The following is a partial
list of our jazz commissions...
"Heart of the
Matter" by Bob Mintzer, published by Kendor Music
(Recorded on "Spectrum" by the Bob
Mintzer Big Band)
"I Remember
Clifford" arranged by Sammy Nestico, published by Hal
Leonard Music
"Chronometry" by
Fred Sturm, published by Heritage Jazz Press. Commissioned
for the New Trier High School Centennial (1901-2001)
"North Shore
Morning" by Matt Harris, published by Kendor
Music
"Two Sides of the
Coin" by Sammy Nestico, published by Hal
Leonard Music
"Latin Import"
by John Fedchock, publish by Kendor
Music
"Chameleon" by Les
Hooper, published by Doug Beach Music (Recorded as "The
Changing of the Guard" by the Les
Hooper Big Band)
"Ballad for a Rough
Year" by Frank Mantooth, published by Kendor
Music
"Batdance" by Matt
Toll (NTHS 84)- winner of the 1984 Down Beat "Most
Outstanding High School Student Composition" award
"Flying High" by
Gary Carney, published by Hal
Leonard Music
"64th St. West"
by Mike Pendowski, published by CPP
Belwin
"Contigo" by J.
Michael Verta (NTHS 90)- winner of the 1990 Down Beat "Most
Outstanding High School Student Composition" award
"Super Chief
arranged by Mathew Libman (NTHS. 96)- winner of the 1995 Down
Beat "Most Outstanding High School Student Arrangement"
"Epilogue" by Steve
Spiegl, published by Spiegl
Publishing Company
"The Village
Maze" by Sam Bar-Sheshet (NTHS 99)
"Waltz for a Bad Hair
Day" by Mike Pagan
"J Birds" by John
Fedchock, published by Kendor Music
"The Island of Introspection" by Tom Davis, published
by Tom Davis Music
"Firestorm" by Jeff Jarvis,
published by Kendor Music
"Betty"
by Jamie Simmons
"Benny
Goodman Medley" by Shane Porter
"Whodunnit?" by Gordon Goodwin,
published by Warner
Brothers
"North
Shore Evening" by Matt Harris, to be
published by Kendor Music
"Foreign
Intrigue" by
Mike Tomaro, published by Doug Beach/Kendor Music
An
yet to be titled composition by Don Owens in
honor of the retirement of John Thomson to be premiered at the Spring Jazz
Concert on April 15, 2007
