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.

Alumni News

PODCAST: The Bad Plus

August 30, 2010

Innovative jazz trio the Bad Plus flaunts convention with originals as well as deconstructed versions of tunes by Nirvana, Blondie, and Yes.

Forty Years at Berklee: Steve Lipman

August 25, 2010

Alumnus and long-time student affairs administrator Steve Lipman reflects upon his decades at Berklee.

Alumni Profile: Kirill Gerstein '96

August 19, 2010

Go to Berklee, become a world-class concert pianist? Kirill Gerstein talks about taking the less-traveled path.

PODCAST: Folk Arts Quartet

August 10, 2010

The Folk Arts Quartet, which combines traditional fiddle styles with a foundation in the classical string quartet, brings its "chambergrass" to Berklee's 2010 Summer Concert Series.

PODCAST: Rajdulari Barnes

July 15, 2010

Berklee staff member and alumna Rajdulari Barnes was the lead singer of world music band Zili Misik for years; now she focuses on jazz with her own Rajdulari Jazz Project.