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