Berklee Performance Center Concerts

SPRING ‘86

March 24 Double Concert — ETHNOFUSICOLOGY/DARCEL! — Faculty
trumpeter Bill Scism presents his student ensemble in a program
of original music that combines contemporary electric sounds with
horns and a bamboo flute. In the second half, faculty drummer
David Weigert presents a program of pop/rock and rhythm and blues
originals for this seven-piece ensemble featuring student vocalist
Darcel Spear. [

March 25 POLY WANTS A RHYTHM — Drummer Jack Cook offers an evening
of varied music and group settings. In the first half, a quintet will
perform ECM style original compositions. After intermission the
group Digital Hands, with faculty members Tim Hagans, trumpet,
Steve Rochinski, guitar, and Fred Lipsius, sax, will perform jazz-
rock-flision compositions by group members.

March26 EASTERN STANDARD TIME — Larry Baione, Assistant Chairman
of the Guitar Department, presents a program of solo acoustic
Jjazz guitar including selections by Cole Porter, George Gershwin,
Duke Ellington and Pat Metheny.

March 27 IN THE MORNING — Senior vocalist/arranger David Lee Chandler
presents an evening of funk, gospel and jazz styles for a large ensem-
ble and dancers. Special guests will include Loretta Chandler, new
star of the television series "Fame,” and Raymond Johnson of the
Boston Conservatory.

March31 Double Concert — BETTER THAN NOTHING/IMAGINATION
FLIGHT — Opening this concert will be a quartet led by drummer
Fumio Ishizaka performing jazz standards and original compositions
featuring the writing talents of Yukiyoshi Arimasa, Tsutomu Takeishi
and the leader. In the second half, bassist/composer/arranger
Larry Jackson presents original contemporary jazz for both
small group and big band with special guests, faculty members
Cliff Wittstruck, guitar, Bob Zung, sax, and Roy Okutani, trumpet.

April2 PLAY FIDDLE PLAY — Berklee String Department Chairman
Matt Glaser presents an eclectic concert of improvised music for
acoustic violin. Styles and settings will include swing tunes with big
band, quartet, various trios and duos and unaccompanied violin
as well as various ethnic (Appalachian, Balkan, Indian) influenced
pieces.

April3 Double Concert — FLYIN' HAWAIIAN PRODUCTIONS II/LOOK
TO THE SKY — Keyboardist/arranger Lester Gantan opens this con-
cert with a set of funk, fusion and funk-rock for a large ensemble
with special guest trumpeters, faculty members Dave Johnson and
Roy Okutani. In the second half, vocalist/e@mposer Vatrena King %
presents "Look To The Sky, ” a program of original contemporary
pop songs including compositions and arrangements by Evie Nelson,
Monika Englund, Chris Horvath and others.