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FACULTY OF MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

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Phil Nimmons, director MacMillan Theatre

Friday, March 30, 1990

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PROGRAM

Selections will be made from arrangements and compositions by

Thad Jones, Sammy Nestico, Bill Holman, Rob McConnell, Phil Nimmons, Matt Harris, Bob Mintzer, lan McDougal, Rayburn Wright, John Berry, Dick Lieb, Bob Brookmeyer, and Charlie Young.

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The inimitable composer, arranger, bandleader and clarinetist PHIL NIMMONS received the inaugural 1986 award for music given by the Toronto Arts Awards Foundation. In the words of the music jury, he “has actively and ambitiously pursued a performing career for more than forty years, successfully bridging the gap between jazz and classical music.”

Phil Nimmons joined the University of Toronto in 1973 as instructor in jazz techniques and as director of the Faculty's Jazz Ensembles. He also presently holds the same position at the University of Western Ontario. A tireless proponent for the development of educational facilities for jazz and related music, he is the Director of Jazz Studies at the Courtenay Youth Centre, and has held similar positions at the University of New Brunswick, Banff School of Fine Arts and the University of Western Ontano. He currently directs a summer jazz program at the Interprovincial Music Camp.

A prolific and adventurous composer, Mr. Nimmons' own works in both the jazz and classical vein date from 1948. The recording of his Atlantic Suite (1974), performed by his band Nimmons 'N' Nine Plus Six, received the first Juno Award given in the jazz category in 1976. Plateaus: Cariboo Country Tone Poem, commissioned by the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and premiered in 1986, was subsequently recorded by that ensemble for CBC Classics. The Olympic Arts Festival of the 1988 Winter Games commissioned The Torch, and the work was premiered in Calgary by an Olympic Jazz Band, directed by Rob McConnell, last March. Other recently commissioned works include Images entre nous, for clarinetist James Campbell and pianist Gene DiNovi; Concerto for Trumpet was commissioned by the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council and the Laidlaw Foundation. Dan Warren, principal second trumpet, was the soloist when the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra premiered the work last spring.

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The Faculty of Music cordially invites you to attend other events in the Edward Johnson Building. Throughout the year, there are many recitals by Faculty members and students, as well as orchestra, band, choral, jazz and opera performances. Information is available in the Calendar of Events, which may be picked up in the Main Lobby near the Box Office. For information, telephone 978-3744.

Contmibutions for the scholarships or operating funds (payable to the University of Toronto and directed to the Faculty of Music) are most welcome and are eligible for a receipt for income tax purposes. Please address donations or enquiries to Professor Carl Morey, Dean, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario MSS 1A1. Telephone 978-3761.

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9/90 PRODU ‘ STAFF

Carl Morey, Dean

Ron Chandler, Associate Dean (on leave 1989/90)

Stephen Chenette, Acting Associate Dean Marnie Hare, Performance Division Fred Perruzza, Technical Director, MacMillan Theatre Jim Earls & Scott Thom, Technical Assistants, MacMillan Theatre

Joanne Harada, Public Relations Officer

Ronda Rindone-Baird, Public Relations Assistant

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Tenor Saxophone Dave Lavkulik Steve Gokool

Baritone Saxophone Rob Carli

Trumpet Curtis Dietz Howie Moore James Duncan Paul Kemerer Michael Grieco

Trombone

Patrick Brown

Ross Harwell

Dean Pattison

John Balsillie

Nicola Irwin-Childs (Tuba)

French Horn Elke Eble Sharon Fisher

R HM SE ON Piano Tim Hamel

Guitar Steve Zurakowski

Bass ench Ho Guy Gagnon Sam King Darcy McFadyen Drums Eicher ODE RHYTHM SECTION Piano Percussion Rob Baker Andy Momis | Guitar Steve Zurakowski "B" BAND Bass Brian Joyce Ito Saxophone Keith Reid Drums Mark Vining Craig Hunter Tenor Saxophone Percussion Paul Newman Steve Wassmansdorf Robert Wright

Baritone Saxophone Bemardo Padron

Trumpet David Malysh James Duncan Scott Harrison Brian Wookey Mike Marcuzzi

Trombone William Cam Blair Dewan Ross Harwell John Balsillie David Lum