Neste domingo dia 27 de Fevereiro ocorreu a primeira edição oficial do Town Hall Meeting do professor Darren Barrett. A alguns meses atrás eu escrevi sobre o recital do seu ensemble e mencionei quão diferentes e especiais costumam ser os eventos concebidos pelo professor. Em Dezembro de 2010, o recital ocorreu em uma sala de aula, ontem [...]
Tag Archives: bluegrass
Berklee kicked butt at the Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contests
October 1, 2010 – 1:00 pm
Think music-college students can’t play bluegrass? The Berklee crew seriously showed off its chops at the 31st annual Lowell Banjo and Fiddle Contests on Sept. 11 at the Lowell National Historic Park. Students took first place in six of the eight categories. Said top alt-styles fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, “It was a pretty good day!”
Summertime, and the touring is easy (we hope)
May 26, 2009 – 7:48 am
It’s relatively quiet here in Boston as the summer semester settles in… though it’s 52 degrees today… because many students have left town. And many take advantage of the warm season to TOUR! Luckily, we get to follow some of them here. Singer/songwriter Liz Longley will cover her experiences on the folk circuit, several bands [...]
Improvisation Symposium
April 16, 2009 – 9:23 am
Berklee profs (and friends) held a freewheeling dialogue on improvisation last night at a DIT-hosted symposium. Frequently insightful and sometimes hilarious, the room was packed all night with students from the program as well as a few outside visitors.