Marywood University Presents The Sammy Nestico Jazz Festival 2013
The Marywood University Department of Music, Theatre and Dance is pleased to welcome you to the Third Annual Festival dedicated to that great American art form……..JAZZ! We are committed to making this an ongoing event that honors the legends of jazz and examines the styles and repertoire that have been seminal to the evolution of this music as it exists today.
Friday, April 5 – 8:00pm Marywood University Jazz Ensemble and the Faculty Jazz Group
Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts
Saturday, April 6 – 2:00pm Three Area High School Jazz Bands: Delaware Valley High School,
Tunkhannock Area High School, Wyoming Seminary Upper School of Kingston
Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts
Saturday, April 6 – 8:00pm “Northeast Pennsylvania High School Honors Band” and the
“Marywood Studio Orchestra” featuring Marywood University Faculty Soloists
Sette LaVerghetta Center for Performing Arts
Sunday, April 7 – 8:00pm “Northeastern Pennsylvania Repertory Orchestra” NPRO with strings
and orchestral winds
Sette La Verghetta Center for Performing Arts
All events will be preceded by a brief lecture by a member of the University Jazz Faculty and offer insights into the specific repertoire and ensemble featured in that particular program. These lectures will begin twenty minutes prior to the concert.