David Friend Recital Hall Concerts

February 12 — Oboe & Friends — Woodwind facultymember Barbara

LaFitte presents an evening of music for oboe and strings including -
Benjamin Britten’s Phatsy Quartet; Jean Francaix’s quartet for English
Horn and a premier of a new compostion by Berklee composer Greg
Hopkins. Ms. Lafitte will be assited by fellow Berklee faculty Sandra Kott,
Violin And Melissa Howe, viola with special guest Lynn Nowels, cello.

February 13 — Free Range — Faculty guitarist Ed Bloomquist presents the
ensemble “Free Range, “ who have been playing together since May of
2000. Their music is entirely free improvised, falling somewhere in the
nexus between free jazz, progressive/experimental rock, sci-fi avant
garde, and deranged blues. Four intrepid comrades embarking on an
pilgrimage through the uncharted laughing-gas swamps of outer space.

February 15- Udu Xylorimba Tom-tom Gong-a-thon - Percussion prinicple
Jason Currin presents new music for percussion including contempoarary
classical, electronic, pop, eastern-folk and modern improvisation mixed
with standard percussion repertoire performed by
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In partial fullfillment of the requirements for his performance degree.

February 21- Tribute To Paul Robeson - This concert by faculty vocalist
Larry Watson will include the music of the great basso vocalist and -
political activist Paul Robeson and spoken words of Malcolm X who was
assassinated on February 21.

February 22 Tomo Fujita and Blue Funk - Faculty guitarist Tomo Fujita
presents “Blue Funk,” featuring Berklee faculty members Larry Finn,
drums; Dave Limina, organ and Anthony Vitti, bass performing Tomo’s
original compositions which are mix of funk rhythms, jazz changes and
blues solos.

February 27- Duo Sessions — Faculty vocalist Lisa Thorson and pianist
Cho Yoon Seung present explorations of jazz repertoire and original
compositions including works by Denny Zeitlin, Kenny Wheeler, Bill Evans
and others.

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