BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER CONCERTS FALL ’83 WORKING IT OUT - Pianist Ron Druyan leads his Big Band through an evening of original compositions and arrange- ments in a variety of styles including jazz, funk & latin. NOV 17 THE BERKLEE CONCERT JAZZ ORCHESTRA - Herb Pomeroy directs the most prestigious ensemble in the college through a program of contemporary Big Band music. NOV 21 YNSQ VS. THE DON'T BE'S - Berklee faculty saxophonist/ composer Allan Chase leads ''Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet" through a program that blends jazz, new music compositions and free improvisations. The second half will feature original "avant-funk" music. NOV 22 A UNIVERSAL LOVE CONCERN - Original compositions in a variety of styles including jazz, calypso, funk and latin jazz will be presented by pianist David Matthews. NOV 28 HOLIDAY CONCERT - A concert featuring three of Berklee's vocal groups, The Concert Choir directed by Brian O'Connell, The Gospel Choir directed by Orville Wright, and The Mass Transit directed by Charlie Sorrento. NOV 29 THEME AND VARIATIONS - The premiere performance of an original extended work for octet as well as tunes by Chick Corea, James Van Heusen and others is offered by tenor saxophonist/clarinetist John La Porta. NOV 30 THE BERKLEE SINGER'S SHOWCASE - A revue featuring n?ne of Berklee's hottest young singers is presented by the Berklee Performance Studies Department. DEC 1 THE STUDIO ORCHESTRA CONCERT = The Studio Orchestra, comprised of some of Berklee's top performers, returns to the Performance Center stage to present a program of original compositions and arrangements ranging from jazz to pop. DEC 5 B. J. BAND - An international funk Big Band containing some of the finest instrumentalists from Berklee and the Boston area is directed by Bjorn Jorgensen and Anders Eriksson. DEC 6 AN EVENING WITH THE DUES BAND - Trombonist Phil Wilson leads The International Dues Band through an exciting program of Big Band jazz featuring the music of Duke Ellington. DEC 7 SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY - Faculty member Mike Ihde directs the "Flat Rats and Sail Cats" through their annual concert of country, rock, pop and swing featuring Jim Woods on fiddle.