Mar 18, 2023 - 8 PM EDT
The National Arts Centre Orchestra presents the 2023 Northern Cadence International Jazz Series : three mini jazz concerts from three schools in three different countries!
The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, the Manhattan School of Music in New York, USA, and the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, have prepared 30-minute concerts featuring their faculty and students performing original and standard repertoire together.
McGill Jazz Conglomerate
PROGRAM
It's Easy To Blame The Weather
Composed by Saul Chaplin
Arranged by Alison Levy and Margaret Donovan
It Might As Well Be Spring
Composed by Richard Rodgers
Vocalese Lyrics by Marie-Jeanne Paquet
Throw It Away
Composed by Abbey Lincoln
Arranged by Ruiqi Wang
Au Pays de Cocagne
Composed by Laila Biali and Sonia Johnson
Arranged by Charlotte Désilets
ENSEMBLE
Alison Levy, Ruiqi Wang, Charlotte Désilets, Marie-Jeannne Paquet, voice
Florence Beauquier-Léger, saxophone
Felix Hartley, bass
Zachary Winter, guitar
Tony Wang, drums
Ludovic Rochon, piano
Camille Thurman and Darrell Green, ensemble coaches
SIBELIUS ACADEMY
PROGRAM
The Chess Players
Sweet ‘n’ Sour
Look at the Birdie
Contemplation
The Summit
ENSEMBLE
Joonatan Henriksson – Clarinet
Olli Hirvonen – Vibraphone
Jussi Hovilainen – Bass
Veeti Hietala – Drums
Mikko Helevä – Hammond organ (Ensemble Instructor)
KITH AND KEN BAND
PROGRAM
Major Taylor - Cameron Campbell
Court Jester - Cameron Campbell
Unconditional Love - Geri Allen
A Ballad For You - Conway Campbell
Cycling Through Reality - Kendrick Scott
ENSEMBLE
Simon Nyivana, Alto Saxophone
Nicolaus Gelin, Trumpet
Cameron Campbell, Piano
Conway Campbell, Bass
Kendrick Scott, Drums