David Elliot

The concept for this suite originated when the arranger, David Elliott and series advisor, Dr. Doreen Rao, visited an art museum. They viewed a statue of two children facing each other, holding hands....

This is a jazz medley of three traditional Kentucky folk songs: Old Dan Tucker, Billy Boy and Turkey in the Straw.

Stimmensatz - Jazz-Ensembley Kinderchor (SA), Tenor-Saxophon und Klavier, optional Jazz-Ensemble

This arrangement is a jazz treatment of the traditional Shaker folk melody “Simple Gifts.” After a traditional statement of the original tune, this setting presents the melody as a jazz sa...

Stimmensatz - Jazz-Ensemble

The Boston Trot is written to familiarize students with certain elements of jazz style by contrasting a familiar melody with a jazz version of the same.

The concept for this suite originated when the arranger, David Elliott and series advisor, Dr. Doreen Rao, visited an art museum. They viewed a statue of two children facing each other, holding hands....