David Friend Recital Hall Concerts 0+ March 28- Off We Go! - Vocalist/pianist Rachel Solomon presents original pop/rock compositions and arrangements for her quar- tet with a string quartet as special guests. March 29- Sonic Circuits Xl — The International Electronic Music Festival at Berklee College of Music is an annual show- case that includes live performance with elec- tronics, video art, new media art, sound art, and works for electro-acoustic tape. This con- cert features Berklee faculty members Neil Leonard, Michael Bierylo, Stephen Webber, Apostolos Paraskevas, students and special guest Michael Norsworthy. March 30 - Berklee Afro-Pop Ensemble — Under the direction of Percussion Department faculty member Mohamed Camara the Afro-Pop ensemble performs as part of Percussion Week. March 31 - Enestico “T Su Charanga” - Percussion Department faculty member Ernesto Diaz performs as part of Percussion Week. April 1- The Singer Showcase — Percussionist/marimba player Jonathan Singer presents contemporary and classical music by John Cage, Steve Reich, and J.S. Bach as well as Indian Classical drumming for tabla, mri- dangan and other percussion. April 4- Composition Department Student Awards Concert- The concert will feature pieces by student composers Akinobu Sato, Chandra Cogburn and Lucas Vidal for small chamber ensembles. April 12- NOIR persents “The Ibrahima Drum” — Guitar department faculty member Chris Buono hand the group NOIR--Chris Tarry, bass, Andy Sanesi, drums, Jason Scott, tenor sax, Jesse Selengut, trumpet—bring the tale of The Ibrahima Drum to Berklee. The Berklee College of Music www.berklee.edu 1140 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215-3693 f band’s performance is a recount of a com- pelling narrative penned by Selengut that is interwoven with dark and funky composi- tions affording the musicians room to delve into deep improvisations. 7:30 pm - Bruce Saunders Quartet featuringe — ‘. Rob Thomas - Faculty guitarist Bruce Saunders presents original jazz for quartet in - cluding faculty bassist Bruno Raberg and drummer Take Toriama with special guest faculty violinist Rob Thomas. " April 13- [4:00 pm] Jane Miller - Faculty Guitarist/Composer Jane Miller leads a quar- . [ tet featuring guitar, piano, bass, and drums. 4 The group plays contemporary jazz instru- = .| mentals composed by the leader as well as ; some arrangements of music by other com- + - . posers in the jazz and popular music genres. | Some acoustic guitar will be featured as well,. . ‘ as the more traditional jazz electric guitar. f B - April 13 -7:30 pm - Dave Fiuczynski & Dave Tronzo — Two iconoclastic guitar titans named . Dave join forces in a show of slide and fret- less guitar, free form blues and eastern i melodies, Moroccan tinged grooves and | straight ahead mans featuring faculty gui- . _ 4. tarists David Fiuzynski, Dave Tronzo with I/ bassist Mike Rivard and drummer Bertram *_ Lehman. f _l d { 8