Pitt’s Jazz Ensemble will host the Annual Big Band Festival Bands from local middle and high schools along with ensembles from Duquesne and Carnegie Mellon Universities will be performing.
This year’s festival will feature adjudication by international acclaimed composer, conductor and bassist Noriko Ueda. Ueda will give feedback to each of the performing ensembles, conduct the Pitt Jazz Ensemble in one of her own compositions and will perform with them as a soloist.
Schedule for the Pitt Big Band Festival 2018
9 a.m. – noon (20 minutes of prepared music and 15 minutes of adjudication)
Performances and Adjudication
- Falk Middle School Jazz Band
- CAPA 6th Grade Band
- CAPA Middle School Jazz Band
- CAPA High School Jazz Band
1-4 p.m. (30 minutes of prepared music and 15 minutes of adjudication)
- Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
- Carnegie Mellon University Jazz Orchestra
- Pitt Jazz Ensemble
For detailed event information follow the link. Questions? Email or call Philip Thompson at concerts@pitt.edu, 412-624-4125.
Location and Address
Bellefield Hall Auditorium