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The Pizzeria Uno on Huntington Avenue is a handy place for New England Conservatory students to meet. For one thing, unlike the pan-Asian bistros and falafel joints that also line the street, it's big enough to fit an orchestra. "It's where we go to get beer after performances. You know, to further damage our voices," said Sheena Ramirez, a vocalist and NEC masters student. Last night, a gang of NEC students filled Pizzeria Uno's back...

Music of Steve Reich November 28 & 29 New England Conservatory 290 Huntington Avenue More information Last year around this time, cultural centers in Steve Reich's native New York were celebrating the composer's 70th birthday. Reich has been publishing music since 1963, and it is impossible to imagine the American musical landscape without him. Bostonians have a chance to wish Reich a happy 71st. The New England Conservatory will present a series of concerts Wednesday...

At first it was hard to tell if it had begun, and what exactly it was. So Percussion had quietly positioned themselves in one corner of the stage and the lights had dimmed, and when the Museum of Fine Art's sold-out Remis Auditorium had hushed itself we began to hear a net of beads rubbing around a gourd-shaped object in front of a microphone. This gentle clacking was joined by some barely-perceptible fuzz and a few lonely notes from a xylophone or a glockenspiel. Maybe twelve minutes later, one of the percussionists asked the audience if we were awake. Those of us who didn't answer in the affirmative definitely regained consciousness with the next piece: the first movement of Steve Reich's "Drumming" was an intricate four-bongo affair that So Percussion pulled off with energy and astounding precision, as much an athletic feat as a musical performance.