David Friend Recital Hall Concerts

February 18 - Geofrey Gee Solo Piano - Faculty member Geoffrey Gee
presents a concert of improvised solo piano music. Gee’s music blends
classical harmony and technique with impressionist textures and the
spontaneity of contemporary jazz. Musical influences can be heard
ranging from Debussey and Ravel to Keith Jarrett and Lyle Mays.

February 22 - Stambandet - The Scandinavian Vocal Ensemble -Under
the direction of faculty member Allen LeVines the 15 voice vocal en-
semble Stambandet performs traditional songs from Iceland, Norway and
Sweden featuring six and seven-part harmonies and including a wide
range of a cappella folk traditions.

February 24 - Music for Piano, Four Hands - Composition department
faculty member Marti Epstein presents music from the 18th, 19th, and
20th centuries written specifically for piano duet. Compositions by JC
Bach, Franz Schubert, Antonin Dvorak, Samuel Barber and Francis
Poulenc will be performed by Marti Epstein and Jennifer Elowsky, Instruc-
tor, Boston College.

February 25 - The Sal DiFusco Project - Presented by guitar department
faculty member Sal DiFusco, this concert will contain elements of jazz,
rock, funk and fusion and feature compositions by Sal DiFusco, Wayne
Naus, Mike Stern, George Benson, Carlos Santana, and others. Featured
soloists include faculty members Wayne Naus, trumpet, Joe Galeota,
percussion as well as Bob Bowlby, saxophone, Keith Kostic, trumpet,
Damon Carter, keyboards, Dan Foot, drums, Cecilia Colucci, Mike Pow-
ers, vocals, Larry Jackson, bass.

March 2 - Pastel Blue - Composer, keyboardist/pianist Sachiko K pre-
“sents her original danceable fusion and latin tunes, for her sextet with a
faculty guest.

March 4 - New Music at Berklee-Composition Department Faculty
Spring Concert - Faculty composers Thomas Allen LeVines, Leroy South-
ers, Marti Epstein, Michael Weinstein, Arthur Welwood, Armand
Qualliotine and Alexandros Kalogeras will present fascinting new works in
a wide variety of chamber music settings ranging from solo “electric”
cello to wind octet.

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