Bellevue Chamber Chorus

directed by Dr. Fredrick Lokken

Email us: BellevueChamberChorus @yahoo.com

BCC


Home

Season

Program Notes

09-10
Season
Dec 2009
March 2010
June 2010
08-09
Season
Dec 2008
March 2009
May 2009
07-08
Season
Dec 2007
April 2008
June 2008
06-07
Season
Dec 2006
March 2007
June 2007
05-06
Season
Dec 2005
March 2006
May 2006
04-05
Season
Nov 2004
March 2005
May 2005

 

 

 

March 2009: A NW Jazz Party

Come Fly With Me ………………....Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn., arr. Dave Barduhn

Solo — Kris Bryan

 

A Long Way To Go      ……………………...Barney McClure, arr. Dave Cross

Solos – Gene Buchholz (2 pm); Shannon Walch (7:30 pm)

 

Then She Smiled  Frank DeMiero, arr. Ken Kraintz

Solos – Shawna Shapiro, Erik Eliason

 

Love Walked In George and Ira Gerswhin, arr. Steve Zegree

 

A Time For Love Johnny Mandel

Andy Carr Trio

 

Songs from Greta Matassa

 

 

I’ll Sing For You  Nancy King, arr. Kelly Kunz

with Greta Matassa

 

Come Rain or Come Shine  Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, arr. Mac Huff

 

Undecided      Charles Shavers, Sid Robin, arr. Kirby Shaw

Solos – Dave Williams (2 pm); Dennis Defotis (7:30 pm)

 

Satin Doll        Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, arr. Teena Chin 

 

This Masquerade       Leon Russell, arr. Steve Zegree

Solos – Laurie Dietz (2 pm); Deb Nielsen (7:30 pm); Erik Eliason

 

How Long Has This Been Going On George & Ira Gershwin, arr. Kelley Johnson

Andy Carr Trio

 

When October Goes  Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer, arr. Laurie Cappello-Marcy

 

Songs from Greta Matassa

 

St. Louis Blues  W.C. Handy, arr. Norm Wallen

Solo – Frank Trujillo

 

This Little Light of Mine traditional, arr. Kirk Marcy

with Greta Matassa  

 


About the Guests


Greta Matassa

Four times voted the northwest’s “best jazz vocalist” by Earshot Jazz, Greta Matassa is one of the most talented singers working in jazz today.  In demand for concert and nightclub appearances, her one-woman show, “Ella and Billie,” a musical tribute, won her critical acclaim. Her collaborations and guest appearances with Spectrum Dance Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Teatro ZinZanni, the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and the Seattle Men’s Chorus have been innovative and successful. Compared with the greats, Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O’Day, and Nancy Wilson, Matassa has become one of the hottest tickets on the northwest jazz scene. Greta has released four CD’s and a DVD live concert. She receives regular national airplay. More information and reviews can be found on her web site, www.gretamatassa.com.

 

Andy Carr Trio

Andy Carr, piano, Dennis Staskowski, bass, and Don Berman, drums, have performed together for over a decade in a variety of settings. Andy and Don first hooked up in 1981, while performing in adjacent Pioneer Square jazz clubs. Dennis came on the scene in 1995, shortly after receiving a degree in instrumental performance from the University of Washington. Since then the trio has worked with choral groups and vocal jazz ensembles, and in club appearances backing Dianne Trani at Gaspare’s Ristorante Italiano, in Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood.

Away from the trio, the members each maintain individual musical pursuits. Andy has been a highly sought-after pianist for the Seattle jazz and swing dance scene since 1979, as well as accompanist for many vocalists, choral groups and musical theaters. Currently he is the pianist for the jazz ensemble Blue Street Voices, and the Seattle City Sextet, the Northwest’s premier tango orchestra.

 Dennis performs, records, and tours with numerous Northwest ensembles, in styles ranging from classical to jazz and world music.

 Don is a regular performer in Seattle jazz clubs. His recent collaborations include appearances with trumpeter Jim Knodle and vocalist Dina Blade.