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David Friend Recital Hall Concerts

April 28 — [1:00pm] — Acoustic Strings
Ensemble - Ensemble department faculty
member John McGann presents this Acoustic
Strings ensemble in performance.

April 28 —[2:30pm] — Neo Soul — R&B vocal
ensemble performs music by Aretha Franklin,
Stevie Wonder and Chaka Kahn under the
direction of faculty member Skip Smith.

- April 28 — [4:00pm] — The ECM Ensemble

- Faculty member Bruno Raberg presents
Berklee’s ECM ensemble performing music
from the ECM recording company.

April 28 — [7:30pm] — Contemporary Fusion
Ensemble - Melodious fusion compositions
by faculty trumpeter Tiger Okoshi will be
performed by his ensemble.

May | —[1:00pm] — 52nd Street Themes
Ensemble— Ensemble department faculty
member saxophonist Joe Lovano presents this
ensemble in performance.

May 1 —[2:30pm] — 21st Century Ensemble—
Ensemble department faculty member saxo-
phonist Joe Lovano presents this ensemble in
performance.

May | — [4:00pm] — The Afro-Pop Ensemble
- African Pop music and originals by the
ensemble will feature an exceptionally hard
grooving drum/percussion section under the
direction of faculty member Bob Pilkington.

May 1 — [7:30pm] — Find The Circle: Music of
Pat Metheny Ensemble — Under the direction
of faculty member Winston Maccow, this 10
piece ensemble plays jazz fusion composi-
tions by renowned guitarist and composer Pat
Metheny.

May 2 —[1:00pm] — Advanced Small Band
Ensemble - Straight ahead jazz will be
performed by a group under the direction of

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faculty member Mark Whitfield.

May 2 - [2:30pm] — New Music Recital

- Straight ahead jazz will be performed by a
group under the direction of faculty member
Dave Samuels.

May 2 — [4:00pm] — Modern Jazz Ensemble
- Straight ahead jazz will be performed by a
group under the direction of faculty member
Dave Samuels.

May 3 - [1:00pm] — Edition of Contemporary
Music - Straight ahead jazz originals will be
performed by a group under the direction of
faculty member Dave Samuels.

May 3 —[2:30pm] — Advanced Small Band
Ensemble - Straight ahead jazz standards will
be performed by a septet under the direction of
faculty saxophonist Andy McGhee.

May 3 — [4:00pm] — New Music Ensemble

- Straight ahead jazz will be performed by a
group under the direction of faculty member
Dave Samuels.

May 3 — [7:30pm] — The Music of Bob Marley
— Faculty pianist Matt Jenson presents this
student ensemble performing the music of the
Jamaican musical icon Bob Marley.

May 4 — [1:00pm] — Contemporary Urban/
Contemporary Vocal Ensembles - Faculty
member Jetro DaSilva presents his ensemble
with vocals in performance.

May 4 — [2:30pm] — Jazz Summit — Two jazz
ensembles under the direction of David Hol-
lender share this concert. The Music of Wes
Montgomery ensemble performs Montgom-
erty compositions and standards in a quartet
setting. Then another small jazz ensemble
performs music by Parker, Gillespie and
Golsen.