>> Ladies and gentlemen,
the University of Wisconsin
Varsity Band!
( cheers and applause )
*
( Band playing "On, Wisconsin" )
*
( Band playing "Hot Time" )
( cheers and applause )
>> Hello!
Welcome!
Can you hear us okay, Lady?
( laughter )
This is the University
of Wisconsin Band!
( cheers and applause )
This is Wisconsin's
stimulus package for your ears.
This band is to great music
what the former
Governor of Illinois
is to a tasteful haircut.
( laughter )
This is the band.
This is the marching band.
This is the band that appeared
on the field at the grid iron
in Camp Randall.
This is the band.
( cheers )
We're going to try to keep
a simple, Wisconsin feeling
to the night.
Like that's something new.
But I want to introduce to you
one of the great jazz artists
in the world.
Ladies and genetlemen,
from Hayward, Wisconsin,
this is Randy Sabien.
( applause )
>> Band: Boom, ah!
Randy Sabien!
>> Randy has been
all over the world playing.
National Public Radio,
not long ago, said, "The past,
the present and the future
of jazz violin is Randy Sabien."
( applause )
We're very fortunate to have him
on our stage.
You will enjoy this a lot.
One of the great artists in the
world, particularly on jazz
violin, but knows no bounds.
This is Randy Sabien.
*
( applause )
Randy Sabien!
He'll be with us later.
He's going to be out in the
lobby with some CDs.
Randy Sabien.
( applause continues )
I've always considered myself
a student of popular music.
And if you study popular music,
particularly the rock and roll
era, you'll notice that most
of the attention is given
to the males.
Little Richard.
Chuck Berry.
Bo Diddley.
Jerry Lee Lewis.
Elvis.
And it occurred to me, that not
nearly enough attention
had been given to the women
of rock and roll.
( cheers and applause )
Right, girls?
Isn't that right?
There've been a lot of women.
Little Eva sort of started
the ball rolling for women.
Then the great Aretha Franklin.
Of course, there were those
wonderful girl groups.
The Shangri-Las
had that motorcycle song,
you know, "Leader of the Pack."
And the Dixie Cups,
"Chapel of Love."
There were a lot of great,
great women in this history
of rock and roll, so we put
together this medley
to sort of salute them.
These are the Ladies Who Rock.
>> Band: Hey... Up!
*
( motorcycle revving )
*
* Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh
* Goin' to the Chapel of Love
*
( cheers and applause )
>> You're going to hear about
the 35th anniversary a lot.
And coming on stage now is a guy
who was with me many years ago
in this band, playing, not on
this stage, but on a lot of
stages when he was a little
younger, for the Varsity Band
Concert.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is Grant Manhart.
( applause )
>> Band: Boom ah!
Grant Manhart!
>> Grant was one of our students
here at the university.
He played in the band for five
years, I think.
He went on to do a lot
of great things professionally
with Buddy Rich, on Broadway,
all over the place.
He's now Professor of Trumpet
and head of a lot of things that
go on up at Northern State
University in Aberdeen,
South Dakota.
He brought some of his students
with him.
They're going to be opening,
is it next month?
Next month.
He's going to be one of the
feature performers in the
International Trumpet Guild.
A very prestigious opportunity
to play.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Grant Manhart
and the Dominant 7!
( applause )
*
( cheers and applause )
>> Grant Manhart
and the Dominant 7!
Northern State University.
We're proud of Grant.
I know he's really proud
of those students.
( applause continues )
In 1995, the Disney Corporation
decided they needed more money.
( light laughter )
And so, they took one of their
animated films, with the bright
idea of taking it to Broadway.
They'd already had success
with "Beauty and the Beast."
They tried to take
"The Lion King," but they found
that people dressed in animal
suits just didn't work.
So they came up with
a very clever bit of puppetry,
which made the show just a gem
on Broadway.
And it's been playing
all over the country.
It'll be in Madison soon.
The music is of strong
African influences,
by Elton John and Tim Rice.
This is the music from
the Disney production,
"The Lion King."
( African drumming )
( applause )
*
* Hakuna Matata
*
* Hakuna Matata
*
* Hakuna Matata
*
* Hakuna Matata
*
* Hakuna Matata
*
( cheers and applause )
*
( jazzy muted trumpet playing )
*
* Come on babe
* Why don't we paint the town
* And all that jazz
* I'm gonna rouge my knees
* And roll my stockings down
* And all that jazz
* Start the car
* I know a whoopee spot
* Where the gin is cold
* But the piano's hot
* It's just a noisy hall
* Where there's
* A nightly brawl
* And all
* That
* Jazz
*
* Slick your hair
* And wear your buckle shoes
* And all that Jazz
* I hear that Father Dip
* Is gonna blow the blues
* And all that Jazz
* Hold on, hon
* We're gonna bunny hug
* I bought some aspirin
* Down at United Drug
* In case you shake apart
* Make a brand new start
* To do
* That
* Jazz
*
* Oh, I'm gonna see your sheba
* shimmy shake
* And all that jazz
* Oh, we're gonna shimmy
* 'Till the garters break
* And all that jazz
* Show her
* Where to park her girdle
* Oh, her mother's blood
* Will curdle
* If she hears
* Her baby's queer
* For all
* That
* Jazz
* Start the car
* We're playing fast and loose
* And all that jazz
* Right up here
* Is where I store the juice
* And all that jazz
* Hold on, hon
* We're gonna touch the sky
* I bet you lucky Lindy
* Never looked so high
* 'Cause in the stratosphere
* Where we lend an ear
* To do
* That jazz
*
* Oh, I'm no one's wife
* But, Oh, I love my life
* And all
* That
* Jazz
* That Jazz!
( applause )
>> You heard
at the top of the show.
That's Alli Foss, from Verona,
Wisconsin, and Jazzworks.
Alli Foss and Jazzworks!
( applause continues )
Alli Foss and Jazzworks.
>> For our 35th Anniversary,
we wanted to do
something special.
We started a few years ago
doing theatrical presentations
of musicals that have been
very important over the years.
To celebrate this one, I chose a
musical, that when it came out,
was very controversial.
The subject matter
is the last days of Christ.
It's music is by
Andrew Lloyd Webber.
And at first, the controversy
rose over the subject matter,
whether it was appropriate
or not.
After some church leaders
saw that, they felt that
it was not only appropriate,
but it was terrific music
and inspiring theater.
We'd like to present
for you now, the music
of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
"Jesus Christ Superstar."
( cheers )
*
* I've been living to see you
* Dying to see you
* But it shouldn't be
* Like this
* This was unexpected
* What do I do now?
* Could we
* Start again please?
* I've been very hopeful
* So far
* Now for the first time
* I think
* We're going wrong
* Hurry up and tell me
* This is just a dream
* Oh could we
* Start again please?
*
* I think you've made
* Your point now
* You've even gone
* A bit too far
* To get the message through
* Before it gets
* Too frightening
* We ought to call a vote
* So could we
* Start again please?
*
* Could we
* Start again please?
* Oh, could we
* Start again please?
*
* Could we start again?
*
( applause )
*
* Try not to get worried
* Try not to turn on to
* Problems that upset you
* Oh
* Don't you know
* Everything's alright
* Yes, everything's fine
* And we want you
* To sleep well tonight
* Let the world turn
* Without you tonight
* If we try
* We'll get by
* So forget
* All about us tonight
*
* Sleep
* And I shall soothe you
* Calm you and anoint you
* Myrrh for your hot forehead
* Oh
* Then you'll feel
* Everything's alright
* Yes, everything's fine
* And it's cool
* And the ointment's sweet
* For the fire
* In your head and feet
* Close your eyes
* And relax
* Think of nothing tonight
* Close your eyes
* And relax
* Think of nothing tonight
*
* Close your eyes
* And relax
* Think of nothing tonight
*
( loud thunder crashing )
*
( drum roll )
*
( cheers and applause )
One, two, three...
*
>> We close, as we always close,
and have for 35 years,
with a medley of songs
of our university.
It's a great time
to be a Badger.
Any time is a great time
to be a Badger!
If you're an alumnus,
sing with us.
If you're not an alumnus,
eat your heart out.
These are "Songs to Thee,
Wisconsin."
*
* Songs to thee, Wisconsin
* Ever let us sing
* Praise to alma mater
* Ever let us bring
* Queen of all the west
* College we love best
* Queen of all the west
* College we love best
*
( Band sings and plays
"If You Want To Be A Badger" )
*
( tubas play "Varsity" )
* Varsity
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* Praise to thee we sing
* Praise to thee
* Our alma mater
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
*
Sing!
* Varsity
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* Praise to thee we sing
* Praise to thee
* Our alma mater
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
* U rah rah
* Wisconsin
>> Thank you for being such
an important part of our past,
our present
and I hope our future.
You're terrific fans.
Thank you for being here
tonight.
We truly appreciate
your being a part of it.
*
( Band plays "On, Wisconsin" )
We never say good-bye.
But tonight, we do in a way,
to our seniors.
Would the seniors please stand?
( cheers and applause )
But we don't really
say good-bye!
They're a part of our past,
and a part of our present
right now.
But we'll probably see you
here next year
for basketball and hockey,
or out at Camp Randall
when the football season starts,
or before the parade passes by,
I'd like to see you all
one more time in Pasadena.
But wherever it is,
we'll see you real soon,
and "On, Wisconsin!"
*
( cheers and applause )
*
( cheers and applause )
*
( Band plays "On, Wisconsin" )
*
( Band plays
"You've Said It All" )
* When you say, Wisconsin
* You've said it all!