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Who Comes This Night… An Evening Of Christmas Music at APSU

APSU center of excellence in the creative arts logoMundell Lowe and James Ferguson came together with the talented musicians of the Austin Peay State University Department of Music & Conductor Gregory Wolynec to present “Who comes this night… An evening of Christmas Music.” Saturday evening. The Concert was a joint production of the APSU Department of Music and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

Who Comes This Night... An Evening Of Christmas Music
Who Comes This Night... An Evening Of Christmas Music

Lowe has worked with such jazz legends as Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Charlie Parker and Charles Mingus. He played in studio bands for TV shows such as ā€œA Date in Manhattanā€ with Cy Coleman, ā€œThe Kate Smith Hourā€ with Stan Getz and Doc Severinsen and Dave Garrawayā€™s ā€œToday Showā€ with George Duvivier and Ed Shaughnessy.

His own recordings include ā€œAfter Hoursā€ with Sarah Vaughn and ā€œBittersweetā€ with Carmen McRae. Lowe works with his own quintet and tours with the Andre Previn Trio.

Ferguson began his career with the New Christy Minstrels, and after moving to Nashville in 1981, quickly established himself as a studio musician. In 1990, he joined Crystal Gayleā€™s band as a singer, vocal arranger and bassist. As a leader, he has recorded two CDs, ā€œNot Just Another Pretty Bassā€ and ā€œDeep Summer Music.ā€

Mundell Lowe and James Ferguson
Mundell Lowe and James Ferguson

Ferguson and Lowe previously worked together on the duo album, ā€œHaunted Heart.ā€

In the concert they played versions of traditional Christmas classics, such as ā€œWhite Christmas,ā€ ā€œThe Christmas Song,ā€ ā€œSanta Claus is Coming to Town,ā€ ā€œJingle Bellsā€ and ā€œHave Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.ā€

The Dec. 12 concert was produced in large part by David Steinquest a Professor of Percussion at APSU. The program included large arrangements of ā€œWho Comes This Night,ā€ ā€œThe Christ Childā€™s Lullabyā€ and ā€œSilent Night.ā€ The nightā€™s program featured smaller group versions of ā€œGo Tell it on the Mountainā€ for brass quintet, ā€œLet it Snowā€ for string quartet, ā€œGreensleevesā€ for woodwind quintet and ā€œWe Wish You a Merry Christmasā€ for percussion quartet.

Who Comes This Night... An Evening Of Christmas Music
Who Comes This Night... An Evening Of Christmas Music

Program

Who Comes This Night
David Grusin arr. David Steinquest

White Christmas
Irving Berlin
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

Go Tell It On The Mountain
arr. Luther Henderson
The Brass Quintet

Let It Snow
Jule Styne arr. Barry Gordon
The String Quartet

Snowfall
Claud Thornhill, Ray Charles
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

A Christmas Walz
Sammy Chan, Jule Styne
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

The Christ Child’s Lullaby
arr. David Steinquest
Gail M. Robinson-Oturu, Sharon Mabry, Douglad R. Rose, Korre Foster

Old Fashioned Christmas
Bob Mater, Beegie Adair
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

We Wish You A Merry Christmas
arr. David Steinquest
The Percussion Quartet

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin
James Ferguson and Mundell Lowe

Silent Night
Franz Gruber arr. David Steinquest

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Who Comes This Night... An Evening of Christmas Music

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Performers

  • Lisa Vanarsdel, Flute
  • Jeanette Zyko, Oboe
  • Jessica Alter, Bassoon
  • Mingzhe Wang, Clarinet
  • Dawn Hartley, Bassoon
  • Francis Massinon, Horn
  • Richard Steffen, Trumpet
  • Mario Kee, Euphonium
  • Jorel Conley, Tuba
  • Matt DeVore, Timpani
  • David Steinquest, Mallets
  • Chris Osborne, Drum
  • Alex Brunt, Percussion
  • Anne Glass, Piano
  • Patricia Halbeck, Piano
  • Gail Robinson-Oturu, Soprano
  • Sharon Mabry, Mezzo-Soprano
  • Douglas Rose, Tenor
  • Korre Foster, Bass
  • Emily Hanna Crane, Violin
  • Booyoung Lee, Violin
  • Simone Parker, Viola
  • Ester Sooter, Cello
  • Gregory Wolynec, Conductor
Who Comes This Night... An Evening of Christmas Music
Who Comes This Night... An Evening of Christmas Music
Bill Larson
Bill Larson
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