The Pop/RnB Ensemble in Concert
Department of Music Dance and Theatre
A presentation of the Music Business Program
The Pop/R鈥檔鈥橞 Ensemble in Concert
December 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM
Margaret Williams Theatre
Jason Teborek - Musical Director
John DiPinto - Vocal Coach
The Band
Sean Manuel - Piano
Jaime Chirinos - Guitar
Jackie Logan - Bass Guitar
Julio Vazquez - Drums
The Vocalists
Hekuran Beluli*
Nicolette Capua
Dominique Ciaffone
Altis Cheatham
Cristina Corticada
Jessica Garcia
Katie Gonzalez
Naomi Hazelwood
Candace Hughes
Sydney Millevoi
SarahKay Russell
Robin Rygh
Joseph Sace*
Jordan Southerland
Alexander Velasco
*Also featured on guitar
The Program
(Order subject to change)
- Locked Out Of Heaven (Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence & Ari Levine)
- Mary Jane (All Night Long) (Mary J. Blige, Sean 鈥淧uffy鈥 Combs, Chucky Thompson & Rick James)
- Hold My Hand (Janee Bennett, Jessica Glynne, Jack Patterson, & Ina Wroldsen)
- Woman (Sydney Millevoi)
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Freddie Mercury)
- I Like It (William DeBarge, Eldra DeBarge & Etterlene DeBarge)
- Eres (Emmanuel del Real)
- Stone Cold (Demi Lovato, Laleh Pourkarim & Gustaf Thorn)
- Love On Top (Beyonce Knowles, Terius Nash & Shea Taylor)
15 Minute Intermission
- Best Of My Love (Maurice White & Al McKay)
- Sweet Love (Anita Baker, Louis A. Johnson & Gary Bias)
- Come Back To Me (Hekuran Beluli)
- Don鈥檛 Start Now (Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, & Ian Kirkpatrick)
- Pass It On (George Brown, James 鈥淛.T.鈥 Taylor, and Kool & the Gang)
- Human Nature (Steve Porcaro & John Bettis)
- Dia De Suerte (Alejandra Guzman & Jose Luis Ortega)
- R U Mine? (Alex Turner & Nick O鈥橫alley)
- This Christmas (Donny Hathaway & Nadine Theresa McKinnor)
The Pop/R鈥檔鈥橞 Ensemble is the creation of the NJCU Music Business program. It is dedicated to performing classic 鈥減op鈥 with a focus on rhythm & blues music from the pens of 20th century tunesmiths whose work ruled the airwaves from the 1960s to the present day. Students from the entire Department of Music Dance & Theatre are welcome to participate. They learn how to pick suitable repertoire, create and work from simple music charts, rehearse in a band setting, and perform an end-of-semester show.
The Music Business program at NJCU prepares undergraduate students for careers in the music industry at record labels, in artist management, music publishing, talent agencies, concert promotion, music marketing, publicity, and as independent entrepreneurs. For students who are planning a performing career, it provides the necessary studies to inform them about the complex entertainment industry and thus have a better chance of finding success.
For more information, please contact: Dr. Amparo Fabra, Program Coordinator, dfabracre@njcu.edu