Let My Children Hear Music, Inc. (The Charles Mingus Institute) is pleased to announce:
THE 2012 MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION & FESTIVAL
Saturday through Monday, February 17-20, 2012
Details subject to change. Please check back.
FRIDAY, FEB 17, 2012 (and Sat, Sun, Mon) Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard. The charge is $30/$15 students Fri and Sat, Sunday and Monday is $25/$12.50 students. There is no minimum charge (for food and drinks).
SATURDAY, FEB 18, 2012
FULL DAY OF CLINICS, MASTER CLASSES, AND JAMS at Manhattan School of Music 120 Claremont-entrance is on West 122nd and Broadway, NW corner. http://www.msmnyc.edu
10:00am-Competition Finalists rehearsal time, lunch
12:00pm – 4:00pm Clinics, Master Classes, and Student Jam Session concentrating on the compositions of Charles Mingus
12:00-1:00 MINGUS films and welcome to the participants
1:00-2:30 CLINICS
Woodwind Clinic with Steve Slagle (alto), Seamus Blake (tenor)
Rhythm Section Clinic Boris Kozlov (bass), David Kikoski (piano),
Donald Edwards (drums)
Brass Clinics with Randy Brecker, trumpet, Conrad Herwig (trombone)
2:30-4:30pm Conducting Mingus Music with Justin DiCioccio, Gunther Schuller, Carl Atkins
2:45pm-4:30pm Student Jam
All afternoon sessions are FREE and open to the public (though only Competition participants may participate in the student jam.)
SATURDAY, FEB 18, 2012 at 7:30pm
Mingus Orchestra, conducted by Gunther Schuller, will perform at St. Bartholomew 109 East 50th Street at Park Avenue.
Musicians: Wayne Escoffery (ts), Brandon Wright (alto, flute), David Gilmore (guitar), Ku-umba Frank Lacy (trombone), Philip Harper (trumpet), Boris Kozlov (bass), Donald Edwards (drums), John Clark (fr.horn), Michael Rabinowitz (bassoon), Douglas Yates (bass clarinet);
FREE. Contributions welcome at the door (or online using the link on the left sidebar.)
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
SUNDAY, FEB 19, 2012
10AM-6:30PM MINGUS HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITION John C Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music, 122nd Street & Broadway, NYC
10:00am COMBO CATEGORY
Adjudicators: Randy Brecker, Justin DiCioccio, Carl Atkins
10-10:30 Lexington High School Jazz Combo, Lexington, MA. Band Director: Ken Gable
10:30-11 Newark Academy Combo, Newark Academy, Livingston, NJ. Band Director: Julius Tolentino
11-11:30 Rio Americano Combo, Rio Americano High School, Sacramento, CA. Band Director: Max Kiesner and Josh Murray
11:30 15 MIN BREAK
11:45 COMBO CATEGORY-Specialized Schools and Programs (There was a tie for the 3rd spot so 4 combos will compete.)
11:45-12:15 Jazz Ensemble 3, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, Hartford, CT. Band Director: Kris Allen
12:15-12:45 Jazz House Small Group, Jazz House Kids, Montclair, NJ. Band Director: Radam Schwartz and Julius Tolentino
12:45-1:15 Batterman Ensemble, Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, Milwaukee, WI. Band Director: Mark Davis
1:15-1:45 LaGuardia High School Jazz Sextet, LaGuardia High School Jazz Sextet, New York, NY. Band Director: Kevin Blancq
1:45PM LUNCH
2:45PM BIG BAND CATEGORY
Adjudicators: Gunther Schuller, Conrad Herwig, Alex Foster
2:45-3:15 Jazz Ensemble I, Medfield High School, Medfield, MA. Band Director: Douglas Olsen
3:15-3:45 The Rivers Big Band, Rivers School, Weston, MA. Band Director: Philippe Crettien
3:45-4:15 Lexington High School Jazz Ensemble, Lexington, MA. Band Director: Ken Gable
4:15 15 MIN BREAK
4:30 BIG BAND CATEGORY-Specialized Schools and Programs
4:30-5:00 York College Blue Notes, New York, NY. Band Director: Tom Zlabinger
5:00-5:30 Jazz House Big Band, Jazz House Kids, Montclair, NJ. Band Director: Julius Tolentino
5:30 15 MIN BREAK
5:45PM Mingus Dynasty performance (Alex Foster, Seamus Blake, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Boris Kozlov, Helen Sung, Donald Edwards, Philip Harper)
followed by AWARDS CEREMONY with Sue Mingus and Justin DiCioccio.
All above events are FREE and open to the public
After the Competition, Outstanding Soloists from the day will be invited to sit in with the Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard.
7:30 & 9:30 Mingus Big Band at Jazz Standard
MONDAY, FEB 20, 2012 Mingus Orchestra at Jazz Standard The charge is $30/$15 students Fri and Sat, Sunday and Monday is $25/$12.50 students. There is no minimum charge (for food and drinks). You must make reservations if you wish to see the Outstanding Soloists from the Mingus Competition sit in with the band. |
