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David Friend Recital Hall Concerts

September 20- Mark Shilansky Twos And Trees—Duos And Trios - Join
Ear Training faculty Mark Shilansky in an intimate, mostly jazzy program of
original compositions, free improvisations, and standards. Mark will
perform in either duo or trio format with his stellar cohorts.

September 21 Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is a four-piece electrified modern music
ensemble formed in 1980. Instrumentation consists of piano, synthe-
sizer, guitar, and saxophone/flute, with occasional percussion and
computer sequencing. Fans of interesting, innovative, and original music
should not miss this special concert. Of particular interest to the Berklee
Community: Guitarist Michael Bierylo is an Associate Professor In the
Music Synthesis Department. Saxophonist Ken Field is a Berklee Alum
(1980) A CD of the 1001 Real Apes material was produced by MP&E
Chair Bill Scheniman. Birdsongs new recording, Petrophonics was mixed
by Berklee Alum Frederick Rubens (1999) with assistance from Bill
Scheniman on two of the 14 tracks.

September 25- The Higher the Fewer : String Quartets & Piano Quinet-
This concert of compositions by faculty composer/pianist Marti Epstein,
alumnae Rosey Lee and Assistant Chair of the Piano Department,
pianist/composer Stephany Tiernan features performances by a faculty
string quartet with Melissa Howe and Mimi Rabson on violin, Sandy Kott
on viola and cellist Arnold Friedman.

September 27 — Twos, Threes & Fours — Faculty vocalist Lisa Thorson is
joined by pianist Cho Yoon Seung, bassist Dan Greenspan and drummer
George Schuller for a performance of jazz originals and standards with
arrangements by Gismonti, Jobim, Shilansky, Thorson, Schuller and
others.

September 28 - Jack Jarrett & Louis Stewart-Piano Duo - A concert of
classical repertoire for two pianos presented by the new piano team of
Jarrett & Stewart. Works include Danzon Cubano by Aaron Copland;
Sonata in D major by W.A. Mozart; Five 19* Century Waltzes by Jack
Jarrett; Fantasy for 2 Pianos by Louis Stewart; Linaraja by Claude
Debussy; and the Sonata for 2 Pianos by Francis Poulenc written in 1953.

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