Studio Orchestra
The BYU–Hawaii Studio Orchestra is a full orchestra with vocalists specializing in music that blends jazz, classical, and popular music, including the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cloe, and Hollywood music studios.
2024 Maui Tour: "Happiest Songs on Earth"
Program
Songs performed will be chosen from the list below. Most of the music has been restored by the orchestra from the original, unpublished music manuscripts of Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mercer, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and the Pied Pipers.
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah I Could Have Danced All Night Jamboree Jones Blue Skies | Sunny Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive Come to the Mardi Gras 'S Wonderful | Aren't You Glad You're You? Just Another Rhumba Over the Rainbow Come Fly With Me |
About the Orchestra
The BYU–Hawaii Studio Orchestra brings a fresh, fashionable, and comedic new twist to the popular music of the golden age of jazz and Hollywood. A 45-piece jazz orchestra fronted by wildly entertaining vocal soloists and a vocal jazz quartet, the Studio Orchestra specializes in the light, lively, and humorous music of the 1940s and 50s.
Most of the orchestra's repertoire has never been heard live on any stage since it was recorded 60 to 80 years ago by Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and The Pied Pipers. Powered by years of archival and academic research, the orchestra's repertoire has been recovered and restored by BYU–Hawaii music professors and students directly from the original, unpublished music manuscripts that once belonged to the original artists. Add to this special music a burst of youthful energy with new choreography, costuming, and sketch comedy, and the BYU–Hawaii Studio Orchestra offers a level of musical entertainment not to be missed.
Ensemble
SingersAbrielle Uyehara Claire Westcott Dallin McKinney John Zenger Joey Powell Lexi Ostvig Mila Cutler StringsClaire Wilson, violin Erika Agudo, violin Kate Mclellan, violin Lauren Berge, violin Maclaine Day, violin Mele Morgan, violin Michael Pinpin, violin Mila Cutler, violin Natalia Dutton, violin Rosa Morgan, violin Tyler Moffat, violin Victoria Becker, violin Annie Jones, violin, concertmaster Angela Gach, viola Johannah Chou, viola Masaki Iwasa, viola Taleah Butler, viola Rebecca Carlson, harp Katyana Cahill, cello Quincy Keele, cello Reyna Workman, cello John Zenger, cello WindsEva Henderson, flute Jade Jenkins, flute Lily Bybee, flute Lexi Ostvig, flute Kiya Smith, clarinet Michael Thornton, bass clarinet, alto saxophone Will Cui, alto saxophone, clarinet Josiah Uyehara, alto saxophone Micah Curtis, baritone saxophone Ellie Shek, tenor saxophone Haruna Sato, Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet Zach Bowen, Tenor Trombone | BrassEvan Morelock, trumpet Kale Moss, trumpet Serena Wall, trumpet Sono Fifita, trumpet Taylor McKendrick, trumpet Vilai Jr Ilolahia, trumpet Arana Thongmee, trombone Ephraim Uyehara, trombone Ezra Gellert, trombone, bass trombone, tuba Elle Larson, french horn Emmie Siebert, french horn Eric Orr, french horn, trumpet Joey Powell, French Horn RhythmNick Arancibia, guitar Alex Wolfersberger, drums Blake Peterson, piano Paulo Awe, bass Jennifer Duerden, percussion Lia Basalusalu, percussion Natalie Day, percussion Rhiannon Shumway, percussion |
Music Videos
"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"
Music by Allie Wrubel, Lyrics by Ray Gilbert (1946). Arranged by Paul Weston for Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers on Capitol Records (1946).
"Come Fly With Me"
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn (1958) Arranged by Billy May for Frank Sinatra's "Come Fly With Me" album (1958).
"Aren't You Glad You're You?"
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyrics by Johnny Burke (1945). Arranged by Paul Weston for The Pied Pipers on Capitol Records (1945).
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive"
Music by Harold Arlen, Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1944). Arranged by Matty Matlock for Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers (1944).
"Jamboree Jones" (Touchdown Edition)
Music and Lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1937) Arranged by Paul Weston for Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers (1944)
Director
Dr. Daniel Henderson joined the faculty of BYU–Hawaii in 2016. Prior to moving to the islands, he taught Jazz Harmony and Jazz Improvisation at Harvard University, where he was an eight-time recipient of the Harvard University Certificate of Teaching Excellence. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Trumpet Performance from Brigham Young University, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Jazz Composition with Academic Honors from New England Conservatory, and was the 2011 recipient of the Gunther Schuller Medal, considered NEC’s highest honor. While he has performed hundreds of times around the world for humans, Daniel is perhaps most well-known for his spontaneous starring role in the viral video “Jazz for Cows,” which has been featured on Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, and Good Morning America.
Presenter Resources
- Technical Rider for BYU–Hawaii Studio Orchestra
- Contact Leilani Guerrero, performance group tour manager, to inquire about performances at (808) 675-3875 or leilani.guerrero@byuh.edu.