Show Followed by International Tasting Party

BOSTON, March 16, 2000 — Berklee's fourteenth annual International Folk Festival returns to the Berklee Performance Center on Thursday, March 30, when faculty and student ensembles of Spain, Mexico, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Argentina, Scotland, Turkey, Puerto Rico, and Korea perform the traditional music and dance of their native lands.

The performance is followed by an international food tasting party in Berklee's International Dining Hall. All who attend the concert are invited. Show starts at 8:15 p.m.; tickets are $4.00, $1.00 for seniors. For ticket information, please call (617) 747-2261. The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, and is wheelchair accessible.

Berklee College of Music continues in the tradition of honoring those people who have been particularly helpful to international students. This year, those honored will be Pamela and Larry Fishman, of Fishman Transducers, Inc. Pamela & Larry Fishman have been selected by the students, faculty, and administration for their helpfulness to Berklee students, for their support of international educational exchange, and for promoting international goodwill and understanding.

For more information about student and faculty concerts at Berklee College of Music, please call (617) 747-8820.

Founded in 1945, Berklee College of Music has been advancing careers in contemporary music for more than 50 years. The world's largest independent college of music, Berklee has a multicultural enrollment of 3,000 students, 40 percent of whom are international. The college's alumni include some of the most respected figures in contemporary music, including many multi-Grammy award winners.

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Media, for further information:
Emily Singer
Office of Public Information
Berklee College of Music
617-747-2567 esinger@berklee.edu