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Darol Anger
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BOSTON, November 25, 2002 — The Berklee String Orchestra will present a free concert of new and traditional music for strings, conducted by cellist Eugene Friesen and featuring guest soloist Darol Anger, on Monday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the David Friend Recital Hall, 921 Boylston St., Boston. The concert will feature a performance by Anger, in the East Coast premiere of his original concerto for fiddle and string orchestra, "Angles."
Anger has created a new and distinctly American style of violin playing, drawing on bluegrass, Celtic, blues, Appalachian, and jazz techniques.
A founding member of the Turtle Island String Quartet, he has performed and recorded with many of the world's great improvising string musicians, including Stephane Grapelli, Mark O'Connor, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Vassar Clements, and Matt Glaser. "Angles," his newest composition, incorporates traditional folk fiddling styles into the classical concerto form.
In addition to Anger's performance, the concert will feature Berklee student harpist Marissa Knaub on Debussy's "Danses Sacrée et Profanes," as well as the premiere of "Last Days of Summer," an original composition by jazz pianist Armen Donelian, chairman of the Jazz Department at the New School in New York City.
The orchestra also will perform "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber, "Steel City Strut" by Danny Seidenberg, "Skylife" by David Balakrishnan, and Darol Anger's arrangement of Bud Powell's "Tempus Fugit." Improvising soloists from within the membership of the orchestra will be featured, including concertmaster Will Street and cellist Alexander Iberer.
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Eugene Friesen
Photo by Bob Kramer
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The Berklee String Orchestra is a unique student ensemble, committed to the development of repertoire featuring improvisation and the rhythmic capabilities of string players. The orchestra reflects the teaching philosophy of Berklee's String Department, which encourages students to draw from classical technique while learning the improvisational skills needed to play jazz and other contemporary genres.
Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over half a century, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art of music and the music business. With over a dozen performance and nonperformance majors, a diverse and talented student body representing 70 plus countries, and a music industry "who's who" of alumni, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today — and tomorrow.
For more information, please contact
Sarah Godcher Murphy
Publicist
Berklee College of Music
(617) 747-2658 or sgodcher@berklee.edu
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