American Spectacular!
Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:30:00 PM UTC
Victoria Marra, Conductor
Overture, Prayer, and Dance - Robert Keys Clark
Jazz Pizzicato - Leroy Anderson
Gladiator March - John Philip Sousa
Pavanne - Morton Gould
Bolero - Milton Weinstein
Strike Up the Band - George Gershwin
I Mean to Say, Strike Up the Band
Soon
Hangin’ around with You
Mademoiselle from New Rochelle
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin, orch. Ferdie Grofe
Jackie Warren, Piano
Green Fields - Greyson, Dehr, Miller
On the Mall March - Edwin Franko Goldman
American Salute - Morton Gould
Based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again”
This afternoon’s concert is made possible through the generosity of our donors and advertisers, Bay Presbyterian Church, and the loan of “Rhapsody in Blue” by Mr. Steve Eva. Thank You!
Featured Artist
Born in the prairie town of Calhan, Colorado, pianist Jackie Warren is the granddaughter of a true cowboy. She came to Northeast Ohio in 1986 to earn her Bachelor of Music Degree at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, where she majored in piano performance and jazz studies, with mentors Wendell Logan, Neal Creque, and Kenny Davis. Following her 1990 Oberlin graduation she earned a Master of Music Degree from Cleveland State University.
Now living in Cleveland Heights, Ms. Warren is on the faculty of Cuyahoga Community College (Jazz Studies, Metro Campus), teaches at Oberlin Conservatory (Jazz Studies), and has taught since 1997 at the Cleveland Music School Settlement. She has performed and recorded with the Jazz Heritage Orchestra, the Afro-Cleveland Orchestra, Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta, and other groups. She often performs around town with her own trio or quartet. Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Solomon Burke, Percy Sledge, Marcus Belgrave, and Terence Blanchard are among the notables with whom she has performed. Ms. Warren can be found on the web at www.jackiewarren.net.
