November Events at the Berklee Performance Center

11/02/14: Patrick Bruel

11/03/14: The Voice Of Mali

11/04/14: An Evening with Preston Reed and Special Guest Usman Riaz

11/07/14: Ana Moura

11/08/14: Mary Black

11/13/14: Susana Baca Meets Berklee

11/14/14: Diego El Cigala

11/15/14: Warren Miller’s No Turning Back

11/16/14: Milton Nascimento

11/18/14: A Little Mischief: A Midsummer Musical

11/19/14: A Little Mischief: A Midsummer Musical

11/20/14: Ani DiFranco

11/21/14: Chasing: The Final Round

Sunday / November 2, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.

Patrick Bruel

Admission: $39.50 – 99.50

Patrick Bruel is a French Singer and actor whose film credits include What’s in a Name? and Sabrina. With a career spanning more than 20 years, Bruel is a versatile artist – a superstar in Europe and Canada who has sold millions of albums.

Monday / November 3, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.

The Voice Of Mali

Admission: $8 in advance, $12 general admission

The Voice of Mali (or Mali Kan) is a stunning display of traditional Malian music and dance. Directed by Berklee associate professor Joe Galeota, this concert will feature one of the most respected djembe masters in the world, Moussa Traore, and special guest Balla Kouyate. Traore and his team of professional musicians and dancers, along with some of Berklee’s finest percussion students, will take the audience on an exhilarating musical caravan through some of Mali’s famous cities, including Bamako, Timbuktu, Segou, and Kaye. In doing so, they’ll play instruments such as the kora, balafon, flute, djembe, ngoni, and dunun.

Tuesday / November 4, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.
An Evening with Preston Reed and special guest Usman Riaz
Admission: $20 in advance, $25 general admission
Preston Reed’s audacious re-invention of acoustic guitar playing has influenced a generation of young guitarists, including Pakistani multi-instrumentalist, composer, and filmmaker Usman Riaz. They will be reunited for one night only for the first time since their hit performance at TEDGlobal in Edinburgh, Scotland. Using the two-handed integrated percussive acoustic technique he pioneered in 1980s and ‘90s, Preston Reed fuses chord-based grooves, soaring melodic runs, and polyrhythmic percussion that integrates the breathtaking potential of the guitar body.

Berklee student Usman Riaz was the youngest TED senior fellow ever selected. Riaz has spoken and performed on the TED main stage and has been traveling all over the world, sharing his artwork and music with audiences, to emphasize how all of us can use multimedia around us to further our talents. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Riaz began playing classical piano at age six, but as he got older he wanted to learn new instruments and styles. With music teachers in Pakistan in short supply, he used the internet as his teacher. Watching hundreds of videos online, he taught himself percussive guitar as well as harmonica, mandolin, harmonium, and percussion.

Friday / November 7, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.
Ana Moura
Admission: $28 – 37
Exquisite vocalist Ana Moura possesses a sound unlike any other in fado. Her voice trolls freely though the Portuguese tradition, flirting elegantly with pop and broadening the soul-baring genre with stunning results. The BBC raves, “her melancholic intimacy dominates the moment it sashays out of the speakers . . . setting a mood of mesmerizing sorrow.” Examiner.com called Moura’s voice, “made for melodrama . . . aesthetically thrilling and emotionally heartbreaking.”

Saturday / November 8, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.
Mary Black
Admission: $30 – 42
Performing for more than 25 years and retiring after this farewell tour, Mary Black has long been considered one of the finest female vocalists in the Celtic world. An unparalleled interpretive singer with a beautiful, dynamic voice, she draws on her traditional Irish folk and ballad background to create music that soars with a contemporary edge. Her daughter, Róisín O, will open.

Thursday / November 13, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.
Susana Baca Meets Berklee
Admission: $12 – 24
The Signature Music Series and Berklee’s Latin Music and Culture Celebration present a concert featuring world-renowned Peruvian singer Susana Baca. A 30-piece band of Berklee students, playing arrangements by contemporary writing and production majors, will perform a selection of Baca’s songs specially chosen for this concert. The show will be produced by Grammy-winning faculty bassist Oscar Stagnaro and directed by Matthew Nicholl, chair of the Contemporary Writing and Production Department and executive director of the Mediterranean Music Institute.

Friday / November 14, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.
Diego El Cigala
Admission: $30 – 42
Three-time Grammy Award–winner Diego el Cigala is quite simply the most exciting and innovative flamenco singer in the world today. His earthy, exultant, and richly emotive voice marks him as one of the greatest singers of our time.

Saturday / November 15, 2014 / 6:00 p.m.
Warren Miller’s No Turning Back
Admission: Ticket information TBA
Warren Miller’s new film, No Turning Back, pays homage to the 65 years of mountain culture and adventure filmmaking that has led Warren Miller Entertainment to every end of the winter sports world—a legacy that dates back to before skis had edges and mountains had condos.

Sunday / November 16, 2014 / 7:30 p.m.
Milton Nascimento
Admission: $30 – 48
One of Brazil’s greatest stars of all time, Milton Nascimento celebrates a 50-year career with his latest album and world tour, Uma Travessia, featuring classic songs in his repertoire. His band includes Wilson Lopes on guitar, Lincoln Cheib on drums, Gastão Villeroy on bass, Kiko Continentino on piano, and Widor Santiago on saxophone.

Tuesday / November 18, 2014 / 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday / November 19, 2014 / 7:30 p.m.
A Little Mischief: A Midsummer Musical
Admission: $12
Berklee Musical Theater Ensemble director Rene Pfister presents his original musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring the Musical Theater Orchestra directed by Broadway veteran and faculty member Eric Stern. Have trouble understanding all that Shakespearean language? Songs like “A Little Mischief,” “Curious Dream,” and “Talk to the Wand” will explain it in a way every musician will love. This theatrical event will feature dancing instrumentalists and the magic of Puck, who might just come into the audience and sprinkle some love dust on you.

Thursday / November 20, 2014 / 8:00 p.m.
Ani DiFranco
Admission: $35 – 45
After 20 years in the music business, self-described “Little Folksinger” Ani DiFranco is still technically little, although her influence on fellow musicians, activists, and indie-minded people the world over has been huge. She still proudly identifies as a folksinger, too, but her understanding of that term has always been far more expansive than a bin at the record store or a category on iTunes, with ample room for soul, funk, jazz, electronic music, spoken word, and a marching band or two.

Friday / November 21, 2014 / 7:30 p.m.
Chasing: The Final Round - Everyone has a dream to chase, and everyone has a song to sing. Eight excellent singers from different colleges in Boston will perform at this event. Come and join in to hear their stories.

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