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Signature Music Series Presents: Guinga Meets Berklee at Berklee's Signature Music Series at Berklee Performance Center

Courtesy of Berklee Media Relations | Posted on November 21, 2013

Where

Berklee Performance Center
Berklee's Signature Music Series

136 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA
Map
617 747 2261

When

Thu, December 12, 2013
8:15PM-10:15PM

Musicians

Guinga
guitar

About

The Signature Music Series wraps its fall season with Guinga Meets Berklee. The acclaimed Brazilian composer and guitarist will perform a dozen of his original songs with the 30-piece Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Assistant Professor Francisco Noya. Faculty guest soloists include Eugene Friesen, Greg Hopkins, John Stein, Fernando Brandão, Oscar Stagnaro, and Daniel Ian Smith.

In addition to the orchestra, several student vocalists and percussionists will be featured. The concert will also feature several new arrangements, including five written by Guinga’s own arranger, Paulo Aragão; six by Berklee students; and one by Matthew Nicholl, chair of Contemporary Writing and Production and musical director for the concert....

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