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Berklee Performance Center Concerts Lt



December 1 - He Shall Reign Forever and Ever - The Berklee Reverence
Gospel Ensemble, and the small group, Overjoyed, under the direction of Dennis .
Montgomery II, present an evening of contemporary and traditional gospel music
written and composed by Kurt Karr, Kirk Franklin, David Balfour, Darius Brooks o7
and Montgomery.

December 2 - Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra - Under the direction of faculty
composer/arranger/trumpter Greg Hopkins, the Concert Jazz Orchestra features
the finest instrumentalsts in the college playing original music written expressly =
for the group by talented student and faculty writers. This evening’s concert

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features music composed by Noriko Ueda, Toru Dodo, Laura Andel, Manuel

Kaufman, Mike Gibbs, and Alan Broadment. G

December 3 - An Evening with the Berklee Rainbow Band - Small and large ""'

ensembles will perform jazz rock and fusion compositions under the direction of
facutly composer/arranger/trombonist Phil Wilson.

December 4 - String Department Concert - Under the direction of String

department Chair Matt Glaser, this concert will feature performances by the 27
Berklee Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Gibbons, performing such o
compositions as Bach’s Double Violin Concerto in D minor, A Little Night Music

by W.A. Mozart, Romanian Folk dances by Bela Bartok. In addition Professional -1
Writing Division Dean Joseph Smith will conduct the orchestra in an original jazz
compostion. The second half of the concert will feature students and faculty

performing in idioms such as jazz and folk music.

December 8 - Together Again...For the First Time/Ceremony of Carols by
Benjamin Britten - The Berklee Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Sharon
Broadley Martin, will perform half of their program a capella and half with -~y
rhythm section and special guest faculty saxophonist Greg Badolato. Then The

40 voice Berklee Concert Choir will performBennjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of ]
Carols featuring tenor and soprano soloists and harp accompaniment with Ann -
Nesbet Cobb on harp.

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December 11 - Taking Care Of Business # 241 & 1/2, The Jazz-Rock En-
semble Tribute to New Orleans - Yo Team productions presents the Berklee
Jazz Rock Ensemble in a tribute to the music of New Orleans featuring perfor- &
mances of compositions by The Neville Brothers, Louis Armstrong, Dr. John, The ’
Meters, Harry Connick Jr., and others.

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