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

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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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.

“Guinga is one of the most important Brazilian composers currently working,” said Nicholl. “Musical communities all over the world know and respect his work and Brazilian artists strive for the opportunity to record his songs. His influence, while not always direct, has been and remains immense.”

Guinga is known for incorporating many musical styles in his music, including choro, samba, baião, foxtrot, blues, jazz, and classical. He has recorded a dozen CDs and his compositions have been recorded by artists including Sérgio Mendes, Elis Regina, Chico Buarque, and Monica Salmaso.

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