UMS Concert Program, October 19, 1977: George Shearing Quintet -- George Shearing

Concert: Third
Complete Series: 4074
Power Center For The Performing Arts Ann Arbor, Michigan

The University Musical Society
The Univ
Presents
George Shearing Quintet
GEORGE SHEARING, Piano with
Chris Amberger, Bass Rusty Jones, Drums
Rob Whitsitt, Guitar
Ron Combes, Vibraphone and Percussion
Wednesday Evening, October 19, 1977, at 8:00
Power Center for the Performing Arts
Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
Feeling that a rigid program would be inappropriate to his music, Mr. Shearing will choose from the following selections:
Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Spain
A Foggy Day (In London Town)
The Way We Were
The Entertainer
Bryan's Song
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life
Eleanor Rigby
Aquarius
The Shadow of Your Smile
What Kind of Fool Am I
Alone Again, Naturally
Lullaby of Birdland
Send In the Clowns
Greenslceves
In a Chinese Garden
Superstar
Medley:
East of the Sun
The Roses of Piccardy
I'll Remember April
M.P.S., Capitol, Sheba, and EMI Records
BacharachDavid
Corea
Gershwin
IlamlishBergman
Joplin
LeGrand
Lennon McCartney
MacDermotRagny Rado
MandelWcber
Newley
O'Sullivan
Shearing
Sondhcim
Traditional
Wayne
WebbRice
Bowman
Wood
RayeDePaul Johnston
Third Program Seventh Annual Choice Series, Power Center Complete Programs 4074
Never, My Love
Over the Rainbow
Alfie
Close to You
Promises, Promises
The Continental
Humoresque
Satin Doll
Chicago
If
April in Paris Love Walked In
Killing Me Softly With His Song
Girl Talk
Folks Who Live on the Hill
Pick Yourself Up
We've Only Just Begun
Sing (a Song)
Younger Than Springtime
When Your Lover Has Gone
You've Got a Friend
My Ship 1
Speak Low f
I'll Be Around
You Are the Sunshine of My Life
The Roses of Piccardy
Jumping With Symphony Sid
Addrisi Arlen
BacharachDavid
Conrad
Dvorak
arr. Talum
Ellington
Fisher
Gales
Gershwin
GimbelFox Hejti
Kern
NicholsWilliams Raposo
RodgersHammerstein
Swan
Taylor
Weill
Wilder
Wonder
Wood
Young
By the time Englishborn George Shearing was twentyone, he had already established himself in London as a top star in supper clubs, and his recordings there were on the bestseller lists. In 1947, he came to the United States (later to become an American citizen) where he organized his first quintet for the nowhistorical LP recording which included a number called "September in the Rain." Emanating from that album was "the Shearing sound," with Shearing's name many times topping every trade paper, disc jockey, and jazz poll of any significance.
Mr. Shearing makes his own arrangements, and as a composer he has also written many hit songs. His TV guest appearances--with Johnny Carson, David Frost, Mike Douglas, Dick Cavett, and others--are numerous, and he has completed twentysix onehalf hour segments of "The George Shearing Show" for nationally syndicated television featuring the quintet and top guest vocalists. National Educational Television also featured him on a onehour show for its nationwide NET channels.
COMING EVENTS
The Hoofers--Jazz Tap Dance......Saturday, October 22
Philharmonia HungaricaKapp.......Sunday, October 23
Bartok: Two Portraits; Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 (Balint Vazsonyi, soloist); Dvorak:
Symphony No. 9 ("New World") Suk Trio............Tuesday, October 25
Beethoven: Trio in G major, Op. 1, No. 2; Dvorak: Trio in Bflat, Op. 21; Brahms: Trio in
B major, Op. 8
Murray Perahia, Pianist........Thursday, October 27
Beethoven: Sonata in Eflat major, Op. 7; Chopin: Four Impromptus; Schubert: Sonata in
A major, Op. Posth.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band.......Friday, October 28
Lazar Berman, Pianist........Thursday, November 3
BachBusoni: Chaconne; Prokofiev: Suite from Romeo and Juliet; Liszt: Funeraillcs, Sonata
in B minor
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