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The Moanin’ Frogs

  • Ventura College PAC 4700 Loma Vista Road Ventura, CA, 93003 United States (map)

Featuring all six saxophones, the sextet bends genres in electrifying, delight-producing performances.

Combining the talents of six gifted sax players, the featured program for the afternoon is called “Voyage” an homage to the Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977 which included “Golden Records, ” a time capsule of sorts containing various images, sounds, and music from different cultures and eras.   

Drawing on this, the Moanin’ Frogs will take their own multicultural voyage paying tribute to some of the music on “Golden Records,” as well as other notable pieces and  with a performance range that includes concerto soloists,  burlesque show musicians, jazz improvisers, and primo ensemble players. 

Commonly performed repertoire may include: 

Seventh Heaven Rag (1988) Stephen J. Rush. Arr. Jonathan Hulting-Cohen 

Wedding Dance from Hasseneh (1955) Jacques Press. Arr. José Olivier Riojas 

Star-Crossed Lovers (1957) Duke Ellington. Arr. Dennis Wilson 

Sleepwalker (1937) Raymond Scott. Arr. Danny Hawthorne-Foss 

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry. arr. Gabriel Piqué 

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 

 

As to the cast of The Moanin’ Frogs: 

  • Edward Goodman, soprano saxophone 

  • Gabriel Pique, alto saxophone 

  • Jeff Siegfried, tenor saxophone 

  • Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, tenor saxophone 

  • Jeffrey Leung, baritone saxophone 

  • Lucas Hopkins, bass saxophone 

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