April 18, 2003

	Cover art for Rachel Loy's single, "The Same Man."

Student Goes National With Song Inspired by Soldier

Berklee student Rachel Loy, a 19-year-old bass player and singer/songwriter from Austin, Texas, appeared on NBC's "Today Show" on April 22. Loy performed her song, "The Same Man," which was released nationally that day on Epic Records.

The song is inspired by Loy's friendship with Matthew Brake, a Marine Corps reservist also from Austin who was called for active duty in Iraq. She first performed "The Same Man" on an Austin radio station, sparking a wave of listener interest in the song and its speedy spread to playlists of other radio stations. A Berklee student since September 2001, Loy is a Professional Music major who performs around Boston as a solo artist and as a member of the five-member all-female band, Mass. Ave.

Webcasts Take Student Work to the World

Berklee students will perform two concerts in coming weeks for audiences on the Web. On Thursday, April 24, at 8:15 p.m., students will veer from style to style in the popular Singers' Showcase, and on Friday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. students will perform a tribute concert to commencement honorees Dianne Reeves and Steven Tyler. Links to both concerts will go active 15 minutes before the concerts. For more information, please go to the Singers' Showcase and 2003 Commencement home pages.

Concert Will Benefit Victims of Rhode Island Club Fire

Members of the Berklee community were among those who helped put together A Night of Healing, a benefit concert to aid the victims and survivors of The Station nightclub fire in Warwick, Rhode Island. The concert was held on Tuesday, April 22 at the Providence Performing Arts Center.

The performers at A Night of Healing included Billy Gilman, Blue Oyster Cult, Blackhawk, Justincase, and Berklee student Lennon Murphy.

A Night of Healing will be broadcast on NBC, ABC, and CBS in the Southern New England region on Saturday April 26, and nationally on the Comcast Network from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Interested viewers will be invited to make donations to The Station Fire Nightclub Fund. The telephone number for donations is (800) 774-5334. If you have questions about the event, please send an email to Adam Olenn, Web Producer in Berklee's Office of Institutional Advancement, at aolenn@berklee.edu.