FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com march 12, 2015 • GIRLS WORLD EXPO • The Queens Courier 13 Over 30 Programs on 65 acre campus MARCH MADNESS!! FREE Week of Camp!! Includes bussing, lunch & towel service Precious Moments Nursery School and Day Care COME In nOW TO REgISTER FOR SEpTEMbER 2015 FREE FULL DAY pRE-K (9am to 3:20 pm) Infant and Toddler Day Care, Nursery School, Pre-K Classes, After School Care, Summer Camp, Bus Service and Extended Hours ST. FRANCIS PREP’S PREMIERE ENSEMBLES TO PERFORM A NIGHT OF JAZZ AND POP WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Fresh Meadows, NY – On Friday, March 20th, the four premiere ensembles from St. Francis Prep’s Music Department will be presenting their annual Jazz/Pop Concert. Originally a vehicle for Prep’s Jazz Band, the concert has developed as a showcase for the top groups from from each component of the program, namely the Jazz Band, Chamber Choir, Honors Percussion Ensemble, and Chamber Orchestra. When asked if he was looking forward to the concert, senior saxophonist William Capistrano immediately replied, “Absolutely!” He went to to say that, “we get to play all our favorite selections, and we’re not limited in terms of time like we are with bigger concerts that include all of Prep’s ensembles.” Senior drummer Gabriel Godoy spoke about how this concerts allows students to be more individually expressive, given the nature of the music. In looking back on what will be his last Jazz/Pop concert, he exclaimed, “I’m so happy I joined Jazz Band three years ago!” Repertoire for the evening will feature a wide variety of music, including rock favorites like Sweet Child O’ Mine, originally recorded by Guns N’ Roses, Good Riddance (The Time of Your Life), orginally recorded by Green Day, and the big band standard Sing, Sing, Sing. In addition to the Prep ensembles, the Jazz Band from Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy will have the opportunity to share the stage with their older counterparts. This is part of Prep’s Music Department’s initiative to involve local schools and younger musicians in Prep concerts. Longtime Music department chairperson, Dr. Robert Corbino spoke to this, saying, “they’re part of the larger community, and are the young musicians that will bring up the future.” Fourth and fifth grade violin students from P.S. 115 will also be performing alongside Prep’s Chamber Orchestra. Prep’s Director of String Studies, Robert L. Johnston added, “This is a great opportunity for the younger students to perform with high schoolers that they look up to. For the high schoolers, it gives them a perspective of where they’ve come from, and how much they’ve grown since they were that age.” But the special guest of the evening will be New Orleans musician, Davell Crawford. This promisses to be a special experience for Prep’s student musicians to work directly with one of the shining lights in the field. Crawford will not only perform as a soloist, but also with Prep ensembles. Crawford’s biography reads, “Singer and pianist Davell Crawford continues the New Orleans piano tradition begun by musicians like Professor Longhair and James Booker. Crawford is the grandson of 1950s R&B star James “Sugar Boy” Crawford. His debut record, Let Them Talk (1995, Rounder Records), amply demonstrates his gospel, R&B and jazz influences. His gift for ballad singing St. Francis Prep’s Jazz Band under the direction of Dr. Robert Corbino is on display in full force, and he’s accompanied by some of the Crescent City’s top musicians, including drummer Herman Ernest III and saxophonist Alvin “Red” Tyler. Crawford has been playing piano since he was seven and first toured Europe in his early teens. Although Crawford didn’t know his grandfather was a musician, the elder Crawford did give a set of keyboards to him when he was 11. Like other young New Orleans musicians, Crawford brings a synthesis of styles (i.e., jazz, funk, gospel, and R&B) to his piano playing, songwriting and singing. His recordings include 1995’s Let Them Talk, 1996’s Just Friends, 1998’s B-3 and Me, 1999’s Love Like Yours and Mine, and 2013’s My Gift to You.” The concert is on Friday, March 20th, at 7:45PM in St. Francis Prep’s Brother Ralph Clifford Memorial Auditorium, 6100 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Fresh Meadows, Queens. General admission tickets are $5 and are available at the door on the night of the show. For more information, please call Dr. Robert Corbino, St. Francis Prep’s Chairperson of Music at (718) 423-8810, St. Francis Prep’s Chamber Choir Visit Us At: www.preciousmomentsnursery.com YOUR CHILD’S HOME AWAY FROM HOME THE bEST OF EvERYTHIng... REMEMbER! YOUR CHILD IS pRECIOUS! Care Kindergarten Discounted Extended Services For pRE-K please Call Us for More Details . . . Open Daily 7:30am to 6pm WHITESTOnE 11-02 Clintonville Street • 718-767-6655
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