On March 19th I finally cleared this hurdle and completed the capstone requirement for the UC Santa Cruz Bachelor of Music program! A big thanks to all the family and friends that came out, and especially to all the accompanists, musicians, and sound engineers who helped put the performance on.
Concierto de Aranjuez – Joaquin Rodrigo
“Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow” – Takuya Kuroda (Performed by UCSC Jazz Combo)
“Expectations” – original composition
Program:
Fantasie en Mib by J. Ed. Barat
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Eric Ewazen, Movement II
Trumpet Concerto in Eb Major by J. N. Hummel, Movements I & III
Piece for Brass Quintet by Camellia Boutros – performed by the UCSC Brass Quintet
Ave Maria by Franz Schubert, with harp accompaniment
Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo
– Intermission –
Strasbourg/St. Denis by Roy Hargrove
Sometime, Somewhere, Somehow by Takuya Kuroda
Expectations by Camellia Boutros
Performers:
Accompanists
Marina Thomas, piano
Jennifer Cass, harp
UCSC Brass Quintet
Benjamin Ran, trumpet
Marissa DaCosta, French horn
Breanna Baltaxe Admony, trombone
Daniel Kirsner, tuba
UCSC Jazz Combo
Aaron Godinez, piano
Henry Wilson, vibraphone
Nelsen Hutchison, guitar
Kumi Maxson, upright bass
Gabe Meacham, electric bass
Evan O’Brien, saxophone
Michael Morales, drum kit