Pacific Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Performers are listed inside the program.
Melissa Fulkerson, director
Saturday, April 20, 2024
7:30 pm
Recital Hall
116TH PERFORMANCE OF 2023–24 ACADEMIC YEAR
Anthropology (1946)
APRIL 20, 2023, 7:30 PM
The Nearness of You (1937)
Too Close for Comfort (1956)
Shannon Lyons, vocals
Rose Krueger, vocals
Charlie Parker (1920–1955)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)
Ned Washington (1901–1976)
Jerry Bock (1928–2010)
George David Weiss (1921–2010)
Larry Holofcener (1926–2017)
Nature Boy (1947)
Jordan Hendrickson, vocals
Ria Patel, vocals
When I Get Low, I Get High (1947)
Eden Ahbez (1908–1995)
Marion Sunshine (1894–1963)
Miranda Duarte, vocals; Kyle Saelee, saxophone
Ready or Not, Here I Come! (1973)
Crooked Road (Last Train Home) (1993; 2009)
Stoned Soul Picnic (1968; 2007)
Bob Dorough (1923–2018)
arr. Greg Murai
Pat Metheny (b. 1954)
arr. Roger Coss
Laura Nyro (1947–1997)
arr. New York Voices
APRIL 20, 2023, 7:30 PM
The Song Is You (1932; 2013)
i love you (2019; 2019)
Jerome Kern (1885–1945)
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)
arr. Julia Dollison, Kerry Marsh
Billie Eilish (b. 2001)
arr. Julia Dollison, Kerry Marsh
There Will Never Be Another You (1942; 1989)
Harry Warren (1893–1981)
Mack Gordon (1904–1959)
arr. Anders Jalkéus
PACIFIC VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Pacific Vocal Jazz Ensemble performs a diverse repertoire that traverses the rich tapestry of jazz history, from swing to ballads and contemporary arrangements. The ensemble constantly pushes the boundaries of vocal jazz, exploring new textures, harmonies, and stylistic interpretations.
Vocalists
Ria Patel, lead soprano
Shannon Lyons, soprano
Rose Krueger, alto
Zoie Macapanpan, alto
Miranda Duarte, tenor
Jordan Hendrickson, tenor
Ian Orejana, bass
Austin Nie, bass
Instrumentalists
Kyle Saelee, saxophone
Bergen Finley, guitar
Samson Hulett, piano, drums, cajon
Michael Andersen, bass
Cole Long, drums
Faculty Coaches
Patrick Langham, program director, saxophone
Jamie Dubberly, trombone
Melissa Fulkerson, vocals
Barry Finnerty, guitar
Aaron Garner, piano
Brian Kendrick, percussion
Joseph Mazzaferro, associate director, trumpet
Andrew Mell, double bass
Jonathan Latta, ensembles program director
Melissa Fulkerson is a lecturer in jazz studies and director of vocal jazz at University of the Pacific. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), where she studied privately with Julia Dollison. Also privately, she studied classical voice with San Francisco Opera member Bill Neely. During her college years, Fulkerson performed as the lead soprano with the Santa Rosa Junior College Vocal Ensemble alongside such world-class artists as Bennett Friedman, Al Garth, Charles McNeal, and Julia Dollison. At CSUS she has performed in vocal jazz ensembles Vox2, C sus, and Jazz Singers under the direction of Kerry Marsh. With Fulkerson as the lead soprano, C sus took first place in the 2008 Reno Jazz Festival.
Fulkerson appeared in DownBeat magazine for winning the Solo Outstanding Performance award in 2010 and for the Large Vocal Ensemble award in 2011 and 2015. She has performed on CSUS’s DownBeat Award-winning album Pale Blue Dot and sang with the Jazz Singers on Ben Folds’s University A Cappella album. In 2014 she performed with Ben Folds and the San Francisco Symphony at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
In addition to Pacific, Fulkerson has taught various jazz-related subjects at Natomas Charter School, American River College, Sierra College, and CSUS.
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