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2019 Polk County
​Directors' Jazz band

​2019 Polk County Director’s Band


The Fine Arts Festival Has Officially been rescheduled to 

APRIL 13th


​Thank you all so much for agreeing to play with this years’ group.

Rehearsal Dates:

Tuesday, April 9th & Thursday, April 11th  at Lawton Chiles Academy @ 6:00 p.m.

Thank you to Michael McElwain and Lawton Chiles for hosting again!!!

Monday, March 11th & ​Thursday, March 14th at Lawton Chiles Academy @ 6:00 p.m.
Lawton Chiles Academy
​400 N Florida Ave,
Lakeland, FL 33801

Music:

(Performance Order:)
  • 1 - In The Stone (Recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire)– Words and Music by Maurice White, David Foster, and Allee Willis arr. Paul Murtha​ - 2:55
  • 2 - On the Sunnyside of the Street - words by Dorothy Fields Music by Jimmy McHugh arranged by Sammy Nestico (page 18)
  • 3 - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) – words and music by Bart Howard arr. Sammy Nestico - 2:40
  • 4 - They Can't Take That Away From Me– Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin arr. Dave Wolpe - 3:02​
  • 5 - Mack the Knife - English words by Marc Blitzstein Original German by Bertolt Brecht Music by Kurt Weil arr by Sammy Nestco
  • 6 - Brazil – Words and Music by S.K. Russell and Ary Barroso arr. Jerry Nowak - 1:31
  • 7 - How High the Moon - words by Nancy Hamilton Music by Morgan Lewis arranged by Dave Wolpe
  • 8 - Moanin' – by Bobby Timmons arr. Mark Taylor - 2:09
  • 9 - The Nearness Of You – Words by Ned Washington Music by Hoagy Carmichael arr. Rick Stitzel - 4:43​
  • 10 - Odyssey - by Sammy Nestico (page 16)
  • 11 - Walkin' Shoes – by Gerry Mulligan arr. Mark Taylor - 2:54​
  • 12 - Good News - Sammy Nestico ( page 4)
  • 13 -  88 Street - by Sammy Nestico (page  10)
  • 14 - Big Noise From Winnetka – Words by Gil Rodin and Bob Crosby, Music by Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc  arr. Paul Lavender - 2:02​
  • 15 - The Mudbug Strut – Composed by Paul Baker - 3:22​

Listening:
(Ear Candy)

*The examples below  may or may not be ensembles of exceptional quality. ​They are for a point of reference only.  If there is a better recording you would like to share, please send it to me and I will post it. Thanks
Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) – words and music by Bart Howard arr. Sammy Nestico
They Can't Take That Away From Me– Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin arr. Dave Wolpe
The Nearness Of You – Words by Ned Washington Music by Hoagy Carmichael arr. Rick Stitzel  (Click Here For Audio)
Brazil – Words and Music by S.K. Russell and Ary Barroso arr. Jerry Nowak 
In The Stone (Recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire)– Words and Music by Maurice White, David Foster, and Allee Willis arr. Paul Murtha
Moanin' – by Bobby Timmons arr. Mark Taylor 
Big Noise From Winnetka – Words by Gil Rodin and Bob Crosby, Music by Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc  arr. Paul Lavender
The Mudbug Strut – Composed by Paul Baker
Walkin' Shoes – by Gerry Mulligan arr. Mark Taylor
On the Sunnyside of the Street - words by Dorothy Fields Music by Jimmy McHugh arranged by Sammy Nestico (page 18)
Mack the Knife - English words by Marc Blitzstein Original German by Bertolt Brecht Music by Kurt Weil arr by Sammy Nestco
How High the Moon - words by Nancy Hamilton Music by Morgan Lewis arranged by Dave Wolpe
Odyssey - by Sammy Nestico (page 16)
Good News - Sammy Nestico ( page 4)
88 Street - by Sammy Nestico (page  10)

Performance Dress:


Beth has graciously offered to work on t-shirts for the big day! (Thanks Beth!) We will  wear jeans and the t-shirt for the performance.

​Instrumentation/Personnel:

*  (Names Listed in the order in which the RSVP was received. This does not necessarily note part placement. You can work that out at the first rehearsal.)
Saxophones
Alto - Kent Lambert, McKeel Academy of Technology
Alto - Linda Malone, Alturas Elementary
Tenor - Jesse Bryant, Rochelle School of the Arts
Tenor - Greg Wilks, Kingsford Elementary
​Bari - Chad Sell, Kathleen Elementary

Trombones
Trombone - Kyle Guira, Davenport School of the Arts
Trombone - Alex Belliveau, Frostproof Middle-Senior High School
Trombone - Malcolm Katzen, Citrus Ridge Civics Academy
Trombone - Samantha Gifford, Lakeland High School (Intern)
Bass Trombone - Ernesto Bayola, Southwest Middle School

Trumpets
Trumpet - Kyle Lanier, Lincoln Avenue Academy
Trumpet - Allison Lund, Westwood Middle School
Trumpet - Mike McElwain, Lawton Chiles Academy
Trumpet - Jennifer Peacock Ryan, Crystal Lake Middle School
​Trumpet - Lori Baranowski, Lake Gibson Middle School
Vocals
Tamela Gonzalez, Dundee Elementary Academy
Angela Guira, Southwest Middle School
Linda Malone, Alturas Elementary
​Jennifer Peacock Ryan, Crystal Lake Middle School

Rhythm Section
Piano

Andrew Sporn Percoco, Lake Wales Charter Schools
​
Bass
Zachary Dardis, Kathleen Middle

Guitar


Drum Set
Darryl Johnson, Special Guest
​

Performance Details:

Date:

Saturday, April 13, 2019 (NEW DATE!!)
Saturday, March 16, 2019 (CANCELED due to weather!!)

Time:

5:30 p.m.

Location:

North Side of Munn Park, Downtown, Lakeland (Right Next to Jimmy Johns, 125 N Kentucky Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801)

Dress: 

Jeans and Fine Arts Festival T-Shirt (provided upon arrival)

Polk County FINE ARTS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE (COMPLETE)

Saturday, April 13, 2019
* (Below is the schedule for the day. It has been revised so you may want to double check.) 

Performance Schedule:
​
  • 12:00 p.m. .......... Lake Region HS
    Jazz Ensemble
  • 12:30 a.m. .......... Winter Haven HS Jazz Band
  • 1:00 p.m. .......... Rochelle SOTA Jazz Orchestra 
  • 1:30 p.m. .......... Rochelle SOTA Musical Theater
  • 2:00 p.m. ..........  Arts Awards
  • 2:30 p.m. .......... ​Frostproof HS
    Jazz Ensemble 
  • 3:00 p.m. .......... Jewett MA
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • 3:30 p.m. .......... Lake Gibson MS
    Jazz Band
  • 4:00 p.m. .......... Davenport SOTA
    Jazz Band
  • 4:30 p.m. .......... Dundee Elementary - Drums and More!
  • 5:00 p.m. .......... Bartow HS
    Jazz Band
  • 5:30 p.m. .......... Director’s Jazz Band
  •  6:00 p.m. .......... Director’s Jazz Band
  • 6:30 p.m. .......... All- County Jazz Band ​
Vote fore Rehearsal Dates/Times Availability coming Soon HERE

    Please take a moment for the brief survey below concerning rehearsals times.

    A few people have engagements after rehearsals on both dates. If the majority can make an arrangement to  start rehearsals a little earlier than planned we will move the rehearsals. Please read the time date and times carefully. 
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