David Friend Recital Hall Concerts April 3 - Contemporary Chamber Music - Under the direction of Jairo Duarte, various chamber ensembles will play contemporary compostions by Duarte and Giovanni Landini. April 4 - Berklee Storytellers - A showcase for Berklee’s pop and rock performers in the spirit of VH1’s “Storytellers” show with each singer revealing the story behind the song. Composers include Melissa Etheridge, Tori Amos, Laura Nyro, Stevie Wonder and Madonna. Under the direction of faculty vocalist Did Stewart with a band led by faculty pianist Alizon Lissance featuring Reed Butler playing bass. April 5 - West African Ensembles - Under the direction of Joe Galeota, The Berklee West African Drum & Dance Ensemble will perform three musics of the Ewe, Dagomba and Ga people. Adzogho, considered one of the most difficulty war dances of the Ewe, includes extravagant costumes and drum poetry. Baamaya, a farmers social dance from northern Ghana features side to side waist movement by dancers displaying a colorful belt of cori shells. Finally, Kpanlogo, ¢ courtship dance of the Ga swill invite audience free style dancing creating a party like atmosphere. April 6 - Nancy Zeltsman-Marimba Concert - This semester’s Berklee Marimba Concert, led by Associate Professor Nancy Zeltsman, will feature performances by members of the Berklee Performance Lab, the Marimba Transcriptions and Repertoire Lab, and some of Berklee’s finest solo marimbists. The program will be extremely varied, ranging from a piece composed for the Canadian percussion group Nexus by one of their members, John Wyre — to an arrangement of music from Beetlejuice. There could be some compositions by Pat Metheny, Tori Amos, and a famous xylophone rag thrown in there too! April 10 - Jazz Vocal Series - Under the direction of faculty vocalist Maggi Scott, student vocalists will perform jazz standards accompanied by a faculty rhythm section including Scott on piano. Also featured will be “The Boswell Sisters,” with Voice department Chair Jan Shapiro, faculty vocalists Lisa Thorson and Adrianna Balic performing some of the repertoire of the Boswell Sisters from the 1930’s and 40’s. Berklee COLLEGE OF MUSIC 1140 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02215-3693