Upcoming Events

April 2012

April
2
Piano Mondays

Zambelli Scholarship

Monday, April 2, 2012, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

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Yuki Nakajima's Senior Recital

Monday, April 2, 2012, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Violinist Yuki Nakajima presents a senior recital with her band, performing jazz standards and gypsy jazz tunes.

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Levin Valayil's Senior Recital

Monday, April 2, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

After three wonderful years at Berklee and truly building on his musicianship, vocalist and pianist Levin Valayil will provide his audience a show they will never forget.

Free
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Those Who Can Teach, Perform!

Monday, April 2, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Each semester, faculty and students of the Music Education Department perform to demonstrate the unique and exciting music-making that goes on in the department.

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Piano Department Student Concert

Monday, April 2, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Four to six piano students are selected to perform in this stylistically diverse concert. Performances will range from solo piano to piano trio to large group.

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
3

A Week with Pete Iannitto: A Senior Recital

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Bassist Pete Iannitto and his band perform an eclectic mix of alternative rock and folk original music, as well as covers from some of today's leading indie rock groups.

Free
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Sarpay Ozcagatay: The Sharp Eye Project

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Flutist Sarpay Ozcagatay, the 2011 Billboard Magazine Scholarship Award Recipient, will present his original music with some great musicians at his senior recital.

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Mieun Noh and Friends with Latin Soul 2

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Pianist Mieun Noh presents her senior recital at Berklee, with Latin tunes and some originals and arrangements. Instrumentation is trio with vocals and some percussion, with some special guest faculty.

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Songs for Social Change Contest Showcase

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

A showcase of the 12 winning songs of the 2011–2012 Songs for Social Change Contest.

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Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 8:00 p.m., Jordan Hall [Map]

The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra will be premiere John Patitucci’s Fantasy on a River Theme for six-string electric bass and orchestra, with the composer as soloist. The program will also feature the BCSO Student Composition Competition score, 8 De Febrero by Vicente Ortiz Gimeno, as well as Berklee composition faculty Jonathan Holland’s Halcyon Sun. In honor of John Williams's 80th birthday, selections from Schindler’s List and Star Wars will round out the program. [details]

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Ensemble Department Pop and R&B Showcase

Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Music by the Paul Simon and Sting Ensemble and the Stevie, Chaka, Aretha, Marvin Ensemble, led by Alain Mallet and Skip Smith. This concert is part of the Ensemble Department's R&B initiative. [details]

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
4

Sung Huh: To Be Sung

Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Vocalist Sung Huh will be performing his first and last recital at Berklee.

Free
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Nagi Okamoto's Senior Recital

Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

A senior recital by tenor saxophone player Nagi Okamoto's group.

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Storytellers 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This intimate concert experience features some of Berklee's most unique and compelling singers and songwriters, presented by faculty members Didi Stewart and Alizon Lissance.

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Guitar Night: Rock and Pop 2012

Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Sponsored by Berklee's Guitar Department, this show will feature the best student-led guitar performers in this genre. Led by faculty members Mike Ihde and Jon Finn, it's one of the highlights of Berklee's concert season. [details]

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
5

Alan Munde Banjo Clinic

Thursday, April 5, 2012, 1:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

Alan Munde needs no introduction to longtime bluegrass fans. From his early creative work with Sam Bush in Poor Richard's Almanac to his traditional bluegrass apprenticeship with Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys, to his 21-year stint anchoring the landmark Country Gazette, Munde has blazed a trail as one of the most innovative and influential banjo players of all time. Along the way, Munde also recorded and contributed to numerous instrumental recordings, including the 2001 IBMA Instrumental Album of the Year, Knee Deep in Bluegrass. [details]

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Annual Berklee Percussion Days Faculty Concert

Thursday, April 5, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

As part of the annual Berklee Percussion Days this concert will showcase Percussion Department faculty. [details]

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
6

Alexander Baboian: Time and a Half

Friday, April 6, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Alexander Baboian's senior guitar recital.

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The Magnetic Fields

Friday, April 6, 2012, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

The Magnetic Fields represent the creative output of songwriter, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt, who, along with longtime members Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, and John Woo, are the quintessential pop eccentric of the 1990s. Coupled with clever, ironic lyrics, the Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably country, folk, and indie pop. Also performing will be guest artist DeVotchKa.

$32.50, reserved seating
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April
7
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The Magnetic Fields

Saturday, April 7, 2012, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

The Magnetic Fields represent the creative output of songwriter, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Stephin Merritt, who, along with longtime members Claudia Gonson, Sam Davol, and John Woo, are the quintessential pop eccentric of the 1990s. Coupled with clever, ironic lyrics, the Magnetic Fields' music borrows from many other styles, notably country, folk, and indie pop. Also performing will be guest artist DeVotchKa.

$32.50, reserved seating
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April
9

Guillaume Martineau's Senior Recital

Monday, April 9, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Pianist Guillaume Martineau plays original compositions, arrangements of jazz standards, and free improvisations in solo, trio, and quartet.

Free
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Composition Awards Concert

Monday, April 9, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This concert presents a concert of chamber music works by three composition students who have received special awards during the academic year.

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Songwriters Night

Monday, April 9, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

The 14 winning songs from our annual Songwriters Competition are arranged, played, and sung by some of Berklee's finest student writers, instrumentalists, and vocalists. [details]

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
10

Nery Kim: Her Story

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 1:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

Pianist Nery Kim will play everything that she has learned from Berklee. It should be fun!

Free
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Chord Scale Madness

Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This annual concert features selected student compositions for a 10-piece little big band.

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April
11

Francisco Quintero's Senior Recital

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Francisco Quintero will play arrangements of famous standards and some originals, featuring some of his friends on drums, sax, piano, guitar, bass, and trumpet on selected tunes. The style will be jazz, with some South American music influences.

Free
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Duke Ell: Scandalous Funk

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Bassist Duke Ell presents a show that's sure to be danceable.

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Goeun Park: The Berklee Experience

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Violin player Goeun Park presents a recital that will be a token of gratitude for the ones who have made life at Berklee and also in Boston so awesome. Park will be playing various genres of music.

Free
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Roots Music Roadshow

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Old-time, bluegrass, Western swing, blues, and more. . . .

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Writing Division Awards Concert

Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

The Professional Writing Division Awards Concert features award-winning student compositions from each of the PWD's six departments as well as the Millican Award—a student composition paying homage to George Gershwin. The compositions range from full-orchestra film music to jazz ensemble and singer-songwriter. The writing and performance is at the highest level and is very engaging. [details]

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
12

Envisioning 21st-Century Music Business Models

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 10:00 a.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Envisioning 21st-Century Music Business Models is an annual event featuring music industry executives.

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Ingrid Jensen

The Checkout - Live at Berklee: Ingrid Jensen Quintet

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 8:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen is a regular voice in the Grammy Award–winning Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and the Grammy-nominated Darcy James Argue Secret Society big band and recently performed on the newly Grammy-nominated album Mosaic Project, led by Terri Lyne Carrington. Jensen's trumpet has taken her all over the world as both a leader and sideperson, as well as an educator and guest artist at prestigious colleges and universities. Jensen hails from Canada's west coast and has settled in New York with her family. She brings to Cafe 939 and WBGO her longstanding trio from her highly regarded ArtisShare release, At Sea. [details]

$10, general admission, $5 with Berklee ID
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The Berklee Rainbow Band: A Lifetime of Great Music

Thursday, April 12, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Music from the Great American Jazz Songbook. Played by many of Berklee's top-rated student musicians and vocalists. [details]

$8 in advance (discount applied at checkout), $12 day of show, general admission
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April
13

Liberal Arts Symposium Featuring Robert Pinsky

Friday, April 13, 2012, 9:30 a.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

The 18th annual Liberal Arts Symposium features former United States poet laureate Robert Pinsky.

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April
17

Jess Wilkes's Senior Recital

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 1:00 p.m., Cafe 939 [Map]

Jess Wilkes will present a collection of pieces—ranging from contemporary classical to jazz, soul, and blues—on flute, voice, and EWI with her quartet and other wonderful instrumentalists.

Free
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Qantara Berklee

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 2:00 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This concert will feature students in Simon Shaheen's newly formed ensemble. They will play selections from the recently recorded music of Simon Shaheen. The music organically blends the cultures of jazz, Latin, and Arabic maqam with a hint of Western classical, as well.

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William Ingram's Senior Recital

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Blues rock played by William Ingram on guitar, vocals, and bass, with a special guest drummer.

Free
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Ken Ychicawa: Ouruboros - Exit/Entrance

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Peruvian drummer Ken Ychicawa presents his senior recital featuring original compositions and arrangements.

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Hey, Kids, Wanna Go to the Punk Rock Show?

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

A tribute to Rancid and NOFX, with two guitars, bass, drums, and a special guest trumpet.

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Mandolin Mashup 6

Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Berklee's finest student mandolinists featured in a cornucopia of styles. Come and hear current and feature stars of the world's biggest little instrument.

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April
18

Beautiful Songs from Latin America

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 2:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

A class recital of jazz and Latin vocal performance. Voice students and a rhythm section join to offer a program of their arrangements of songs from Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, and other regions. Interpretations reflect the aesthetic of jazz and lyricism of Latin music. Directed by Mili Bermejo.

Free
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Portrait of Latin

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 4:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music performed by five to six musicians (saxophone, piano, bass, drum set, and percussion). Band members rearrange famous Latin pieces.

Free
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Thais Naomi Yokomizo: The Sound of My Silence

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Guitarist Thais Naomi Yokomizo presents a senior recital.

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Songwriters Circle

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

Some of Berklee's most talented singer-songwriters perform their original songs in the round.

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April
19

Bill Evans Clinic

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 1:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

Bill Evans is an internationally recognized five-string banjo life force. As a performer, teacher, writer, and composer, he brings a deep knowledge, intense virtuosity and contagious passion to all things banjo, with thousands of music fans and banjo students from all over the world in a music career that now spans more than 35 years. [details]

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Maria Kowalski's Senior Recital

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 5:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

Violin player Maria Kowalski is thrilled to lead her final recital at Berklee, featuring many of her close friends.

Free
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The Grey Matter Quartet

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 7:00 p.m., Berk Recital Hall [Map]

This will be a jazz quartet concert consisting of mainly original tunes composed by Ian Grey Brudnicki and Nate Jakes. Instrumentation is guitar, bass, drums, and piano. Special guest: Gregory Marchand on trumpet.

Free
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Jay Baek's Senior Recital: The Real Me

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:00 p.m., Recital Hall 1W [Map]

A show presented by guitarist Jay Baek.

Free
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Singers Showcase

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center [Map]

Singers Showcase [details]

$8, $13 in advance (discount applied at checkout); $12, $17 day of show, reserved seating
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April
20

Music Therapy Symposium

Friday, April 20, 2012, 9:00 a.m., David Friend Recital Hall [Map]

This is a showcase of the work of music therapy, and how it affects others.

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