David Friend Recital Hall

Berklee Society of Composers will present a concert of original chamber music written by Berklee student composers.
 

The theme for this symposium is Culturally Responsive Music Teaching.

Faculty vocalist Elena Koleva presents contemporary jazz arrangements of themes from classical, jazz, and 20th century music.

Chinese MicroJam is a musical journey blending traditional Chinese melodies arranged in groove, improvisational, and microtonal contexts, featuring the incredible virtuoso Yazhi Guo on suona (Chinese oboe).

Featuring the Berklee Flute Choir and the Autumn Winds and Piano Ensemble, led by Woodwind Department faculty Wendy Rolfe, this performance features lively and lyrical music ranging from Bach to contemporary and romantic to Latin music. 
 

The Billy Childs Ensemble will perform works by pianist and composer Billy Childs, artist in residence in Berklee's Jazz Composition Department. The concert will feature new works as well as compositions from Childs's jazz chamber music recordings and Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro.

Troyer the Destroyer: The Space Pig Musical, by Sara Nicholson and Benny Gammerman, will be performed by Berklee's Staged Reading Ensemble, directed by Kevin Bleau, associate professor of harmony. 

Students enrolled in Berklee's marimba ensembles, the Marimba in Mixed Chamber Music Ensemble, and the Marimba Transcriptions and Repertoire Lab will perform compositions and arrangements featuring marimba and vibraphone.

Students enrolled in Berklee's marimba ensembles, the Marimba in Mixed Chamber Music Ensemble, and the Marimba Transcriptions and Repertoire Lab will perform compositions and arrangements featuring marimba and vibraphone.

Students of Voice Department faculty members Nichelle J. Mungo and Paula Cole will perform a unique concert. Each self-accompanied singer-songwriter presents with extraordinary giftedness, and you will hear thought-provoking, soul-stirring, authentic messages of need, hope, and healing in their songs.