Berklee Performance Center Concerts



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 6 The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra - Renowned
faculty composer, arranger and trumpeter Herb Pomeroy leads the
college's most prestigious ensemble in a program of contemporary big
band music.

December 7 The Concert Wind Ensemble - Under the direction of
Composition Department Assistant Chair Greg Fritze, this 45-piece wind,
brass and percussion ensemble will perform 20th century music by
Persichetti, Bernstein, Husa and others including faculty composer Arthur
Welwood and student composer Paul Rowen.

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 IIL
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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