Music Department Events
NOTE: All concerts begin at 8:00 in the West Valley College Theater unless otherwise noted.
For more information, visit our websites
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westvalley.edu/music/
2008
October
Bill Mays and the Inventions Trio w/ WVC Jazz Band
Fri. 10/3, 8pm
West Valley College Theater, $10
Vocalist Madeline Eastman
Sunday, October 19, 2008, 7 pm
West Valley College Theater, Saratoga, CA
General admission $20.
Madeline Eastman has established herself as a singular talent, recognized in Down Beat Magazine's International Critics Poll and
heralded for her vocal gifts and irrepressible sense of adventure.
From Japan to Finland, from San Francisco and New York nightclubs to the Monterey and Glasgow Jazz Festivals, an Eastman performance is
never less than exhilarating. Madeline hails from the Bay Area, but the world is now her stage. www.madelineeastman.com ^
West Valley College Chamber Singers Fall Debut Concert
Thurs. 10/23, 8pm
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4663
For info 408.741.4663
WVC Invitational Choral Festival
Fri. 10/24, 8:30am to 5pm
Featuring local high school choirs in performance
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4663
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4663
43 Plays for 43 Presidents
Fri. 10/24, Sat. 10/25, Sun. 10/26 & Thurs. 10/30, Fri. 10/31, 8pm & 2pm Sunday Matinee
creative chronicles of the Presidents by Andy Bayiates, Sean Benjamin, Genevra Gallo, Chloë Johnston, and Karen Weinberg
West Valley College Studio Theater, MU12
$8 Student/Senior, $10 General
Call 408.741.2058
West Valley College Studio Theater, MU12
$8 Student/Senior, $10 General
Call 408.741.2058
November
43 Plays for 43 Presidents (see October listing)
Sat. 11/1, 8pm
WVC Jazz Ensemble
Fri. 11/7, 8pm
directed by Gus Kambeitz, West Valley College Theater, $10
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Fri. 11/21, Sat. 11/22, Fri. 11/28 & Sat. 11/29 8pm Sat. 11/29 & Sun. 11/30 2pm matinee
West Valley College Theater, $10 Student/Senior, $12 General
For info 408.741.2058
For info 408.741.2058
December
The Crucible (see above)
Fri. 12/5 & Sat. 12/6, Sun. 12/7, 8pm & 2pm Sunday Matinee
West Valley College Theater
Sounds of the Season Concert
Thurs. 12/11, 8pm
With the West Valley College Chamber Singers, West Valley Masterworks Chorale & West Valley Jazz Singers directed by Lou De La Rosa and Robert Cornejo,
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4663
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4663
Vivaldi's Gloria Preformance
Sat. 12/13, 7:30pm
With the Winchester Orchestra, West Valley Masterworks Chorale & West Valley College Chamber Singers directed by Henry Mollicone and Lou De La Rosa
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4336
West Valley College Theater
For info 408.741.4336
visit: www.westvalleychoirs.org ^
Vivaldi's Gloria Preformance (see above)
Sun. 12/14, 7:30pm
Trinity Church, 3rd St, San Jose
For info 408.741.4336
For info 408.741.4336
visit: www.westvalleychoirs.org ^
Legendary Drummer Louie Bellson
Sunday, December 14, 2008, 7 pm
West Valley College Theater, Saratoga, CA
General admission $20.
We're thrilled and honored to welcome the legendary Louie Bellson, the man Duke Ellington called "not only the world's greatest drummer...(but also)
the world's greatest musician!" Mr. Bellson has performed on more than 200 albums with such greats as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman,
Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Louie Armstrong, James Brown, Tony Bennett, Mel Torme, Joe Williams, and Bellson's late wife Pearl Bailey.
A six-time Grammy nominee, Louie has written more than 1000 compositions, authored a dozen educational books on drums and percussion, and received countless
awards recognizing his stature as one of the great musicians of our time. www.louiebellson.net ^
2009
February
Keyboardist Jeff Lorber
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8 pm
West Valley College Theater, Saratoga, CA
General admission $20
Over three decades after breaking ground as leader of the pioneering Jeff Lorber Fusion, the Philly-born and bred composer and keyboard wizard is
still inspiring contemporary smooth jazz and straight ahead jazz fans everywhere. Jeff is a Grammy-nominated musician with hundreds of credits in jazz, fusion, pop,
and R&B, including recent collaborations with Chris Botti, Dave Koz, Michael Franks, David Benoit, and saxophonist Gerald Albright. He even hosts a jazz show on Sirius satellite radio. www.jefflorber.com ^
May
Saxophonist Ernie Watts
Friday, May 15, 2009, 8 pm
West Valley College Theater, Saratoga, CA
General admission $20
Two-time Grammy Award winner Ernie Watts is one of the most versatile and prolific saxophone players around, featured on over 500 recordings with original masters including Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, and Buddy Rich, to the contemporary "who's who" of Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Arturo Sandoval, and Kenny Barron.
Ernie's signature sound is also heard on countless TV shows and movie scores, and with pop stars such as Aretha Franklin and Steely Dan.
Visit his site www.erniewatts.com ^
Music Directors
Robert Cornejo, Director of Jazz Singers
Lou De La Rosa, Director of Choral Activities and Vocal Music
Jeff Forehan, Director of Commercial Music
Gus Kambeitz, Director of Jazz Studies and Instrumental Music, Music Deparment Chair
Henry Mollicone, Director of Winchester Symphony at West Valley
• last updated: October 8, 2008 •