The Pop/RnB Ensemble in Concert

Department of Music Dance and Theatre
A presentation of the Music Business Program

POP R&B GROUP OF 4

The Pop/R’n’B 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

POP R&B GROUP OF 4 SINGING

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 “Puffy” 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’t Start Now (Dua Lipa, Caroline Ailin, Emily Warren, & Ian Kirkpatrick) 
  • Pass It On (George Brown, James “J.T.” 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’Malley) 
  • This Christmas (Donny Hathaway & Nadine Theresa McKinnor) 
POP R&B FEMALE PERFORMER SMILING

The Pop/R’n’B Ensemble is the creation of the NJCU Music Business program. It is dedicated to performing classic “pop” 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