Student Tribune

End of Year Music Virtual Concert

By the end of this week I will provide a 2nd post with a LINK to view several music videos from one of our MCC ensembles. 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 burnin' B3 organ by Professor Nyerges.  Zazie will also be featured singing an orignal 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 may contribute an original of her own called "Entitled". Joe Percy will sing "Fly Me To The Moon" and play a jazz solo on guitar and a keyboard video of professor Nyerges showing the actual B3 organ solo played shown 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 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.And there maybe more tunes we'll announce on next post with the LINK. Dylan Fenti is featured on keyboards playing "Untitled" that evolved out of an idea by Anisha and edited by Joe. The students have been busy!

The students sent me their smart phone videos and/or CD quality audio files that they played over supplied backing tracks using earbuds or headphones. I produced and edited the music tracks & videos in my home studio (NBRJazz) for the MCC Music Area of the Visual & Performing Arts Department. Hope you enjoy them!!  –Professor John Nyerges

Look for the LINK in the next post and check it out. MCC Music, VaPA.

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Nyerges, John
Visual and Performing Arts
05/05/2021