| St. Mary's Big Band Ensemble
Don Stapleson
Conductor
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| The St. Mary's Big Band Ensemble, led by Don
Stapleson, has been a mainstay of the St. Mary's music department since the
1970s. The group, composed of music majors, non-major musicians, and
community members, studies selections from big band repertoire, performing
works by jazz composers such as Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Joseph
Zawinul, and Anthony Carlos Jobim.
In 2004, the Big Band Ensemble was at its strongest, with over 20 members, including a Latin percussion section. The group frequently performs on campus and in the community. Select members of the big band ensemble also have an opportunity to perform in the jazz combo, which gives students more study in improvisation and soloing.
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