Jazz Houston concert celebrates ‘Leonard Bernstein at 105’
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“Celebrating Leonard Bernstein at 105” is Jazz Houston’s opening season concert on Thursday, Sept. 28. The concert spotlights the genius of Bernstein and his love of jazz. In addition, it celebrates the unity between the Jewish and African-American communities of Houston.
The concert will be held in the Weserv Theatre at St. John’s UMC, 2019 Crawford St. A pre-concert talk begins at 6 p.m.; the concert starts at 7:30.
“Bernstein at 105” was originally commissioned and premiered by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York and co-directed by Vincent Gardner and Rich DeRosa in 2018. The concert since has been presented at The Barbican in London; Wroclaw, Poland; and The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
Gardner is the lead trombonist of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a celebrated composer and arranger, and co-founder/artistic director of Jazz Houston.
DeRosa is a Grammy-nominated composer and director of Jazz Composition and Arranging at the University of North Texas.
This exhilarating presentation will feature new arrangements of Bernstein’s compositions, arranged by both Gardner and DeRosa. Selections will include those from Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” “Wonderful Town,” “Mass” and “Symphony #1.”
Prior to the performance, a pre-concert Talkback Jazz Forum (panel discussion) will delve into Maestro Bernstein’s music and its unifying purpose, along with historical and current relations between the Jewish and African-American community in Houston.
The panel, moderated by Constable Alan Rosen, will include Gardner, musician, trombone; Dee Dee Dochen, vocalist and owner of DDD Marketing Communications; David Goldstein, musician, bass/music historian and marketing consultant; Maynard Gimble, musician, saxophone/music historian; Erica Davis, Rosen’s chief of staff and Harris County Department of Education board trustee.
An in-school education concert also will be presented Sept. 27 for area high school students at Kerr High School, 8150 Howell Sugar Land Rd., in Alief.
Jazz Houston is a vibrant organization that explores the entirety of jazz while preserving and promoting music for the Greater Houston community and beyond. Education is a pillar of Jazz Houston. Orchestra members and teaching artists regularly lead community educational opportunities for children and adults. These include workshops, public school programs and educational residencies. Engaging, lively educational experiences foster personal relationships with jazz for people of all ages while cultivating new audiences for the art form.
Tickets to “Celebrating Leonard Bernstein at 105” are available at jazzhouston.org.
The concert will be held in the Weserv Theatre at St. John’s UMC, 2019 Crawford St. A pre-concert talk begins at 6 p.m.; the concert starts at 7:30.
“Bernstein at 105” was originally commissioned and premiered by Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York and co-directed by Vincent Gardner and Rich DeRosa in 2018. The concert since has been presented at The Barbican in London; Wroclaw, Poland; and The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
Gardner is the lead trombonist of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, a celebrated composer and arranger, and co-founder/artistic director of Jazz Houston.
DeRosa is a Grammy-nominated composer and director of Jazz Composition and Arranging at the University of North Texas.
This exhilarating presentation will feature new arrangements of Bernstein’s compositions, arranged by both Gardner and DeRosa. Selections will include those from Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” “Wonderful Town,” “Mass” and “Symphony #1.”
Prior to the performance, a pre-concert Talkback Jazz Forum (panel discussion) will delve into Maestro Bernstein’s music and its unifying purpose, along with historical and current relations between the Jewish and African-American community in Houston.
The panel, moderated by Constable Alan Rosen, will include Gardner, musician, trombone; Dee Dee Dochen, vocalist and owner of DDD Marketing Communications; David Goldstein, musician, bass/music historian and marketing consultant; Maynard Gimble, musician, saxophone/music historian; Erica Davis, Rosen’s chief of staff and Harris County Department of Education board trustee.
An in-school education concert also will be presented Sept. 27 for area high school students at Kerr High School, 8150 Howell Sugar Land Rd., in Alief.
Jazz Houston is a vibrant organization that explores the entirety of jazz while preserving and promoting music for the Greater Houston community and beyond. Education is a pillar of Jazz Houston. Orchestra members and teaching artists regularly lead community educational opportunities for children and adults. These include workshops, public school programs and educational residencies. Engaging, lively educational experiences foster personal relationships with jazz for people of all ages while cultivating new audiences for the art form.
Tickets to “Celebrating Leonard Bernstein at 105” are available at jazzhouston.org.