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A Jazz Passion
A Jazz Passion
Date Posted: March 12 2010
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A Jazz Passion premiers at 4 pm on Saturday, March 20, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Luke in Chicago. Admission is free. The libretto, written by Pastor David Abrahamson, Senior Pastor of Saint Luke Ministries, tells the story of the last days of Christ’s life, starting with the temptation of Christ in the wilderness and ending with His resurrection.
Bobby Lewis, Bobby Schiff and Andy Tecson composed and arranged the music. Pastor Abrahamson’s insightful text reveals Christ’s final journey in a new and fresh light, while being completely faithful to the scriptures. Bob Bowker will sing the role of Jesus. Bowker’s work as a singer, composer, arrange, producer and conductor touches every genre of music, including his work as a singer with the Robert Shaw Chorale at Carnegie Hall, and founding and conducting the Lakeside Singers, a superb professional choral ensemble.
In addition to being a composer, arranger and producer, Bobby Lewis is one of the leading trumpet players in Chicago, whose experience includes serving as Peggy Lee’s music director, and performing with artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Tony Bennett. Bobby Schiff is a composer, arranger and producer, and has performed with artists such as Mel Torme, Peggy Lee and Marvin Hamlisch. Each of these musicians has participated in thousands of recording sessions. Justin Sisul, director of music at St. Cletus Church in LaGrange, will be the conductor.
The band includes an all-star cast of Ken Jandes, Jerry Coleman, Stewart Miller, Tim Coffman, Geraldo DeOliveira, Mark Olen, John Blane, Pat Ferreri and Jerry DeMuzio, with vocal solo and vocal quartet roles sung by Daniel Riley, Dawn Holt Lauber, Gayle Bisesi and David Molnar. Other choir members include Beverly Coleman and Lakeside Singers members Angel Barrette, Lisa Bowker, Melissa Smithson, Dan MacDonald, Andrew Distel and Jon Negus.
The Church of Saint Luke is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago at 1500 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago. For more information call (773) 472-3383 or log-on to stlukechicago.org.
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