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MCC Daily Tribune

Music Area Ensemble Virtual Concert May 2021

Paste the LINK below to view 11 music videos from one of our MCC ensembles.

https://ensemble.itec.suny.edu/Playlist/MCC_VAPA_EnsembleConcert_May2021.

It features  instrumental students from my band & vocal students from Dr. Rollo Fisher's groups performing music like the 1924 standard "Bye, Bye Blackbird" sung by Zazie Weldgen, and she has a scat solo too (!) plus a B3 organ by Professor Nyerges.

Zazie will also be featured singing an original of hers entitled “I'm So Sick Of Drowning”  and accompanies herself on guitar. There will be a beautiful version of "Nature Boy" featuring acoustic lead guitar by Ivanna Soletska and vocals by Anisha Stallworth. Anisha also contributes her own complete production video of her original music and lyrics she performs here called “Forever”.

Joe Percy will sing "Fly Me To The Moon" and play a jazz solo on guitar and there’s a keyboard video of Professor Nyerges showing the actual B3 organ solo played on the screen. Sara Whalen & Colin D'Annunzio are featured on a multiple percussion ensemble piece (premiere) by Professor John Nyerges entitled "Rhythm Nation". Laura Galbraith, Sydney Moore and Joe Percy will sing a verse each & team up with Pedal Steel guitarist Terrell King on "Blue Monk".

Laura  turns in her own solo arrangement of CCR's "Lookin' Out My Backdoor"- vocals and banjo. Laura will also sing Gershwin's "Summertime" with more soulful guitar soloing by Terrell. Sydney will sing "Til There Was You" that includes a Flugelhorn solo created by Professor Nyerges.

Dylan Fenti is featured on keyboards playing "Untitled" that evolved out of an idea by Anisha and edited by Joe.

Soundtracks were procuded by John Nyerges in his home studio NBRJazz and then students added their performances with their phones. Mixed, mastered and then finished in Final Cut Pro.

The Music Area-John Nyerges Dr. Roland Fisher and Dr. David Shaw hope you enjoy our students' performances and wish you all a great summer.

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John Nyerges
Visual and Performing Arts
05/07/2021