David Friend Recital Hall

The David Friend Recital Hall, located in the Genko Uchida building at 921 Boylston Street, is a semicircular performance space with a horseshoe-shaped balcony, designed by architect Shizuo Harada.

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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Bass legend and entrepreneur Marcus Miller on the obvious and not-so-obvious ingredients to achieve triple-scale status, writing and production credits, and Grammys. 
 

Admission
Free
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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Gregg Bissonette's list of credits include David Lee Roth, Toto, James Taylor, and Maynard Ferguson, as well as tons of film and television scores. Come find out how versatility and groove can make for an amazing career. Bissonette will be joined by Berklee Bass Professor Danny Morris.
 

Admission
Free
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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

The Directed Study Ensemble and senior recital for Anthony Rocazella playing in its entirety The Parallax II: Future Sequence by prog metal wizards Between The Buried and Me. An album that incorporates jazz fusion, metal, blues, classical, prog rock and more.

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Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

How did three legendary bassists find themselves writing scores, producing and composing for television and film, composing for multimedia and audiobooks, and producing a wide range of artists, from Miles Davis and Luther Vandross to Boyz n the Hood?
 

Admission
Free
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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

The Planet Microjam Institute presents a retrospective of music with incredible microtonal alumni! Compositions by world class microtonal keyboard players Utar Artun from Turkey (Mid-East MicroJamz) and Giorgi Mikadze from the Republic of Georgia (Georgian Microjamz) will be featured and the amazing Yazhi Guo from China (Chinese MicroJamz) will make an appearance. With Anderson Mirafzali on bass and Willem Jochens on drums. Please join us for a truly unique concert!
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Victor Wooten, and Steve Bailey discuss and demonstrate the necessary skills to get the gig, play the gig, and keep the gig from the college classroom and practice room to the tour bus. Learn what keeps gigs and what loses them.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

As part of Percussion Days, the Berklee Beginning Percussion Ensemble will be performing works by Dr. Nathan Daughtrey and Lynn Glassock.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

A fun showcase of 8-10 students (from Berklee College of Music and Boston Conservatory at Berklee) playing several marimba solos, a duo, and a quartet in a variety of styles. 
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Associate Professor of Piano Vladan Milenkovic will be performing a set of specially selected pieces with his trio, featuring percussionist Salil Sachdev and violinist Jozef Nadj. 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Yiting Li is a Chinese singer-songwriter and music educator with a powerful voice. Her music draws from pop, Latin, and R&B. 

Admission
Free

Past Events

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel performs Michael Brecker's Bulgarian Project music with a standout group of students from Berklee College of Music and the Global Jazz Institute.

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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Now in its 26th year, Storytellers showcases Berklee's most original and compelling singers and singer-songwriters. Nine performers will reveal "the story behind the song" in an intimate, conversational setting.

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Xingyao Xue is an international percussionist and marimba soloist from China. She will perform a set of classical and contemporary music on marimba, vibraphone, and multi-percussion with special guest Xingyue Xue (Boston Conservatory at Berklee M.M. '24, percussion).

 

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

This event features music education students sharing thoughts about the state of music education today and performing in a variety of ensemble configurations. Those who teach, perform! 
 

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David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Professor Thaddeus Hogarth directs the annual Guitar Night: R&B/Funk Showcase.
 

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

The ABLE Assembly 2023 Conference begins with a reception for all attendees. 

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

The Mediterranean Music Institute’s spring concert will feature a guest artist from the Mediterranean region, performing with an ensemble of student musicians, led by creative director Javier Limón and music director Matthew Nicholl.

 

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Join us for the opening reception of an art show featuring artists with disabilities. This show is part of the 2023 ABLE Assembly: Arts Better the Lives of Everyone Conference.

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Jazz vocal presentation of the music of Duke Ellington exploring unique contemporary arrangements that showcase odd meters, New Orleans grooves, and gospel styles. The concert is a collaboration of students and faculty from the voice department as well as a phenomenal student-led trio. 

Event Dates
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

The Billy Childs Ensemble will present a concert featuring the music of Billy Childs from his vast repertoire of small group and “jazz chamber music” albums from the past 30 years.