Upcoming Events

March 2010

March
30

Jussi Reijonen's Senior Recital

Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Born in Rovaniemi, a small town on the Arctic Circle in northern Finland, fretted/fretless guitarist and oudist Jussi Reijonen truly is the product of a world with few frontiers. Having grown up moving back and forth between Finnish Lapland, the Middle East, and East Africa, and currently living in Boston, MA, Jussi has spent his life soaking up the sounds, scents, and shades of Nordic, Middle Eastern, African, and now American culture, all reflected in his music. [details]

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Musical Theater Club

Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

A production of the Musical Theater Club.

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Singer's Night

Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Vocal students from semesters one through eight will sing an array of vocal styles.

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March
31

Robert Freeman

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 1:15 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Known for his vivid and powerful figurative paintings, Robert Freeman has been celebrated for his images of middle-class African-American society, focusing on human interaction with a skillful, brave use of color and gesture that makes his figures nearly abstract. Freeman's work has been included in the collections of the National Center for African American Artists, Boston Public Library, Brown University, and DeCordova Museum, among other institutions. He earned his BFA and MFA from Boston University.

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Susie Kang: The Good Mistakes

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Susie Kang will be singing a set of her favorite tunes with her favorite fellow musicians for an afternoon you'll be sure to remember.

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Mariza Neiada: It's All Greek to Me!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

A combination of Western and Eastern influences with friends and music and a journey through Mariza Neiada's musical path from her early years until now.

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An Hour with the Groove!

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Italian drummer Giancarlo de Trizio presents his senior recital at Berklee. If you like the groove, the funk, and world music, you can't miss it.

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Pocket Jazz Orchestra.

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

The Pocket Jazz Orchestra will perform compositions and arrangements by Alexander Trampas, as well as Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and others, in partial completion of the jazz composition major requirements. It will feature: Alexander Trampas (b), Zac Zinger (a.s), Niki Mariskanish (t.s), and Kris Tokarski (p), among others, in a 10-piece ensemble. For more information, visit alexandertrampas.com or myspace.com/jazzpocket.

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Carmen Spada

Carmen Spada / The Rajdulari Jazz Project

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

Jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and Berklee graduate Carmen Spada performs original music and arrangements. To honor his Italian roots, Spada also performs on the accordion, playing and singing the music of his heritage. [details]

$10 general admission
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A Winter Journey

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Baritone Philip Lima and pianist Tom Hojnacki will perform Franz Schubert’s Song Cylcle “Die Winterreise.”

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April 2010

April
1

Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 1:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

A screening of the documentary film Icons Among Us: Jazz in the Present Tense, to be followed by a panel Q&A with special guests Anat Cohen '98, Greg Osby, codirector/cinematographer Lars Larson, and associate producer/production manager B. Dahlia from Paradigm Studios in Seattle.

Free
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Mixed World Ensemble

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 1:15 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

This is the first of two recitals by the Mixed World Ensemble led by Jamey Haddad and Alain Mallet. Jazz and ethnic music from around the world mix in a unique blend.

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Tavonna Miller Recital

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

A high energy concert full of pop and soul music sung by Tavonna Miller

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Spring Winds

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

The Berklee Flute Choir, the Spring Winds Ensemble, and outstanding flute soloists will present a global music potpourri under the direction of professor Wendy Rolfe.

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Mor Ben Yakir Group

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Vocalist Mor Ben Yakir presents this recital.

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Arturo Pena Lopez

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Arturo Pena Lopez presents his recital.

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Kimberley Fraser Senior Recital

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

This concert will feature fresh arrangements of the fiddle music of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Guitar Night: R&B/Funk Showcase

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Guitar faculty members Thaddeus Hogarth presents an evening of r&b funk with student-led bands. Featuring some of the hottest r&b funk guitarists on the campus.

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Professional Writing Division Awards Concert

Thursday, April 1, 2010, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

The annual Professional Writing Division Awards Concert features original music composed by award winning students, representing the six departments in the PWD, along with the annual Millicen Composition Contest winner. Ensembles vary from orchestra to rock band.

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April
2

Percussion Unlimited

Friday, April 2, 2010, 1:00 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This concert will feature the Berklee Beginning Percussion Ensemble, directed by Richard Flanagan, and the Berklee Percussion Ensemble, directed by Dean Anderson. The Percussion Department's top total percussion principals will perform some of today's most contemporary percussion ensemble literature. These all-percussion works will include composers such as Steve Reich, William Albright, Carlos Tort, Till Meyn Michael Udow, and Victor Mendoza.

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Sang Hyun Park

Friday, April 2, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Pianist Sang Hyun Park will perform a mixture of contemporary jazz and fusion with his band.

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Spring 2010 Co-Op Big Band

Friday, April 2, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

This semester's jazz comp seniors present original compositions and/or arrangements for big band. The program will feature pieces by Derek Bomback, Jeremy Stewart, Mark Kilianski, Alan Retamozo, Gabriel Parra, Nikolaos Stamatakis, and Alexander Trampas.

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Scott Quintana's Senior Recital

Friday, April 2, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Drummer Scott Quintana presents a night of jazz, funk, and some r&b.

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Зеркало, Dylan Coleman's Recital

Friday, April 2, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Bassist Dylan Coleman and friends improvise music based on classical, g-funk, traditional, and popular music themes from around the world.

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Berklee Marimba Concert II

Friday, April 2, 2010, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Showcasing members of Berklee Marimba Ensemble 3 and Marimba Transcriptions and Repertoire Lab, the program features music of Samuel Barber, Philip Carlsen, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Enrique Hernandez, W. A. Mozart, Michael Nyman, Robin Pecknold, Astor Piazzolla, and Studio 99.

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Percussion Department Spring 2010 Award Winners' Concert

Friday, April 2, 2010, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Directed by Yoron Israel, this concert will feature Berklee's Percussion Department scholarship award winners of spring 2010. The 18 students represent some of Berklee's finest drumset, total percussion, hand percussion, vibraphone, and marimba performers and scholastic achievers. They will cover a wide variety of musical idioms, including jazz, fusion, funk, classical, and world styles. In addition to the featured percussionists, a talented group of 11 student accompanists will be heard throughout the evening.

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April
3

Natalie Sara Weaver's Senior Recital

Saturday, April 3, 2010, 2:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Natalie Sara Weaver will be playing all original songs for her recital, ranging from folk to blues to rock. She will be on guitar and vocals, backed by her band, including bass, keys, cello, and drums.

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Sentirenla Lucia: Food for My Soul

Saturday, April 3, 2010, 2:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Sentirenla Lucia performs a little bit of jazz, soul, r&b, and world music by artists like Sade, Raul Midon, Rahsaan Patterson, and Sara Tavares in this senior recital.

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Sonya Perricone's Senior Guitar Recital

Saturday, April 3, 2010, 5:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Guitarist Sonya Perricone will perform a variety of blues, funk, jazz, and pop/rock tunes for her senior recital.

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April
4

Meditation and Mastering the Inner Art of Performance

Sunday, April 4, 2010, 2:00 p.m., Fordham Road Studio [Map]

In this two-hour seminar, Josh Summers, a mindfulness consultant, yoga instructor, acupuncturist, and jazz saxophonist, will present both theoretical and practical meditation methods to develop performers' inner capacities. This event is presented by the Performance Division. [details]

Free and open to the public
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April
5
KidsJam @ Berklee

Farmer in the Dell

Monday, April 5, 2010, 11:00 a.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

KidsJam is workshop which gives Berklee Music Education students, led by Professors Libby Allison and Charlene Ryan, an opportunity to practice their skills in a fun and energetic, performance-style setting. Each session will involve singing, moving, playing instruments, stories, listening, and creating or improvising music. Email kidsjam@berklee.edu for a reservation form.

Reservations Required
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Jeffrey Werbock: Art Music of Azerbaijan

Monday, April 5, 2010, 1:15 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Jeffrey Werbock will present an clinic of instrumental solo improvisations based on traditional Azerbaijan mugam, played on oud (fretless wood-face short-neck lute), tar (fretted skin-face long-neck lute), and kamancha (skin-face spike fiddle). [details]

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Funkallisto: Felice Puopolo

Monday, April 5, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Bassist Felice Puopolo presents a recital featuring funk/fusion.

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Play to Express, Not to Impress: Milo Coello

Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Come see Milo Coello perform on his senior recital. He will be performing with some of Berklee's top musicians, and the night will be filled with some great original songs, and a few covers from bands like Yellowjackets, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, etc. Milo's band Tornasol will close the show with its rock/pop hits.

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Matt Funamura

Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Trumpet player Matt Funamura leads this recital.

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Emi Inaba Jazz Orchestra

Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:00 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Emi Inaba's graduate concert, performing her original compositions for jazz orchestra. Inaba’s compositions display a wide range of colors and expressions, reflecting her uniqueness, as well as her command of classical and jazz.

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Piano Department Student Concert

Monday, April 5, 2010, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

The Piano Department features several outstanding piano students chosen by CD submissions.

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April
6
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Trevor Jude Smith
New Brew Lunchtime Concert Series

Trevor Jude Smith

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 1:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

The Red Room at Cafe 939 presents its hour-long lunchtime concert series, the New Brew, featuring Trevor Jude Smith. Bring your lunch or indulge your palate with coffeehouse fare. [details]

Free
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Ari Hoenig Clinic

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 1:15 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Drummer Ari Hoenig presents a clinic. [details]

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Joseph Lofaro Senior Recital

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

This senior recital will primarily be jazz standards performed by Joseph Lofar's jazz quartet, and will feature improvisation.

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Elizabeth Thomas Spring Recital

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 5:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

An evening of jazz, blues, and rock including some of Elizabeth Thomas's original compositions. She will be accompanied by some of Berklee's best musicians.

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Iker Cedeno's Senior Recital

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

A recital that covers solo acoustic guitar, bluegrass, country, and instrumental rock.

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Sayuri Shimada

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Bassist Sayuri Shimada presents her senior recital.

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Donna McElroy
Berklee Artists Series at Scullers

Donna McElroy and Friends

Tuesday, April 6, 2010, 8:00 p.m., Scullers Jazz Club [Map]

The Berklee Artists Series at Scullars continues with acclaimed vocalist and Berklee professor Donna McElroy.

$18, $10 with Student ID
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April
7
Berklee College of Music and Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability

Music Technology in Therapeutic and Health Settings Symposium

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 8:45 a.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This one-day symposium aims to provide information and skills development for applying electronic music technologies in clinical settings. Although the day will focus on music therapy practice, emphasis will be given to interdisciplinary collaboration as an essential part of clinical services where technology is employed. [details]

Free
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Janis Ian

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 1:15 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Berklee's 16th annual Liberal Arts Symposium will feature Janis Ian, an American songwriter, singer, musician, columnist, and author. [details]

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Yuhan Su

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Yuhan Su leads her first recital at Berklee, presenting jazz and some original music.

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Daniel Berges

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Daniel Berges presents his senior recital featuring Spanish, Latin, and jazz influences.

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Ben Guerrero's "Fun with Fusion"

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Ben Guerrero (drums) and friends will play a variety of jazz/rock fusion songs from the '70s to the present featuring songs by Bill Bruford, Chick Corea, Allan Holdsworth, Guthrie Govan, and originals.

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Storytellers 2010

Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Berklee's most talented pop/rock singers and songwriters reveal the stories behind the songs. Directed by Didi Stewart and Alizon Lissance.

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