The Open Rehearsal of the Jazz Ensemble performance is scheduled at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 20 in the William and Helen Richards Theater in Orange Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

Song selections include: Just Friends, Jazz and Samba, Groove Merchant, My Ship,
Anthropology, Nica's Dream, Satin Doll, All of Me, Triste, Alice in Wonderland,
Recorda Me, Blues Walk.

The Jazz Ensemble is comprised of enthusiastic SUNY Orange students and members
of the community. Since their backgrounds in music vary dramatically, they work to
become one coherent codependent group. This semester’s ensemble includes
Leo Betcher- alto sax, Richard Dambra - tenor sax, Lorelei Clark - flute and vocals, Ariana Jalon - trumpet, Aidan Plass - trumpet, Megumi Kinoshita - piano, Justin Palmiotti - bass, John Parodi - bass, Milton Peters - guitar, Harry Pharr - guitar, and Kim Peralta - drums.
The Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Mike Antonelli, DMA, tenor sax, who
received a bachelor’s degree in professional music from Berklee College of Music and
Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz and Improvisation from Boston University College of
Fine Arts.

Free parking is available in Lot #1 adjacent to Orange Hall, which is located at the
corner of Wawayanda and Grandview avenues, (GPS: 24 Grandview Avenue) on the
Middletown campus of SUNY Orange. For more information, contact the Arts and
Communication Department at (845) 341-4787.