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Danilo Pérez Named UNESCO Artist for Peace

November 20, 2012

The renowned pianist and artistic director of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute was recognized for his efforts to promote music programs for children living in extreme poverty in his native Panama. 

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Brazilian Pop Master Marcos Valle Performs at Berklee

November 20, 2012

The "So Nice (Summer Samba)" artist will take the stage on December 13.

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PODCAST: Brooke Parrott '07

November 19, 2012

Native Oregonian Brooke Parrott got in touch with her inner melancholy in Seattle, refined it on a disintegrating piano in an abandoned (and some say haunted) pub in London, and honed the songs to perfection in a yurt in the Oregon woods.

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PODCAST: Bryce Milano

November 19, 2012

Listen to an eclectic student mandolin player from Philadelphia who appears on the latest release from Jazz Revelation Records, Ripple Effect.

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From Pakistan to Uzbekistan: Student Tours as Music Ambassador

November 19, 2012

Guitarist Courtney Hartman and the all-female bluegrass group Della Mae are part of the U.S. State Department's American Music Abroad program, performing in such places as Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. 

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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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Juan Luis Guerra, Tommy Torres, Gustavo Borner Win Latin Grammys

November 16, 2012

Three alumni win four Latin Grammy Awards for songwriting, production, and engineering.

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Alumni Profile: Charlie Worsham

November 15, 2012

Rising country star Charlie Worsham has opened for Taylor Swift and Miranda Lambert, performed for huge crowds at venues like the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, signed a record deal with Warner Bros., and is releasing his first full-length studio album.

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Alumnus Named Teacher of the Year by People Magazine

November 13, 2012

People magazine recently honored five extraordinary teachers, including alumnus Robert Vega, the band director at Rauner College Prep in Chicago, Illinois.

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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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