THE 2010 MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
Saturday through Monday, February 13-15, 2010

All events are free and open to the public
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Full Day of clinics and jam session at Manhattan School of Music, 120 Claremont (122nd Street & Broadway), NYC

10am-Competition Finalists rehearsal time
11:30-12:15 Lunch break in MSM cafeteria

12:15 pm – 1:45 pm: ADES PERFORMANCE SPACE AT MSM
MINGUS MOVIES: Presentation & commentary by Andrew Homzy
(collaborator: Mingus Fake Book; author: Simply Mingus charts)
Clips from "Mingus" and "Triumph of the Underdog;"
Music clips from "Mingus in Europe with Eric Dolphy, 1964,"
Mingus conducting Meditations; Musical conversations with drummer Dannie Richmond & more.

2:00 pm– 3:30 pm: Clinics

Rhythm; Ades Performance Space
Boris Kozlov, bass; Adam Cruz, drums; David Kikoski; piano
The Art (and Necessity) of Conversation Within the Rhythm Section

Woodwinds; Room 607
Donny McCaslin, saxophone
How to improvise creatively over Mingus song forms. Mingus and the Blues. Demonstrations on saxophone, including examples from Fables of Faubus, Boogie Stop Shuffle and more.

Brass; Room 610
Conrad Herwig and Ku-umba Frank Lacy, trombones; Kenny Rampton, trumpet
How to play Mingus Music on Brass. Analysis of written parts in small and large ensemble contexts with examples from Mingus Dynasty & Mingus Big Band repertory. Improvisational insight into Mingus’s solo forms and chord structures. Music charts provided (Haitian Fight Song and more.)

3:30pm– 5:00 pm:

Student Jam Session concentrating on the compositions of Charles Mingus. This jam session is only open to the high school students participating in the competition, but anyone can watch. Lead sheets will be provided. Rooms 610 and ADES.

Band Directors Clinic directed by Justin DiCioccio, with Gunther Schuller in attendance; Room 513

All afternoon sessions are FREE and open to the public

"BETTER GET IT IN YOUR SOUL"
The music of Charles Mingus returns to church where it began!
A BIG FREE CONCERT PERFORMED BY THE MINGUS ORCHESTRA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Saturday, February 13th at 7 pm
At historic St. Bartholomew's Church- 325 Park Avenue (at 50th Street)
* Gunther Schuller, conducting his arrangement of "Noon Night" from Mingus's magnum opus, "Epitaph"
* Colombian harpist Edmar Castaneda, featured soloist
* Premier arrangement for bassoon, clarinet & flute of "Noddin ya Head Blues" by Michael Rabinowitz
* Vocal arrangement of Mingus's best-known blues, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" with lyrics by Joni Mitchell

along with the Mingus Orchestra performing Mingus gospel pieces: "Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting," "Ecclusiastics," and poet Langston Hughes & Charles Mingus's collaborative "Consider me, oh Lord," narrated by Ku-umba Frank Lacy.

Musicians include: alto saxophone: Scott Robinson; tenor saxophone: Wayne Escoffery; trombone/vocalist: Ku-umba Frank Lacy; trumpet: Kenny Rampton; bassoon: Michael Rabinowitz; French horn: John Clark; bass clarinet: Douglas Yates; Guitar: Jack Wilkins; Bass violin: Boris Kozlov; drums: Donald Edwards; harp: Edmar Castaneda

In connection with the national Charles Mingus High School Competition hosted at the Manhattan School of Music the weekend of Feb. 13 - 15, this concert at St. Bartholomew's Church was conceived not only as an introduction for visiting students to the cultural and spiritual treasures of New York City but as an opportunity to hear Mingus music where it all began-- in church where he first heard the sounds that would shape his musical life when his Mom took him to Baptist meetings in Watts, California. This concert comes in the middle of a weekend of Mingus clinics and workshops at the the Manhattan School of Music culminating in a Competition for big bands and combos on Sunday. The Competition is co-produced by Sue Mingus of "Let my Children Hear Music" and Justin DiCioccio of the Manhattan School of Music.

FREE – tickets not required
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION John C Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music, 122nd Street & Broadway, NYC FREE and open to the public

10:00am HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ COMBOS
Adjudicators: Justin DiCioccio, Vincent Herring, Andrew Homzy

Combo Category – Regular
(order tbc)
• Foxborough High School Jazz Quintet – Foxborough, MA.
Stephen C. Massey, Director
• Rio Americano Combo – Rio Americano High School. Sacramento, CA.
Max Kiesner, Director
• Rivers Select Combo – The Rivers School. Weston MA.
Philippe Crettien, Director

11:30am-11:45am Break

11:45am Combo Category - Specialized
(order tbc)
• Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra – Rochester, NY.
Howard Potter, Director
• Manasia Improv Ensemble – Manhattan School of Music. NY, NY.
Jeremy Manasia, Director
• York College Blue Notes – New York, NY.
Tom Zlabinger, Director

1:15pm-2:15 Lunch Break

2:15pm HIGH SCHOOL BIG BANDS
Adjudicators: Conrad Herwig, Gunther Schuller, Boris Kozlov

Big Band Category – Regular
(order tbc)
• Boston Latin Big Band -- Boston Latin School. Boston, MA.
Paul J. Pitts, Band Director
• Kenmore East High School Jazz Band – Tonawanda, NY.
Phil Aguglia, Band Director
• Rivers Big Band -- The Rivers School - Weston, MA.
Philippe Crettien, Band Director

3:45pm-4:00pm break

4:00 pm Big Band Category – Specialized
(order tbc)
• Manhattan School of Music Precollege - New York, NY
Jeremy Manasia, Band Director
• Academy Big Band – Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Hartford, CT
Douglas Maher, Band Director
• Eastman Youth Jazz Orchestra – Rochester, NY.
Howard Potter, Band Director

5:30pm CONCERT – MSM Mingus Combo, Steve Slagle, director

6:00pm CONCERT – MINGUS DYNASTY: Vincent Herring, alto saxophone; Wayne Escoffery, tenor saxophone; Kenny Rampton, trumpet; Ku-umba Frank Lacy, trombone; David Kikoski, piano; Boris Kozlov, bass; and Donald Edwards, drums

6:30pm Awards Ceremony with Sue Mingus and Justin DiCioccio

Monday, February 15, 2010
7:30 & 9:30pm Mingus Dynasty at Jazz Standard 116 East 27th btw Park and Lex. $25, $12.50 for students. No minimum. Reservations recommended