04.01.2022 NRC Sounds of the Caribbean

CARIBBEAN NIGHTS FEATURING THE WCU STEEL AND LATIN JAZZ BANDS with guests Juan Álamo, John Wooton, Chico Huff and Chris Hanning

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2022 UPTOWN! KNAUER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 226 N. HIGH ST., WEST CHESTER, PA 7:30 PM

PROGRAM WCU Steel Band Marc Jacoby, director SARAH ......................................................................................................... Len “Boogsie” Sharp CRIMSON PEACE SONG ..........................................................................................John Wooton MIDDAY OASIS .................................................................................................. Burton/Wooton AMIGOS DE BORIQUEN ..........................................................................................John Wooton

Faculty Group LITTLE SUNFLOWER ........................................................................................ Freddie Hubbard BEMBE MY WAY ......................................................................................................John Wooton STROLLING .................................................................................................................. Juan Alamo CONTEMPLACION ...................................................................................................... Juan Alamo LATIN QUARTER .................................................................................................... Dave Samuels WCU Latin Jazz Ensemble Marc Jacoby, director LA CUNA .......................................................................................................... Howard Schneider CHANO POZO MEDLEY ..........................................................................Fuller/Gillespie/Pozo CORSARIO .....................................................................................................................Joao Bosco IN FLIGHT .............................................................................................................. Eddie Palmieri TAKE FIVE........................................................................................................ Desmond/Puente

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ENSEMBLE PERSONNEL AND ARTIST PROFILES WCU Steel Band Solan Aguila Megan Bergenheier Grace Broadwell Dan Kucharik Quinn Pietro Marcus Remillard Eric Rodgers Nick Stalford Mason Stroop Monica Zheng

WCU Latin Jazz Ensemble Susan Altemose, flute Lauren Leever, saxophone Lewis Arscott, piano Connor McElroy, trombone Casey DeCarlo, saxophone Omar Mendoza, percussion Trent Detweiler, guitar Ryan Mitchell, trumpet Evan Gartner, saxophone Francesco Protasi, saxophone Nathan Hansen, bass Marcus Remillard, trumpet Julia Galdi, trombone Mina Santiago, vocals Sarah Irvin, saxophone Luke Sheffe, vibraphone Ben Kutay, percussion Ethan Tweedie, saxophone

Dr. Juan Álamo is an internationally known performer, composer, and educator. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree

from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees with Jazz as related field from the University of North Texas. Originally from Cidra, Puerto Rico, Dr. Álamo has presented solo recitals at universities and percussion and jazz festivals throughout the United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. He has been featured as a soloist and with Jazz ensembles in television and radio shows in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States. Currently Juan is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Percussion Ensemble at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. John Wooton is a lover of music as he performs, teaches, and listens to a variety of genres, but prefers a blend of jazz

and several Caribbean styles. Known as a rudimental specialist, John actually gets more work as a singer and steel pan player. So, when he isn’t flipping sticks and playing ratamacues around the globe, you can find him dressed in linen playing at a casino, on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, or dressed in style playing at a jazz club in New Orleans. John is in his 30th year of teaching at Southern Miss, close to where he grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, so he gets to enjoy dat great Cajun cuisine and Miss’ippi bar-b-que. Doc, as his students call him, loves his job… making music with his students on various percussion instruments. Search Youtube for “Southern Miss Percussion” to enjoy some of the ensembles he teaches. He was educated in Lafayette, Lou., Denton, Texas and Iowa City, Iowa, receiving documents from all three places, but he was also educated by teachers such as Marty Hurley through the experience of drum and bugle corps, specifically one from Rockford, Illinois. He has won some prestigious trophies, including several national titles as a soloist, ensemble member, composer and teacher, along the way with these organizations but prefers to play music for the joy of the experience.

Chico Huff has been playing electric bass professionally for about 40 years. Primarily self-taught, he did his first paying

gig at about 14 years old, playing standards on Martha's Vineyard. Over the years he's had the pleasure of performing and/or recording with these fine folks: James Taylor, Kate Taylor, Alex Taylor, Carly Simon, Jeff Golub, Richard Elliott, Jef Lee Johnson, Kit Walker, Solas, Seamus Egan, Karan Casey, Liz Carroll, Chuck Leob, Terrance Blanchard, John Belushi, Dr. John, John Swana, Cathy Ryan, John Hall, Jefferson Airplane, Francois Corneloup, Susan Werner, Antje Duvecot, Lizanne Knott, and many more.

UPCOMING WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS For full event details visit wcupa.edu/music or call (610) 436-2739 Monday, April 4, 2022, 8:00 PM WCU Percussion Faculty Recital: Ralph Sorrentino, David Nelson, Brent Behrenshausen Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Thursday, April 7, 2022, 12:00 PM Madeleine Wing Adler Concert Series: S. Powell Middleton Freshman Instrumental Scholarship Competition Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Thursday, April 7, 2022, 8:15 PM MCH Studio Music Ensemble Adam Silverman, MCH chair, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Friday, April 8, 2022, 7:30 PM *WCU Opera Theatre Production: Die Fledermaus

by Johann Strauss, Jr. Nicholas Provenzale, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Saturday, April 9, 2022, 7:30 PM *WCU Opera Theatre Production: Die Fledermaus

by Johann Strauss, Jr. Nicholas Provenzale, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 PM Liberty Youth Wind Symphony Concert Andrew Yozviak, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 PM 23rd Annual Cat Angel Benefit Concert Henry Grabb, faculty liaison Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Sunday, April 10, 2022, 3:00 PM WCU Pre-Collegiate Piano Competition Winners' Concert Anita Greenlee, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

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Events at the Wells School of Music are often supported by individual donors and organizations.

Contributions to the Wells School of Music may be made out to: WCU Foundation, 202 Carter Drive, West Chester, PA 19382 Please include “Wells School of Music Excellence Fund” in the memo line.

For further information, please call (610) 436-2868 or visit wcufoundation.org A majority of performances are available to watch via live stream at Facebook.com/WellsSchoolofMusic and Vimeo.com/WSOM Mr. Robert Rust, Audio & Visual Technician Steinway & Sons Piano Technical, Tuning and Concert Preparations by Gerald P. Cousins, RPT If you do no t intend to save your program, please recycle it in the baskets at the exit doors.

The Wells School of Music | West Chester University of Pennsylvania Dr. Christopher Hanning, Dean