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Berklee Performance Center Concerts



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November 22 The Be-Bop Guitars Meet Maggi Scott/A Woody
Herman Tribute - In the first half, The Be-Bop Guitars, under the
direction of John Baboian, will be joined by faculty vocalist Maggi Scott
and faculty trumpeter/arranger Jerry Cecco performing bop and main-
stream jazz. In the second half faculty trumpeter/composer/arranger
Greg Hopkins leads the Berklee Woody Herman Ensemble in a tribute to
the late bandleader.

December 1 Singers Showcase - In it's 11th year, the Performance
Division's Yo Team Productions presents some of Berklee's finest
vocalists, including Joe Freel, Deanna Della Cioppa, Monica Lynk, Cesar
Munoz, Megan Gass, Paulien Van Shaick, Jason Ralicki and the group 4
A Moment. They will be performing the music of Robert Flack and
Donny Hathaway, Steve Winwood, Barbara Streisand, Ruben Blades,
Minnie Ripperton and many others in a variety of instrumental settings
and arrangements written especially for this event.

December 5 The Berklee Thelonious Monk Ensemble/the Back
Bay Brass Jazz Orchestra - Guitar department Assistant Chair Rick
Peckham leads a 5 piece ensemble in a program of contemporary bebop
standards composed by Thelonious Monk. In the second half, faculty
trombonist/composer/arranger Ben Elkins leads the Back Bay Brass
through a program of swing, Latin, and other big band music.

December 8 Be Encouraged-The Reverence Gospel Ensemble -
An evening of traditional and contemporary Gospel music by composers
Jules Bartholomew, David Frzier, Donavan Jackson, Clay Bogan III,
Kayla Parker, Marc Copeland, Robert Lewis, Jermain Nelson and Dennis
Montgomery III will be performed by Berklee's Reverence Gospel
Ensemble under the direction of faculty member Dennis Montgomery III.
Special guests include Freda Battle as guest conductor and a new
Berklee Gospel ensemble called "Overjoyed."

December 13 An Evening with the Berklee Rainbow Band -
Faculty trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson presents an evening
of jazz fusion for this large ensmeble with strings and featuring special
guest saxophonist Chris Hollyday.

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