David Friend Recital Hall Concerts

April 20 - Songwriter's Circle - The
Songwriting Department proudly presents
another in the annual Songwriter's Circle
Series featuring four outstanding singer-
songwriters from the Berklee community.
This year's circle will feature: Julian Peterson,
Jillian Santella, Kyle Hurlbut, and Genevieve
Lopez.

April 21 - 1:00 pm - Blue Note Era
Music/Music of Wayne Shorter Ensemble -
Faculty member David Santoro presents his
student ensemble performing jazz from the
Blue Note recordings of the 1950’s and ‘60s
followed by the music of Wayne Shorter.

April 21 - 2:30 pm - Scholarship Ensemble -
Faculty member David Santoro presents his
student ensemble performing straight ahead
jazz.

April 21 - 4:00 pm — Contemporary Christian
Ensemble — Faculty member Nancy Morris
presents the Contemporary Christian
Ensemble in performance.

April 21 - 7:30 pm - Invitation — Faculty
member Walter Beasley presents his ensem-
ble performing classic and contemporary
rhythm and blues by Smokey Robinson, Anita
Baker, Eryka Badu, Lauren Hill and others.

April 22 - 1:00 pm — ECM Ensemble —
Faculty member Bruno Raberg presents
Berklee's ECM ensemble performing compo-
sitions by Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland and
Kenny Barron from the ECM recording com-
pany.

April 22 - 2:30 pm - Advanced Small Band
Ensemble - Ensemble department faculty
member John Pierce presents this ensemble

in performance. This student ensemble will

be performing jazz and Latin jazz, including
music composed by John Scofield, Paquito
D'Rivera, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder, Pat
Metheny and David "Fathead" Newman.
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April 22 - 4:00 pm - The Music of Jimi
Hendrix-Student ensemble performance led
by faculty member Kenwood Dennard.

April 22 - 7:30 pm - Jetro Dasilva - Faculty
member Jetro Dasilva presents his student
ensemble in performance.

April 25 — 4:00 pm - The Berklee Joni
Mitchell Ensemble — Faculty guitarist Abby
Aronson Zocher directs this ensemble playing
their own arrangements of Ms. Mitchell’s

music for rhythm sections, violin, cello, guitar

and vocals.

April 25 — 7:30 pm - Blazing Fingers — The =

Berklee Country Music Ensemble under the
direction of faculty guitarist Mike Ihde, per-
forms top country hits as well as instrumen-
tals in classic country, western swing, and
rockabilly styles. An exciting and entertain-
ing evening of Hot Country and Blazing
Instrumentals performed by Berklee's best
Pickers and Singers.

April 26 — 1:00 pm - Contemporary Middle
Eastern Ensemble — Student ensemble per-
forming music from the Middle East under
the direction of faculty member Craig Mcrae.

April 26 — 2:30 pm - The Music of James
Brown Ensemble - Under the direction of fac-
ulty member Kenwood Dennard, this ensem-
ble features the groundbreaking and epoch-
making music of James Brown. This concert
will include student-generated arrangements
and improvisations on several of Mr. Brown's
most influential compositions.

April 26 — 4:00 pm - Latin Jazz Ensemble - 5
Student ensemble under the direction of fac- _
ulty bassist Oscar Stagnaro performs Latin
jazz.

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