Tonight at 8pm in MCLA’s Church Street Center Auditorium - the MCLA Concert Band, under the direction of Wes Flynn - see bio below.
Tonight’s lineup:
Florentiner (Grande marcia Italiana) - Julius Fucik, ed. Frederick Fennell
Introduction and Fantasia - Rex Mitchell
“Ain’t It A Pretty Night” (from Susannah) - Carlisle Floyd, arr. Wes Flinn
(featuring soprano Kathleen Toohey Carbone)
The Sinfonians - Clifton Williams
Strike Up The Band - George Gershwin, arr. Warren Barker
Divertimento for Band - Vincent Persichetti (mvts. 1, 2, 4, and 6)
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka - Johann Strauss, Jr., arr. Alfred Reed
It’ll be a grand time.
John Wesley Flinn, Assistant Professor (Music) Wes Flinn, a native of Pinhook, IN, is Assistant Professor of Music at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where he teaches music theory, composition, orchestration, conducting, low brass, and conducts the Concert Band and Jazz Band. Prior to his position at MCLA, he served as Instructor of Theory/Composition and Interim Coordinator of Music Theory and Composition at Northern Kentucky University. He holds degrees from Morehead [KY] State University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He is finishing a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. His dissertation focuses on the use and interpretation of musical quotation. He is active as a composer/arranger, and has performed on trombone with Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, Aaron Neville, and the Temptations. His research interests include irony in music, jazz and popular music, American music, and the intersection of culture with history. Flinn is also involved in civic projects, including a drive to bring WiFi access to downtown North Adams.
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1 bob // May 21, 2007 at 9:03 am
Jack Brown is the best - hi is an adjunct professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams, where he teaches voice and directs the MCLA Concert Choir and is also the owner of Beethoven House Music. Mr. Brown made his professional debut as Elijah at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall in 1995 and has since established himself as a critically acclaimed soloist in over 100 oratorio performances throughout the northeast and Canada.
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