'The Name Game' Performed by Jazz Ensemble
KEENE, N.H., 11/10/06 - Keene State College’s Jazz Ensemble, directed by KSC artist-in-residence Don Baldini, will perform an evening of songs with and about names on Wednesday, December 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Theatre of the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for KSC students, senior citizens, and youth age 17 or younger. Call the box office at 603-358-2168.
“The Name Game” will feature many popular songs revolving around names, including the Peanuts cartoon musical staple “Linus & Lucy”; Blood, Sweat & Tears’ pop hit “Lucretia Mac Evil”; the theme from Rocky; the holiday favorite “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”; and the traditional jazz standards “Frankie & Johnny” and “Killer Joe.” Flute, saxophone, and clarinet soloist Bruce Krasin will join the KSC Jazz Ensemble on stage.
In addition to conducting the KSC Jazz Ensemble, Baldini directs the KSC Chamber Orchestra. He came to Keene State after a professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles. He appeared for 13 years with the Tonight Show Orchestra and toured with Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, and the Harry James and Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabakin bands. He can be heard on the soundtracks of The Little Mermaid and St. Elsewhere and broadcasts at Disney World and the Epcot Center.
He currently performs with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, the Dartmouth Symphony, Opera North, the Keene Chamber Orchestra, and several local chamber music and jazz groups. With the Cincinnati Symphony, Baldini recently recorded the music of Nelson Riddle for a CD released on the Telarc label.
