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Side by Side - The New York Afro Bop Alliance Big Band "Pan American Nutcracker Suite" and the Yale Concert Band

“Everyone has a Christmas album, but this one, for sure, is distinctive, different, and delightful. And a worthy successor to Ellington and Strayhorn.” — Richard J Salvucci, All About Jazz

“The Pan American Nutcracker Suite is an aural tour de force, an all-encompassing, immersive sound experience.” — music writer Ken Micallef

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Yale Jazz Ensembles Big Band - "Comrades in Jazz: Celebrating Musical Connections and Fellowship"

Wayne Escoffery, Music Director. In celebration of his 50th birthday and 8th year at Yale, Escoffery reflects on collaborations with friends and colleagues, with the band presenting big band arrangements and compositions by Steve Davis, Conrad Herwig, Michael Mossman, and others.

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Yale Concert Band Winter Concert

Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director. Program:

● Gustav Holst composed his “First Suite in Eb for Military Band” in 1909. This milestone in the history of band literature is one of the few early band originals that has been transcribed for symphony orchestra. The Yale Concert Band is pleased to welcome Yale staff and faculty musicians to join this performance (click link below for music and information on how to join.)

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Composers and Soloists from Venezuela and Mexico - Yale Concert Band Opener

Thomas C. Duffy, Music Director. Yale’s wind symphony opens its season with music by composers and soloists from Venezuela and Mexico:
● “Fuga con Pajarillo.” Composer Aldemaro Romero combined a pajarillo (a waltz-like Venezuelan dance) with a complex fugue (a form of musical imitation, like a round) to create this exhilarating piece that features a break for traditional Venezuelan instruments (including bass and maracas) and virtuosic cadenzas for harp and cuatro (guitar). Guest artist Hector Molina, cuatro.

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