Classical Jam

Tickets: $15 general/$5 students

PROGRAM:

Dansyre - Tielman Susato
Concerto for Quintet, Orchestra & Audience - Payton MacDonald
Riqq Concerto - Justin Hines
Hong Kong Jam - Wendy Law
Fuga y Misterio (Arranged by Marco Granados - Astor Piazzolla
Improv with the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra

Classical Jam (CJ), a vibrant ensemble of flute, percussion, violin, viola and cello, brings five of the most highly demanded soloists and chamber musicians together. CJ is best known for its engaging and lively presentations for today's contemporary audiences, thought provoking concert themes, and wide-ranging repertoire from Renaissance dance music, traditional classical works, CJ's very own arrangements from Gershwin to Piazzolla, to original compositions.

CJ was recently selected by Concert Artists Guild to receive the Cary Trust Fund for Contemporary Music Projects, in commissioning composer Randall Woolf for a new work for the ensemble. A grant from the Puffin Foundation LTD. was awarded to Classical Jam in collaboration with filmmaker Kasia Witek in producing "Classical Jam- A Documentary." Classical Jam concerts range from subscription concert series, concerto appearances with orchestras, to in-school concerts, bringing the highest caliber of music to diverse audiences.

CJ Members have appeared with the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society and Musicians From Marlboro, and have performed internationally in venues throughout Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.

Recent Classical Jam performances include Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, NY, Quad Cities Arts, IL, Art Center At Killingworth, CT, and Hudson Opera, NY. Future performances will take CJ to York College Performing Arts Series, NY, EMMA Concert Association, Fl, and Strathmore, MD.

Since 1946, Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO), has been the region's largest, leading orchestra program for talented young musicians. Serving over 400 selected students in grades 4-12 annually with the highest quality orchestral training and chamber music opportunities, MCYO provides 5 levels of orchestras, Flute and Clarinet choirs, a Harp Ensemble, a Prep Winds Ensemble as well as other quartets/quintets. With residency and concerts at a state-of-the-art facility the Music Center at Strathmore, MCYO attracts students from the entire metro region, including Baltimore, northern VA, DC and several MD counties--Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel, Prince Georges, Charles and Baltimore. Visit www.mcyo.org !