Berklee Per formance Center Concerts

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FALL 1990

THE BERKLEE BUDDY RICH ENSEMBLE —Faculty trum-
peter Wayne Naus leads Berklee’s Buddy Rich Ensemble perform-
ing compositions and arrangements made famous by the late
drummer and bandleader.

VOCAL SUMMIT/VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE— Voice Depart-
ment faculty member Bob Stoloff leads the 12-voice Vocal Summit
in a program of original free improvisation, a cappella vocals and
theater pieces. In the second half, faculty vocalist April Arabian
leads the Vocal Jazz Ensemble in a variety of contemporary vocal
arrangements both a cappella and accompanied by a four-piece
rhythm section in styles ranging from jazz to fusion.

AN EVENING WITH THE BERKLEE RAINBOW BAND —
Faculty trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson leads the
Berklee Rainbow Band in a program of jazz, fusion and rock origi-
nals by outstanding student composers and arrangers. Featured
will be instrumentalists Pat Loomis and Abe Laboriel, Jr., vocalists
Sharina Jange and Cindy Tignor and the premiere of Phil Wilson’s
“Wizard of Oz Suite”

SEE ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE—THE BERKLEE
REVERENCE GOSPEL ENSEMBLE — Traditional and contem-
porary gospel music by Walter Hawkins, Richard Smallwood,
Keith Pringle and others will be performed by Berklee’s Reverence
Gospel Ensemble under the direction of Lori Roberts with faculty
advisors Walter Beasley and Orville Wright. The choir will feature
freshman vocalist Wilbur Nichols and a host of new faces, as well
as an arrangement of “What Child Is This” by Orville Wright and
an original composition by accompanist Dennis Montgomery III.

THE BERKLEE JAZZ/ROCK ENSEMBLE —The 18-piece
Jazz/Rock Ensemble, under the direction of Ken Zambello with Yo
Team Productions, will perform music from the rock opera Tommy.

ROCK ARRANGING: LIVE! —Commercial Arranging Depart-
ment faculty members Lennie Peterson and Mirek Kocandrle
present a showcase of the best writing from the course Rock
Arranging for Live Performance. A student band will perform
remakes of pop/rock songs in a variety of styles including folk,
funk and heavy metal in settings ranging from small band to 16-
piece ensemble with six vocalists, horns and full rhythm section.