Upcoming Events: December 2010

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members Ron Reid, Winston Maccow, Alain Mallet, Jamey Haddad, Oscar Stagnaro, and Leo Blanco. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including Afro pop, Caribbean, world fusion, Latin/Afro Cuban jazz, and South American folk. [details]

Rudresh Mahanthappa '92, a saxophonist, composer, and Berklee alumnus, will discuss the integration of modern concepts such as melodic/harmonic material derived from 20th-century classical sources and rhythmic approaches of non-Western music to create both improvisational and compositional vocabulary. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

The Red Room presents its open mic night the first Wednesday of every month. Sign-ups start at 6:00 p.m. Two songs/10 minutes. First 18 to sign up, plus waitlist. Piano, DI, and mics provided. No drum set; light hand percussion allowed.

Gadi Caplan presents a set of original tunes, some featured on the recent album Opposite Views.

Faculty member David Fiuczynski will demonstrate his "Planet MicroJam" concept. New musical ideas are on the horizon at the crossroads of new beats, microtonal harmonies, and Eastern melodic inflections and improv concepts. The aim is to create music that sounds like a Gauguin painting—a raw, powerful, extremely colorful mix of Eastern and Western elements. [details]

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members Ron Mahdi, Alain Mallet, Kenwood Dennard, and Lennie Stallworth. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including funk and soul, and the music of Art Blakey, Paul Simon, Sting, and P-Funk. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

Trombonist Stephanie Baird will be presenting her senior recital with friends (Kata Kozma, Aine Fujioka, Michael Sachs, etc.) and her band Zili Misik. The first half will be with friends and feature original compositions and arrangements ranging from classical to jazz(esque) to interesting places in between. The second half will feature Baird with Zili Misik, a seven-person all-female band that plays energetic roots music of the African diaspora.

The annual Singers Showcase highlights some of Berklee's most talented vocalists. Featured singers don't easily earn the spotlight; auditions attract more than 100 students vying for a place in the program. For this installment, singers will present a jukebox of pop, r&b, Latin, blues, jazz, and folk tunes, followed by selections from the Beatles's Abbey Road—the first time the showcase has focused on a specific album.

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members Kudisan Kai-Regalot, John Pierce, Ralph Peterson, and Stephen Maclean. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including jazz, Latin/Afro Cuban jazz, electronic improvisation, and techno/rave. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

Drummer Tsuyoshi Yamamoto presents original compositions and arrangements in this senior recital.

The Red Room at Cafe 939 presents Fresh Prospects, a showcase of the best up-and-coming Berklee artists reworking their favorite songs into intimate acoustic performances. This month's artists are Will Wells and Shayna Goldstein. [details]

Tony Song presents his senior guitar recital with some of Berklee's top musicians.

Considered by many to be the "ultimate Led Zeppelin experience," Hammer of the Gods recreates the mystical aura of an authentic Zeppelin concert, complete with thunderous sound, a spectacular light show, authentic instruments, vintage-period clothing, and flawless renditions of Zep favorites. For one night only, Hammer of the Gods recreates the music of the movie The Song Remains the Same. [details]

In addition to acting in TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Bryan Greenberg has also spent the past years pursuing his other passion, music. Since 2003 Greenberg has toured all over the country with various musicians, including Gavin DeGraw, Tyler Hilton, Graham Colton, Michael Tolcher, Ari Hest, and many more.

The Red Room presents the New Brew Lunchtime Concert Series. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Berklee students, staff, or faculty help you either slow down or power up for the afternoon. Concerts are free, all-ages, and open to the public. Bring your lunch, snag a coffee, and grab a seat for our New Brew performances—they’re good for the soul. This week’s featured artist is Fordham Wilkes. [details]

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members Bernardo Hernandez, Daniel Moretti, Robin Ginenthal, and Skip Smith. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including salsa, Latin/Afro Cuban jazz, contemporary chamber, and neo-soul, and the music of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and Chaka Khan. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

The Richard Ehrman Feldenkrais Series continues with Deborah Lotus's session on presenting your authentic self to an audience. Through movement and increased awareness, participants gain more confidence, lessen stage fright, and improve one's self image. [details]

Music from Pedro Prat's Quintet.

The Coolidge Corner Theatre's Sounds of Silents series presents a beautifully restored print of the 1927 silent film masterpiece Sunrise, combined with a specially commissioned new score composed by Berklee College of Music professor Sheldon Mirowitz and his class of outstanding students in the Department of Film Scoring, under the guidance of department chair Dan Carlin. This lively event is the result of collaboration between the Coolidge, Berklee's gifted young composers, and professors and acclaimed industry professionals Mirowitz and Carlin. [details]

The Society of Composers, Berklee's student composers club, will present its fall concert, featuring original compositions by students. Sponsored by the Professional Writing Division. Reception to follow. [details]

Berklee's very own Pitch Slapped is one of ten a cappella groups competing for $100,000 and a Sony Music recording contract during this five-night event. The Sing-Off is hosted by Nick Lachey and features judges Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five), Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men), and Nicole Scherzinger (Pussycat Dolls).

Chamberlin plays music in an isolated cabin, high in the mountains of Vermont. When not playing music the band members keep themselves entertained with cheap whiskey and cheaper thrills, like backgammon, cricket (their favored variation of English darts), cynicism, ad hominems, skeet shooting and Shagai, a traditional Mongolian dice game. [details]

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members Dave Samuels, Brian Ellis, and Stephen Maclean. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including jazz, hip-hop, electronic, and techno/rave. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble's end of semester performance final. [details]

This performance features students from the Poetry Jam and Slam class, with special guest Sean Colon and co-hosts Caroline Harvey and Alex Charalambides.

Maria Schneider will be featured as a guest composer/conductor who will conduct two of her pieces, Rich's Piece and Choro. Four of her students (Oleg Ostapchuk, Aaron Bahr, Gizem Gokoglu, and Shin Iikura) will have their compositions premiered at this concert.

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Student ensembles perform a series of afternoon recitals, led by faculty members Bob Pilkington, Lello Molinari, Ricardo Monzon, and Matt Jensen. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including Afro-pop and the music of Dave Holland, Bob Marley, and the Dominican Republic. [details]

Amanda Palmer is a performer, director, composer, writer, and musician who is best known for her role as frontwoman and pianist for the internationally acclaimed punk cabaret band the Dresden Dolls. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Acoustic bassist and flutist Shota Ishikawa will lead his ensemble in flute quartet chamber pieces and a big-band piece.

The Kalistos Chamber Orchestra with guest conductor David Callahan will present a concert for string orchestra written by Berklee student composers. Sponsored by the Professional Writing Division. [details]

The Berklee Rainbow Band remains one of the very best college jazz ensembles world wide. The concert will feature the legendary jazz trumpet player Lew Soloff with special material written for him by Gil Evans. Vocalist Annette Philip will sing several of Duke Ellington's tunes. Come and enjoy the fun.

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Composer Maria Schneider will discuss the ideas and teachings that are presented in The Art Spirit by Robert Henri and the analogies between art and music. Henri was an American artist, teacher, and outspoken advocate of modernism in painting. [details]

Pianist Maria Schneider presents a clinic.

The Red Room presents the New Brew Lunchtime Concert Series. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Berklee students, staff, or faculty help you either slow down or power up for the afternoon. Concerts are free, all-ages, and open to the public. Bring your lunch, snag a coffee, and grab a seat for our New Brew performances—they’re good for the soul. This week's featured artist is Zarni De Wet. [details]

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members Dave Weigert, Jetro Da Silva, and Terri Lyne Carrington. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including jazz and the music of the Yellowjackets, George Duke, George Benson, and Herbie Hancock. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Vocalist Mor Ben Yakir presents her senior recital.

In collaboration with the Steinway Society of Massachusetts and Berklee College of Music, internationally recognized, award-winning pianist and composer Sonya Belousova proudly presents an energetic and stunning evening of today's classical Russian piano music. Belousova will perform works of Russian living composers: Shchedrin, Slonimsky, Metallidi, and herself. [details]

Fran Healy, the lead singer and main songwriter for the Scottish band Travis, releases a debut solo album, Wreckorder. Healy strides a new creative path that allows his incomparable songs to shine in an altogether different light.

Student ensembles perform a series of recitals, led by faculty members John McGann, Mark Simos, Abigail Aronson, Fernando Brandao, and Mike Ihde. These end-of-semester performance finals will cover a range of styles, including Gypsy jazz, Appalachian, Brazilian, country, and the music of Joni Mitchell. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Berklee College of Music presents back-to-back concerts of various class ensembles. Many styles and genres are represented as Berklee faculty present each of their ensemble’s end of semester performance final. [details]

Pianist Se-Eun Kim presents original compositions, jazz, and classic fusion.

Kyungsoo Hwang presents jazz standards with his Fender jazz bass.

Straight Up is an r&b/hip-hop band that plays old-school covers from the '70s to the early 2000s and original music. Members of the band are Doneil Curwen, Matthew Hines, Paul Jefferson, Andy Merrill, Evan DiGiambattista, Massimo Buonnano, and front man Brandon H. Allen. The evening will also feature Berklee student Mario Jose. [details]

Since meeting at the Talladega Institute for the Blind in 1939, the Blind Boys of Alabama have thrilled audiences worldwide with their potent, impassioned renditions of gospel songs.

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Red Bellows is an ambient/progressive rock quartet from Boston. The anticipated release of their EP in November 2010 calls for a spring tour with a trip to the SXSW music festival in March. Old Abram Brown's live show conveys the energy, command, and fullness of the band's recordings. [details]

Tristan Allen celebrates the release of his new album. The ticket proceeds will go towards a Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program scholarship. Amanda Palmer and Tristan Allen will both perform a set, followed by a duet and Q&A with the audience.

The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.

Apostolos Paraskevas presents his students in an acoustic-classical guitar repertoire for solo with up to eight guitars.

Each semester students and faculty from the Music Education Department demonstrate their performance skills in an eclectic program.

Gospel music featuring the college's Reverence Gospel Ensemble, OverJoyed, Women of Virtue, and Men of Valor.

Vocal students sing in a variety of different styles.

The New Group is a Berklee ensemble with 10 student vocalists and a work-study rhythm section. The group will focus on contemporary ensemble vocals in the jazz style, but borrowing also from rock, r&b, gospel, and pop, in the vein of New York Voices, Take 6, and Manhattan Transfer. Music will be performed with rhythm section as well as a capella with vocal percussion.

Bret's Frets is an Advanced Guitar Performance Lab (ILGT 365) guitar ensemble with bass and drums. Many of the highest-rated students at the college will be composing and performing in this presentation.

This concert features the top 10 winning songs from the performer/songwriter 2010 competition. This annual concert is sponsored by the Songwriting Department and provided a variety of song styles: rock, pop, country, metal, alternative, folk, and more. Support your local songwriters!

Berklee World Strings, directed by faculty member Eugene Friesen, will present music from Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, and Colombia. Featured guests will include Brazilian percussionist/composer Café Edson da Silva and Berklee faculty members Leo Blanco, piano/composer; Jamey Haddad, drums; and Fernando Huergo, bass. The evening will also feature Mexican vocalist and Berklee professor Mili Bermejo in a special performance of "Pasarero" with bassist Dan Greenspan and pianist Tim Ray. [details]

The Piano Department's second-year performance majors come together for a recital featuring some of their favorite songs, led by faculty pianist Laszlo Gardony.

A guitar ensemble consisting of five guitars and rhythm section. The group features some of Berklee's fine guitar students playing unique arrangements of standard and original compositions in jazz, Latin, blues, and funk styles.

This advanced guitar performance lab features five of Berklee's fine guitar majors with rhythm section. The group performs original arrangements and compositions of mainstream and contemporary jazz, Latin, funk, and blues tunes.

Come to the Electronic Production and Design Department's Synth Community Showcase—an evening of live electronic music performance with Javon Flax, Javier Cruz, Rose Seyfried, and Joel Friedman.

This special concert presented by the Professional Writing Division will feature extended music composed and orchestrated by Steven Chelliah for a 21-piece jazz orchestra (with a driving jazz-rock rhythm section) and 15-piece choir, employing the Ultra Lydian concept.

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The Berklee Historical Vocal Jazz Ensemble recreates the great jazz vocal group music of the 20th century. Music from the 1930s (Boswell Sisters, Mills Brothers) to the 1990s (Take 6, New York Voices) is sung in its authentic style. Associate professor David Scott has been awarded a Berklee Faculty Fellowship and a Berklee Recording Grant to transcribe, arrange, record, and perform this music, some of which has been published by Hal Leonard Publishing.

Contemporary jazz for five guitars and rhythm section.

Andrea Belfiore and friends perform.

First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and 89.7 WGBH present Lionel Loueke at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Friday, December 31, kicking off NPR's annual worldwide broadcast Toast of the Nation. The concert is a centerpiece of this year's First Night Boston festival. [details]