Beyoncé’s original all-female band celebrates its 10-year anniversary at Berklee, led by Tia Fuller, a professor in the Ensemble Department. The band will include original members Nikki Glaspie ’04 (drums), Rie Tsuji ’02 (keyboard), Bibi McGill (guitar), Brittani Washington (piano), Divinity Roxx (bass), Katty Rodriguez (tenor saxophone), Crystal Torres (trumpet), Marcie Chapa (percussion), and students in Berklee’s Beyoncé Ensemble. In addition, current Beyoncé dancer Ebony Williams ’05 will choreograph and perform with students from Boston Conservatory at Berklee on select songs and current Beyoncé background vocalist Crissy Collins will perform with the ensemble.
The group will feature music members played while on tour, drawn from Beyoncé albums B’Day, The Beyoncé Experience, and I Am…Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas, and will also perform some of her newer material. Berklee alumnus Nikko Ielasi ’15 is the musical arranger, current student Jonathan Foo is the producer, current student Niya Norwood is the vocal director, and current Berklee student Josh Foster is the student musical director.
Watch Berklee students perform a medley in tribute to Beyoncé:
Bar Boulud is bringing the distinctive tastes of a blossoming California vineyard to Boston’s bustling Back Bay. Located in picturesque Santa Ynez Valley, Beckmen Vineyards is a family-owned vineyard and winery with a passion for crafting high-end Rhône wines from estate grown, biodynamic grapes.
Guests are invited to join Bar Boulud’s Sommelier, David Bérubé, for this educational five-course dinner that will feature classically complex and dramatic wines paired with seasonal dishes, such as Grilled Octopus and Roasted Porchetta, from Chef de Cuisine Michael Denk and Pastry Chef Robert Differ.
The “Beckmen Wine Dinner” menu will be served as follows:
Assortment of Canapés
Fried oyster with nori aïoli and goat cheese tart with honey and walnuts
Louis de Grenelle, Crémant de Loire, Cuvée Platine, Brut
Smoked Trout Rillettes
Toasted sourdough, black mission figs, crème fraîche
Beckmen, Chardonnay, Purisima Mountain Vineyard, Ballard Canyon 2014
Grilled Octopus
Almond purée, arugula, blood orange, Castelvetrano olives
Beckmen, Syrah Blend, Cuvee Le Bec, Santa Ynez Valley, 2014
Roasted Porchetta
Caramelized fennel purée, golden raisins,
pickled mustard seeds, peppercress
Beckmen, Syrah, Purisima Mountain Vineyard, Ballard Canyon, 2014
Equatorial Chocolate Tart
55% ganache, almond crunchy, framboise foam
Beckmen, Grenache, Estate, Santa Ynez Valley, 2014
*Ticket price includes gratuity and taxes.
