Berklee Performance Center Concerts

 

April 8 - The Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra - Under the direction of faculty
composer/arranger/trumpter Greg Hopkins, the Concert Jazz Orchestra features
the finest instrumentalsts in the college playing original music written expressly
for the group by talented student and faculty writers. This evening’s concert
features music composed by Masako Hamamura, Michael Beck, Oli Bott, Laura
Andel, Toro Dodo, Membhet Sanlikol, Eyal Maoz and others.

April 10 - International Folk Festival - The annual Berklee International Folk
Festival is a collaborative effort involving over 1000 students representing over 70
countries, the Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs/Dean of Students,
the Performance Studies Department, the Student Activities Center, the Interna-
tional Club, and the College Diversity Committee. The concert will feature groups
from Sweden, Yugoslavia, Cape Verde, Jamaica, Mexico, Brazil, Greece, Israel,
The Republic of China, and the USA. These student acts will perform music from
their respective countries while dressed in native costume. Some groups will
even perform dances from their homelands. Following the performance,
everyone is invited to a party in the Dining Hall where food from around the
world may be sampled.

Selected as the honorees to be recognized by the students, faculty, and adminis-
tration of Berklee College of Music for their helpfulness to our students, support
of international educational exchange, and for promoting international goodwill
and understanding: Dyann DelVecchio, Associate, Immigration Law Group,
Palmer & Dodge LLP; Bob Blumenthal, Correspondent, The Boston Globe;
Franklin B. Mead, Honorary Consul of Sweden

April 12 - A Tribute to Joe Viola

Musician, author, innovator, teacher, Joe Viola was Berklee’s first woodwind
department chair and designed the standards which have shaped dozens of top-
flight musical careers. His own superb musicality and professionalism, including
fluency as a performer on all saxophones, clarinet, English horn, flute, and oboe
- ensured that practical approaches to doubling skills became a vital part of the
department’s curriculum. Produced by Performance Division Dean Matt
Marvuglio and Woodwind Department Chair Bill Pierce, the evening will feature
performances by Joe’s friends and students over the years: Jane Ira Bloom, Gary
Burton, Carol Chaikin, Richie Cole, Clare Daley, Jamie Fatas, Donald Harrison,
Fred Hersch, Javon Jackson, John LaPorta, Donny McCaslin, Andy McGhee,
Bruce Nifong, Jim Odgren, Bill Pierce, George Roberts, Tommy Smith, Tom
Ferrante

April 15 - Professional Writing Division Awards Concert - This concert, under
the direction of Division Dean Joe Smith, will feature the music of student award
winners from each department in the Professional Writing Division. Musical
styles and isntrumentation will vary from small to large ensembles.

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