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Senior Guitar Recital, Bergen Finley 4-29-2026

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SENIOR GUITAR RECITAL

Bergen Finley

Miranda Duarte, voice

Alex Maldonado Jr., trumpet

Leo Milano, tenor saxophone

Kyle Saelee, bass

Sean Britt, guitar

Joe Evans, drum set

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

7:30 pm

Recital Hall

29, 2026, 7:30 PM

Katabasis (2026)

Beautiful Love (1931)

Fingerprints (2001)

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (1940)

Untitled (2026)

‘Round Midnight (1940)

Urban Myth (2023)

Witch Hunt (1964)

Bergen Finley (b. 2003)

Victor Young (1899–1956)

Chick Corea (1941–2021)

Lorenz Hart (1895–1943)

Richard Rodgers (1902–1979)

Thelonious Monk (1917–1982) Finley

Gilad Hekselman (b. 1983)

Wayne Shorter (1933–2023)

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 studied jazz guitar and composition under Barry Finnerty, Steve Homan, Sean Britt, and Joe Mazzaferro. Inspired by legendary musicians such as Pat Martino, Bill Evans, and Wayne Shorter, Finley hopes to pursue a career playing live music throughout the Bay Area and Central Valley. REcently, he has had the privilege to record in the studio with several phenomenal artists and his debut album Sightseer is scheduled for release in May 2026.

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