Berklee Performance Center Concerts



Spring 1998

February 17- Way to Go VI/Zoo People - Drummer Sangpil Yoon presents hard
bop compositions by Coltrane, Rollins, Shorter and others performed by his
quartet with Masanori Okazaki, tenor saxophone, Takeshi Asai, piano and Jin-Ho
Heo, bass. In the second half, guitarist Andre Kunz and Jump World will perform

original music composed and arranged by Kunz. The group includes tenor
saxophonist Ryan Woodward, keyboardist Assen Doykm bassist Ben Zwerin and
drummer Cengiz Baysal

February 18- On a More Classical Note/The Billy Childs Suite -

Under the direction of Dawn Daggs and faculty advisor Julius Williams, this :
concert opens by highlighting the activity of black performers in classical music
including pieces for various combinations of flute, piano violin and trumpet.
Then composer Paul Beaudry and faculty advisor Walter Beasley will present a
homage to African-American composer/jazz pianist Billy Childs with a six-

~ movement original jazz suite reflecting the different styles of Childs’ writing and
dtsplaymg the elements that he has added to the art of jazz composition.

: February 19- - Bass Department Student Concert - Bass students—Yoshl
Waki, Dylan Uren, Ryoji Yamashiki, corey Wentworth, Chris Pottinger, Dana
Decker— under the direction of Department Chair Rich Appleman, and Assistant
Chair John Repucci perform jazz, funk, rock and fusion composiions in six small
groups with spec:al guests faculty bassxsts John Repucci and Bruno Raberg.

February 24- The Real Hip-Hop/A History with Your Name On It-

In the first half of this concert Thelma Hyppolite and faculty advisor Winston
Maccow will present a variety of Hip-hop stylists performing original music for
DJ., drums, piano, bass, guitar and horns. Then Arthur Rogiers and faculty
advisor Larry Watson, will present a history of African-American musical forms
and culture through music performance dramatic interpretation, narrations and
monologues -

~ February 25 - Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts Big Band - During a
week long visit to Berklee, this premiere jazz ensemble from one of the leading
arts high schools in the world will be performmg a program of big band jazz.
Under the direction of Berklee Alum Yossi Regev, a number of students from this
band have gone on to attend Berklee.

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