Berklee Performance Center Concerts April 27 - Singers Showcase- Berklee's pre- miere vocal event offers a variety of styles and musical settings for some of the college’s exceptional singers. The Spring 2006 Singer’s Showcase will feature lead vocalists Ryan Christopher Pinkston, Evan Baughman, J.C. Casely, Georgel Arevalo, Jennifer Bostic, Tyla Vercollone, Meg O’Brien, and Ferris Algaisi, as well as Berklee's finest student players and arrangers. The concert will feature the music of Brian McKnight, Sarah Brightman, Billy Joel, Marvin Gaye, Martina McBride, and many others. This concert is produced by the Yo Team. May 1 - Seven Visions: The Berklee Contemporary Wind Ensemble — The CWO will present the World Premiere of student, Herlen Galvez as well as the new music of two faculty members, Alexandros Kalogeras and Mimi Rabson. Moreover, we shall also feature the winner of the college wide Concerto Competition, Thomas Parisch, oboe. In addition the CWO will present the artistry of two faculty soloists, Apostolos Paraskevas, guitar and Mimi Rabson, violin. A major work of composer Igor Stravinsky A Symphony of Wind Instruments (1920) will be performed. May 2 — Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble - Soul and funk music of the famed Tower of Power band performed by this 5 horn, 5 vocal and 5 rhythm ensemble under the direction of faculty member Wayne Naus. Berklee College of Music www.berklee.edu 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215-3693 May 3 - Chord Scale Madness/Urban Outreach Jazz Orchestra - Under the direc- tion of Jazz Composition department fac- ulty member Jackson Schultz, some of the strongest student arrangements from the “\oicings Derived from Chord Scales” course will be performed by a ten-piece ensemble. Then Ensemble department faculty member Lin Biviano presents big band jazz in the style of the Count Basie, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich Bands. May 5 - Yellowjackets & Overjoyed - Yellowjackets Jimmy Haslip and Bob Mintzer perform with Berklee’s contemporary gospel group “Overjoyed”, directed by Dennis Montgomery |Il. May 8 — Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra - Faculty member Greg Hopkins directs this big band in a program of contemporary jazz. May 9 - Berklee Reverence Gospel Ensemble - An evening of contemporary and tradi- tional gospel music performed by Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble directed by fac- ulty member Dennis Montgomery lll.