NEC Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra

NEC's Jazz Composers' Workshop Orchestra features the music of NEC students performed by their peers, under the direction of Frank Carlberg. Hunter McKay is assistant director.

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JCWO Personnel

Woodwinds
Benjamin Mizrach: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Harrison Pershing: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
Joseph Borsellino III: tenor saxophone
Nicholas Ryder: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone

Nicholas Biagini: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Hunter McKay: tenor saxophone, clarinet

Trumpets
Michael Brehm, Massimo Paparello
Zoe Murphy, Lemuel Marc

Trombones

Joseph Dies, Matthew Vezey
Luke Sieve, bass trombone

Rhythm
Andrew Shield, guitar

Eleanor Pruneau, piano
Samuel Reiss, bass
Gavin Connolly, drums

  1. Harrison Pershing | Apococlockalypse

    soloists:
    Joseph Borsellino III, tenor saxophone
    Zoe Murphy, trumpet
    Samuel Reiss, double bass
    Gavin Connolly, drums

  2. Brenda Russell (arr. Joseph Borsellino III) | Way Back When

  3. Hunter McKay | MUSIC FOR SHORT ATTENTION SPANS: episode 1

    soloists:
    Benjamin Mizrach, saxophone
    Massimo Paparello, trumpet

  4. J. Edward Britton | Return to Light

    soloists:
    Benjamin Mizrach, saxophone
    Massimo Paparello, trumpet

     

  5. George Behrakis | Sammy (for Sammy Nestico)

    soloist:
    Joseph Dies, trombone

  6. C. J. Schrieber | You Can Leave

    soloist:
    Benjamin Mizrach, saxophone

  7. Hunter McKay | MUSIC FOR SHORT ATTENTION SPANS: episode 2

    soloist:
    Joseph Dies, trombone

  8. Griffin Woodard | Kyrie

    soloist:
    Eleanor Pruneau, piano

  9. Harrison Pershing | Cities for Sparrows

    soloists:
    Joseph Dies, trombone
    Eleanor Pruneau, piano

  10. Seulah Noh | The Last Dance

    soloist:
    Benjamin Mizrach, saxophone

  11. Hunter McKay | MUSIC FOR SHORT ATTENTION SPANS: episode 3

    soloist:
    Eleanor Pruneau, piano