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Big Band (Jazz Ensemble)
James Doherty, conductor

Undergraduate course number 660-262, Lab 2
Graduate course number 660-562, Lab 2

1 credit

The UW Big Band is a college "lab" jazz ensemble, its goal being to simulate, as closely as possible, the experience of working in a professional, commercially pertinent musical setting. Rehearsal time is heavily weighted towards the learning of those contemporary styles--swing, latin, and funk, among others--that students are most likely to encounter after graduating. The UW Big Band performs each semester, both on and off campus, including outreach activities and clinics. Make-up of the UW Big Band is typically a balance between music majors and students from other areas.

Admission to the ensemble is by audition. Sign up before each semester begins on the Jazz Board, at the center of Humanities, bottom floor. Auditions are usually in the evenings of the first 2 class days of the semester. They will include two prepared pieces of contrasting styles (students' choice), sight-reading and improvisation (optional).

Rehearsal Times:
Mondays 6-8 PM
Thursdays 6-8 PM

Upcoming Off-Campus Events

Feb. 16: Concert, Sharon Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield, WI, with Broofield Central High School. 7:00 PM

March 28: Clinic and Performance at Mount Horeb High School. Performance 11:00-11:40 AM

April 15: "Tunes on the Terrace", Monona Terrace. Performance 5:30-7:00 PM

April 16: Clinic at Middleton High School, as part of "Arts Fest". 1:30 -3:30 PM

April 25: Concert, Portage, WI. Portage Center for the Arts. Performing Arts Series. 7:30 PM

May 8: "Behind the Beat" Memorial Union, 5-7 PM
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