OBOG Wind Symphony - Three Etchings

Concert Title: Spiel! 2018
Date: 2nd June 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Three Etchings
by Sammy Nestico
Performed by OBOG Wind Symphony
Conductor: Mr Lim Yean Hwee
An American composer and arranger of jazz big band music, Sammy Nestico is best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie orchestra, named after American jazz pianist William James "Count" Basie. Prolific Nestico has poured out close to 600 compositions, many of which are mainstays for eminent bands such as the Airmen of Note and the President's Own - both United States military bands which he has both arranged for and directed.
Nestico's works also extend to countless television programs and series such as Mission" Impossible and Charlie's Angels, along with the soundtracks of about 60 movies, including blockbusters like The Color Purple. He has created reams of music for televison specials for stars like Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, and Barbra Streisand, continuing to the present time with him arranging for singers like Michael Bublé.