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The Andy
Williams Orchestra
Scott McDonald-Keyboard, Tom Dostal-Percussion,
Joe Galante-conductor, Mary Ann Daversa-Keyboard,
Mel Drybread-bass, Andy Williams-Andy Williams,
Rosa Avila-drums, Matt Nabours-trumpet, Bruce
Windham-guitar
Damian Cremisio-woodwinds, Nate Schaffer-Keyboard
v Currently performing for private events, corporate
events, and in club and concert settings.
v
Played keyboard for
Andy Williams and Glen Campbell in the US 2001-2002, and toured with Andy
Williams in England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, including
two performances at the Royal Albert Hall in London in the summer of 2002.
v
Assistant Musical
Director/Keyboard for Kansas City’s 2005 Starlight Theater Broadway Production
of “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
v
Opened for Martin Short
at the historic Folly Theater in Kansas City – 2007
v Performed at events for the following area and
national businesses: Kansas City Star, Hallmark, Siemens, Sunflower House,
Premiere Global, J.D. Reece, NEA (National Education Association) St. Luke’s
Hospital, Air Tran, Beechcraft, Helzberg Diamonds, George K. Baum, Toyota,
State Farm Insurance, Kemper Museum, Cerner, Kansas City Chiefs, Colgate
Palmolive, The Personal Marketing Company, Morgan Stanley, Eugene D. Brown,
American Century, Wines by Jennifer, Harrah’s Casino, the Argosy Casino, VML
Advertising, KC Area Development Council, Mission Bank, Career Masters,
McDonald’s, Bushnell, NCM, and others.
v Performed longstanding engagements in Kansas City at
such establishments as The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, The Bristol, The Hyatt Regency
Hotel, Mr. Putsch’s, The Hilton Plaza Inn, The Raphael Hotel, The Fairmont
Hotel, Tonic Restaurant, The Doubletree Hotel, The Allis Plaza Marriott Hotel,
Ivy’s, The Plaza III, C.C.’s City Broiler, and others including many of the
area’s fine country clubs: The Kansas City Country Club, Mission Hills, Indian
Hills, Homestead, The National, Leawood, Leawood South, Blue Hills, The
Carriage Club.
v Composer/Arranger for the score of the Missouri Repertoire
Theater production of “The Misanthrope” - 1996
v Playing piano since age 7, Scott was selected by Stan
Kenton as the best high school jazz pianist in South Carolina at a statewide
jazz band competition.
v Received a music scholarship from the University of
Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Studied classical piano with John McIntyre and jazz piano
with the late George Salisbury, performed with the Conservatory Jazz Band in
the Montreux International Jazz Festival, and graduated with a Bachelor of
Music Theory degree.
v Published by a major publisher, Hal Leonard, and one
choral piece, “The Shepherd Song,” had its European debut at the Salzburg Music
Festival in Austria in 1989 and was featured on the Bach Society of St. Louis
Christmas concert in December, 2003.
v Recorded 5 albums including two all-original
compilations, “Across the Board,” an all-instrumental album that reached No. 1
in the Jazz Ambassador magazine in 1987, and “Living Inside The Light” – a
Contemporary Christian vocal/instrumental album released in November of 2006
v Cellist with the Windstring Trio, performing light
jazz/bossa nova, contemporary, and classical music.
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