manhattan concert productions presents:

REQUIEM

MAURICE DURUFLÉ Requiem

MASTERWORK Festival Chorus & new york city chamber orchestra

Jerry Blackstone, Conductor

youth choir series chorus

Robyn Reeves Lana, Conductor

debut series:

brazeal deannard chorale

Alice McAllister Tillman, Director

manhattan concert productions presents:

LuX

lux aeterna by morten laurdisen

MASTERWORK Festival Chorus & new york city chamber orchestra

Joseph Svendsen, Conductor

youth choir series chorus

Emily Ellsworth, Conductor

debut series:

reddam house Umhlanga College Choir

Russell Scott, Director

performances by:

grand stret campus wind ensemble

JEFF W. BALL, SONDRA BRAEUTIGAM, KARLA ARISTY, & ALEX JUNG, Directors

HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ROBERT KENNY & WILLIAM MAGALIO, Directors

FLOYD CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

DOUG ELMORE, Director

normal west orchestras

KIMBERLEY BOEHM, Director

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians, who attend the concert to give further feedback. Participating ensembles represent some of the most talented bands and orchestras from across the entire country. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the button below!

manhattan concert productions presents:

carmina burana

carl orff Carmina Burana

masterwork festival chorus

Jefferson Johnson, Conductor

octavo series chorus

Craig Arnold, Conductor

manhattan concert productions presents:

SINGING DARKNESS TO LIGHT

octavo series chorus

Lynda Hasseler, Conductor

coronation mass by w.a mozart

masterwork festival chorus

Hana Cai, Conductor

illuminare by Elaine Hagenberg

masterwork festival chorus

Ronnie Oliver Jr., Conductor

FeatureD performance by:

ENSEMBLENYC

Ronnie Oliver Jr., Director

SARAH MCKOIN, band clinician

KEVIN NOE, orchestra clinician

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians. Clinicians for April 15th are Dr. Sarah McKoin (Texas Tech University) and Kevin Noe (UMKC Conservatory). Participating ensembles represent some of the most talented bands and orchestras from across the entire country. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the button below!

manhattan concert productions presents:

creation

creation by dan forrest

masterwork festival chorus

Warren Cook, Conductor

fauré requiem

masterwork festival chorus

David Rayl, Conductor

south pointe middle school

Susan Willmering, Director

manhattan concert productions presents:

Symphonic series and songs

octavo festival chorus

elizabeth swanson, conductor

Program Selections:

• Hold Fast to Dreams; Joel Thompson

• Look Down, Fair Moon; Mari Esabel Valverde

• Like a Diamond; Annika Socolofsky

• The Little Light of Mine; arr. Moses Hogan

• You Are Enough; Aron Accurso

• I Will Rise; Chris Tomlin, arr. Chris Hughes

Featured performances by the following ensembles:

ann sobrato wind ensemble

Gregory Chambers, Director

laguna beach hs wind ensemble

jeremy chung, Director

north central high school wind ensemble

rick granlund, director & andy brinkman, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

manhattan concert productions presents:

heaven and earth

SUNRISE MASS by OLA GJEILO

MASTERWORK Festival Chorus

Eric Posada, Conductor

requiem for the living by dan forrest

masterwork festival chorus

Deanna Joseph, Conductor

Feature performances by the following ensembles:

angelo state university

Eric Posada, Director

Richmond hill high school women’s chorus

Janet Wooten, Director

Manhattan Concert Productions (MCP) presents the 9th installment of its beloved BROADWAY SERIES with the critically acclaimed musical Children of Eden. This concert performance will feature a chorus of over 200 singers from across the United States, a stunning professional cast and creative team, and the outstanding New York City Chamber Orchestra.

An all-star cast is led by Tony nominee and Broadway favorite Norm Lewis (Les Misérables, Porgy and Bess) as the wise and loving Father. Joining Lewis is Nikki Renée Daniels (Company, Porgy and Bess) as Eve/Mama Noah, David Phelps (Gaither Vocal Band) as Adam, Donald Webber Jr. (Hamilton, Purlie Victorious) as Cain/Japheth, Lucas Pastrana (Elvis—A Musical Revolution), and Auli’i Cravalho (Moana, The Little Mermaid) as Yonah.

Broadway veterans Tony Yazbeck (Stage Director & Lead Choreographer) and Kimberly Grigsby (Music Director) join up to lead the cast and creative team in this stellar concert performance.

Children of Eden joins MCP’s previous Broadway Series concert performances, which include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2020), The Scarlet Pimpernel (2019), Broadway Classics in Concert (2018), Crazy for You  (2017), The Secret Garden (2016), Parade (2015), Titanic (2014), The Hunchback of Notre Dame workshop (2014), Broadway Classics in Concert (2013), and Ragtime (2013).

With music by Stephen Schwartz and lyrics and book by John Caird, Children of Eden paints a compelling portrait of the age-old relationship between parents and children, drawing inspiration from the Book of Genesis. Audiences will journey from the Garden of Eden to Noah's Ark, witnessing the joys and challenges of creation and the power of choice and sacrifice. This musical is a heartfelt exploration of the unique bonds that join families together, and is one of the most frequently licensed properties by Music Theater International.

Tickets, starting at $105, are available through the Lincoln Center Box Office beginning October 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM EST. To purchase, visit www.lincolncenter.org to order online, call CenterCharge at (212) 721- 6500; or visit the David Geffen Hall box office at 10 Lincoln Center Plaza (Columbus Avenue at 65th Street).

faure Requiem

Masterwork Festival Chorus

New York City Chamber Orchestra

Jeffrey Benson, Conductor

youth festival chorus

Anthony Trecek-King, Conductor

Works by:

Elaine Hagenberg, Susan LaBarr, J. Reese Norris, Sarah Quartel, Andrea Ramsey, and Anthony Trecek-King

Mozart Requiem

Masterwork Festival Chorus

New York City Chamber Orchestra

Yoojin Muhn, Conductor

Dan forrest’s Requiem for the living

masterwork festival chorus

new york city chamber orchestra

Jennaya Robison, Conductor

youth festival chorus

Elena Sharkova, Conductor

Works by:

Bob Chilcott, Michael Engelhardt, Susan LaBarr, and György Orbán

Jerry junkin, band clinician

chung park, orchestra clinician

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians. Clinicians for June 12th are Jerry Junkin (University of Texas at Austin) and Dr. Chung Park (St. Olaf University). Participating ensembles represent some of the most talented bands and orchestras from across the entire country. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the button below!

Dan Forrest jubilate deo

Masterwork Festival Chorus

new york city chamber orchestra

Pearl Shangkuan, Conductor

a.c. reynolds high school symphonic band

Clif Dodson, Conductor

FEATURE PERFORMANCE BY:

Cherry Creek High School Creek 21 & Troubadours

Sarah Branton & Adam Cave, Directors

REBECCA MACLEOD, ORCHESTRA clinician

CHAD NICHOLSON, BAND clinician

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians. Clinicians for April 3rd are Dr. Rebecca MacLeod (University of North Carolina-Greensboro) and Dr. Chad Nicholson (University of Arizona). Audiences will delight in a varied program, with selections by Schubert, Grieg, Soon Hee Newbold, and more. Participating ensembles, seen below, represent some of the most talented bands and orchestras from across the entire country. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the button below!

• Charleston County School of the Arts Middle School Wind Ensemble; Suzanne K. Reed, Director

• Cheyenne Mountain High School Symphonic Band; Genice Matzke, Director

• Faith Lutheran Symphony Orchestra; Daniel & Jennifer Zeigner, Directors

• Heritage High School Symphonic Orchestra; Garren Cuthrell, Director

Requiem by john rutter

Masterwork Festival Chorus

New York City Chamber Orchestra

Allen Hightower, Conductor

OCTAVO SERIES CHORUS

Cameron Weatherford, Conductor

Gwyneth Walker: I Thank You God

Jason Robert Brown, arr. Mac Huff: Sanctuary

Josef Rheinberger: Abendlied

Dolly Parton, arr. Craig Hella Johnson: Light of a Clear Blue Morning

Tom Petty, arr. John Wykoff: Beautiful Morning

Stephen Foster, arr. Nicholas Johnson: Hard Times

JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY A CAPPELLA CHOIR

Eliezer Yanson, Jr., Conductor

Octavo Series Chorus

Derrick Fox, Conductor

Thabo Matshego: Ukholo Lwami

Victor Johnson: If Love Should Count You Worthy

Rosephanye Powell: Still I Rise

Derrick Fox: Journey On

Andrea Ramsey: Imaginary Creatures

Christopher Harris: Why I Do Not Weep

Octavo Series Chorus

Amanda Quist, Conductor

Rosephanye Powell: Non Nobis, Domine

W.A. Mozart: Gloria from Coronation Mass

Kim Andre Arnesen: Even When He is Silent

Stacey Gibbs: Great God Almighty

Tom Petty, arr. Amanda Quist/Tim Brent: Wildflowers

Susan LaBarr: We Remember Them

Feature performanceS by:

The E.O smith chamber singers

Amanda Sprague Hanzlik, Director

University of Nebraska at Omaha Concert Choir

Derrick Fox, Director

timothy mahr, band clinician

douglas droste, orchestra clinician

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians. Clinicians for March 20th are Dr. Timothy Mahr (St. Olaf College) and Douglas Droste (Baldwin Wallace University). Audiences will delight in a varied program, with selections by Bach, Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Sousa, and more. Participating ensembles, seen below, represent some of the most talented bands and orchestras from across the entire country. Tickets can be purchased by clicking the button below!

• Harrison High School Symphonic Winds; Deanna Loertscher, Director

• Malibu High School Orchestra; Maia Zander, Director

• Miami Arts Studio Varsity Chamber Orchestra; Vivian Gonzalez, Director

• Smoky Hill High School Orchestra; Christopher Norwood, Director

• Smoky Hill Symphonic Winds; Zak Ruffert, Director

Illuminare by elaine hagenberg

MASTERWORK Festival Chorus

James Rodde, Conductor

Octavo series Chorus

Jefferson Johnson, Conductor

Musical Selections:

G.F. Handel, ed. Patrick M. Liebergen: How Excellent Thy Name

Aaron Copland, arr. Glenn Koponen: Zion’s Walls

Dan Davidson: Ritmo

Elaine Hagenberg: There Was a Time

arr. Susan Brumfield: No Time

Byron Smith: He’ll Make A Way

Feature performances by the following ensembles:

Cherry creek chorale

Brian Patrick Leatherman, Director

chorale midwest

Bradley Barrett, Director

Des moines choral society

James Rodde, Director

iowa state singers

James Rodde, Director

University of kentucky chorale

Jefferson Johnson, Director

Haydn Lord Nelson Mass

Masterwork Festival Chorus

Eliza Rubenstein, Conductor

Eliza Rubenstein will lead the MASTERWORK FESTIVAL CHORUS in a daring installment of Haydn’s choral triumph, the Lord Nelson Mass.

PARTICIPATING ENSEMBLES

CPT Chamber Singers

Men in Blaque

New Jersey City University Chamber Singers

Orange Coast College Chamber Singers

Orange County Women’s Chorus

Singers from the Long Beach Chorale

Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living

Masterwork Festival Chorus

Pearl Shangkuan, Conductor

Pearl Shangkuan will conduct the MASTERWORK FESTIVAL CHORUS in Dan Forrest’s best known work, Requiem for the Living. The piece first premiered in 2013 and has been beloved beloved by choirs and audiences world-wide ever since.

Participating Ensembles

Borough of Manhattan Community College

Brookdale Concordia Chorale

Celebration Choir of First Presbyterian Church

Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus

Lakeland Community Choir

Monroe Community College

Northminster Baptist Choir

South Spencer High School Rebel Singers

DEBUT SERIES

Indianapolis Youth Symphony Orchestra

Adam Bodony & Craig Ghormely, Directors

The Indianapolis Youth Symphony Orchestra will dazzle audiences with a program of works by Tchaikovsky, Holdridge, and Strauss II.

Mozart’s Requiem

Masterwork Festival Chorus

Gary Seighman, Conductor

Gary Seighman takes to the podium to lead the Masterwork Festival Chorus in a moving rendition of Mozart’s magnum opus, the Requiem.

Participating Ensembles

The Celebration Singers

Columbus International Children’s Choir

First United Methodist Church Allen

Gainesville Festival Singers

Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School Chamber Choir

Sheppard Academy of Vocal Arts

Trinity University Chamber Singers & Alumni

Villanova Singers & Villanova Voices

Youth Choir Series

National Youth Festival Chorus

Robyn Reeves Lana, Conductor

Robyn Reeves Lana will lead the National Youth Chorus in a program of six diverse works for youth choir.

Participating Ensembles

Allegro Choirs of Kansas City

British International School of New York Choir

Cincinnati Youth Choir

Greenville Youth Chorale

Marin Girls Chorus

Pensacola Children’s Chorus

Young Naperville Singers

Debut Series

Tara Winds Clarinet Choir

Selections by Gustav Holst, Marcel Dupre, Nicole Chamberlin, and Roland Cardon

Spotlight Performances

Columbus International Children’s Choir

Tatiana Kats, Director

Trinity University Chamber Singers

Gary Seighman, Director

Don’t miss an exciting evening of choral and symphonic music at world-renowned Carnegie Hall!

Join Dr. Jamie Hillman as he leads the the National Festival Chorus in a wonderful selection of choral works, including Mozart’s Veni Sancte Spiritus, Dan Forrest’s Shalom, Randall Stroope’s Lamentations of Jeremiah, and more.

PARTICIPATING ENSEMBLES
Chartertech High School for the Performing Arts Advanced Ensemble; Jean Immler, Director; Somers Point, NJ

High Call Choir; Joseph Rine, Director; Round Rock, TX

Lawrence Academy Singers & Lawrencian Chorale; Jennifer Cooper, Director; Groton, MA

Music In Motion (Performing Arts); Jeanette Martin, Director; Angus, Ontario

Nashville Community High School Choir; Steve Browne, Director; Nashville, IL

Poly Prep Country Day School Concert Choir; Daniel Doughty, Director; Brooklyn, NY

Veritas Chamber Singers; Jack Templeton, Director; Richmond, VA

Volare; Lauren Diez, Director; Los Altos, CA

White Plains High School Choir; Penelope Cruz, Director; White Plains, NY

In addition to the National Festival Chorus, instrumental ensembles from across the country will participate in MCP’s Symphonic Series, featuring clinicians Dr. Peter Boonshaft and Dr. Rebecca MacLeod. Audiences will be treated to a diverse program, spanning from Schubert and Mahler to contemporary artists such as Samuel Hazo and James Swearingen.

PARTICIPATING ENSEMBLES

Carmel High School Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Chen, Director; Carmel, IN

Carmel High School String Orchestra; Nicole DeGuire, Maggie Hite, Sarah Stoutamyer, Directors; Carmel IN

Nashville Community High School Concert Band; Steve Browne, Director; Nashville, IL

Ronald W. Regan High School Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Tysor, Director; Pfafftown, NC

Ronald W. Regan High School Wind Ensemble; Robert Johnston, Director; Pfafftown, NC



Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi

Masterwork Festival Chorus

Jason Paulk, Conductor

Songs of Struggle and Reconciliation

National Festival Chorus

Julie Yu-Oppenheim, Conductor

Gyorgi Deak-Bardos, ed. Rod Walker: Eli, Eli

Rosephanye Powell: Non Nobis, Domine

James Syler: Dear Sarah

Elaine Hagenberg: O Love

arr. William L. Dawson: Soon Ah Will Be Done

Stephen Paulus: The Road Home

J.K. Alwood, arr. Shawn Kirchner: Unclouded Day

ENMU Chamber Singers

Jason Paulk, Director

Selections by Jake Runestad and Craig Hella Johnson

Denver School of the Arts Voces Valiosas & Chorale

Ryan Garrison & Meaghan Quigley, Directors

Chad Nicholson, band clinician

Daniel Baldwin, orchestra clinician

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians. Clinicians for March 22nd are Dr. Chad Nicholson (University of Arizona) and Dr. Daniel Baldwin (Luther College). Audiences will delight in a varied program, from standards such as Copland’s Hoe-Down and Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances, to reigning contemporary stalwarts, like John Mackey’s Foundry and Roland Barrett’s Ghost Dances (Wounded Knee, 1890). Participating ensembles, seen below, represent some of the most talented bands and orchestras from across the entire country. These ensembles make up a concert you don’t want to miss—tickets can be found by clicking the button below!

• Burlington High School Symphonic Winds; Sean Buchsbaum, Director

• Cherokee Trail High School Band; Neil Guy, Director

• Cherokee Trail High School Orchestra; Kyle Reply, Director

• Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Orchestra; Troy Webdell, Director

• La Cañada High School Symphonic Band; Jason Stone, Director

• La Cañada High School Orchestra; Jennifer Munday, Director

HOPE RISING will mark Manhattan Concert Production’s first live concert at Carnegie Hall since the beginning of the pandemic. We are celebrating this exciting landmark by forming two National Festival Choruses, led respectively by guest conductors Christopher Maunu and Elizabeth Swanson. Ensembles from across the country have been hard at work preparing a wonderful selection of choral works, including Maunu’s “Phoenix: A Trilogy of Hope”, Rosephanye Powell’s “Still I Rise” and “To Sit and Dream,” Wynton Marsalis’s “The Lord’s Prayer” from Abyssinian Mass, and much more.

PARTICIPATING ENSEMBLES

Arvada West High School Choirs; Chris Maunu, Director; Arvada, CO

Abilene High School Singers Ensemble; Danette Whiteley, Director; Abilene KS

Cherokee Trail High School Choir; Aaron Jaramillo & Paige Lewkow, Directors; Aurora, CO

Estes Park High School Concert Choir; Alan Denney, Director; Estes Park, CO

Florida International University Choir; Karen Fuller, Director; Miami, FL

Harding Academy Chorus; Craig Jones, Director; Searcy, AR

Lenape Valley Regional High School Patriot Pops; Kathleen Donahue, Director; Stanhope, NJ

Pennsauken High School Choir; Kate Guenther, Director; Pennauken, NJ

Spackenkill High School Chorus; Holden Maiorana, Director; Poughkeepsie, NY

University of Colorado Choirs; Elizabeth Swanson, Director; Boulder, CO

Individual Participants from: Farmington Hills, NY; Jacksonville, FL; Queens, NY

In addition, the concert will also feature performances from Arvada West High School Wind Symphony, Arvada West String Sinfonietta, and Tomball High School Band. Audiences will enjoy repertoire from Percy Grainger, Leonard Bernstein, Florence Price and more. Please join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion!

MCP presents Choral Treasures at world-renowned Carnegie Hall. Bask in an evening of choral music featuring the Masterwork Festival Chorus and prominent soloists, with the all-professional New York City Chamber Orchestra, led by distinguished guest conductor Jeffrey Douma. Mozart’s famously unfinished final masterpiece, Requiem, continues to have a powerful impact with listeners for its tremendous swells and energetic musical phrases, and remains a staple in the classical repertoire.

Guest conductor Jeffrey Douma currently serves as Director of the Yale Glee Club. Hailed under his direction by The New York Times as “one of the best collegiate singing ensembles, and one of the most adventurous”, he also serves as Professor of Conducting at the Yale School of Music.

Singers from across the U.S. will also come together as the National Festival Chorus to perform a fantastic array of choral favorites, all under the baton of guest conductor Brad Holmes. The program includes Hagenberg’s “O Love that Will Not Let Me Go ,” Narverud’s “Let the Music Fill Your Soul,” Hoggard’s “Personent Hodie,” and more. A highly sought after conductor, Holmes is the Director of Choir Programs at Millikin University. He was a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, working primarily with the Choir of Clare College, and returns to England frequently for conducting engagements and choral workshops. Other international guest-conducting have included Europe, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

The concert will also include a performance from the National Children’s Festival Chorus, led by MCP Conductor-in-Residence Brian Clissold, in a a selection of choral works including Gjeilo’s “The Rose,” Dilworth’s “A Symphony of the Heart,” Davidson’s “Birdsong”​ from​ ​I Never Saw Another Butterfly, and more. An accomplished conductor, Clissold has had great success working with choirs, and more specifically, specializing in children’s choirs throughout the Midwest. He recently served as the Artistic Director of The Celebration Singers. As a baritone, he is a founding member of the professional New York based ensemble, Manhattan Chorale, and performs regularly in renowned venues throughout the U.S.

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MCP presents Solidarity in Troubled Times at world-renowned Carnegie Hall with Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, as well a selection of choral classics at legendary Carnegie Hall! Performed by the Masterwork Festival Chorus, professional soloists, and the New York City Chamber Orchestra, and guest conductor Gary Seighman.

Hailed as Haydn’s overall greatest masterpiece, his riveting Lord Nelson Mass (“Mass for troubled times”), from its terrifying opening movement of confusion to its overall joyful transformation, the mood drastically shifts between movements, ending with a beautiful and peaceful setting of “Agnus Dei.”

Composer and guest conductor Z. Randall Stroope will lead the National Festival Chorus in a riveting selection of choral works including Ešenvalds’ “...to music and infinity” from Trinity Te Deum, Brahms’ “Brauner Bursche” from Zigeunerleben, Op. 103, Handel’s “...of the longing and desire” from As Pants the Hart (​Chandos Anthem no. 6), and more. The National Children’s Festival Chorus will also perform an array of choral works including Handel’s “O Lovely Peace” ​from ​Judas Maccabeus, Antognini’s “Kyrie Eleison,” the Shaker Song “Come Dance and Sing,” among others, led by guest conductor Emily Ellsworth.

The evening will also feature a debut performance from Trinity University Chamber Singers, led by director Gary Seighman.

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Sarah McKoin, Band Clinician

Jean Montes, Orchestra Clinician

The Symphonic Series provides bands and orchestras the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. Participating ensembles benefit from a private workshop and receive comments from a panel of nationally recognized clinicians.

• Floyd Central High School Symphony Orchestra; Doug Elmore, Director

• Hunterdon Central Regional High School Wind Symphony; Robert Kenny, Director

• Hunterdon Central Regional High School Advanced String Orchestra; William Magalio, Director

• Metropolitan Youth Symphony Arizona; Brian Murphy and Karalee K. Hagen, Directors

• Robinson High School Band; Chris Revett, Director

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Hosted at New York City's acclaimed Symphony Space, the 2020 New York City Jazz Festival will culminate with this highly-anticipated evening of jazz featuring the Cal State Long Beach Jazz Band with director Jeff Jarvis and Western Michigan University's 'Gold Company' with director Greg Jasperse.

The Cal State Long Beach Jazz Band led by Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Jarvis, the Studio Jazz Band is an important component of the comprehensive Jazz Studies program at Cal State Long Beach. In 2014 this large jazz ensemble won the Western States Jazz Festival while competing with top bands from other California universities. Jeff Jarvis has distinguished himself as a trumpeter, composer, jazz educator, and music publisher. He serves as Director of Jazz Studies at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach and frequently appears as an honors jazz band conductor, clinician and lecturer. Jeff is the Music Director Emeritus of the Central New York Jazz Orchestra and is a former Vice-President of the International Association For Jazz Education.

Gold Company is the internationally regarded and award-winning vocal jazz ensemble from Western Michigan University. They maintain an active performance schedule throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Gold Company has enjoyed a multitude of guest artists over the past several years including Kate McGarry and Keith Ganz, Sunny Wilkinson, Sara Gazarek and Josh Nelson, Bobby McFerrin, Gretchen Parlato, Eliane Elias, The Manhattan Transfer, Take Six, New York Voices, The Real Group, Kurt Elling, Curtis Stigers, Esperanza Spalding, Luciana Souza, and many more.

A world-renowned composer and arranger, Greg Jasperse is sought after internationally as a clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor. Jasperse’s voice can be heard on numerous movie soundtracks including Epic; Oz, The Great and Powerful; The Campaign; Star Trek and Star Trek 2; National Treasure 2; SALT; The Last Airbender; and Real Steel, as well as the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s song “Monarchy of Roses” and Muse’s album The 2nd Law. Most recently he had the pleasure of singing at the 85th Annual Oscars with Adele on her song “Skyfall.” Jasperse is a member of two professional vocal groups – Sixth Wave and Vertical Voices. He has also performed with a variety of artists, including Rosemary Clooney, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Kirk Whalum, Jennifer Holiday, Jon Secada, and Gloria Estefan.

Don't miss this exciting evening of jazz!

Hosted at New York City’s acclaimed Symphony Space, the New York City Jazz Festival gives instrumental and vocal jazz ensembles the opportunity to perform while receiving recorded comments from an outstanding panel of nationally-recognized jazz experts.

Don’t miss this incredible day of jazz this April!