Too Marvelous for Words: Music of Frank Sinatra

New England Conservatory presents Too Marvelous for Words: Music of Frank Sinatra, a concert to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s birth at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. The event, conducted by Jazz Studies Chair Ken Schaphorst, will feature the NEC Jazz Orchestra and student vocalists with the NEC Philharmonia String Section. Included on the program are many of the most famous arrangements associated with Sinatra such as Nelson Riddle’s arrangements of “I’ve Got the World on a String,” “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” and “Witchcraft” as well as Quincy Jones’s arrangements of “Fly Me To the Moon,” “The Best is Yet to Come,” and “You Make Me Feel So Young.” Members of the NEC Philharmonia augment the NEC Jazz Orchestra for the second half of the program, beginning with “It Happened in Monterey.” The concert takes place at at NEC’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston and is free and open to the public. For more information, go to: necmusic.edu
or call 617-585-1122.

Featured soloists include Wonmi Jung, Katie Martucci, Natalie Dietz, Elizabeth Hoyt, Laila Smith, Charmaine Lee, Joseph Copeland, Darryn Dean, Carrie Furniss, Alexandra Keller, Robert Pate, Chloe Brisson, Priya Carlberg and Liz Tobias. The complete program is available at http://necmusic.edu/event/14491

This is one of over 100 free concerts and master classes from NEC’s Jazz and Contemporary Improvisation departments for the 2015-2016 season. Other highlights include a Gunther Schuller Memorial Concert, birthday concerts for Anthony Coleman 60, Fred Hersch 60, and Ran Blake 80, workshops/master classes by top flight musicians including Dave Holland; recitals by stellar NEC faculty including Ken Schaphorst, Dominique Eade, Eden MacAdam-Somer and Bob Nieske; and In the Mix and CI Salon Nights, 81 one-hour concerts featuring exceptional student ensembles. All concerts are free and open to the public.