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Saturday, April 1 Pearl/Zildjian Night-Celebrate the Drum - Under the direction of
Percussion department faculty member Casey Scheuerell, a variety of ensembles from
small band to big band to percussion ensemble will perform drumset and percussion
music with special guests Marvin ‘Smitty’ Smith, J.R. Robinson, the U. Mass Drumline with
Thom Hannum, the Berklee World Percussion Ensemble and the Berklee Woody Herman
ensemble directed by faculty member Greg Hopkins.

Sunday, April 2, Yamaha/Zildjian Night-Berklee Rainbow Band - Guest artists Alex
Acuna, Steve Hougton, Tony Verderossa as well as faculty member Giovanni Hidalgo will
perform with the Berklee Rainbow Band under the direction of faculty trombonist/
composer/arranger Phil Wilson.

April 4 - Songwriters’ Night XI - This evening’s concert showcases the winers of the
annual college-wide songwriting contest. Under the direction of faculty member Bob
Weingart, the performances will range from alternative rock to folk to mainstram pop and
German Art Song.

April 6 International Folk Festival -This special event, sponsored by the Performance
Studies Department, the Office of the Dean of Students and the Student Activities Center,
will feature ten ensembles representing Mexico, Peru, China, Puerto Rico, Venezuela,
Greece, Brazil, Poland, The Alpen Region, and Russia playing the music of their native
homelands. There will also be a special performance of Japanese music led by Piano
faculty member Makoto Takanaka. This presentation is dedicated to the earthquake
victims of Japan. Following the performance, everyone is invited to a party in the Dining
Hall where food from around the world can be sampled.

April 11 Professional Writing Division 1995 Awards Concert This concert, under the
direction of Divsion Chair Joe Smith, will feature the music of student award winners from
each department in the Professional Writing Division. Musical styles and instrumentation
will vary from small to large ensembles.

April 13 Commercial Arranging Department Student Concert - This first annual
concert, under the direction fo deparmtnet chair Jay Kennedy and faculty member Jerry
Gates, will feature the writing of majors in Commercial Arranging performed by faculty
and students from the Berklee Recording Orchestra.

April 20 Singers’ Showcase - In it's 12th year, the Performance Division's Yo Team
Productions presents “Singers’ Showcase.” This presentation will feature many of Berklee’s
finest vocalists including Jonathan Royal, LaQuinta Brown, Stefanie Kelly, Deanna
DellaCioppa, Jerome Kyles, Megan Gass, Monica Link and a new group Just Us 4. They
will be performing the music of Tina Turner, Take Six, Joni Mitchell, Darrel Coley, Patti
LaBelle and many others. A variety of instrumental settings and arrangements have been
written especially for this event.

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