Berklee Performance Center Concerts March 28 Berklee Composers in the 1990s—Composition Department Chair Jack Jarrett presents the latest original music from faculty members in his department in a variety of styles including modern art song, string quartet, duo, sonata, jazz-based piano variations, Off-Broadway theater excerpts, and concerto with improvised solo part. Faculty composers Marti Epstein, Thomas Allen LeVines, Richard Applin, Gregory Fritze, Jack Jarrett, John Bavicchi, and Louis Stewart will be represented. March 29 An Evening with the Berklee Rainbow Band with Strings— Faculty composer/arranger/trombonist Phil Wilson presents the Berklee Rainbow Band playing original jazz and fusion compositions with the special addition of a string section. March 30 The Commercial Arranging Department Spring Concert - Original compositions and arrangements by faculty members in the Commercial Arranging Department will be performed by a 40 piece orchestra and choir under the direction of Richard Evans and Donny Nolan. March 31 Songwriters’ Night X—Under the direction of Songwriting Department faculty member Bob Weingart, this concert will feature the winners of the Songwriting Department’s annual college-wide songwriting contest. The songs are in a variety of contemporary styles, ranging from folk to pop to rock. April 4 Rock Arranging Live - The best student arrangements of original and cover songs in the pop/rock idiom drawn from the Rock Arranging courses will be performed by specially selected student performers under the direction of faculty member Mirek Kocandrle. GUITAR WEEK April 5 Bret’s Frets/The Berklee John Scofield Ensemble April 7 Andy Timmons/John Petrucci April 8 Steve Morse April 9 Guitar Frenzy/The Jon Finn Band April 6 The Back Bay Brass Jazz Orchestra/Chord Scale Madness - Jazz Composition department faculty member Jackson Schultz showcases some of the strongest arrangements written by students while taking the course, “Voicings Derived from Chord Scales.” In various styles, all with a common jazz influence, the music will be performed by an 11-piece ensemble. In the second half, faculty trombonist/composer/arranger Ben Elkins presents the 19-piece Back Bay Brass Jazz orchestra performing Swing, Latin and fusion compositions and arrangements by Thad Jones and others. The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.