“An Evening with Chelsey Green” Berklee World Strings Directed by Eugene Friesen Robot Blues Helmut Lipsky Cruzando los Andes a Pie Maurizio Fiore Salas Maurizio Fiore Salas, cuatro; Luis Arturo Celis Avila, bass Under the Sun Eugene Friesen Cheryl Ann Chelsey Green, arr. Maurizio Fiore Salas Chelsey Green Nature Boy Eden Ahbez, arr. Tuomas Norjane Chelsey Green My Favorite Things Richard Rodgers, arr. Shereen Cheong Chelsey Green About Chelsey: With performances often described as passionate, vivacious, electrifying, and innovative, Billboard-charting international recording artist Chelsey Green brings the vibrancy of violin and viola playing and unique, rich vocals to worldwide audiences in a whole new way. A native of Houston, Texas, Dr. Chelsey Green was born into a family of jazz and funk musicians and started her performance career as a violinist at age 5. Though inundated with music of all genres, she focused on classical music studying both privately and publicly at performing arts schools in the Houston public school system. Dr. Green went on to receive a scholarship for classical viola studies at The University of Texas at Austin where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. Dr. Green then went on to receive her Master’s degree in Viola Performance from The Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Maryland College Park. Most recently, Dr. Green has been appointed Associate Professor in the String Department at the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Dr. Chelsey Green and her ensemble, The Green Project, tear down all stereotypes of the violin and viola by fusing traditional classical technique with popular favorites and enticing original songs in various genres- including R&B, Pop, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Alternative, Hip Hop, Gospel and more! Classically soloing in New York’s prestigious Carnegie Hall at age 16, Chelsey Green and The Green Project have been honored to perform in many highly regarded venues around the world. Green’s varied performance resume includes performances at the CBS Late Show with David Letterman, the Theater at Madison Square Garden, the opening of The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Essence Music Festival, Bahrain Spring of Culture Festival, Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Kuwaiti National Opera House, The John F. Kennedy Center and more! Recently, Chelsey was awarded Montgomery County (Maryland) Executive’s Award “"Outstanding Artist Award” and featured in a nationally syndicated Walmart commercial produced by BET Networks that premiered during the 2017 Soul Train Awards.