by Kevin T McEneaney
This annual end-of-May concert offers a lively selection of classical music and jazz, directed by trumpeter Matt Finley. Finley has selected an eclectic and entertaining program for thirteen performers.
The program will feature the following works:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jerry Bock
*Caravan (1937), Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington
Pure Imagination (1971), Anthony Newley
A Very Precious Love (1957), Sammy Fain
* *Venetian Gondoliers (1837), Felix Mendelssohn
Second Suite in F (1911), Gustav Holst
I Hope in Time a Change Will Come (1970), Oliver Nelson
March: The Love of Three Oranges (1921), Sergei Prokofiev
Rio (1963), Roberto Menescal
Bugler’s Holiday (1954), Leroy Anderson
* arranged and orchestrated by Larry Ham.
**arranged and orchestrated by Matt Finley
The performers of this dynamic program are as follows:
Walter Barrett – trombone
Lynnette Benner – flute
Michelle Demko – flute, piccolo
Matt Finley – trumpet, director
Matt Garrity – drums
Charles Gray – clarinet, sax
Larry Ham – piano
Piotr Kargul – viola
Milt Lee – conductor, trumpet
Rob Murphy – violin (concertmaster)
Lou Pappas – double bass
Kay Sutka – clarinet
Jean Vilkelis – cello
Full biographies are available at www.thesmithfieldchurch.org/orchestra
The Bang Family produces this concert. Smithfield Church is located at 656 Smithfield Valley Road in northwest Amenia. Attendees for this 3 pm concert are asked for a $20 donation to support future concerts.
