Recital: Sarah Bernadette Matsushima '21 MM, Contemporary Improvisation Voice
NEC's students meet one-on-one each week with a faculty artist to perfect their craft. As each one leaves NEC to make their mark in the performance world, they present a full, professional recital that is free and open to the public. It's your first look at the artists of tomorrow.
Sarah Bernadette Matsushima '21 MM studies Contemporary Improvisation Voice with Dominique Eade and Cristi Catt.
This performance is open to in-person audiences, and can also be viewed via livestream.
- Sarah Bernadette Matsushima '21 MM, CI voice
- Na Park, voice
- Emily Mitchell, guitar, voice
- Miles Keingstein, trumpet
- Mark Zaleski, alto saxophone
- Ben Mizrach, alto saxophone
- Garrett Frees, tenor saxophone
- Avi Randall, piano
- Sam Reiss, double bass
- Henry Godfrey, drums
- Dominique Eade, studio teacher
- Cristi Catt, studio teacher
Sarah Bernadette Matsushima | Ideal
Horns arranged by Stewart Mitchell
Amy Winehouse | I Heard Love is Blind
George and Ira Gershwin | Someone To Watch Over Me
Stephan Jenkins (arr. Sarah Bernadette Matsushima) | Motorcycle Drive By
Sarah Bernadette Matsushima | Lonely With You
horns arranged by Stewart Mitchell
Eddie Jefferson | Moody's Mood for Love
Buddy Johnson | Tell Me What They're Saying Can't Be True
Mary Halvorson | Accurate Hit
Sarah Bernadette Matsushima
What Did I Expect?
Where Do They Go?
Where Are You Really From?Elvin Williams, Harold Lilly, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter | Ego
Sarah Bernadette Matsushima | Green
horns arranged by Stewart Mitchell
Thank you to everyone who has supported me and believed in me on my musical journey.
A huge thank you to my NEC voice teachers, Cristi Catt and Dominique Eade,
to my Berklee voice teacher Kathleen Flynn who encouraged me to audition for the CI master’s program,
to Mark Zaleski, Lautaro Mantilla, and of course to Eden MacAdam-Somer and Hankus Netsky for accepting me into the program and encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone musically.Last, but not least, thank you so much to my family for supporting my career and for encouraging me to keep going.
Thank you to the family members, friends, colleagues, and teachers who have believed in me more than I believe in myself.
I love you all!