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File consists of a program and recording of a concert by the 11 O'clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons and the 10 O'clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read, with Rob McConnell, valve trombone, arranger and composer.

Program:

• Airegin / Rollins, arr. Bill Holman
• Confirmation / Parker, arr. Rob McConnell
• All the things you are / Kern, Hammerstein, arr. Rob McConnell
• The waltz you knew was blue / Rob McConnell
• The touch of your lips / Noble, arr. Rick Wilkins
• Tickletoe / Young, arr. Rob McConnell.

File consists of a program andrecording of the concert by the 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons and the 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read, in Walter Hall.

Selections from the following :

• American Express / Bob Brookmeyer
• Skylark / Brookmeyer
• Backbone / Thad Jones
• Bye bye blues / arr. Rob McConnell
• The ring / Bob Mintzer
• Here's that rainy day / arr. Phil Nimmons
• Things are getting better / arr. Rob McConnell
• Schlep it up to Joe's / Rob McConnell
• Have you heard / Metheny ; arr. Bob Curnow
• Green piece / Maria Schneider
• Cherry juice / Thad Jones
  The band performed selections from the following :
• Groove merchant / Jerome Richardson ; arr. Thad Jones
• Times passed / Nimmons
• Even the flowers / Privsek
• Prime time / Sammy Nestico
• Invitation / Bronislav Kaper ; arr. Andy Ballantyne
• Bemsha swing / Thelonius Monk ; arr. Bill Holman
• One finger snap / Herbie Hancock; arr. Bob Mintzer
• Make me smile / Bob Brookmeyer
• Flight of the foo birds / Neil Hefti
• Chornometry / Fred Sturm
• But not for me / Gershwin ; arr. Paul S Ashwell
• Zwischen den Baumen / Gordon Webster ; arr. Michael Webster.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert by 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons, and the 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read.

11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, selected from the following:

• ABCblues / Bob Brookmeyer
• Bundle o funk ; Flight to Nassau / Sammy Nestico
• Gentle piece / Kenny Wheeler
• Incredible journey / Bob Mintzer
• Under a tree / Phil Nimmons
• Liese / Phil Nimmons
• Windows / Chick Corea ; arr. Nimmons.

10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, selected from the following:

• Tip Toe / Thad Jones
• Sound bites / Jim McNeely
• Sea of tranquility / Maria Schneider
• Allegresse / Maria Schneider
• Christopher Columbus / Leon Berry ; arr. Bob Mintzer
• Rigpa / Chris Hunt
• Three and one / Thad Jones
• Hang Gliding / MAria Schneider
• Darn that dream / Jimmy Van Heusen ; arr. Rob McConnell
• Four Brothers / Jimmy Guiffre.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert by the Jazz Ensembles with Paul Read, director, and Phil Nimmons, director emeritus, in MacMillan Theatre.

Jazz Ensemble B, directed by Paul Read:

• Strike up the band / Gershwin, arr. Nestico
• Pools / Grolnick, arr. Fedchok
• High wire / Corea, arr. Read
• I've got it bad and that ain't good / Ellington, arr. Maiden
• I get a kick out of you / Porter, arr. Read
• Darn that dream / Van Heusen, arr. Mantooth
• Outrageous mother / Wilson

Jazz Ensemble A, directed by Phil Nimmons:

• Invocation / Nimmons
• To you / Jones
• Can't stop my leg / McConnell
• Mira Mira / Harris
• Who can I turn to? / arr. Harris
• Black coffee / arr. Nimmons
• In the stone / arr. Read
• Dolphin dance / Hancock, arr. Mintzer
• Thank you / Dogion
• Takin' over / Nimmons.

File consists of a recording and a program from the concert, which took place in Walter Hall.

Performers: University of Toronto Jazz Ensemble ; Ronald Chandler, director ; Phil Nimmons, director

Program:

• Don't get sassy / Thad Jones
• Tall cotton / Sammy Nestico (John McPherson, trombone)
• Atlantic suite : harbours, islands, tides, horizons / Phil Nimmons [with introductory remarks by Phil Nimmons] (Don Lee, clarinet)

File consists of a program and recording from a concert by the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Phil Nimmons, in MacMillan Theatre. Selections were announced from the stage.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert by the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Phil Nimmons, in MacMillan Theatre. Selections were announced from the stage and chosen from arrangements and compositions by Herbie Hancock, Bob Mintzer, Sammy Nestico, Horace Silver, John Labarbera, Benny Golson, Les Hooper, Matt Harris, Rob McConnell, Bob Brookmeyer, Thad Jones, and Phil Nimmons.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert by the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Phil Nimmons. Selections were announced from the stage.

File consists of a recording and program of a concert by the University of Toronto Jazz Ensemble, directed by Phil Nimmons in MacMillan Theatre. Selections were announced from the stage.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert by the Jazz Ensemble, conducted by Phil Nimmons, in MacMillan Theatre. Selections were announced from the stage and made from compositions and arrangements by Bob Brookmeyer, Alan Hare, Les Hooper, Rob McConnell, Don Menza, Sammy Nestico, Matt Taylor, and Phil Nimmons.

File consists of a recording of a concert by the Jazz Ensemble, directed by Phil Nimmons, in MacMillan Theatre. Some selections were announced from the stage.

Performers: University of Toronto Jazz Band ; University of Toronto Jazz Choir ; Gabor Vaski, bass and director ; University of Toronto Jazz Combo ; Bernardo Padron, saxophone and director.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall by the 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons, and the 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read. Program was selected from the following lists:

11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra:

• Fancy pants / Sammy Nestico
• The ring / Bob Mintzer
• Little rascal on a rock / Thad Jones
• Lazybones / Carmichael, arr. Phil Nimmons
• Under a tree / Nimmons
• Threeful / Nimmons
• Steve's theme / Nimmons
• Takin' over / Nimmons

10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra:

• BBC / Bob Florence
• Second race / Thad Jones
• I've got you under my skin / Porter, arr. Bill Holman
• Black brown and beautiful / Oliver Nelson
• Happy go lucky local / Duke Ellington
• Sophisticated lady / Ellington, arr. Frank Mantooth
• What was / Corea, arr. Lyle Mays.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

The "A" Band:

• Think nice thoughts / Phil Nimmons
• Three and one / Thad Jones
• Here's that rainy day / arr. Phil Nimmons
• Fingers / Thad Jones

Jazz Choir:

• Until I met you / transcribed by Bill Brennan
• Lush life / arr. Trevor Tureski
• No more be-bop
• A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

The "A" Band:

• Soft winds / arr. Phil Nimmons
• Phlip's trip / Phil Nimmons

The "B" band:

• The farewell / Thad Jones
• All day yesterdays / Thad Jones
• Groovin' hard / Don Menza
• Muse the blues / Phil Nimmons
• Whirlybird / Sammy Nestico

The "A" Band:

• Sands of time / Phil Nimmons
• Transformations no. 3 / Phil Nimmons
• Central Park North / Thad Jones.

File consists of a recording of the concert, which took place in MacMillan Theatre.

Performers: University of Toronto Jazz Ensemble (U of T "A" Band and U of T "B" Band) ; Phil Nimmons, director ' U of T Jazz Choir ; George Vandikas, accompanist.

Program:

• Concord blues for Blue
• Groove merchant
• A cool sound from hell
• The last duck
• Basin Street Blues
• On the boulevard
• The Christmas song
• Everyday I have the blues ; Cottontail
• Untitled
• First love song
• Dark orchid
• Under a tree
• My man Bill / Rob McConnell
• Invocation.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall by the Phil Nimmons Ensemble. Selections were announced from the stage.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Wind Ensemble ; Denise Grant, conductor ; David Moulton, conductor ; Concert Band ; Jeffrey Reynolds, conductor ; Phil Nimmons, clarinet

Program:

• Smeetana fanfare / Karel Husa
• Armenian dances. Allegro moderato ; Allegro / Aram Khachaturian
• Old wine in new bottles. The wraggle taggle gipsies ; The tree ravens ; Begone, dull care ; Early one morning / Gordon Jacob
• Circus polka / Igor Stravinsky
  *Suite Francaise / Darius Milhaud
• Procession of nobles / Rimsky-Korsakov
• Out of the blues / Weinzweig
• Skyscape / Phil Nimmons
• Presentation of the distinguished service award in music education to Phil Nimmons by the Music Education Division. Announcement of the Noreen and Phil Nimmons fund
• Ghost Train / Eric Whitacre.

File consists of a recording and a program from the concert.

Program:

• Ruchenitsa ; Daichovo horo ; Kopanitsa ; Slow song and Pravo stranjansko horo / Bulgarian trad. (Bulgarian Instrumental Folk Music Group: Kostadin Varimezov, gajda ; Tim Rice, kaval ; Alison MacKay, gadulka ; Steve Wingfield, tambura ; Nick Kompridis, tapan) [with commentary in between each piece]
• Quartet in D major : op. 44, no. 1 / Felix Mendelssohn (Cathie Goldberg, Valerie Legge, violins ; Cathy Jillings, viola ; Peter Rapson, cello)
• Moto perpetuo / Niccolo Paganini (arr. Phil Nimmons ; Angelo Calcafuoco, Gisèle Dalbec, Andrew Dawes, Ruth Emmett, Norman Hathaway, Trish Kuschak, Hlif Sigurjonsdottir, Maureen Silverman, Marianne Urke, violins ; Mike Coghlan, piano ; John Taylor, bass ; John Mele, drums)

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall by small jazze ensembles, directed by Phil Nimmons.

Program:

• Jumpin' in
• 502 blues
• Sandino
• You I love
• Come rain or come shine
• Blues for buzzy.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall by a small jazz ensemble, directed by Phil Nimmons

Program:

• Out of nowhere / Green, Heyman
• Lost / Wayne Shorter
• On a clear day / Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane
• Penelope / Wayne Shorter
• Bolivia / Cedar Walton
• Pools / Don Grolnick.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert in Walter Hall, dedicated to Phil Nimmons, by Lina Allemano, trumpet; William "Bill" Carn, trombone; Kenji Omae, saxophone; Brian DeWolfe, guitar; Andrew Downing, bass; Anthony Michelli, drums.

Program:

• Ask me now / Thelonius Monk
• Geeann / WIlliam Carn
• Very early / Bill Evans
• Some Lydian for M / Lina Allemano
• Airegin / Sonny Rollins
• You stepped out of a dream / Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn
• Turn out the stars / Bill Evans
• Sometime ago / Sergio Milhanovich
• Sandu / Clifford Brown.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: in performance with David Braid Hosted by Heather Bambrick

Program:
Part 1

• In conversation with Phil Nimmons and David Braid "about the music" with host, Heather Bambrick.
• Duo Improvisation 1

Part 2

• In conversation with Phil Nimmons "about 81 years as a professional musician" with host, Heather Bambric
• Duo Improvisation 2

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place in Walter Hall.

Performers: Nexus Percussion Ensemble (Bob Becker, Bill Cahn, Robin Engelman, Russell Hartenberger, Garry Kvistad) ; Phil Nimmons, clarinet.

Program:

• Sound Sculpture / Nexus
• Nimmons 'n Nexus / Nexus ; Phil Nimmons
• The invisible proverb / Russell Hartenberger
• Percussion sonata no. 2 "Woodstock" / Peter Schickele
• Bye bye medley / Bob Becker, arr.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert, which took place at Walter Hall.

Performers: Ben Seyler, piano ; Shauna Rolston, cello ; Scott St. John, violin, viola ; Sydia Wong, piano ; Peter Stoll, clarinet ; William Aide, piano ; Susan Hoeppner, flute ; Lydia Wong, piano ; Sanya Eng, harp ; Christina Haldane, voice ; Kerry DuWors, violin ; Aidan Pendleton, viola ; Simon Fryer, cello ; Kristin Mueller, soprano ; Anna-Louise Moorman, piano ; Michael Gambacurta, percussion ; Gary Kulesha, conductor.

Program:

• L'esprit d'escalier, movements I and III / Owen Pallett
• Caged elements / Lusiana Lukman
• Shadows in the cave / Dewi Minden
• Spring window / Brian Harman
• Images entre nous / Phil Nimmons
• Nadir / Christos Hatzis
• Serenade in iceberg / Jacqueline Seo
• Coeurs blases / Kyle Lamont
• String trio no. 2 / Benjamin Heaslip
• Till the sharp sudden starless still / Andrew Staniland.

File consists of a program and recording of a concert as part of the New Music Festival, directed by Gary Kulesha and Cindy Babyn, with artistic directors William Aide, Edward Laufer, and Cindy Babyn.

Program:

• Three movements for clarinet and piano / Chan Ka Nin (Peter Stoll, clarinet ; Susan Archibald, piano)
• Palette a deux / Phil Nimmons (Alex Dean, alto saxophone ; Chris Richardson, Andrew Jones, Leonard Winsor, Darren Sigesmund, saxophones ; Roy Patterson, guitar ; Andrew Downing, bass ; David Direnzo, drums)
• Claverium, for piano and tape / Boris Despot (Erik Ross, piano)
• Of threads and labyrinths / Christos Hatzis (Joseph Salvalaggio, oboe ; Lori Gemmell, harp ; tape).

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Nathalie Paulin, soprano ; Steven Philcox, piano

Program:

• From Les Clartés de la Nuit (Émile Nelligan). Soir d?hiver ; Nuit d?été ; Thème sentimental / Jacques Hétu
• Three Songs. The May Tree (Alfred Noyes) ; Summer is Ended (Christina Rossetti) ; Dream Pedlary (Thomas Lowell Beddoes) / Jean Coulthard
• A Little Black man (Alexander Blok) ; Parting (Alexander Pushkin) ; Summer rain (Apollon Maikin) / Phil Nimmons
• Black Anemonies / Joseph Schwantner
• Walker Songs, for unaccompanied soprano (John C. Walker). Greetings ; Lavished in glory ; Thunderwhirl ; Green party / Tim Brady
• Apparition: Elegiac Songs and Vocalises for soprano and amplified piano (Walt Whitman). I. The Night in Silence Under Many a Star ; Vocalise 1: Summer Sounds ; II. When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom?d ; III. Dark Mother Always Gliding with Soft Feet ; Vocalise 2: Invocation to the Dark Angel ; IV. Approach Strong Deliveress! ; Volcalise 3: Death Carol (Song of the Nightbird) ; V. Come Lovely and Soothing Death ; VI. The Night in Silence Under Many a Star / George Crumb.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert.

Performers: Joe Macerollo, accordion ; Peter Stoll, clarinet.

Program:

• Sonata in C minor (Peter Stoll, clarinet and Michael Bridge, accordion) / J.P. Telemann
• Quay Quodlibet (2011) / Norbert Palej
• Prayer for the Immortality of Jesus, from Quartet for the End of Time / Olivier Messiaen (arr. Stoll)
• Duologue and PS42J's / Phil Nimmons
• Pentagrams for Two Accordions (with Michael Bridge, accordion) / Andrew Staniland
• In the Key of ? (live improvisation) / Macerollo ; Stoll
• Oblivion (Peter Stoll, clarinet and Michael Bridge, accordion) / Astor Piazzolla.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert in Walter Hall by the 11 O'clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons and the 10 O'clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read.

11 O'clock Jazz Orchestra :

• Smack Dab in the Middle / Sammy Nestico
• First Love Song / Bob Brookmeyer
• Ding Dong Ding / Bob Brookmeyer
• Mel / Jim McNeely.

10 O'clock Jazz Orchestra :

• Extra Credit / Jim McNeely
• In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning / David Mann and Bob Hilliard, arr. Jim McNeely
• Paper Spoons / Jim McNeely
• Reflection / Jim McNeely
• Off the Cuff / Jim McNeely.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert by the 11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons, and the 10 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read.

11 O'Clock Jazz Orchestra:

• A time for love / Johnny Mandel ; arr. Nimmons
• Mambo De memo / Matt Harris
• Mira, mira / Matt Harris
• Quest / Phil Nimmons
• My lament / Maria Schneider
• Film at eleven / Bill Holman
• Coot stew / Maria Schneider
• Woody's gold star / John Fedchock
• Louie's cheese party / John Fedchock.

10 O'clock Jazz Orchestra:

• Zwischen den Baumen / Gordon Webster ; arr. Michael Webster
• See the world / Pat Metheny ; arr. Bob Curnow
• All of me / Simons and Marks ; arr. Paul Read
• Quietude / Thad Jones
• Wyrgly / Maria Schneider
• But not for me / George Gershwin ; arr. Paul Ashwell.

File consists of a program and recording of the concert by the 11 O'clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Phil Nimmons, and the 10 O'clock Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Read.

Program:

• 11 O'clock Jazz Orchestra : Critic's Choice / Oliver Nelson (1932-1975)
• Greensleeves / Traditional ; arr. Oliver Nelson
• Full Nelson ; Black Brown and Beautiful ; Self Help is Needed / Oliver Nelson
• Greeting and Salutations / Thad Jones.
• 10 O'clock Jazz Orchestra : ; Miss Fine ; Hoe Down / Oliver Nelson
• I Remember Bird / Leonard Feather ;arr. / Oliver Nelson
• Emancipation Blues ; Stolen Moments / Oliver Nelson
• Down by the Riverside / Traditional ; arr. Oliver Nelson

File consists of a program and a recording of a concert by jazz faculty in Walter Hall. Selections were chosen from the following and announced from the stage.

Performers: Alex Dean, saxophone ; Brian Dickinson, piano ; Barry Elmes, drumes ; Lorne Lofsky, guitar ; Paul Louth, trombone ; Phil Nimmons, clarinet ; Paul Read, piano ; Kevin Turcotte, trumpet ; Carol Welsman, voice ; Gary Williamson, piano ; David Young, bass.

Program:

• Quasar / Jarrett
• Stolen moments / Nelson
• Flat rock / Elmes
• Ming / Dickinson
• Don't forget the poet / Pieranunzi
• For the three of us / Read
• Bad back blues / Elmes
• 1110 Dovercourt / Dean
• Petite samba / NHOP
• Del sasser / Jones.