2019 Berklee Signature Series

Great American Songbook: The Music of Dolly Parton
Sunday, February 24,2019 at 7:30 p.m.
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Join a global cast of students, alumni, faculty, and an array of special guests for an unforgettable
evening filled with Dolly Parton’s greatest hits and deep cuts, from rousing production numbers to
intimate down-home songs, delivered with a raw, acoustic sentiment akin to Nashville's Bluebird Cafe.
The band-a full rhythm section, strings, horns, and background vocalists—will revisit Parton’s formative
years, steeped in spirituals and gospel music, in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains; traverse her
trademark country writing and late '70s/early '80s pop crossover boom; and cover her return to
Appalachian folk, bluegrass, and old-world Celtic music. The concert is produced by Maureen McMullan,
with faculty guitarist Kevin Barry serving as musical director.

0. Ariana Grande and Micki Miller Tribute Show
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Directed by Tia Fuller, a professor and Grammy-nominated saxophonist, Berklee's Ariana Grande

and Micki Miller ensembles will perform pop and R&B hits, including “God Is a Woman," "Side to
Side,” "Diamonds," and more. This two-part concert will feature College and Conservatory vocalists,
instrumentalists, and dancers in a fully choreographed production of the artists’ music. Students Max
Nudi, Aaron Ward, and Marcus Prince will serve as musical directors for the ensembles.

The Checkout-Live at Berklee

Luciana Souza w/ Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors
Wednesday, March 6,2019 at 8:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

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Grammy-winning vocalist Luciana Souza returns to her alma mater. She will be mentoring and
performing with the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors, a group of graduate students in the Berklee
Global Jazz Institute. The performance will be broadcast as a part of WBGO's the Checkout-Live at
Berklee.The concert can be expected to touch on Souza's critically acclaimed album project, 2018's
The Book of Longing, released through Sunnyside Records.

CareerJam 2019

‘ Keynote Speaker: Sylvia Rhone
Friday, April 5,2019

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