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Berklee Receives Largest Gift in Its History

March 21, 2013

A local man who loved jazz and other styles of music, and attended student concerts for years, left an estimated $8.1 million to the college.

 

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Students to Perform Fully Staged Hair

March 21, 2013

Berklee’s Musical Theater Ensemble and Musical Theater Orchestra present a fully staged production of the Broadway musical Hair on April 25 and 26.

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Carole King, Willie Nelson, and Annie Lennox to Receive Honorary Degrees at May 11 Commencement

March 19, 2013

Berklee College of Music president Roger H. Brown will present Carole King, Willie Nelson, and Annie Lennox with honorary doctor of music degrees at Berklee's commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 11, at the 7,000-seat Agganis Arena at Boston University. Commencement speaker Annie Lennox will address more than 900 Berklee graduates, their parents, and invited guests.

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Blind Piano Prodigy Teams with Visual Artist at Kennedy Center, April 12

March 18, 2013

Berklee College of Music presents Israeli pianist and composer Yakir Arbib, premiering his new piece, Waves of Visions, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 12.

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BCSO, Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, April 3

March 14, 2013

The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra, featuring Grammy-winning guest musicians from the Berklee Global Jazz Institute—Danilo Perez, Joe Lovano, and John Patitucci and acclaimed jazz drummer Adam Cruz— presents a free spring concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall.

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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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Lollapalooza Announces Valencia Scholarships

March 05, 2013

Berklee, Lollapalooza Chile, and Lollapalooza Brazil, one of the premier music festivals in the world, announce the launch of a scholarship to one outstanding musician from Chile and another from Brazil.

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Nona Hendryx Re-Wired: Collaboration with Electronic Production and Design Students

March 04, 2013

Berklee presents Nona Hendryx Re-Wired, a collaboration between Hendryx and the college’s Electronic Production and Design (EPD) Department, on March 26.

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Former President of Fox Music Robert Kraft Joins Berklee in Valencia

March 01, 2013

Berklee College of Music announces that composer/producer Robert Kraft has joined the team at Berklee College of Music. The former president and executive director of Fox Music Inc. (1994-2012) is the new artistic advisor for the film scoring department at the college’s new international campus in Valencia.

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Women Musician Network's 16th Annual Concert March 7

February 27, 2013

 

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