Berklee Performance Center Concerts

April 6 — Percussion Department Scholarship
Winners - This concert will feature all of the
most recent Berklee student award winners.
These students represent some of Berklee’s
finest drumset, total percussion, hand per-
cussion, marimba, and vibraphone perform-
ers. Featured performers include Jonathan
Chapman, Francisco Javier Molina Cornejo,
Andrew Bauer, Gregorio Uribe, Reiko
Yamamoto, Jesse Seymour, Zach Mangan,
Herdi Xha, Noriaki Kobayashi, Ronen Evron,
Nathaniel Laguzza, Erick Niessner and
Anthony Steele.

April 10 - Songwriter’s Night- The
Songwriting Department presents its annual
“Songwriters’ Night” showcase featuring
the best student songwriters and performers
that Berklee has to offer in styles ranging
from contemporary singer/songwriter to
rock and country. Featuring the 12 winning
songs of the 90 songs that were entered,
most of the songs will be arranged by the
writers. Featured songwriters include Justin
Levinson, Eric French, James Farrell, Jonelle
Vette, Freddy Hall, Liam McCormack, Erin
Barra, Jarod Salvatore, Katie Gosnell, Lucas
Carpenter, Julian Peterson, Femke Weidema,
Charlie Worsham and Kyle Hauser.

April 12 - Writing Division Awards Concert-
The Professional Writing Division presents it
annual Awards Concert featuring award-win-
ning writers from the division.

April 13 - A Jazz Festival with the Rainbow
Band - This concert will showcase many of
the College’s top talents-instrumentalists as
well as composer/arrangers--as the Rainbow
Band performs jazz for large ensemble under
the direction of faculty trombonist, composer,
arranger Phil Wilson.

April 18 - Jazz at the Center featuring The
Back Bay Brass & The Music of Ornette
Coleman Ensemble. — The Ensemble depart-
ment presents Big Band jazz under the direc-
tion of faculty trombonist, composer, arrang-
er Ben Elkins and music of Ornette Coleman
performed by a small group ensemble under
the direction of trombonist Jeff Galindo.

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April 19 - Guitar Student Showcase Concert-
Jazz & Blues - Under the direction of faculty
members Garrison Fewell and Curt Shumate,
student groups led by Masahi Maeda, Dani
Rabin, Ryan Fardy, Fabian Daurat and llan
Bar-Lavi perform in jazz and blues styles.

April 20 - Guitar Student Showcase Concert-
Rock & Pop - Under the direction of faculty
members Jon Finn and Lauren Passarelli,
student groups led by guitarists Az Samad,
Drew Taubenfeld, Adam Ollendorff and
Charles Shaugnessy perform in rock and pop
styles.

April 27 - Singers Showcase- Berklee’s pre-
miere vocal event offers a variety of styles
and musical settings for some of the college’s
exceptional singers. The Spring 2006 Singer’s
Showcase will feature lead vocalists Ryan
Christopher Pinkston, Evan Baughman, J.C.
Casely, Georgel Arevalo, Jennifer Bostic, Tyla
Vercollone, Meg O’Brien, and Ferris Algaisi,
as well as Berklee’s finest student players
and arrangers. The concert will feature the
music of Brian McKnight, Sarah Brightman,
Billy Joel, Marvin Gaye, Martina McBride, and
many others. This concert is produced by the
Yo Team.

May 1 - Seven Visions: The Berklee
Contemporary Wind Ensemble — The CWO
will present the World Premiere of student,
Herlen Galvez as well as the new music of
two faculty members, Alexandros Kalogeras
and Mimi Rabson. Moreover, we shall also
feature the winner of the college wide
Concerto Competition, Thomas Parisch,
oboe. In addition the CWO will present the
artistry of two faculty soloists, Apostolos
Paraskevas, guitar and Mimi Rabson, violin.
A major work of composer Igor Stravinsky A
Symphony of Wind Instruments (1920) will
be performed.