BOSTON, MA, April 8, 2005 — Berklee College of Music's 53-member Reverence Gospel Ensemble, Directed by Dennis Montgomery III, will raise the roof at the Berklee Performance Center in a rousing program of contemporary and traditional gospel music. Berklee's small gospel ensemble, Overjoyed, will also perform. The concert, Monday, April 25, begins at 8:15 pm. Tickets are $5. The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA. For more information please call 617-747-2261 or visit the Berklee Performance Center website.

The Reverence Gospel Ensemble was started at Berklee in 1981 and, under the leadership of faculty member Montgomery, has become one of the most popular and best-known ensembles at the college and beyond. Its appeal is wide-ranging and crosses ethnic and musical genre lines. Over the years, the group has included students from Japan, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Taiwan, Australia, Canada, and many European and Scandinavian nations. The choir also counted as members, alumnae Paula Cole '90, Susan Tedeschi '91, and Lalah Hathaway '94, when they were students.

Press: to inquire about photo availability and usage, please e-mail us. Reverence Gospel Ensemble Photo by Margot Edwards

The nine-member gospel ensemble Overjoyed, also directed by Montgomery, has an international following from concerts in Switzerland, and the Blue Note clubs in Japan. Both group's sensational singing has brought hundreds of audiences to their feet.

Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing over 70 countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today — and tomorrow.

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