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Memorial Concert to Feature Bill Pierce, George Garzone, Dino Govoni, Jim Odgren, Frank Tiberi, Matt Marvuglio, Shannon Le Claire, Bruce Nifong, and Tommy Ferrante
BOSTON, October 21, 2002 — Monday, November 4, 2002, has been designated Winds Day, Berklee College of Music's annual, all-day event that features Brass and Woodwind Department faculty and students plus guest artists. This year's Winds Day is dedicated to the memory of the late Joe Viola, who was a master woodwind player and Founding Chair of the Berklee College of Music Woodwind Department. All events are open to the public. All are free except for the evening's Joe Viola Memorial Concert at the Berklee Performance Center, 130 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston. Tickets are $5 for the general public, $2 for seniors, and are available at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office, 617-747-2261.
Winds Day events will kick off at 10:00 a.m. in the Berklee Performance Center with a concert by the Berklee Rainbow Band All-Stars, directed by trombonist and Brass Professor Phil Wilson. At 2:00 p.m. faculty and former students of Joe Viola will take part in a Panel Discussion about Joe in the David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston Street. A complete schedule of events is listed below.
When Joe Viola retired as Chair of Berklee's Woodwind Department in 1985, the trustees of the college created an endowed scholarship fund in his honor. The Woodwind Department is presenting the tribute concert to honor Joe's influence on their professional careers and personal lives, and to share his legacy by showcasing outstanding woodwind students. The concert will also feature some of Berklee's present faculty, including some of Joe's former students, such as Woodwind Chair Bill Pierce, George Garzone, and Dino Govoni. Proceeds from the concert will go to the Joe Viola Endowed Scholarship fund, to make it possible for more students to study at Berklee.
Winds Day 2002 Schedule - Monday, November 4, 2002
A day of Brass and Woodwind Clinics & Performances at Berklee College of Music
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Berklee Performance Center, 130 Mass. Ave., Boston |
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1140 Boylston Street |
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Berk Recital Hall, 1140 Boylston Street |
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David Friend Recital Hall, Uchida Building, 921 Boylston Street |
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Events
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10:00 |
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Phil Wilson's Rainbow Band All-Stars |
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11:00 |
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Clinic/Performance by Berklee's Miles Davis Electric Ensemble, directed by Brass faculty Ken Cervenka |
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Woodwind faculty Peter Cokkinias Clarinet Choir |
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12:00 |
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Woodwind faculty Shannon Le Claire Saxophone Session |
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1:00 |
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Guest Artist Mark Pinto Woodwind Clinic |
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"Where to Begin," a Brass Breathing Technique Clinic with Brass faculty Charles Lewis |
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(Room 2E) - Flute Clinic: "Practice Tips and Tricks for Great Tone Technique" with faculty Wendy Rolfe |
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2:00 |
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Panel Discussion about Joe Viola, former Chair of the Woodwind Department |
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Brass Improvisation Clinic by faculty Jeff Stout |
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(Room B16) - Open Rehearsal until 4 p.m. with the Berklee Rainbow Band, directed by Phil Wilson. Limited seating. |
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3:00 |
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Tiger Okoshi faculty Trumpet Performance |
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(Room 1W) - Daniel Ian Smith faculty Saxophone Performance |
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5:00 |
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Berklee Jazz Trombone Quartet |
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7:00 |
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Berklee Brass Quintet directed by faculty Charles Lewis |
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8:15 |
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Joe Viola Memorial Concert. The first half will feature guest woodwind performers George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Dino Govoni, Bill Pierce, Matt Marvuglio, Shannon LeClaire, Bruce Nifong, Jim Odgren, and Tommy Ferrante, former member of Viola's Saxophone Quartet. The second half will feature the Berklee Rainbow Band directed by faculty Phil Wilson. |
Campus tours are available through the Admissions Office at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m., and will begin on the 6th floor of the Uchida Building, 921 Boylston Street. An information session will immediately follow the 10 a.m. tour
For media information, please contact:
Toni Ballard
Publicist
Berklee College of Music
(617) 747-2247
tballard@berklee.edu
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