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Spring 1998

Berklee Performance Center Concerts

 

February 18- On a More Classical Note/The Billy Childs Suite -

Under the direction of Dawn Daggs and faculty advisor Julius Williams, this
concert opens by highlighting the activity of black performers in classical
music including pieces for various combinations of flute, piano violin and
trumpet. Then composer Paul Beaudry and faculty advisor Walter Beasley will
present a homage to African-American composer/jazz pianist Billy Childs with
a six-movement original jazz suite reflecting the different styles of Childs’
writing and displaying the elements that he has added to the art of jazz
composition.

February 19- - Bass Department Student Concert - Bass students—Yoshi
Waki, Dylan Uren, Ryoji Yamashiki, corey Wentworth, Chris Pottinger, Dana
Decker— under the direction of Department Chair Rich Appleman, and
Assistant Chair John Repucci perform jazz, funk, rock and fusion composiions
in six small groups with special guests faculty bassists John Repucci and
Bruno Raberg.

February 24- The Real Hip-Hop/A History with Your Name On It-

In the first half of this concert Thelma Hyppolite and faculty advisor Winston
Maccow will present a variety of Hip-hop stylists performing original music for
D.J., drums, piano, bass, guitar and horns. Then Arthur Rogiers and faculty
advisor Larry Watson, will present a history of African-American musical
forms and culture through music performance, dramatic interpretation,
narrations and monologues.

February 25 - Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts Big Band - During a
week long visit to Berklee, this premiere jazz ensemble from one of the
leading arts high schools in the world will be performing a program of big
band jazz. Under the direction of Berklee Alum Yossi Regev, a number of
students from this band have gone on to attend Berklee.

February 26 - Kendrick Oliver & The New Life Jazz Orchestra featuring
Nicholas Paytonwith a special guest appearance by Roy Hargrove*
Special guest trumpeters Nicholas Payton and Roy Hargrove join Kendrick
Oliver directing the New Life Jazz Orchestra in a program of big band jazz. *
Roy Hargrove will be performing with bis own group at Scullers Jazz Club at
the Double Tree Guest Suites Hotel on February 27 and 28, 1998. Berklee
students will receive a $5.00 discount with valid I1.D. on February 27 at
10:30pm.

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