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Weekend Concerts Feature Tramaine Hawkins, Dennis Montgomery III, Jetro da Silva BOSTON, May 18, 2005 — Students come from around the country and the world each summer to study at Berklee's renowned summer workshops, which include instruction in percussion, bass, guitar, brass, songwriting, music business, and music production, among other disciplines. This summer the Berklee Gospel Workshop is being added to the offerings. Participants will study gospel styles and technique for voice, piano, keyboard, and organ. The intensive three-day program will help choir members and instrumentalists develop repertoire, performance, and conducting skills in the genre.
Although the tradition of gospel pedagogy for musicians and choir members dates back about 200 years, it is only recently that advances have been made in the teaching of gospel music. The Berklee Gospel Workshop is designed to give musicians a solid foundation in gospel music. Conducted by Berklee's internationally acclaimed faculty and industry professionals, the workshop will give students the opportunity to work with some of today's finest gospel musicians. For information on signing up for the Berklee Gospel Workshop, please visit the Summer Programs section of the website.
The Berklee Performance Center, located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, will host concerts throughout the weekend. On Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m., the Gospel Workshop faculty, which includes Dennis Montgomery III and Jetro Da Silva, will perform. Tickets are $5; Saturday, July 30, at 7:00 p.m., legendary gospel singer Tramaine Hawkins performs, with Pastor Michael Hart, Gail McAden, and the Berklee Reverence Gospel Ensemble, directed by Dennis Montgomery III. Tickets are $30-$40; Sunday, July 31, at 10 a.m., the Berklee Gospel Workshop presents the program finale, during which students will perform. Tickets are $5. For more information please call 617-747-2261 or visit www.berkleebpc.com.
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Dennis Montgomery leading students in performance
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Photo by Phil Farnsworth
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Dennis Montgomery III, assistant professor of ensembles, is Director of Berklee's award-winning Reverence Gospel Ensemble, and a renowned gospel organist who has performed with Shirley Caesar, James Cleveland, Bobby Jones, John P. Kee, and many others. He recorded the album Come and Have Church with Me, and produced It's Me, Vol. 1, featuring Sheldon Wilson.
Jetro da Silva, a native of Brazil, is assistant chair of Berklee's Piano Department. Da Silva toured extensively with Whitney Houston and has worked with Patti Labelle, Pastor Andrae Crouch, Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Brandy, Sheila E., Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, Patti Austin, Monica, and many others.
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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