Performances by Almeda & Jackson Berkey
Orion Ensemble
Sunday, November 27, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Sunday, December 4, 2022
The Orion Ensemble's 30th anniversary season continues with a world premiere and an earlier work written for the ensemble by Jackson Berkey and noteworthy quartets by Amon and Brahms. Welcoming frequent guest violist Stephen Boe, Orion performs the program at three venues: Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston (November 27), PianoForte Studios in Chicago (November 30) and New England Congregational Church in Aurora (December 4). The Chicago and Evanston performances also will be available via livestream.
The livestreams from Chicago and Evanston will be available free (donations are welcome at orionensemble.org/donate) on Orion's YouTube channel, which will also host a recording of the performance for a limited time.
Faculty Concert: Nadine & Friends #5
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Sunday, April 7, 2019 4:30 pm
Bezanson Recital Hall, Free Concert
Nadine Shank, piano and Jackson Berkey (Mannheim Steamroller co-founder/arranger), piano. With Estela Olevsky, piano; Cobus du Toit, flute; Jonathan Hulting-Cohen & Nick Suosso, saxophone Music by Jackson Berkey, Erwin Schulhoff, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Samuel Barber & Jun Nagao Includes Berkey's Nocturnes No. 11, 19, 22 and his Suite for Two Pianos
St. Cecilia Cathedral
Omaha, Nebraska
Friday, November 30, 2018 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 2, 2018 2:00 pm
Christmas at the Cathedral
The Omaha Symphonic Chorus, with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra and guests River City Ringers, Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir, Lincoln Boys Choir, organist Michael Emmerich and American Midwest Ballet, present the annual celebration of the season, featuring Jackson Berkey's "O magnum mysterium." The Symphonic Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Greg Zielke, commissioned this piece, and will also perform music by Eric Whitacre, John Tavener, Ola Gjeilo and others.
Come, Follow Me!
An Easter celebration for Choir, Organ, Piano, Percussion
Detroit, Michigan
Sunday, April 22, 2018 10:30 am
Jefferson Avenue Chancel Choir
Almeda Berkey • Conductor, Lyricist
Jackson Berkey • Pianist, Composer
Stephen Warner • Organist, Choirmaster
Sunday April 22, 2018 • 10:30 am
Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church
8625 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan
St. Cecilia Cathedral
Omaha, Nebraska
Friday, December 1, 2017 8:00 pm
Sunday, December 3, 2017 2:00 pm
Christmas at the Cathedral
The Omaha Symphonic Chorus, with the Omaha Symphony Chamber Orchestra and Nebraska Wesleyan Chorus, presents their annual celebration of the season, featuring the world premiere of Jackson Berkey's "O magnum mysterium." The Symphonic Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Greg Zielke, has commissioned this new piece.
Peru State College Homecoming Concert
Jindra Fine Arts Band Room
Peru, Nebraska
Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:00 pm
The Peru State College Choir and the Womenís Choir, both under the direction of Matthew Hill, will present two works by Nebraska composer Jackson Berkey: "View Me, Lord, a Work of Thine" and "Certain Am I."
Friday LIVE! Arts Magazine
The Mill Coffee & Tea
800 P St.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Friday, October 13, 2017 10:00 am
Jackson Berkey and Matt Hill discuss the Peru State College Homecoming Concert, which will feature two of Jackson Berkeyís choral works: "View Me, Lord, a Work of Thine" and "Certain Am I."
You can listen statewide on NET Radio or stream online at the NET website starting at 9:05 a.m. To find more information, click here: http://bit.ly/1PQcCVy
If you miss the broadcast, you can listen to it when they post the archive; look for Friday LIVE On Demand. http://netnebraska.org/friday-live-on-demand
Trinity United Methodist Church
100 South Blake Avenue
Sequim, Washington
Sunday, September 24, 2017 10:00 am (Pacific Time)
Traditional Service
Includes a new instrumental version of Jackson Berkey's "Homage to Thomas Campion" (View Me, Lord, a Work of Thine) for flute and piano; Carlos Xavier, flute, Jackson Berkey, piano. The Trinity Singers meet Almeda Berkey as she conducts them singing Jackson's arrangement of "Amazing Grace".
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017 10:00 am
Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017 12 Noon Music of the Passion Nebraska Music Teachers Nebraska Music Teachers 2016 State Conference Opening Ceremony Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church Sunday, October 16, 2016 10:00 am Parrish Art Museum Friday, October 28, 2016 6:00 pm "The Day of Hope" Concert Saturday, December 3, 2016 7:30 pm World premiere of "Good Christian Men, Rejoice!" Sunday, December 11, 2016 10:30 am Prior 2016 Performances "American Landscape" The Orion Ensemble, winner of the prestigious Chamber Music America/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, continues its 2015-16 season with a program highlighting American composers, "American Landscape," showcasing its esteemed ensemble musicians: clarinetist Kathy Pirtle, violinist Florentina Ramniceanu, cellist Judy Stone and pianist Diana Schmück. Performances take place at First Baptist Church of Geneva March 13; the Music Institute of Chicago's Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston March 20; and the PianoForte Studios in downtown Chicago March 23. After premiering Jackson Berkey's "Homage to Percy Bysshe Shelley'' for the season's opening concert program in the fall, Orion performs his "Earth Voices" for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1994), a work of haunting beauty and swaying rhythms, tantalizing the listener with mystical utterances. Berkey originally composed the piece as a song cycle for soprano, clarinet, cello and piano, then reworked it as an instrumental chamber piece, which he dedicated to The Orion Ensemble. "Earth Voices" strives to express in sound the beauties of nature and Mother Earth using the nuanced tones of each instrument. One of Dvorák's finest chamber works, his Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 for violin, cello and piano (Dumky) was written in 1891 and featured in his 40-concert farewell tour before he took over leadership of the National Conservatory of Music of America in New York City. In classical works, the term "Dumky" means music that traverses many emotional expressions; from triumphant to melancholy, the music can change in an instant. In the opening of this work, cello and piano play a mystical duet, giving way to a yearning violin solo that in turn begins a round between the players as we are then swept away to the equally enchanting main theme. For more information, visit http://orionensemble.org/
Traditional Service includes Jackson Berkey's “Hosanna!" from the “Come, Follow Me” Cantata
The worship services continue with music by the Hennepin Chambers Singers and orchestra. The concert opens with a short mass by Mozart and continues with the Minnesota premiere of “Crux fidelis” by Jackson Berkey for choir and handbells. The focal work is on Jesus’ words from the cross, as set by the 17th century composer Heinrich Schütz for 8 soloists, a choir, and an orchestra. Together, this musical worship service will enrich your Holy Week experience and deepen your Easter morning.The concert also will be live-streamed at haumc.org/live
Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:30 pm
Jackson Berkey's "Piano Concerto" performed by Anne Madison and Yulia Kalashnikova
Milo Bail Ballroom, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church 100th Anniversary Celebration
World premiere of Jackson Berkey's "A Sanctuary for The Word"
Hennepin Avenue Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Salon Series: Pianist Nadejda Vlaeva
Program includes selections from Jackson Berkey's "Cape May Preludes"
Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York
"The Day of Hope" Concert by the Cantores Celestes Women's Choir
Featuring Jackson Berkey's "Cantate 2000"
Runnymede United Church, Toronto, Canada
World premiere of "Good Christian Men, Rejoice!" arrangement by Jackson Berkey
Saint Paul Methodist Sanctuary Choir; Lincoln Boys Choir Concert Choir
Saint Paul United Methodist Church
1144 M Street, Lincoln Nebraska
Orion Ensemble
March 13, 2016 Geneva, IL
March 20, 2016 Evanston, IL
March 23, 2016 Chicago, IL
Features Berkey, Sowash, Dvorak
Rick Sowash's "Anecdotes and Reflections: A Portrait of America" for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1988-89) is a work of pointed rhythms and fanciful melodies, with a masterful blending of the four instruments. Orion performs two movements from this work that run the gamut of musical influences, from spirituals to Sousa-style marches, from Dixieland to Eastern European/Klezmer music.
International Music Syndicate Studio
April 8 & 9, 2016
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Almeda & Jackson will be traveling to Colorado for a two-day event celebrating Jackson’s newest “24 Nocturnes” recording. Bulgarian concert pianist Nadejda Vlaeva will be performing Berkey compositions, and other special guests will attend. Please contact Phil Erklen at IMS for information, (888) 960-6518.
