Berklee Performance Center Concerts

November 16- The Music of Africa- Percussion department faculty Joe
Galeota Jr. presents the Berklee West African Drum & Dance Ensembles
performing music and dance from the Ewe, Akan and Dagbani peoples of
Ghana and Togo. In the second half a faculty-student ensembel performs
Afro-Pop compositions by Fela Kuti, Salif Keita and Johnny Clegg.

November 27- The Reverence Gospel Ensemble- The Berklee Reverence
Gospel Ensemble, and the small group, Overjoyed, under the direction of
Dennis Montgomery Il, present an evening of contemporary and tradi-
tional gospel music composed by Dennis Montgomery.

November 30- Singers Showcase- The Fall 2000 Singer’s Showcase will
feature the vocal talents of Nia Allen, Ben Ward, Gina Cuchetti, Kevin
Wood, Chrissi Poland, Jason Joseph, Carrie Turner, Nick DeKoff, and
Laura Clapp. They will be performing the music of Prince, Leanne Rimes,
Paula Cole, Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilara, Gilbert & Sullivan, and
others. There will be a special dance number featuring the choreography
talent of John Campbell.

December 4 — The Concert Choir- Faculty vocalist Anne Peckham directs
the Berklee Concert Choir performing Messe de Minuit by Marc-Antoine
Charpentier as well as several a cappella pieces to round out the pro-
gram.

December 5 — An Evening With The Rainbow Band - The Berklee Rain-
bow Band, under the direction of Professor Phil Wilson presents music
from a variety of composers and arrangers will showcase a broad range
of talent from across the college.

December 12- The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra - Under the direction
of Greg Hopkins, this ensemble features the finest jazz instrumentalists
in the school playing original music written expressly for the group by the
most accomplished jazz composers on campus.

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