Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra & JIVE-Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir
The Carnegie Mellon School of Music Jazz Ensembles explore a variety of jazz genres, from traditional swing to current trends in jazz fusion and jazz chamber music, while also performing jazz classics in a big band style.
Mark Snyder, Director of Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra
Betsy Lawrence, Director of JIVE-Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir
Grace Alai, Assistant Director & Librarian
Howie Wang, Collaborative Pianist
Carnegie Mellon Jazz Orchestra Program:
Dean Sorenson Samba De Carrera
Bob Mintzer Mr. Funk
Louis Bellson & Mark Taylor Brush Taps
Hoagy Carmichael & Johnny Mercer/Arr. Mark Snyder Skylark
Featuring Guest Vocalist Morgan Dodds
Stockton Helbing/Arr. Shawn Purcell Turtle Tank
Sammy Cahn/Arr. Shawn Purcell Dedicated to You
Featuring Guest Artist Shawn Purcell
Joey Calderazzo/Arr. Alan Baylock Midnight Voyage
Neil Hefti Kid From Redbank
JIVE-Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir Program:
Bobby Troup/Arr. Kirby Shaw Route 6
Bart Howard/Arr. Kirby Shaw Fly Me to the Moon
Ginny Carr A Million Miles
Jimmy Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn Ain’t that a Kick in the Head
Karl Suessdorf & John Blackburn/Arr. Darmon Meader Moonlight in Vermont
Bert Kaempfert & Milt Gabler/Arr. Kirby Shaw L-O-V-E
Cost: Free and open to public; Tickets required.
In accordance with Carnegie Mellon’s COVID-19 mitigation policies, all visitors to the university’s campus age 12 and older are required to be either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not fully vaccinated, must have received a negative COVID-19 test result within three days of the event.
All campus visitors who wish to participate in this event must adhere to all current COVID-19 mitigation requirements. As of March 28, 2022, per CMU policy, facial coverings are optional in indoor campus spaces.
By registering for a ticket, you agree that you will abide by the university’s COVID-19 mitigation requirements for visitors.
By registering for a ticket, you further attest that you have been either:
fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or
received a negative COVID-19 test result within three days of this event.