“Quiet Night of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)”
Composer & Original Lyrics: Antonio Carlos Jobim (1962)
English Lyrics: Gene Lees (1964)
Arranged by: Michael Philip Mossman (2017)
Performed by the Columbia Big Band
Director: Matt Pisarcik
Columbia Bands, Inc.
Performed: May 6, 2023
Long Reach High School, Columbia, MD, USA

In late 2019, the Bassist of Columbia Big Band heard a rumor about a new work being developed in recognition of the recently-passed centennial of Gustav Holst’s seminal orchestral suite, “The Planets”. Many of the band had previously performed the Holst work, in whole or parts, and as word spread the calls to find and perform this work grew - before being cut short by a pandemic.

Now, after a year of hard work, the Band presents Jeremy Levy’s Grammy-nominated “The Planets: Reimagined”. Join us on this journey through our solar system - the sun sets, the stars come out, and we visit our nearest lunar companion before setting out on the epic journey that Levy has put in front of us.

Most famous in the United States for his “Girl From Ipanema”, Antonio Carlos Jobim is nonetheless a luminary of Brazilian music, having internationalized Bossa Nova and merged it into the Jazz traditions with tunes like “Quiet Night of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)”. As with “Ipanema”, “Corcovado” is a wistful tune, singing about quiet nights in Rio de Janeiro - in the original Portuguese, the lyrics speak of looking into the night at the mountain Corcovado, on which the Cristo Redentor statue is placed. Gene Lees wrote English lyrics that capture the spirit of Jobim’s narrator, though removing specific references to the city of Rio.

Orange Colored Sky - Milton DeLugg & Willie Stein (1950) / Arr. Roger Holmes (1993)
Quiet Night of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) - Antonio Carlos Jobim (1962) & Gene Lees (English lyrics) (1964) / Arr. Michael Philip Mossman (2017)
Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard (1954) / Arr. Sammy Nestico (1991)
Mars, the Bringer of War - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)
Venus, the Bringer of Peace - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)
Mercury, the Winged Messenger - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)
Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)
Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)
Neptune, the Mystic - Gustav Holst (1917) / Arr. Jeremy Levy (2019)

The Columbia Big Band (CBB) is an ensemble formed in October 2015. Our repertoire covers genres such as traditional Big Band, Bebop, Fusion, Swing and Latin, among others. We are members of the community who enjoy performing for all audiences. Though some members play and teach music professionally, the members are volunteers employed in a wide variety of professions who share a love of music. CBB is one of several bands within the Columbia Bands non-profit organization. The Columbia Big Band hopes to bring the enjoyment of big band music to a wide audience. We look forward to seeing you at our concerts!

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