Slideshow: Student Ensembles Summer 2015
The Blue Note Ensemble performs jazz music from records released on the popular Blue Note label, including compositions by Wayne Shorter and Joe Henderson.
Photo by Justin Poon
Under the direction of Alain Mallet, the World Jazz Ensemble performs music re-inspired by the rhythms of South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Photo by Mike Keefe-Feldman
In its final recital, the Berklee Blues/Rock Ensemble included forays into funk by the Meters.
Photo by Justin Poon
Matt Marvuglio’s Metal Ensemble rocks out to classic songs by the likes of Iron Maiden and Megadeth.
Photo by Justin Poon
Jacob Aviner performs Coldplay’s “Yellow” in Ricardo Monzon’s Mixed Pop and Jazz Ensemble. The ensemble also took on songs by Jamie Cullum and Gloria Estefan.
Photo by Justin Poon
Dennis Cecere’s Sam Cooke/Tina Turner/Otis Redding Ensemble performs music from some of soul's leading artists.
Photo by Justin Poon
The 2015 summer semester at Berklee featured a large variety of ensembles performing at venues such as the David Friend Recital Hall, Lawrence and Alma Berk Recital Hall, and Olivier Colvin Recital Hall. The students and faculty members in the Performance and Ensemble departments have been hard at work over the summer, preparing music for final performances in a wide range of genres, including electric and acoustic jazz, world music, soul, Latin, metal, and R&B, just to name a few. Ensemble classes meet weekly to discuss matters from revising arrangements to performance techniques while preparing repertoire for their respective final performances, which took place last week.
Click through the slideshow for a quick glimpse at a few of the many recitals that took place during the summer semester at Berklee.