Junior Guitar Recital, Bergen Finley

JUNIOR GUITAR RECITAL

Bergen Finley Joe Evans, drums Bergen Finley, piano Marwan Ghonima, bass Alex Maldonado, piano, trumpet Leo Milano, tenor saxophone

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 7:30 pm Recital Hall

94TH PERFORMANCE OF 2024–25 ACADEMIC YEAR

APRIL 15, 2025, 7:30 PM George Gershwin (1898–1937) arr. Bergen Finley

Summertime (1934) Marwan Ghonima, bass Joe Evans, drums

Late (2025)

Bergen Finley (b. 2003) Alex Maldonado, trumpet Marwan Ghonima, bass Joe Evans, drums

Gnid (1975)

Tadd Dameron (1917–1965) arr. Bergen Finley/Alex Maldonado Alex Maldonado, trumpet Marwan Ghonima, bass

Posterity's Sake (2025)

Finley Leo Milano, tenor saxophone Marwan Ghonima, bass Alex Maldonado, piano Joe Evans, drums

Sightseer (2025)

Finley Leo Milano, tenor saxophone Marwan Ghonima, bass Joe Evans, drums

STUDENT BIOGRAPHY This recital is presented as a degree requirement for a Bachelor of Music in jazz studies.

Bergen Finley is an up-and-coming musician and composer majoring in jazz studies and music management at University of the Pacific. He has had the privilege to study jazz guitar and composition under Barry Finnerty, Steve Homan, Sean Britt, and Joe Mazzaferro for the last several years. Inspired by legendary musicians such as Pat Martino, Bill Evans, and George Benson, Finley continues to pursue a career playing live music throughout the Bay Area and Central Valley. He also has had the privilege to record in the studio with several phenomenal artists and is preparing to record his debut album as a bandleader composer in 2025.

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