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Berklee's Valencia Campus Opens Applications For Its Summer Programs And Launches New Summer Study Abroad
Berklee College of Music has opened the application process for this year’s summer programs to be held at its Valencia campus in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Spain. This year, Berklee presents a six-week Summer Study Abroad program for the first time, giving undergraduate students from Berklee and other international music institutions the ...
Harry Belafonte To Receive Honorary Doctorate Of Music Degree At Berklee Tribute Concert
Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown will present an honorary doctor of music degree to iconic musician, songwriter, and activist Harry Belafonte at a Berklee tribute concert, in recognition of Belafonte's inspiring musical and humanitarian achievements. Past recipients of Berklee's honorary doctorate include Duke Ellington (the first, in 1971), Dizzy Gillespie, Steven Tyler, Aretha ...
Berklee Student To Perform With Carole King At MusiCares Person Of The Year Ceremony In King’s Honor
When multi-GRAMMY winner Carole King takes the stage at the MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony in her honor, she will be accompanied on one song by Berklee College of Music student Ahmad El Haggar from Egypt. They will perform a Middle Eastern-style version of the music legend’s song “Home Again.” The new arrangement was written ...
Acclaimed Singer-Songwriter-Mandolinist Sierra Hull To Perform First Night Boston Concert, Broadcast On WUMP-FM
First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and UMass Boston’s radio station, WUMB-FM 91.9 present bluegrass vocalist, mandolinist and songwriter Sierra Hull, a 2011 Berklee graduate, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, 2013. The concert is a centerpiece of this year's First Night Boston festival, and will be broadcast ...
Modern Jazz Wizard Donald Harrison Returns On 10th Anniversary Of His First NPR Broadcast, For First Night Boston And WGBH
First Night Boston, Berklee College of Music, and 89.7 WGBH present the Donald Harrison Quintet, performing at the Berklee Performance Center on New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31, kicking off NPR's annual worldwide jazz broadcast, Toast of the Nation. The concert is a centerpiece of this year's First Night Boston festival, and marks the tenth anniversary ...
Berklee Student Usman Riaz Is Youngest Ted Senior Fellow Ever Selected
Pakistani phenom used internet to teach himself guitar, harmonica, percussion, composition, filmmaking, and more Boston, MA – Berklee student Usman Riaz has been named one of 12 TED senior fellows who will present at the next four TED conferences starting in 2014. At 22, the Pakistani composer, multi-instrumentalist, and filmmaker is the youngest TED senior fellow ...
Berklee Presents Its First-ever Spanish Language Program, January 13-18 In Mexico City
Berklee College of Music presents Berklee Latino, the college’s first-ever program to be taught in Spanish. The program, a series of lectures and master classes, will be held January 13-18, 2014, at the Mexico City campus of Tec de Monterrey. The deadline to apply for Berklee Latino is Monday, December 16. Visit Berklee.edu/latino for more information ...
30 Berklee Students To Perform With Alejandro Sanz At The Latin Grammy Awards On Thursday, November 21
Berklee College of Music students have been invited to perform alongside Spanish superstar Alejandro Sanz during the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. The students were invited by Javier Limón, Artistic Director of the Mediterranean Music Institute at Berklee. The Latin Grammy Awards air on the Univision Network, Thursday, November 21 at 8:00 pm (ET/PT). ...
Matthew Nicholl Named Executive Director Of Berklee Mediterranean Music Institute
Boston, MA – Matthew Nicholl has been named executive director of the Mediterranean Music Institute (MMI) at Berklee College of Music. In his new role, Nicholl will collaborate with MMI artistic director and seven-time Latin Grammy winner Javier Limon to develop curriculum supporting the performance, composition, and study of Mediterranean music and culture at the college's ...
Jazz Bassist Eddie Gomez Awarded First Honorary Doctorate At Berklee In Valencia, Spain
Legendary jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winner Eddie Gómez was awarded an honorary doctor of music degree by Berklee College of Music in Valencia. Gomez is a native of Puerto Rico who was raised in New York City. This was the first-ever honorary doctorate granted at the college’s new international campus in Spain. The award was presented ...
