David Friend Recital Hall Concerts 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. Adzogbo, 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, c courtship dance of the Ga swill invite audience free style dancing creating a party like atmosphere. April 6 - Nancy Zeltsman-Marimba Concert 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. April 11 - Music for Marimba and Friends - Percussionist Vessela Stoyanova presents an evening of both film scoring and marimba perfor- mance. Featuring a 15 minute film by David Franklin entitled Godfoot . Scored by Ms. Stoyanova the music will be performed live by multiple percussion, cello and voice. Also featured will be a piece for solo ma- rimba and pecussion ensemble performed by Percussion Unlimited. The rest of the program will be original music and adaptations for marimba with ethnic flavor (Bulgaria, India, Zimbabwe, Italy, France) and improvisa- tional character. April 12 - Songwriters’ Circle - The Songwriting Department’s annual showcase of four of their most talented singer-songwriters. The evening will feature solo and duo performances by Julie Meyers, Eunice Sim, Julie Schreiber and Seth Trimble. : Berklee COLLEGE OF MUSIC 1140 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02215-3693