David Friend Recital Hall Concerts April 25 - 2:30 pm The Music of Miles Davis - Under the direction of Kenneth Cervenka, this student ensemble performs the music of Miles Davis. Music of Miles - Acoustic is per- forming first and Music of Miles - Electric fol- lows. April 25 - 4:00 pm - The Berklee Joni Mitchell Ensemble - Faculty guitarist Abby Aronson Zocher directs this ensemble playing their own arrangements of Ms. Mitchell’s music for rhythm sections, violin, cello, guitar and vocals. April 25 - 7:30 pm - Blazing Fingers — The Berklee Country Music Ensemble under the direction of faculty guitarist Mike Ihde, per- forms top country hits as well as instrumen- tals in classic country, western swing, and rockabilly styles. An exciting and entertain- ing evening of Hot Country and Blazing Instrumentals performed by Berklee's best Pickers and Singers. April 26 - 1:00 pm - Contemporary Middle Eastern Ensemble — Student ensemble per- forming music from the Middle East under the direction of faculty member Craig Mcrae. April 26 - 2:30 pm - The Music of James Brown Ensemble - Under the direction of fac- ulty member Kenwood Dennard, this ensem- ble features the groundbreaking and epoch- making music of James Brown. This concert will include student-generated arrangements and improvisations on several of Mr. Brown's most influential compositions. April 26 — 4:00 pm - Latin Jazz Ensemble — Student ensemble under the direction of fac- ulty bassist Oscar Stagnaro performs Latin jazz. April 27 - 1:00 pm - Advanced Small Band Ensemble - Post Bop and contemporary jazz compositions by John Coltrane, Dave Liebman Mike Brecker and Freddie Hubbard will be performed by this six piece ensemble directed by Ed Tomassi. Berklee College of Music www.berklee.edu 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215-3693 April 27 - 2:30 pm - Brazilian Jazz - Faculty member Fernando Brandao leads this student ensemble performing jazz from Brazil includ- ing compositions by Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento and Brandao. April 27 - 4:00 pm - Contemporary Fusion Ensemble — Melodious fusion compositions by faculty trumpeter Tiger Okoshi will be per- formed by his student ensemble. April 27 - 7:30 pm - Dennis Montgomery - Student ensemble performs under the direc- tion of faculty member Dennis Montgomery. April 28 - 1:00 pm - Music of Ornette Coleman Ensemble — Under the direction of faculty member Jeff Galindo. April 28 - 2:30 pm - Latin Jazz Ensemble - Student ensemble under the direction of fac- ulty bassist Oscar Stagnaro performs Latin jazz. April 28 - 4:00 pm - Reggae/Dub Ensemble - Faculty member Winston Maccow presents his student ensemble performing reggae and dub music. April 28 - 7:30 pm - The Contemporary Chamber Music Ensemble — Under the direc- tion of faculty member Robin Ginenthal, this ensemble performs 20th and 21st century music. The ensemble performs vocal and instrumental works by Ravel, Stravinsky, Gould, Rodrigo, Bernstein, Ibert, Rorem, and Tull. April 29 - 1:00 pm - African Pop Ensemble — African Pop music as well as originals by the ensemble will feature an exceptionally hard grooving drum/percussion section under the direction of faculty member Bob Pilkington. April 29 - 2:30 pm - Roots of Country Music - Music from Hank Williams, Buck Owens, Bill Monroe will be presented in both tradi- tional and contemporary style arrangements under the direction of faculty member John McGann. E ’ {C S it i {0, . é ee College of \ 1