' BERKLEE PERFORMANCE CENTER CONCERTS

FALL ’83

 
    

29 THEME AND VARIATIONS - The premiere perzZormance of an criginal
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.

THE BERKLEE SINGER'S SHOWCASE - A revue featuring nine of
Berklee's hottest young singers is oresented bv the Berklee
Perfommance Studies Department.

BEC. 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 3iazz to pop.

 
   
   
  
 

   
   
     
     
 

DEC 3 B.J. BAND - An international funk Big Band cgntaininq 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 Ellingten.

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.

DEC 8 TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS - MOTOWN II - Under the direction of
Rob Rose, the Berklee Jazz/Rock Ensemble returns to the Per-
formance Center stage with an exciting orogram that features
the music of Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, The 4-Tops
and others arranged by Faculty members Mike Mérris and Ken
Zambello and some of Berklee's most talented student writers.

DEC 9 BERKLEE CONCERT BAND - Under the direction of Greg Fritze,
this concert will showcase some of Berklee's hottest woodwind,
brass, and percussion players and feature the music of Alfred

Reed, Fischer Tull, Vincent Persichetti and others.

THE COLLEGE SINGERS - Directed by Kenneth Greenhouse, The Cdlleg
Singers will present selections ranging from twentieth century
choral music to vocal jazz, including several of Greenhouse's

arrangements.

BACKX BAY BRASS - "CONSUMMATION" DIRECTED BY BEN ELKINS - The
Back Bay Brass, a 25 piece jazz orchestra, presents a program
that features original compositions by Faculty Trombcnist Ben
Elkins as well as music by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra.

 
   
   
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
    
   
  
 

  
 
   
   

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