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About Graham Collier

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Graham Collier's career spans four decades of innovation at the forefront of British jazz. He was the first British graduate of the Berklee School of Jazz, Boston, and the first British jazz composer to receive a commission from the Arts Council. During this time composition, conducting, education and journalism have taken him around the world. He was born in Tynemouth, England, in 1937. On leaving school he joined the British Army as a musician, spending three years in Hong Kong. He subsequently won a down beat magazine scholarship to the Berklee School of Music in Boston, studying with Herb Pomeroy and becoming its first British graduate in 1963. Returning to Britain, he formed the first of many line-ups known as Graham Collier Music, dedicated to performing his own compositions

About Daniel A. Arsenault

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Daniel A. Arsenault

Born: February 11, 1956

Dan Arsenault, founder of the Chalumeau Chamber Ensemble, studied at Berklee College of Music in the '70s, where he won the Faculty Association Award for outstanding participation in the association?s concert series. Herb Pomeroy was one of his teachers there. As a woodwind player, Mr. Arsenault has toured with several big bands and shows, including Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra. As a composer/arranger for hire, Mr. Arsenault has written a number of commissioned pieces and jingles. Mr. Arsenault also taught at Berklee, and now performs with community groups on Cape Ann.