Berklee Performance Center Concerts

November 15-Mili Bermejo/Oscar Stagnaro —
Faculty vocalist Mili Bermejo and bassist Dan
Greenspan perform in a duo setting. Then
faculty bassist Oscar Stagnaro leads his band
in a performance of various Latin music styles
as part of Latin Culture Week.

November 17- Eguie Castrillo's Palladium
Night Orchestra: A Tribute to the Mambo
Kings -Master conguero and Berklee associ-
ate professor Eguie Castrillo leads his big
band in a tribute to three of the seminal fig-
ures in Latin music, Tito Puente, Tito
Rodriguez and Machito, with special guest,
faculty vibraphonist Victor Mendoza.

November 22- The Berklee Tower of Power
Ensemble -Soul and funk music of the famed
Tower of Power band as well as Earth, Wind
& Fire, and Stevie Wonder will be performed
by this 5 horn, 5 vocal and 5 rhythm ensem-
ble under the direction of faculty member
Wayne Naus.

November 29- The Berklee Reverence Gospel
Ensemble and OverJoyed - Dennis
Montgomery, il directs the Berklee Reverence
Gospel Ensemble and OverJoyed. This con-
cert will feature both ensembles performing
songs from various artists in traditional and
contemporary gospel styles.

November 30-Rainbow Band Presents A
Berklee Jazz Festival - Big band jazz with
vocals will be performed under the direction
of faculty composer, arranger, trombonist Phil
Wilson.

December 1-It's Always the Music — A variety
of student ensembles will perform under the
direction Ensemble department chair Ron
Savage. They'll include The Afro-Cuban
Allstars directed by Victor Mendoza; The
Music of Art Blakey Ensemble directed by

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Ron Mahdi; The Bluegrass Ensemble directed
by Dave Hollender; The Contemporary
Christian Ensemble directed by Nancy Morris;
and The Hip Hop Ensemble directed by
Winston Macow.

December 3-Presidential Inauguration -
Inauguration of Roger Brown as President of
Berklee College of Music, with honorary
degree recipients Dennis Chambers and
Chaka Khan.

December 9 - Singers’ Showcase - Berklee's
best student vocalists sing, whisper, belt,
shout, croon, wail, rap, swing, scat, and
holler in a program of pop, r&b, jazz and folk
music. This semester's singer's are Jeremy
Ragsdale, Evan Baughman, Natalie
Fernandez, Melinda Colaizzi, Georgel
Arevalo, J.C. Casely, Dave Petrelli, and Maeve
Gilchrist. They will be performing the music
of Aretha Franklin, Usher, Christina Aguilera,
Andrew Lloyd Weber, Janis Joplin, and many
others.

December 13 - Berklee String Orchestra with
Joe Lovano - The Berklee String Orchestra
conducted by Eugene Friesen presents Joe
Lovano playing music by Eddie Sauter, Kenny
Wheeler and Matthew Nicholl. Student
soloists will also be featured in a variety of
styles showcasing the rhythmic capabilities of
strings. The concert will include works by
Frank Bridge and Darol Anger.

December 14 -Back Bay Brass Jazz Orchestra
- Ben Elkins leads this 20-piece student big
band in a program of contemporary arrange-
ments and compositions for big band by Phil
Potts, Thad Jones, Maria Schneider, Stand
Kenton and Bill Holman with special guest
vocalist and trombonist.