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What's Happening at Berklee

Valentina Lombardi, your guide to all things Berklee, tells you what's happening the week of May 13, 2013.

Carole King, Willie Nelson, and Annie Lennox Honored at Commencement

More than 1,050 graduates—the college’s largest-ever graduating class—and three music legends received degrees.

The Journey Begins for the Class of 2013

Berklee’s 2013 class—1,053 students representing 60 countries—will graduate this weekend. Many of them overcame significant obstacles, battling everything from cancer on down to skeptical parents. Here are a few brief profiles of the many talented and dedicated Berklee students who are soon to become alumni.

From Construction to Classroom: The Making of an Audio Complex

Berklee’s new 16-story building under construction at 160 Massachusetts Avenue is doubling as a teaching tool, with students observing design and construction in real time.

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Alumni News

Bleu: Serious about Songwriting

September 08, 2011

This alumni songwriter is passionate about craft, creating songs for himself and chart-topping stars in a number of styles.

PODCAST: Joe Walsh '07

September 06, 2011

Berklee's first mandolin major makes his way in the world.

PODCAST: Katrina Bello '11

August 26, 2011

A talented alumna vocalist and songwriter from DC moves her career forward with a captivating new tune.

PODCAST: Neara Russell '10

August 22, 2011

An iconoclastic composer and performer writes her own ticket.

Alumni Profile: Shawn Thwaites '03

August 12, 2011

The phrase "Berklee family" is literal for this steelpan player, whose wife and two brothers also graduated from the college.

Lessons from the Control Booth

August 11, 2011

Grammy-winning alumnus Dawaun Parker '05 shared the secrets of his success.

Tour Survival 101 with Sugarland’s Annie Clements

August 01, 2011

Sugarland bassist Annie Clements ’03 gives summer students practical advice about how to be a working musician.

When Johann Met Engelbert

July 29, 2011

Think a 75-year-old crooner's no longer relevant? He's changed the career of alumnus guitarist Johann Frank.

Doctors, Lawyers, and Berklee Grads

July 28, 2011

Alumni have found that a music degree prepares them for graduate programs in other fields.

Alumni Profile: Tommy Torres

July 28, 2011

Alumnus Tommy Torres '93 continues to put his Berklee lessons to use today as a professional musician.

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