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Milligan Jazz Ensemble to perform spring concert
MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (March 31, 2009) – The Milligan College Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Rick Simerly, will perform their spring concert Monday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Seeger Memorial Chapel on the Milligan College campus.
The show will contain a seven-movement worship service entitled “The Baecker Jazz Worship Service,” after Garth and Terry Baecker who commissioned the piece. Written by Dr. John Cooper, director of jazz studies at Western Illinois University, the performance was recorded by the John Cooper Orchestra in 2007.
The jazz concert will also feature vocalist Loretta Bowers on two of the movements.
The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Milligan College music department at 461.423.8723 or music@milligan.edu.
Read the featured article in the May 5, 2008 Pekin Daily Times, "Jazz Worship Draws Many to Church Service."
Announcement: March 9, 2008 - Mark Stryker, music critic from the Detroit Free Press, says "Cooper, a former Wayne State University student who teaches at Western Illinois University, has a firm command of the orchestra, solid ideas and a fine band stocked with Chicagoans and Detroiters."
Look for Rev. John Buttrick's article in the UCC News Dec07/Jan08,
Announcement: The John Cooper Jazz Orchestra recording of Baecker Jazz Worship Service was reviewed by Marie Asner at The Phantom Tollbooth. Asner says ..."This music is for everyone and all denominations, plus anyone who appreciates jazz. There are top-notch musicians involved in this CD with the addition of vocalist Reverend DaNita Bell...This is a jazz service that could stand alone in a concert hall."
Announcement: The John Cooper Jazz Orchestra recording of Baecker Jazz Worship Service was reviewed by Kevan Breitinger at Christian Music Central. Breitinger says "...I love jazz and couldn’t get enough of this intelligent composition." and ..."An emotive piano opens standout track “Communion (And Now You’re Gone)” before moving into fuller instrumentation. Thick horns lay down an evocative foundation which builds slowly into a warm crescendo of expressive awe."
