Berklee’s Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble will perform In the Key of Now with special guest Donna McElroy on Friday, December 6 at 7:30PM at The Allen Center (35 Webster Street, West Newton). This live performance will celebrate the power of the present moment through the dynamic energy of jazz. Musical selections will include pieces that range from Cole Porter and Herbie Hancock to John Mayer and Vox One. Tickets are $25.
The Berklee Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble has performed at the 2016 American Choral Directors Eastern Division Conference and 2014 and 2020 Jazz Education Network Conferences.
Donna McElroy arranged and sang on gold and platinum releases by Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Amy Grant, BeBe and CeCe Winans, and many others. She received a Grammy nomination for her own pop-gospel album, Bigger World, and won a Dove Award for her contribution to the inspirational compilation album, Songs from the Loft. She has appeared on The Tonight Show and the Grammy Awards and taught at Berklee College of Music for 24 years.
