Thursday, September 29, 2022
7:30 PM
Beckwith Recital Hall, Cultural Arts Building
Event Type
Music Dept.
Contact
Seymour, Ann
910-962-3415
Customer
Department of Music
Link
https://events.uncw.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=109725
Composed of students from throughout the university, music majors and minors, as well as non-majors, UNCW Big Band performs a variety of jazz music from swing to mainstream jazz. Directed by Gabriel Sanchez Porras,
Program
Benny Golson: Along Came Betty
Freddie Hubbard: Little Sunflower; Red Clay
Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon: Bye Bye Blackbird
Personnel
Saxophone
Aidan Shepard, alto
Max Valentine, alto
Riley Farber, tenor
Nic Strickland, tenor
Eric Taylor, baritone
Trumpet
Jacob Boss
Megan Nelson
Jake Yates**
Trombone
Jerald Shynett*
George Forshay
Reece Braswell
Rhythm Section
Carson Campbell, guitar
Cat Hurst, piano
Matt Miller, bass
Christian Garcia, drums
Brendan Coffey, congas
*UNCW faculty
**UNCW alumni
Director biography
Gabriel Sánchez Porras joined the Department of Music faculty in July 2022, and is assistant professor of music, saxophone instructor, and director of Big Band and Saxophone Ensemble. He is completing a doctorate in saxophone performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa with Kenneth Tse. His Bachelor of Music is from the National Institute of Music of Costa Rica; his Master of Music is from Ball State University (Muncie, IN). Primary saxophone instructors include Kenneth Tse, Nathan Bogert and Harold Guillén.
Sánchez Porras has performed in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, El Salvador, Colombia, Guatemala, Cuba, France, Switzerland and the United States, including music festivals such as the Festival Nacional de las Artes (Costa Rica); Festival Internacional de las Artes (Costa Rica); Cosquín Rock; Montreux Jazz Festival; North American Saxophone Conference; Sax Fest Costa Rica; Alianza Latinoamericana de Saxofón (ALASAX); Encuentro Universitario Internacional De Saxofón México; Santa Catarina Music Festival; and Oficina de Música de Curitiba. He has performed and competed in a number of saxophone festivals in Latin America: third prize in the 2017 ALASAX Classic Saxophone Competition (Cali, Colombia); and second prize in the 2019 Yucatán Pan-American Classical Saxophone Competition (Mexico).
In Costa Rica, Sánchez Porras performed with groups including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Cartago Municipal Orchestra and the San José Concert Band. He was also part of the jazz and popular music scene and played with La Big Band de Costa Rica, New Jazz Project, Isla Tambor and Un Rojo Reggae Band, sharing the stage with well-known artists such as Armando Manzanero, Debi Nova, Ismael Serrano and Joaquin Yglesias.
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Tickets and ticket prices, please visit:
$10 general public; free to UNCW and CFCC students with valid IDs; free to CFCC music faculty/staff
Tickets available in advance and at the door starting one hour prior to performance.
UNCW Box Office (located in Kenan Auditorium) is open Tuesday-Thursday 12-4 p.m.
Any remaining tickets will be available one hour prior to performance at the Cultural Arts Building.
UNCW students may obtain tickets in advance by going to the UNCW Box Office (located in Kenan Auditorium) Tuesday-Thursday 12-4 p.m.
Present your UNCW ID at time of purchase.
Don't forget! The box office closes 15 minutes after the start of a Department of Music event.
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For more information or to join our email list, contact us
or call 910-962-3415 (Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Directions to Beckwith Recital Hall:
Plenty of free parking for this event, right next to the Cultural Arts Building.
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DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CONCERT GUIDELINES FOR UNCW STUDENTS
Arrive on time: at least 10 minutes before start of concert
• Arrive at the concert venue at least 10 minutes before the posted concert time.
Concert attendance and program stamping
Programs for students registered in Department of Music classes are stamped by the ushers at the end of the performance.
• If you leave before the concert ends, your program will not be stamped.
• If ushers should run out of programs, ask them to stamp your ticket stub at the end of the concert. Let your teacher know what happened.
Use of electronic devices during performances
• use of computers, tablets, phones is not allowed during performances. Anyone using an electronic device will be asked to put it away. Noncompliance may result in being asked to leave the event.