“A New Beginning” by George Darrah

Performed by the Eastman Studio Orchestra and Conducted by Dave Rivello

March 2023

 

Too Close for comfort

Winner of the 2017 Downbeat Award for Best Arrangement for Large Ensemble

Performing with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra

featuring Susan Egan, Telly Leung and Alton Fitzgerald White for the season opening of the 2022 Spring season!

Performing with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”



Arrangements for Tommy Gearhart and Symphony Orchestra

 

Arranged the music for Jay Daly and his show “FROM STARDUST TO PENNY LANE: A CELEBRATIOn of the popular trumpet”

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View fullsize I’m really looking forward to my first official season with the @thebostonpops as their drummer! Opening night is tonight and up first is Ragtime the Musical! #boston #bostonpops #music #drums
View fullsize Earlier this month, the Eastman Studio Orchestra, conducted by Dave Rivello premiered my newest piece "A New Beginning" and I was blown away by the remarkable musicianship and precision by these young, outstanding musicians! Check out these
View fullsize This past weekend, I had a great time playing with Byron Stripling and the @sarasotaorchestra , featuring Bobby Floyd and @sydmcsweeney ! #sarasota #gershwin #jazz #music #florida
View fullsize I’m very excited that tonight, the Eastman Studio Orchestra will be premiering my newest composition “A New Beginning”! This also marks a very special night where Dave Rivello will have his debut concert conducting the ensemble as b
View fullsize I’m very excited for the premiere of my newest arrangement for orchestra “A Celebration of the Popular Trumpet” featuring @jay.daly and the Salem Philharmonic Orchestra under the musical direction of John Koza this Sunday at 3PM! #o
View fullsize 2023 is off to an exciting start after getting to play at Fenway Park for the Winter Classic with Keith Lockhart and @thebostonpops ! What a game! #nhl #boston #hockey #music #lit
View fullsize I’m really excited to be playing with Keith Lockhart and @thebostonpops at Fenway Park for the 2023 Winter Classic! You can catch us live on TNT at 2 PM! Happy New Year! #boston #bruins #music #nhl #hockey #fenway
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View fullsize It was a great opening weekend playing with Keith Lockhart and @thebostonpops for their Holiday Pops concerts! Looking forward to the next few weeks! #bostonpops #holidays #boston #music
View fullsize It was so great to perform with the New England Brass this weekend for an all Gershwin program and have these great musicians premiere my Gershwin Suite! #georgegershwin #gershwin #newengland #fall #brass #boston #music #composer #arranger #drummer
View fullsize Really looking forward to playing drums in the orchestra with some of the finest musicians in New England at @officialnsmt for their production of “Little Shop of Horrors” under the musical direction of Dan Rodriguez! Opening night is ton
View fullsize I’m very excited to be playing and premiering some of my arrangements of George Gershwin pieces with the New England Brass at the beautiful @shalinliuperformancecenter in Rockport, MA on Saturday, October 8th at 8 PM! Tickets are available at
View fullsize I’m really looking forward to joining Michael Persico and his great band at the Provincetown Town Hall in Provincetown, MA this Saturday night at 7 PM! Tickets are available at https://classicjazzvisions.org. #capecod #ptown #jazz #newengland
View fullsize Today ends a crazy busy summer for me! Lots of fun gigs with some incredibly talented people and some great writing projects that I’ll share soon! It’s going to be a busy fall with even more music! To everyone who teaches: here’s to
View fullsize Meet the newest member of the family, Rose! @ld10715
View fullsize Happy 4th of July! I am so excited to join Keith Lockhart and the @thebostonpops orchestra for their Fireworks Spectacular tonight featuring guest artists @heatherheadley , @javiercolonmusic and @chakaikhan ! The concert and fireworks will be broadc
View fullsize I have the best seat in the house for this great production of Smokey Joe’s Cafe at @officialnsmt through June 19th! Amazing cast and killer pit! Come see the show! #nsmt #broadway #smokeyjoe #music #lit
View fullsize I’m incredibly grateful and honored to play drum set with Keith Lockhart and the @thebostonpops the next couple weeks! #boston #bostonpops #alanmenken
View fullsize Tomorrow afternoon, at @officialnsmt, I’ll be premiering my newest arrangement “The Best of Broadway” with an incredible big band featuring some of the best musicians in New England! Also, we’ll be playing an entire concert of