The Whitney Center Jazz Orchestra presents “JAZZ ON SCREEN!” - Saturday, April 22 at 7 pm in Kinnison Hall at Whitney Center for the Arts.

Tickets: Adult: $25 Senior/Veteran: $15 Student (K-12, non-SC): $10 Live streaming: $10

WCJO’s program, “JAZZ ON SCREEN!” will present creative jazz music arrangements from classic films, television, and anime. The performance will include:
* Henry Mancini’s themes to the films “Charade” and “Days of Wine and Roses,” arranged by Eric Richards
* “Moon River” from the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, arranged by Scott Jeppesen.
* Johnny Mandel’s classic score to the 1958 crime blockbuster “I Want to Live”
* Burt Bacharach’s theme to the 1966 film “Alfie,” featuring WCJO’s lead trumpeter, John Harbaugh.
* A Brazilian version of the theme of “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood,” arranged by Mike Tomaro
* Lalo Schifrin’s exciting theme to “Mission Impossible.”
* The concert finale is a high-energy theme to the anime Cowboy Bebop titled “Tank!”

“This is an opportunity to hear a world-class professional big band performing an outstanding and entertaining concert program,” said Richards. “We hope you can join us!”

To purchase tickets or to learn more about this event, visit www.sheridan.edu/arts or call the WCA Box Office at (307)-675-0360.

WCJO is the professional jazz orchestra-in-residence at the Whitney Center for the Arts at Sheridan College and is comprised of 19 members of the finest professional jazz musicians in the region, many of whom serve on the faculties of the University of Colorado, Colorado Christian University, Montana State University, Central Washington University, MSU-Billings, Northwest College, and Sheridan College. The Musical Director of WCJO is composer-arranger-trombonist Dr. Eric Richards, the Director of Bands and Jazz Studies at Sheridan College. Dr. Richards’ music for jazz orchestra is published worldwide and has been performed on six continents by professional and educational ensembles.