Berklee Performance Center Concerts



Spring 1998

March 3- WMN - Women Musicians Network presents WMN,

Sponsored by the College Diversity Committee. Students Ivanne Deneroff and
Adrianne Gonzalesm, with faculty member Lucy Holstedt and Student Activities
Director Jane Stachowiak, have arranged eleven women acts representing
diverse styles including alternate rock, folk, jazz, R & B, spiritual, and pop and
diverse religious and ethnic cultures from Central America, Israel, and Canada.
The sixth concert of its type makes its BPC premiere kicking off March celebra-
tions of Women’s History Month at Berklee.

March 4- Werite of Spring - This concert features the writings of six faculty
from the Jazz Composition department performed by an all-faculty band with
varied instrumentation from 10 piece group to larger ensembles. Featured
composers are Scott Free, Jeff Friedman, Dick Lowell, Jackson Schultz, and Bill
Scism.

March 5- Piano Department Faculty Concert - Steve Hunt/Bob
Christopherson - Steve hunt opens wioth his quintet in a program of jzz/funk
fusion. Then Bob Christopherson and his quintet feature original compositions in
the jazz/funk style.

March 9 - Verde - The Music of Carlos Benavides/Sonata for Jazz Quintet -
Original popular Latin-American music sung in Spanish with string section is
presented by composer/arranger/singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Carlos Benavides. Then guitarist/composer Brandon Furman presents modern,
through composed jazz influenced by Bartok, Haydn, Bach, Weather Report and
Coltrane for his quintet.

March 11- Music of Contemporary Writing and Production Majors - This
third annual concert features the writing of Majors in the Contemporary Writing
and Production department. Pop/Rock, fusion and Latin selections will feature
performances by many of Berklee’s talented student performers.

March 12 - Seiro Hirose Group - Original fusion and Latin compositons for

quintet are presented by guitarist Seiro Hirose with Hioraki Honshuku, flute,
Garrett Sayers, bass, Mark Shilansky, piano and Juliano Zanoni, drums.

The Performance Center at Berklee College of Music is a Ticketmaster outlet.