Upcoming Events

Grammy Award–winning faculty drummer/composer Mark Walker presents a powerful and intoxicating blend of jazz improvisation with the rhythms and percussion of South America, the Caribbean, and North America. His new group, the Rhythm of the Americas, is a virtual wall of rhythm, sound, and color, and features two percussionists, Hammond organ, piano, guitar, saxophone, bass, and drums. [details]

An exploration of combining musical monads, unique and indivisible building blocks, to create a clear, unitary sound with an organic sense of structure, presented by Grant Richards.

Flutist Dahye Kim will present some jazz tunes and original compositions.

Thinkin' Big is a student-run big band. We play anything from old-fashioned swing to Latin, to contemporary funk. All our charts are student written. We're big, loud, and guarantee to make you swing. Presented by Jonah Francese.

This annual concert is a celebration of family and friends, music, groove, and a special remembrance of our bass brother Wes Wehmiller as we introduce the 2012 scholarship award recipient of the Wes Wehmiller Scholarship. The scholarship recipient will be performing with their group and with Bass Department faculty member Danny Morris's group consisting of Berklee students and faculty.

Acoustic bass player Young Hoo Kim presents this trio.

Hosted by composer Tsui Chin Hung, a Hong Kong native, and boasting a variety of musicians, including drummer Michael Cardone, bassist Osmar Okuma, saxophonist Rafael Aguiar, and singer Rong Lu. Both original and traditional compositions ranging from a poem by Su Dongpo to original music by the composer. The performance is dedicated to the memory of Tsui's grandmother, Wong Sau Lai (June 5, 1924–November 2, 2011).

Bassist Young Hoo Kim presents a jazz trio.

Come enjoy a union of folk, pop, rock, and country influences with a splash of nerdy pop-culture references at this recital, featuring original folk-pop tunes with a dash of cover songs.

The concert features some of the best contemporary writing and production and electronic production and design students collaborating to present their dynamic songs, arrangements, and original compositions in an exciting mix of modern electrifying music. [details]

Pianist Ning Tang presents this recital.

Drummer Kartikeya Srivastava presents a jazz recital with some originals and standards.

Louis Fram will be playing music ranging from jazz to folk/acoustic with a small ensemble composed of some very talented musicians he's been lucky enough to encounter at this school.

Get ready to be pleasantly blown away by what you hear from this super line up. [details]

With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, Tao: The Martial Art of Drumming offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form—and a visual and sonic tour de force. This all-new production captures the best of Tao’s extraordinary precision, energy, and stamina. [details]

Since meeting at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, the Blind Boys of Alabama have thrilled audiences worldwide with their potent, impassioned renditions of gospel songs. Winners of five Grammy Awards, celebrated by the National Endowment for the Arts with several Lifetime Achievement Awards and inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 60 years and shows no signs of diminishing. The Blind Boys of Alabama send spirits soaring to dizzying heights with their foot-stomping, hand-clapping celebration.

KidsJam is an early childhood (3-5 years) interactive music education program provided to the Boston-area community by the Music Education Department at Berklee. [details]

Sitarist Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan—one of the leading exponents of the Etawah gharana, a musical tradition from India—will present a master class. [details]

A rock/grunge-driven recital, with a few additional twists just for fun.

Seven original compositions for woodwinds by Christopher Macie performed by the Eastern Romance Orchestra (flute, oboe, B flat clarinet, bassoon and alto sax). Conducted by Christopher Macie.

Pianist Takafumi Suenaga presents jazz standards and original compositions.

Best Inventions is a concert of the student projects from the Tonal Canon and Inventions (Counterpoint 2) course, performed by faculty pianist Marti Epstein.

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) is a performance program designed to foster creativity and musicianship through various musical disciplines, with pianist and composer Danilo Pérez as its artistic director. The BGJI provides a comprehensive contemporary music environment where students are given opportunities to explore their creativity to the highest level possible, advance the power of music as a tool for the betterment of society, and connect musical creative thinking with the natural environment. This concert will feature BGJI ensembles, faculty, and special guests.

Fantastic Berklee flutes and wonderful spring winds will present a concert of lyrical and lively originals, featuring the Berklee Flute Choir and the Woodwind and Piano Chamber Ensemble, led by Woodwind professor Wendy Rolfe.

Vocalist Sarah Grina presents a concert celebrating four successful years at Berklee.

Vocalist and guitarist Nathalie Raedler presents her original music, all written during her stay at Berklee. She and her multinational Berklee fellows will perform a colorful mix of different musical styles, ranging from pop-rock to Brazilian.

Various student bands perform folk music from around the world.

Berkee-in-the-Round Tuesdays is a free acoustic performance showcasing Berklee students, faculty, and alumni, plus special guests. Inspired by the world-famous Bluebird Café rounds in Nashville, B.I.T.R. Tuesdays are held on the last Tuesday of each month during the semester. [details]

A recital of contemporary classical compositions by eccentric, promising young composers Noshi Curry, Timothy Do Nguyen, and Deborah Pierre.

Join us for an evening of chamber instrumental and vocal music performances of works by these two Composition Department faculty members.

Jazz/fusion with drums, bass, guitar, sax, and keyboard, with a few arrangements or originals by Amanda Andrews.

The Doug Johnson Trio will play arrangements of standards and original compositions.

Flute player Euna Park presents original tunes and standards.

Composition Department faculty Margaret McAllister and Andrew List present new chamber works for various instrumental groups.

David Yong Choi is a Korean American musician and YouTube video producer living in Los Angeles. On YouTube, he has over 900,000 subscribers, 102,000,000 total video views, and more than 13 million channel views. As of November 2011 he is YouTube's 15th most subscribed musician and 62nd most subscribed user overall. [details]

This annual performance celebrates Berklee's abundant international student population proving that music is truly a cultural bridge. Students and faculty will perform, some wearing vibrant clothing and playing rarely seen instruments from their homelands. They will showcase a vast range of musical styles. [details]

The Composition Department presents its annual playoff concert of the finalist graduation marches for the Spring 2012 Commencement ceremony. After the marches have all been played, the audience and players alike cast votes to determine a winner.

Though Beat the Devil and Carry a Rail is banjo player Noam Pikelny's second solo disc, it represents something of a new beginning. Even more revelatory than his 2004 debut In the Maze, it captures an artist as he unveils a developed and assured voice as musician and composer. In 2010, actor, banjo player, and author Steve Martin awarded Pikelny the first Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, calling Pikelny, "a player of unlimited range and astonishing precision." [details]

Venezuelan composer and guitar player Luis D'Elias presents an ensemble of amazing musicians from different backgrounds to bring his own musical journey to life, combining traditional South American influences with contemporary jazz, rock, and world music.

Drummer Hirokazu Suyama will perform pop, rock, percussion jam, and Japanese taiko. The six-person band includes vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums, and percussion.

Pianist Jin Ju Yi presents her music.

Guitar faculty member Thaddeus Hogarth presents an evening of six guitarists leading their groups in a program of original and cover R&B/funk music.

You're Not the Boss of Me. . . or Are You? and Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself—We talk about managers, agents, publicists and other folks that should make up your team, as well as contracts, riders, and other legal documents to know what’s yours, what’s realistic, and who gets paid. [details]

The Enormous Room presents the music of the game Katamari Damacy.

Anastasiya and her chamber jazz group will present a program of contemporary jazz, classical, and free improvisation music. This concert will feature pieces from "Mikrokosmos" by Béla Bartók arranged for various small jazz groups. Performance will include improvisations that explore different aspects of Bartok's music. The ensemble will also present music by Maurice Ravel, Leo Brouwer, and Olga Karaseva.

Rosie Thomas will release her sixth full-length album on February 14 via Sing-A-Long Records. The new record, With Love, was recorded by David Bazan with contributions from Sam Beam (Iron and Wine) and members of Sufjan Stevens’s band. Most recently, Thomas could be seen as part of the Iron and Wine touring band. [details]

Since completing his studies at Berklee, Kirill Gerstein has devoted his career to classical repertoire. In 2010, he was awarded the coveted Gilmore Artist Award, which is presented every four years to recognize extraordinary artistry. Gerstein returns to Berklee with a program that includes Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in the original 1924 arrangement, with guest clarinetist and Berklee alumna Anat Cohen.

This Communion Tour travels from Austin to Boston featuring performances by Ben Howard, the Staves, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Bear’s Den. [details]

KidsJam is an early childhood (3-5 years) interactive music education program provided to the Boston-area community by the Music Education Department at Berklee. [details]