This performance by Kim Perlak, David Tronzo, and Francisco Mela features modern, original, impressionistic, and spontaneously-composed music for classical guitar, slide guitar, and drums.
Through written and spontaneous composition, slide guitarist and improviser David Tronzo and classical guitarist Kim Perlak create modern music that honors both traditions.
Multi-instrumentalist June Redmer presents a mix of freely-improvised dance music, ambient soundscapes, and original funk/fusion compositions. There will be extended use of experimental sound sources, effects pedals, and other unique means of sound generation.
From breathing to calendar cycles to the orbits of the planets, a rhythmic regularity creates the fabric of our existence. Inspired by the collective rhythms and simultaneous cycles we all feel in our lives, the Nick Grondin Group will present compositions that explore the musical qualities of space and time, and the effects they create among listeners to build community.
This is the twenty-third edition of the Guitar Department Faculty Solo/Duo Night, a long-standing tradition that starts the semester off by bringing together the most stylistically diverse faculty and students for an evening of guitar music and community.
This is the 23rd concert in the Guitar Night series, featuring faculty from the Guitar Department in solo and duo settings. Kim Perlak and Sheryl Bailey, chair and assistant chair of the Guitar Department, will share the stage with colleagues who perform in the classical, jazz, fingerstyle, folk, funk, slide, modern spontaneous composition, and blues styles.
Shwesmo is a Boston-based Israeli producer and guitarist who combines metal, fusion and Middle Eastern influences into a new electronic context. With vast experience as a composer and guitarist, along with unique sound design, Shwesmo is devoted to endless exploration and breaking musical borders.
The Be-Bop Guitars is a student guitar ensemble featuring some of the better guitarists at Berklee. The music is from the jazz/Latin/blues genres. The music features five guitarists and rhythm section playing intricate arrangements that feature the individuals as well as the ensemble.
The Bebop Guitars is an accomplished student guitar ensemble showcasing some of the top talent at Berklee College of Music. Drawing from jazz, Latin, and blues traditions, the group performs intricate arrangements that highlight both the individual virtuosity of its five guitarists and the cohesion of the rhythm section.
After countless performances and recitals, guitarist and composer Amaury Cabral is concluding his Berklee journey. Join him for a farewell show and experience the rhythm and energy of original works from his upcoming debut album.
Singer-songwriter and guitar principal Dylan Deforge, along with his band, performs a set of original songs and covers, blending witty indie rock with fingerstyle country-folk.
