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O’é'—'\"% Berklee Performance Center Concerts

November 6 - Stardom/Funk Disciples - Student vocalist,
composer, arranger Brian A. Glover presents original and standard
Rhythm & Blues and soul music for large ensemble. Then Astutomo
Ishigaki and the “Funk Disciples” perform Funk and Rhythm & Blues
by James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Larry Graham,
Marvin Gaye and others.

November 12 - Vocal Summit in Concert - Voice department
faculty member Bob Stoloff presents the a capella group Vocal
Summit in a program utilizing “spontaneous improvisation” that
creatively integrates music, theatre and movement in musical styles
from jazz to the classics.

November 13 - New Notes on the Staff - The Vocal Jazz En-
semble, under the direction of faculty member Art LaPierre, opens
with jazz compositions by Miles Davis, Jerome Kern and Johhny
Mercer. Then new Voice Department faculty members Didi Stewart,
Lisa Thorson and Donna McElroy perform accompanied by a faculty
rhythm section of Joe Mullholland, piano, Dave Clark, bass and Bob
Stoloff, drums.

November 14 - The Berklee Thelonious Monk Ensemble -
Post-Bop original compositions by Thelonious Monk performed by
this Berklee ensemble under the direction of Assistant Chair of the
Guitar Department, Rick Peckham.

November 19 - Gregg’nhemk Soundings - Under the direction of
Department Chair Jay Kennedy, compositions and arrangements by
the faculty of the Contemporary Writing and Production Depart-
ment in a potpourri of styles will be performed by a large band
featuring Berklee faculty members.

November 20 - The Berklee Concert Wind Ensemble - Under
the direction of Greg Fritze, the Berklee Concert Wind Ensemble will
perform a concert of contemporary compositions for winds featur-
ing “Five songs by Robert Frost” a composition by Berklee Faculty
Composer Michael Weinstein. The ensemble will also perform
United States Premieres of two new compositions by Spanish Com-
posers - “Estigia” by Francisco Tamarit and “Tres Dances
Valencianes” by Aman Blanquer. Also performed will be “Rocky
Point Holliday” by Ron Nelson, Incandation and Dance by John
Barnes Chance and Bugler’s Holiday with faculty trumpet soloists
Wayne Naus, Dick Lowell and George Zonce.

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