David Friend Recital Hall

The David Friend Recital Hall is located in the Genko Uchida building at 921 Boylston Street. Designed by architect Shizuo Harada, it is a semicircular performance space with a horseshoe-shaped balcony.

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Julien Kasper

Julien Kasper

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Julien Kasper
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Professor of guitar Julien Kasper and his band, featuring Jesse Williams on bass and Zac Casher on drums, perform Kasper's unique original music. 

Admission
Free
Micah Stampley

Micah Stampley

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EnStage Ensemble Series Presents: Candid Conversations with Micah Stampley
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join Gospel award–winning and Grammy-nominated artist Micah Stampley for an intimate, student-led conversation about what it takes to build a lasting career in music.

 

Admission
Free
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You'll Hear It: An Ear Training Department Faculty Recital
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Berklee Ear Training Department faculty perform original compositions and arrangements of jazz, classical, and popular music.

Admission
Free
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Mediterranean Tales: Music of the New Diaspora of the Two Sicilies Kingdom
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Mediterranean Tales: Music of the New Diaspora of the Two Sicilies Kingdom is a musical journey through Southern Italy and the Mediterranean, exploring identity, migration, memory, and belonging. 

Admission
Free
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Berklee Vocal Jazz Meets Janis Siegel
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Jazz legend Janis Siegel joins the award-winning Advanced Vocal Jazz Ensemble in concert.

Admission
Free
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Musicians

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Professional Education Division Staff and Faculty Showcase
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This showcase features the Professional Education Division faculty and staff as they show off their unique talents in music, movement, poetry, and more. Refreshments will be served.

Admission
Free
Yoron Israel

Yoron Israel 

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Yoron Israel: Inspiration Live—New Album Release Celebration
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Yoron Israel, renowned drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and educator presents Inspiration Live to celebrate his new album, Inspiration. This powerful, deeply personal recording represents the rich musical currents of the African diaspora. It offers a wide-ranging sonic journey that moves seamlessly through jazz, gospel, blues, and global traditions.

 

Admission
Free
Allison Miller - Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar

Allison Miller 

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Allison Miller Ensemble: Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Allison Miller leads an ensemble of students, performing her own work as well as the work of the students in the band. This is part of Miller's residency as the Harmony and Jazz Composition Department's Ken Pullig Visiting Scholar in Jazz Studies.

Admission
Free
Norm Zocher

Norm Zocher

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Norm Zocher Guitar Faculty Artist Clinic
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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In this clinic, Professor Norm Zocher will demonstrate a uniquely guitaristic approach to tonal, polytonal, and atonal improvising on the fretboard.

Admission
Free
Ron Reid

Ron Reid

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Sonic Soul: Passion and Resistance
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Bassist Ron Reid leads this concert featuring songs that explore the cross-currents of Caribbean diasporic rhythms and improvisational jazz musings, with music arranged for a vibrant octet and infused with vocals and spoken word. Special guest vocalist Joey Blake performs.
 

Admission
Free

Past Events

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Jazz Composers Alliance Strings and Orchestra Mini
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Jazz Composers Alliance presents an evening with new works on the cutting edge for string trio and for a ten-piece ensemble.

 

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It's About Love
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Featuring an all-star faculty band, this concert weaves jazz and soul through original and classic songs that paint a story about life’s ups and downs, with challenges and triumphs, love and loss, and ultimately about the love that is a part of each of us.

Dr. Rhoda Bernard

Dr. Rhoda Bernard

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Book Celebration for Dr. Rhoda Bernard
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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This is a reception to celebrate the publication of Dr. Rhoda Bernard's book. There will be a performance by a disabled musician/group of disabled musicians

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The Society of Composers Presents Music of Berklee Student Composers
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Society of Composers will present a concert of original music by Berklee student composers.
 

Christina Vaira

Cristina Vaira

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I Wanna See You Fly
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Cristina Vaira, faculty in the Songwriting Department, will debut songs from her upcoming album, I Wanna See You Fly. The album is a powerful reflection on transformation, resilience, and self-empowerment, born from facing and embracing life’s darkest moments.

 

Celia Slattery

Celia Slattery

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The Music of Resistance
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Music of Resistance celebrates the power of song to inspire progress towards peace and justice with music from the 1940s to the present. This event is produced and directed by Celia Slattery, associate professor of voice, and Mark Shilansky, associate professor of ear training.  

Sal DiFusco

Sal DiFusco 

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The Sal DiFusco Project
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Sal DiFusco has extensive experience in writing, recording, producing, and performing with many world-class artists. He has toured the world performing original music.

Larnell Lewis pointing

Larnell Lewis

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Larnell Lewis Interview—Meet the Artist
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Featured drummer and bandleader Larnell Lewis will be interviewed as part of the 2025 Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Program. The event will be moderated by Sean Skeete, dean of the Performance Division; Yoron Israel, chair of the Percussion Department; and Eric Gross, Zildjian relations artist and manager. The program will also include a question-and-answer segment for student participation. 
 

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You'll Hear It: Ear Training Faculty Recital
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Performers and composers from the Ear Training Department feature their music in this stylistically diverse concert, which includes classical music, jazz, and popular tunes.

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Professional Education Division Showcase
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join us for a night of performances from the Professional Education Division as our faculty and staff show off their unique talents in music, movement, poetry, and more.