine Arts Center
P RO G R A M
Merengue de HMA Bobby Rodriguez arr. Paul Lopez
Four on Six Wes Montgomery arr. Mike Tomaro
You Go To My Head J. Fred Coots arr. Jack Saint Clair
Avalon Al Jolson arr. Bill Holman
Save Your Love for Me Buddy Johnson arr. Nelsen Campbell*
Osie Mae Freddie Hubbard arr. Charley Gray
Mira, Mira Matt Harris
I N T E R M I SSI O N
This musical event is the 90th performance sponsored by the BYU School of Music for the 2018–2019 season.
Higher Ground Stevie Wonder arr. Mike Tomaro
Terell's Song John Clayton
What a Little Moonlight Can Do Harry Woods arr. Billy May
Cry Me a River Arthur Hamilton arr. Jerry Nowak
Aftermath of a Soured Love Affair *Josh Palmer
Libertango Astor Piazolla arr. Fred Sturm
*Member of Synthesis
GU E ST A RT I STS :
Terell Stafford
Terell Stafford, acclaimed trumpet player based in New York, has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as an incredibly gifted and versatile player, he combines a deep love of melody with his own brand of spirited and adventurous lyricism. Stafford’s exceptionally expressive and well defined musical talent allows him to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his predecessors while making his own inroads.
Since the mid-1990s, Stafford has performed with groups such as Benny Golson’s Sextet, McCoy Tyner’s Sextet, Kenny Barron Quintet, Frank Wess Quintet, Jimmy Heath Quintet and Big Band, Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Alumni Band. Stafford, along with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, performed on Diana Krall’s Grammy nominated From this Moment On (2006). John Clayton invited Stafford to perform with the Clayton Brothers Quintet and Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. Stafford is a member of the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra which was awarded a Grammy in 2009 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard.
Stafford can be heard on over 130 albums including his own, BrotherLee Love, Celebrating Lee Morgan, which received a 47th Annual NAACP Image Award nomination. His most recent album is Family Feeling, a BCM&D release. Stafford is the director of jazz studies and chair of instrumental studies at Temple University, founder and band leader of the Terell Stafford Quintet, and managing and artistic director of the Jazz Orchestra of Philadelphia ( JOP). Stafford is renowned in the jazz world as an educator, performer, and leader and has received countless award nominations and accolades.
Stafford was born in Miami and raised in Chicago, Illinois, and Silver Spring, Maryland. He received a bachelor of science in music education from the University of Maryland in 1988 and a masters of music from Rutgers University in 1993.
G U E ST A RT I STS :
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown
Hailed as a "sax phenom" by The New York Daily News, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown is one of the first prominent jazz musicians to emerge out of the millennial generation. He has toured globally as a soloist and has shared the stage with numerous jazz artists and pop icons ranging from Arturo O’Farrill to Taylor Swift. Lefkowitz-Brown is also a member of the multi-Grammy-award-winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, and he is on faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory as a visiting artist. DownBeat magazine selected his latest release, Onward, as an Editor’s Pick for 2017, commending his “technical abilities that mask the difficulty of his wondrously intricate lines.”
A native of Elmira, New York, Lefkowitz-Brown established himself as a jazz prodigy at age 11, performing throughout New York State under the mentorship of local jazz hero, George Reed, who was known for backing legends like Teddy Wilson, Buddy Tate, and Marian McPartland.
Lefkowitz-Brown went on to pursue a formal education in the arts at the Brubeck Institute, a prestigious fellowship program created by jazz legend Dave Brubeck. While studying at the institute, he performed regularly with Brubeck and was a member of the Brubeck Institute Jazz Quintet.
Lefkowitz-Brown received many accolades during his scholastic career, including fifteen DownBeat magazine student music awards for categories such as Best Jazz Soloist and Best Original Song.
Since graduating from the Brubeck Institute, Lefkowitz-Brown has performed throughout four continents and has appeared at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Super Bowl, and Madison Square Garden. His debut album, Imagery Manifesto, was named Debut Album of the Year by jazz critic and author Doug Ramsey; his most recent recording as a leader, Onward, features jazz legend Randy Brecker.
S Y N T H E SI S 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9
Ray Smith, directorTerell Stafford, guest trumpet
Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, guest saxophone
VocalistsBeth Campbell
Brigitta Teuscher
SaxophonesSteven Hardy
Amaya LongshoreAlex Thomson
Spencer WalgrenWaylon Hadlock
TrumpetsJoseph Palmer
Joseph SandholtzHarrison Oyler
Sam EvansCliff Little
TrombonesNathan Campbell
Joshua PalmerGavin SpeakmanNelsen Campbell
RhythmSam Herrera, pianoJorge Murcia, guitarEdward Reid, bass
Grant Taylor, drumsMitch Romney, percussion
DirectorRussell Richins
Scheduling/Production Office SupervisorNaomi Escobedo
Scheduling/Production Office Assistant Super-visorSilvia Harwood
Scheduling/Production Office SecretaryValerie Stolp
Associate Director/Production Manager for DanceBenjamin Sanders
Production AssistantOlivia Jefferies
Dance Production As-sistant Stage ManagerEmma Frost
Dance Production Digi-tal Media AssistantsTaylor ZerilliDrew DahlbergAshley Johnson
Production Manager for Theatre & Media ArtsJennifer Reed
Production AssistantChristina Hernandez
Production Stage ManagersTaylor BallardDaniel BartonEmma PankratzMelissa LonghurstChristina HernandezSusan KupfererJordan PetersonCameron Cox
Properties MasterSarah Anne Broyles
Properties ArtisansMariah EamesJake FullmerTaylor Robinson
Production Manager for School of MusicTroy Streeter
Production Manager for BRAVO! SeriesJared Patching
Technical Operations Manager/ Technical DirectorTravis Coyne
Technical DirectorMark Ohran
Asst. Technical DirectorWard Wright
Draftsman/ExpeditorElisabeth Goulding
Scene Shop CarpentersPaul HintzDevon HowardMakenna JohnstonRider MarkwalterJohn Marshall PasseyAlex Swindler
Scene Shop Carpen-ters/PaintersSarah BilleterLeah Brandt
Scene Shop PaintersDesiree KingDenyce Hawk
Lighting Operations ManagerMichael G. Handley
Lighting Operations Assistant ManagerMarianne Ohran
Resident Master Elec-tricianMckenzie Ottley
Lighting CrewJacob AndersonMichael BallifDaniel BartonTyler ChristensenAlexandra CuthbertSusan KupfererMelissa LonghurstEsther PielstickChristina PorterGrant PorterLauren RogersStephen WarrenDylan WrightMatthew WymanJared Cleveland
Stage Operations ManagerJared Patching
Stage and Front of House OperationsAmanda MorrisElise LacanientaGlenn StapleyJason MurdochNatalie ThomasKaal GlazierPaige WhitakerKaylee TannerKirsten BusseEmily BennettMarcus WeatherredGrace McKayMitch McCartyMonica WoodStatler SmithTommy KindallLela Hill
Venues Night ManagerSandra GierischJoe Varela
Production AssistantsRebecca HessonMonica Wood
Costume Operations ManagerJessica Cowden
Costume Operations Assistant Manager/Cut-ter/DraperDeanne E. DeWitt
Cutter/DraperRebekah Silver Jackson
Costume Shop Office AssistantAlexis Winn
Wardrobe SupervisorsHannah LiberatoreZoe Trepanier
StitchersElizabeth BanksRen Cottam Greta GebhardKelen Wright
Costume CraftsJayna Gottenbos
Hair & Makeup Super-visorsColleen AckermanPaige Francis
Student Productions Wardrobe SupervisorNatalie Herbst
Young Ambassadors CostumerMaryLynn Schaerrer
Living Legends Cos-tumerMaya Nitta
A/V Operations ManagerTroy Streeter
Sound Recording ManagerJeff Carter
Sound Recording EngineerCaleb Hill
A/V EngineerDoug Olsen
A/V TechniciansGabriella WarnickGrant PorterHolly SchellenbergJeffrey OwensKarina OrtonMatthew KupfererZach Griffins
Tour Operations ManagerJohn Ward Shurtleff
Young Ambassadors Stage ManagerMercedes Schaerrer
Business ManagerBrian Olson
Assistant Business ManagerKathy Heckel
Student AccountantSean Wilson
PhotographyHandleyCraft Photog-raphyUniversity Communica-tions
Program DesignKevin Auman
EditorPhyllis Rosen
B Y U A R T S P R O DU C T I O N