PRO pro-gressing
Just to let you know now, the Paul Read Orchestra (PRO) has three performances coming up in the spring. All at the Rex on QUEEN West of University Ave.. Two of them are matinees and the other is a Thursday evening. I’ll send out the news again in a newsletter, but Jan 27 (3:30-6:30). Mar 3 (3:30-6:30) and April 12 (9:30 start). We are also getting set to do our first formal recording session in February (it will be abbreviated – probably just 3 or 4 compositions) with the idea of using this as a demo for finding further funding to accomplish a full out recording in the nearish future. I’m working on a new set of pieces for this project. More info in future blogs.
Lots of fun.
If you are around this week and want to hear some great large ensemble playing, the U of T big bands are at the Rex tonight (starting at 9:30), then tomorrow night Dave McMurdo’s band is playing a concert at the Glenn Gould Studio featuring “Conversations” a major work by my great friend Phil Nimmons. Then on Wed night this week, the 10 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra (U of T) is playing a full concert in Walter Hall (at U of T in the Faculty of Music). We are playing a host of great pieces by Thad Jones (2), Chuck Owen (3) and Jim McNeely (5). Four of the latter are from his wonderful suite of pieces inspired by the paintings of 20th century Swiss artist, Paul Klee. Hope you might make it out.