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Berklee Faculty Among Grammy Music Educator Award Quarterfinalists

June 05, 2013

Berklee professors Jetro da Silva '95 and James Kachulis are among the quarterfinalists for the inaugural Grammy Music Educator Award.

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USA Today: Berklee's Stephen Webber on Music Education in the Digital Age

June 05, 2013

USA Today talks to Berklee's Stephen Webber for a story about music education in the digital age.

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Matt Glaser Wins American String Teachers Association Award

May 28, 2013

The American String Teachers Association (ASTA) awarded Berklee's Matt Glaser the prestigious Artist Teacher Award at its annual convention, held this year in Providence, Rhode Island. Glaser is the first non-classical string teacher to win the award, which is considered the ASTA's highest honor.

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Prince, Justin Timberlake Drummer John Blackwell Joins Berklee Faculty

March 12, 2013

 

Premier funk, pop, and R&B drummer John Blackwell, best known for his work with Prince, Justin Timberlake, and Patti LaBelle, has been named associate professor of percussion at his alma matter, Berklee College of Music. He began teaching this semester. 

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Terri Lyne Carrington Album Release at Berklee, Febuary 14

January 18, 2013

Renowned drummer, composer, producer, and Berklee professor Terri Lyne Carrington presents a concert celebrating her new album Money Jungle: Provocative in Blue. The album—released the week of the concert—is the follow-up to her Grammy Award-winning album The Mosaic Project.

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Whitney Houston Tribute Concert, January 23

January 15, 2013

The all-star student cast will be led by professor Jetro Da Silva, a longtime pianist, arranger, and friend of Whitney Houston. Guests will include Houston's nephew Gary Michael Houston, background singer Shalotte Gibson, disco/R&B singer and actress Melba Moore, and TV and movie actress Janet Hubert.

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David Fiuczynski's Guggenheim Fellowship Composition Premieres Dec. 7

November 16, 2012

Berklee professor David Fiuczynski will premiere "Flam! Pan-Asian MicroJam for J Dilla and Olivier Messiaen" on December 7. The piece, which took nearly two years to write, is the result of a Guggenheim Fellowship the guitarist received in 2011.

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Hitmaking with Kara DioGuardi

November 08, 2012

With songs appearing on more than 160 million albums, Kara DioGuardi conveys real-world experience to a group of select Berklee students.

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Composer George S. Clinton Named Film Scoring Chair

September 25, 2012

Noted composer George S. Clinton has been named chair of the college’s Film Scoring Department. Clinton will build on the 32-year legacy of the department and ensure that graduates have the skills to thrive in a field that is undergoing continual transformation.

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Steve Bailey Named Chair of Berklee's Bass Department

July 10, 2012

This influential fretless bass pioneer, educator, and author, succeeds Rich Appleman, who held the position for 40 years.

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