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    It has always been an honor and pleasure for me to serve the College. It began in 1990 as I was asked to participate in several Singer Showcases, Student Convocations and Commencement Concerts. Some of the other highlights were the Write of Spring Faculty Concert, the Buddy Rich Ensemble Concerts, the Jazz Fusion Composers Concert, the Performance Outreach Program and various clinics and recitals including a Master's Recital. Representing the College in front of the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Billy Joel and many others, was a great thrill for me.

    It was also a privilege to be asked by Berklee to perform with drummer extraordinaire, Peter Erskine at the Berklee Performance Center. I was flattered to be chosen by Rob Rose for this event because I was highly influenced by Mr. Erskine as a musician especially during his time with the legendary fusion group "Weather Report". It was also very exciting being asked by the College to perform at the Boston Music Awards with Terry Lynn Carrington and Layla Hathaway at the Orpheum Theater as we performed original material representing Berklee among the most recognized musicians and music groups of Boston. The most memorable service I did was a one-week Russian tour as we represented Berklee in the great cities of Moscow, Nishny Novgorod and St. Petersburg with the Latin Jazz Group, Wayne Naus' "Heart and Fire".

    As an Assistant Professor it has been great participating in various events in service to the College. Here are some of them:

February 25th, 1999 The Sal DiFusco Project David Friend Recital Hall

This concert featured some of Boston's finest musicians and Berklee Faculty and graduates including Wayne Naus, Joe Galeota, Keith Kostick, Bob Bowlby, Damon Carter, Dan Foote, Cecelia Collucci, Larry Jackson, Mike Powers and Scott Davenport. The band performed a mix of Original Compositions and compositions from Mike Stern, Gino Vanelli, Carlos Santana and Chaka Chan.

February 3rd, 2000 "The Sal DiFusco Project" David Friend Recital Hall

This concert was given by a quartet with Bill Goode, Chris Costello and faculty member Paul Stiller. The compositions were mainly original in preparation for my first solo CD "Nevertheless" Also included were compositions by Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jeff Beck and others.

September 21st, 2000 "Nevertheless" CD Release Concert Berklee Performance Center

This performance included faculty members Joe Santerre, and Steve Vai’s drummer Mike Mangini and also graduates Damon Carter, and Johan Narsjo. This concert promoted the release of my first solo CD entitled "Nevertheless".

October 2000 Drum Clinic with Mike Mangini Berklee Performance Center

This Drum Clinic given by the great Mike Mangini featured my original compositions from my 1st solo effort "Nevertheless".

September 16th, 2002 "Great Exploits" CD Release Concert Berklee Performance Center

This Concert promoted the release of my second solo effort "Great Exploits" in honor of the heroic efforts of the brave men and women who sacrificed their lives during the 9/11/01 Tragedy. Performers for this show included Mauricio Zottarelli and faculty member Joe Santerre.