Welcome back to the 3rd episode of the Lord Byng Music Podcast, a podcast created entirely by students of Lord Byng Secondary School.

For today, we've brought a special guest for an exclusive interview: Dr. Scott Maclennan, an accomplished and well-respected band director, musician, and mentor that finished his teaching career at Byng just last year in 2022. Both the interview and commentary is performed by Marcus Chao, a student at Byng.

Come join us as he talks about his thoughts and experiences throughout his teaching career, his favourite memories at the school, as well as tips for any students in the Byng band program.

Alongside, this episode also features a special piece dedicated to Dr. Maclennan, performed by the Senior Wind Ensemble: Salute in Swing: for Scott by Alan Matheson.

Welcome back to the Lord Byng Music Podcast! Byng Swyngs is a special jazz episode focusing on the performances from the junior, intermediate & senior jazz ensembles. Featuring some of jazz's most popular songs along with several talented soloists, these pieces really bring out the students' dedication & hard work!

Please note that all music featured in the Lord Byng Music Podcast are performed entirely by students from Lord Byng Secondary School, and sound as they would in live school performances.

Here are the pieces listed in order:

Intermediate Jazz Band:

Cool by Leonard Bernstein (arr. Paul Murtha) ft. soloists Alex Zhou (trumpet) & Zekun Li (drums)

Senior Jazz Band:

Blue Rondo a la Turk by Dave Brubeck (arr. Kris Berg) ft. soloists Steven Kokan (bari sax) & Ingrid Li (alto sax)

Junior Jazz Band:

Swinging Shepherd Blues by Moe Koffman (arr. Roy Phillipe) ft. soloists Andy Yu (alto sax) Marcus Chao (trumpet), Thomas Tan (tenor sax) & Christina Huang (piano)

Senior Jazz Band:

Moanin' by Charles Mingus (arr. Sy Johnson) ft. soloist Steven Kokan (bari sax)

The Very Best of Times by Gordon Goodwin ft. soloists Rebecca McCraken (tenor sax) & William Xu (trumpet)

Our first ever episode, "Spring: New Beginnings" marks the start of the Lord Byng Music Podcast's journey to bring Byng's musical performances to you, anytime, anywhere. This episode features amazing performances from Byng's Jazz Bands, Intermediate Concert Band & Senior Wind Ensemble.

Jazz Band:

String of Pearls by Jerry Gray & Eddie DeLange (arr. Michael Sweeney) ft. soloist Marcus Chao

Hey Jude by The Beatles with co-writer Paul McCartney (arr. J. Berry) ft. soloist Brandon Yeung

25 or 6 to 4 by Robert Lamm (arr. P. Blair) ft. soloists Stephen Whitney & Ellen Chen

Intermediate Concert Band:

Sousa Palooza by John Phillip Sousa (arr. Michael Story)

Senior Wind Ensemble:

Riften Wed (Skyrim) by Julie Giroux

Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland (arr. R. Longfield)