JAZZICAL MUSIC NEWS

Upcoming Performances

More Performances at the Tallman

Clovice will be performing with a band that is simply called "Blue Collar" in Lake County, California. The band features music mostly composed by Carl Stewart, a very fine songwriter transplanted from Los Angeles. They will be performing at the Tallman Hotel/Blue Wing Cafe on Mother's Day, May 10, 2009 from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM.

Past Performances

Music at the Tallman

Clovice sat in for a few pieces with Robert Culbertson, undoubtedly one of the greatest Chapman Stick players on the planet. Robert and Clovice played together on February 27, 2009 at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake, California.

Clovice performed with the Lakeside Chamber Players at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake, California on May 15, 2008. This performance marked the second year when Clovice, Carolyn Hawley, and Catherine Hall performed original "Jazzical" compositions by Clovice. Christine Noble and Keely Southwick to also performed ballads and love songs.

Four concerts of Clovice Lewis' major orchestral and concerto music performed within four months...

Three orchestras in Northern California performed four concerts of major orchestral music composed by Clovice Lewis:

1. On Sunday, November 14, 2004 at 3:00 p.m.at the Lakeport Christian Center in Lakeport, CA the second half of the concert belonged to Lewis. The Lake County Symphony Orchestra performed Lewis' first symphony, "Portraits of the Gulfcoast", then Lewis joined the orchestra to play the 'cello on the premiere performance of his three-movement "Cello Concerto #1".
2. On Saturday, December 4, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. at the Mendocino College Center Theater for the Visual & Performing Arts the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra performed the "Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra", as well as the premiere of "Jazz Sketches for Orchestra". Rufus Olivier, who played the premiere performance of the Basson Concerto played on Saturday night.
3. On Sunday, December 5, 2004 at 3:00 p.m.the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra repeated their performance of the "Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra", and the "Jazz Sketches for Orchestra" at the Mendocino College Center Theater for the Visual & Performing Arts. Dena Meier-Henry performed the Bassoon Concerto that evening.
4. The Mission Chamber Orchestra premiered "Journey To India", a new orchestral work by Clovice Lewis on Saturday, February 5, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. The performance was at Le Petit Trianon - 72 N. 5th Street, San Jose.

Also...

• Acrobat PDF files of scores and parts of music featured on the Jazzical Music website can now be purchased for immediate download at http://www.composercentral.com.

• In 2002 Clovice performed at the Upper Lake Elementary School in the Clearlake, California area. We thought you'd enjoy this rave review from Sonia Salcido as much as we did.

Clovice Lewis', Two Poems for Bassoon and Orchestra was premiered on May 9, 1998 with the Nova Vista Orchestra, Emily Ray Conducting. The piece received great a glowing review from the Los Altos Newspaper.