February 24 - [4:00 p.m.] Ron Mahdi Presents A Tribute to James Williams Faculty member bassist Ron Mahdi presents a tribute to the late pianist and composer James Williams featuring faculty pianist Consuelo Candelaria, Woodwind Chair Bill Pierce and Ensemble Chair Ron Savage, drums. February 28- [4:00 p.m.] New Piano Music — Piano department chair Stephany Tiernan and composition department faculty member Andrew List present student compositions for solo piano. Students submitted compositions to be performed by piano students and the pianists chose the compositions and collabo- rated with the composers to prepare for this special piano week event. Compositions in a wide range of styles by Roberto Toscano, Dan Bergland, Francesco Artusato, Roman Kovalik, Apakk Hui, Muarizio Yazig and Tommy Pedrini. February 28 - Platinum Plus - Faculty pianist Joanne Brackeen performs original jazz with her group including Donald Lee, Nir Naaman, David Clark and Yoron Israel as part of Piano week activities. March 1 - Suzanna Sifter Quartet - Faculty pianist Suzanna Sifter performs original jazz with her group as part of Piano week activi- ties. March 2 - One Hour of Dub - Faculty pianist Matt Jenson performs an hour of dubbified tunes in the reggae and neo-soul styles stitched together with effects, dropouts, vibrations, attitude and a lap top computer as part of Piano week activities. March 3 - 4:00 pm Kiyo Nakazaki- Zambelli Scholarship Concert Classical compositions for solo piano by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Bartok and Ravel will be performed by the Emannuel Zambelli Scholarship winner, Kiyo Nakazaki. Berklee College of Music www.berklee.edu David Friend Recital Hall Concerts 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215-3693 March 7 - Don't Try This At Home - The Berklee Country Music Ensemble- 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. March 8- Louis Stewart in Recital 2005 - Faculty pianist Louis Stewart plays solo classi- cal music by Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky and Schoenberg. March 9- Bass Department Student Concert - Under the direction of Assistant Chair John Repucci, four bass students will lead their bands in an evening of original compositions, in a variety of styles. March 21- The "Cryogenic Renassiance Orchestra” - Faculty member Greg Hopkins recalls three of the great jazz nonets of the past century and stretches into the future of the genre with probing and challenging new works. Using Miles Davis's "Birth of the Cool" , McCoy Tyner's "Tender Moments" and Herbie Hancock's "Prisoner" music as models, Greg Hopkins Nonet pushes the envelope of this instrumentation and devel- ops a fresh viewpoint with an exciting new repertoire. March 22- Free Speech Zone The Mark Rossi Group - Faculty composer and keyboardist Marc Rossi presents original progressive jazz with Latin and Indian influences and special guest guitarist Bruce Arnold. March 23- An Evening with Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Faculty member Michael Bierylo presents original electro-acoustic chamber rock for guitar, piano synthesizers and wood- winds.