Chapin Auditorium, Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Saturday, March 2, 2019
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| Brian Lapis, Photo by Dori Gavitt |
The Jazz Ensembles of Mt. Holyoke College present the 14th
edition of The Big Broadcast! on Saturday, March 2 at 2PM & 7:30PM. Created
and directed by Mark Gionfriddo, the concert is a re-creation of a live 1940's
radio show featuring the Mt. Holyoke College Big Band, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber
Jazz Ensembles performing well-known tunes from the swing era and the American
songbook. Once again, WWLP-TV meteorologist Brian Lapis is emcee.
Mt. Holyoke College music faculty member Mark Gionfriddo
originally created this performance for a small cabaret group he directed, and
incorporated it into the concert season. It has since been designated as a
Signature Event at the College. Gionfriddo has worked at Mt. Holyoke since
1986. In 2006, he conducted the MHC Big Band during two episodes of the popular
NPR radio quiz show Says You!. Gionfriddo is also well-known in the region as
music director of the Young@Heart Chorus.
Music will include memorable pieces written in what is
referred to as The Golden Age of Radio; i.e. Glenn Miller and others of that
ilk. Accomplished fiddler Zoe Darrow will join the concert as a special guest.
General admission tickets are $25 premium front and center
seating, $20 regular seating. Senior and student discounts apply. For
information call 413-545-2511 or 800-999-UMASS. For online tickets, visit
www.fineartscenter.com. Doors open one hour prior to each performance. Snow
date is Sunday, March 3.
