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Berklee Presents Free Summer Concerts in Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston, MA, July 15, 2013 – Thursdays in July, up-and-coming Berklee musicians will perform free concerts at Charlestown Navy Yard, a part of Berklee Summer in the City, presented by Natixis Global Asset Management. The concerts will be held on Thursdays in the month of July at 6:00 p.m., beginning July 11 and concluding July 25, weather permitting. For more information on Berklee concerts in neighborhoods throughout Boston this summer, visit berklee.edu/events/summer
Charlestown Navy Yard is a 15-minute walk from North Station, either over the Charles River locks or over the Washington Street Bridge. You can also take the 93 bus from Haymarket, or if you are coming from other points, the commuter boat is another option, which leaves on the :00 and :30 from Long Wharf near the Aquarium.
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July 18 - Jen Starsinic
Jen Starsinic is an old-time fiddler, singer, and award-winning songwriter who won second place in the 2011 BMI John Lennon Scholarship contest for her song “It Fell.” In addition to her solo pursuits, Starsinic tours as the fiddler for the David Mayfield Parade; contributes original material, vocals, fiddle, and guitar for the band Lookout Mountain; and has appeared on stage with Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Matt Glaser, Kathy Mattea, and Ivan Lins.
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July 25 - Jacinta Clusellas Group
Jacinta Clusellas performs in different styles and brings together jazz and Argentinean folk music. She has performed at the Boston Book Festival, Berklee’s 2012 Convocation and Women Musicians Network concerts, and with the 10-piece all-female ensemble, Women of the World. In spring 2013, Clusellas received Berklee’s John LaPorta Award for outstanding musicianship. Jacinta Clusellas Group blends sounds from Argentina in a unique, contemporary context, combining Latin grooves with jazz influences.
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About Berklee College of Music:
Berklee College of Music, for over 65 years, has evolved to support its belief that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through contemporary music education. The college was the first in the U.S. to teach jazz, the popular music of the time. It incorporated rock ’n’ roll in the 1960s, created the world's first degree programs in film scoring, music synthesis, and songwriting, and, in recent years, added world music, hip-hop, electronica, and video game music to its curriculum. With a diverse student body representing over 80 countries, a music industry "who’s who" of alumni that have received 231 Grammy Awards, Berklee is the world’s premier learning lab for the music of today—and tomorrow.
About Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A.
Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. (ngam.natixis.com) ranks among the world’s 15 largest asset managers.1 As a multi-affiliate company, NGAM brings together the expertise of multiple specialized investment managers under one umbrella with the belief that this combined expertise offers unique market perspective. The firm spreads this same ideal in the global community by sponsoring programs and events that help enrich the lives of individuals and enhance and preserve the cultural experience for future generations through music.
1 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2012 ranked Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. as the 13th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2011.
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Ashley Watkins, Media Relations Intern
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Berklee College of Music
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