Jazz Small Ensembles
Jazz Interpretations of Musical Theater and Victory—Songs from 1945
Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT
McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Darius Hampton and Joe Clark, conductors
The Darius Hampton ensemble shares all-new jazz arrangements of Broadway standards, and the Joe Clark ensemble performs music from 1945, when Allied countries celebrated the end of the Second World War.
Tickets are $6 for the general public and $4 for students with valid ID.
Sold OutSelections by the Joe Clark Ensemble
Candice Tugby, trumpet and flugelhorn
Brian Kachur, tenor saxophone
Ethan Weisman, clarinet and alto saxophone
Dylan McGaharn, piano
Evan Diethrich, bass
Chase Wilkins, drums
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (arr. Chase Wilkins), “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over”
Vic Mizzy and Manny Curtis (arr. Candice Tugby), “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time”
Mary Lou Williams (arr. Ethan Weisman), “Libra” from Zodiac Suite
Cole Porter (arr. Evan Diethrich), “Don’t Fence Me In”
Billy Reid and Buddy Kaye (arr. Brian Kachur), “I’ll Close My Eyes”
Johnny Mercer and Nat King Cole (arr. Dylan McGaharn), Nat King Cole Medley
“You Can’t Make Money Dreaming”
“I Wake Up Screaming, Dreaming of You”
Selections by the Darius Hampton Ensemble
Mason Pia, soprano and alto saxophone
Dario Allais, tenor saxophone
Jun Byun, trumpet
Octavio Escamilla, guitar
Liam Powers, bass
Alexander Myers, drums
Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul (arr. Mason Pia), “Another Day of Sun”
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (arr. Dario Allais), “Pure Imagination”
Meredith Willson (arr. Liam Powers), “Seventy-Six Trombones”
Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (arr. Octavio Escamilla), “She Loves Me”
Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (arr. Alexander Myers), “Somewhere”
Stephen Schwartz (arr. Jun Byun), “Defying Gravity”
David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room
Address
70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
United States
About
Located in the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this rooms seats 120 and offers a flexible space for choral rehearsals, small ensemble performances, and student recitals.