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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Berklee Student Launches School's First String Show
 case\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/440964099/Berklee_
 Student_Launches_Schools_First_String_Showcase\nEvent Date Begin: 2010-11-
 04\nEvent Date End: 2010-11-04\n\nJakub Trasak\, a seventh semester violin
  performance student at Berklee College of Music\, is bringing the school'
 s String Department into the spotlight with the first ever String Showcase
  to be held at the Berklee Performance Center on November 4 at 8:15 p.m. O
 ne lucky audience member will win a Yamaha electric violin. The concert &n
 dash\; a series of performances by small ensembles &ndash\; will highlight
  the wide vocabulary of Berklee's string students. The groups will present
  a range of styles\, from bluegrass\, Americana\, chambergrass and Irish t
 o jazz\, r&b\, Latin\, and swing. Close to 50 students playing violins\, v
 iolas\, cellos\, mandolins\, banjos\, and harps will share the stage.  Tra
 sak\, a seasoned musician who grew up as a rare bluegrass and country afic
 ionado in the traditionally classically-focused Prague music scene\, came 
 up with the idea for the String Showcase after realizing he had performed 
 in a variety of other Berklee departments' showcase concerts but had never
  had the chance to bring the unique talents of Berklee's string players in
 to focus. The department\, which totals about ' students\, instills in stu
 dents a sophisticated virtuosity\, intense creativity\, and broad stylisti
 c vocabulary\, which are invaluable to a career in contemporary music. Ber
 klee's String Department is growing rapidly with a particular insurgence o
 f Americana and bluegrass students over the past three years &ndash\; in f
 act\, the department created a focused area of study in American Roots Mus
 ic in 2010 to cater to students who play traditionally North American inst
 ruments. In order to spark excitement among the string lovers in the area\
 , Trasak orchestrated a partnership with Johnson String and Yamaha to give
  away a free electric violin to one audience member during the concert.  &
 ldquo\;Bringing not only many different styles\, but also musicians from a
 round the globe\, together on one stage is\, for me\, a dream come true\,&
 rdquo\; said Trasak on what excites him the most about the upcoming concer
 t.  The first ever String Showcase will be held at the Berklee Performance
  Center\, 136 Massachusetts Avenue\, Boston\, on November 4 at 8:15 p.m. T
 ickets are $10 and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com.  About Ber
 klee College of Music: Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolut
 ionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in musi
 c was through the study and practice of contemporary music. For over 65 ye
 ars\, the college has evolved constantly to reflect the state of the art m
 usic and the music business. With over a dozen performances and nonperform
 ance majors\, a diverse and talented student body representing over 70 cou
 ntries\, and a music industry &ldquo\;who's who&rdquo\; of alumni\, Berkle
 e is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today &ndash\; and 
 tomorrow.\n\nStart time: 8:15 pm
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SUMMARY:Berklee Student Launches School's First String Showcase
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