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Classically Jazzed at Watters Creek Music Series
with Bach Suites and Two Feet Beats
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Classically Jazzed w Bach Suites Two Feet Beats
at Watters Creek, Allen TX
Bach and Vivaldi violin concertos played with a jazz combo plus songs based on classical favorites like Für Elise and others! Features Mark Landson (violin) and Damon Clark (vocals) with some of the top jazz players in DFW. PLUS the mind blow
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Open Classical takes classical music favorites and reimagines them as virtuoso Jazz pieces. With a combo of the top classical and jazz musicians in DFW, the effect is a fusion of Bach and Gershwin, an eclectic and vibrant experience like no other!
Inspired by a little known recorded collaboration in the 1930’s by greats Eddie South, Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhart, Bach and Vivaldi violin concertos are swung and played violinist/composer Mark Landson with a jazz combo. Then, great melodies from Beethoven’s Fur Elise and Mozart’s Symphony in G minor are used as the melodies for jazz songs, performed by the stunning artistry of Damon K Clark, voted as best jazz vocalist in the Dallas Observer Music Awards.
Reviews of the initial performances have been stellar. TheaterJones said “Mark Landson and his Open Classical group have done it again–they’ve made classical music both innovative and fun”, calling it a “delightful performance” with “consistently excellent musicians.” CraveDFW said “Always innovative, Open Classical just raised the bar.”
Jazz Favorites by Damon Clark and the Classically Jazzed Band
Bach Suites and Two Feet Beats
Mark Landson, viola, and tap dancers Katelyn Harris,
Meghan Way, Sean Smith
Prelude and Fugue (from Suite #5)
Allemande (from Suite #4)
Courante (from Suite #1)
Sarabande (from Suite #2)
Gavotte (from Suite #6)
Gigue (from Suite #3)
INTERMISSION
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.3 No.6
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi
Arranged by Mark Landson and Michael Nesuda
Violin Soloist: Mark Landson
1. Allegro
2. Largo
3. Presto
The Mirror
Based on: Symphony in G minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lyrics by Mark Landson
Vocalist: Damon Clark
Rocketship to Mars
Based on: Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven
Lyrics by Mark Landson
Vocalist: Damon Clark
Beau Soir
Based on: Beau Soir by Claude Debussy
Lyrics by Paul Bourget
Vocalist: Damon Clark
Star
Based on: Intermezzo by Mascagni
Lyrics by Mark Landson
Vocalist: Damon Clark
Violin Concerto in D minor
Composer: JS Bach
Arranged by Mark Landson and Michael Nesuda
Violin Soloist: Mark Landson
1. Allegro
Musicians:
Mark Landson, violin
Damon K Clark, vocals
Michael Nesuda, guitar
Ben Allred, piano
Lucas Reader, bass
Hiroki Kitazawa, drums
Katelyn Harris, tap dancer