Berklee College of Music Concerts



The David Friend Recital Hall

April 22 - Traditional Music of West Africa - Music, songs and dances of the
Ewe, Dagomba, Ga and Milenke people from Ghana and Guinea, West Africa
will be performed by students under the direction of Percussion faculty member
Joe Galeota with Ryan Edwards a featured soloist.

April 23 - Kaye Kelly Master’s Recital - Masters Student Performance - Master's
Degree candidate vocalist Kaye Kelly presents a mixture of traditional and
contemporary jazz including pieces from Diane Reeves, Kevyn Lettau and the
Yellowjackets performed by her quartet.

May 4 - Musical Theater - Starting Here, Starting Now - Voice department
faculty members Sharon Brown and Anne Peckham present the Musical Theater
Workshop Class in a musical revue, Starting Here, Starting Now , lyrics by
Richard Maltby Jr. and music by David Shire. Musical direction is by Wayne Ward
and Steve Sussman. The show is double-cast and will be presented in two
evenings. It includes songs such as Autumn, Crossword Puzzle ,and I Don’t
Remember Christmas.

May 5 - Frank Withey Master’s Recital - Jazz Performance Master’s Degree
candidate guitarist Frank Withey presents his quintet peerforming a wide variety
of electric and acoustic jazz compositions by Michael Brecker, Pat Martino, Chick
Corea, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane and others as well as some originals. The
quintet features Christian Bausch, bass, faculty keyboardist Steve Heck, drummer
Chris Poudrier and John Arruda, saxophone.

May 6 - Musical Theater - Starting Here, Starting Now - Voice department
faculty members Sharon Brown and Anne Peckham present the Musical Theater
Workshop Class in a musical revue, Starting Here, Starting Now , lyrics by
Richard Maltby Jr. and music by David Shire. Musical direction is by Wayne Ward
and Steve Sussman. The show is double-cast and will be presented in two
evenings. It includes songs such as Autumn, Crossword Puzzle , and I Don’t
Remember Christmas.