STUDENT RECITAL I CHRISTOPHER SACHA Sunday I November 4, 2018 I 12:00 pm Conservatory Recital Hall
CHRISTOPHER SACHA saxophone Kate Williams I piano accompaniment Micah Collier I bass accompaniment Ryan Clark I drums accompaniment Max Ehrhardt I trumpet accompaniment
30th Performance I 2018-2019 Academic Year I Conservatory of Music I University of the Pacific
CONCERT PROGRAM I NOVEMBER 4 I 12:00 PM
Beatrice
Sam Rivers (1923-2011)
Dig Dis
Hank Mobley (1930-1986)
Naima
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
A Prayer to St. John Max Ehrhardt, trumpet I’ve Told Ev’ry Little Star
Ask Me Now
This I Dig of You
Christopher Sacha (b. 1996) Jerome Kern (1885-1945) Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) Hank Mobley (1930-1986)
This recital is presented as a partial fulfillment towards the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies. Christopher Sacha is a senior Jazz Studies major at University of the Pacific, with an emphasis in Performance. He has performed as a member of the Pacific Jazz Ensemble, Pacific Jazz Combos, and the Absolute Zerø Saxophone Quartet.
PROGRAM NOTES A Prayer to St. John is my take on John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, where I do my best to emulate what Coltrane and his quartet – McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums – were able to create. Though I’m not religious, I see the value of religious philosophy and how it has positively affected those around me who believe in God; this piece has some religious influence. The tune is comprised of three parts. The first part, entitled “Confession,” follows the idea of confessing one’s sins. This is a solemn piece, opening with a free trumpet part, interrupted by a melody performed by the saxophone, and joined by the saxophone playing harmony at the end of the movement. The second part, entitled “Blessing,” emulates the feeling of receiving a blessing. This is a joyful up-tempo movement that opens with bass and piano playing a bassline, eventually joined by drums with the piano playing chordal lines above that. It then moves to the two horns performing the melody, leading into improvisation. The movement ends with a slower moving harmonic line, which leads into the third and final part, entitled “Rebirth.” The “rebirth” can either be seen as the rebirth of Christ or the rebirth of a phoenix. This part starts slowly and quietly with solo saxophone and rhythm section and slowly speeds up and grows in volume, leading to the second part of the movement, where it’s an eruption of sound. At the end of the piece listen for the amen.
UPCOMING CONSERVATORY EVENTS Nov. 4 I 2:30 pm Opera Follies Pacific Opera Theatre Ensemble Vereschagin Alumni House
Nov. 11 I 2:30 pm Friends of Chamber Music: enhake Quartet Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Nov. 4 I 3:00 pm Central Valley Youth Symphony Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Nov. 12 I 7:00 pm Master Class Janos Csontos, saxophone Recital Hall
Nov. 6 I 7:30 pm Pacific Percussion Ensemble Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Nov. 14 I 7:30 pm Pacific Jazz Ensemble Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Nov. 10 I 7:30 pm University Symphony Orchestra Faye Spanos Concert Hall
Nov. 15 I 7:30 pm Trio 180 Recital Hall
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