Berklee World Strings, Directed by Eugene Friesen
with

Berklee Indian Ensemble, Directed by Annette Philip

Bright Colors on a Dark Canvas

Program:
Soul of the White Ant - Eugene Friesen

Thumbs Up, Jen - Louise Bichan, arr. Benjamin Knorr
Louise Bichan, fiddle

Maajhi Re - Agnay Mulay/Naveen Kumar, string arr. Inna Dudukina, vocal arr. Annette Philip
Agnay Mulay, voice

Spring in Buenos Aires (from the “The Four Seasons”) - Astor Piazzolla
Brian Urra, violin

Bright Colors on a Dark Canvas - Naseem Alatrash, arr. Eugene Friesen
I. Riwaya
II. Ramad
Ill. Raheel
IV. Risala
Naseem Alatrash, cello; Firas Zreik, qanun; Alber Baseel, percussion; George Lernis,
percussion; Chase Morrin, piano; Thaer Bader, oud

Where - Colin Jenkins, arr. Gayathri Menon and Annette Philip

Sem Voce - Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes; arr. Nano Raies/Eugene Friesen, Arabic
lyrics by Nano Raies
Nano Raies, voice; Eugene Friesen, cello

Kalesma - Vasileios Kostas, arr. Gilad Barakan
Vasileios Kostas, lauto; George Lernis, tympani and percussion

Berklee World Strings

The Berklee World Strings are devoted to the art of ensemble playing and the development of new music
featuring improvisation and the rhythmic interests of contemporary string players. Dravv_lngi from Celtic,
bluegrass, jazz, rock, and classical styles, the ensemble presents original programs that include new
compositions and arrangements from a wide variety of the world’s music.

Directed by cellist Eugene Friesen, BWS features an international collection of Berklee's most
accomplished and promising soloists, chamber players and fiddlers selected by audition.

The BWS repertoire is created by a vibrant community of composers and arrangers at the Berklee College
of Music - students and faculty alike, While the ensemble provides ample oppd&rtunity for solojsts within
the group, BWS has also appéared in concert with a variety of international stars in jazz, pop, classical,
bluegrass and Latin st%Ies: on Carter, Joe Lovano, Kirill Gerstein, Mili Bermejo, Jorge Drexler, Jetro da
Silva, Leo Blanco, Mark O'Connor, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky and many others have been featured in
concerts at the Berklee Performance Centerin Boston.

[n 2010, BWS was featured in concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington
D.C. on'the Conservatory Project series webcast globally.