Summer Programs
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VIDEO: Presidential Scholar Chase Potter
By Berklee Office of Communications - Nov 22, 2011Jazz violinist Chase Potter was a member of Terri Lyne Carrington's Jazz Workshop Ensemble during Berklee's Five-Week Summer Performance Program. More
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Summer Programs: Making the Song
By Lesley Mahoney - Sep 08, 2011Aspiring songwriters got some lessons from professionals during the Five-Week Summer Performance Program. More
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String Spectacle: Mark O'Connor teams up with Berklee for Summer Program
By Rob Hochschild - Aug 26, 2011Mark O'Connor adds a new dimension to Berklee's summer string program. More
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Student Profile: Max Ridley
By Brenda Pike - Aug 26, 2011This bassist's participation in Berklee's City Music program has paid off in high-profile gigs and a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee. More
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Symphonic Bands in Valencia
By Roger H. Brown - Aug 25, 2011As Berklee's Valencia campus began offering workshops, Composition Department chair Greg Fritze participated in a Spanish symphonic band competition. Berklee president Roger H. Brown reported back.. More
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Week in Photos: Lisa Hilton Visits Lab for Visually Impaired Students
By Berklee Office of Communications - Aug 10, 2011Submit your photos of Berklee people and events, and each week we'll feature the most captivating. More
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Chicago Teen Awarded First Berklee Lollapalooza Five-Week Scholarship
By Margot Edwards - Jul 28, 2011A new partnership between the festival and Berklee provides music education opportunities for students. More
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Mississippi Teen Awarded Scholarship from Exchange Program
By Allen Bush - Jun 17, 2011Berklee's annual educational and cultural trip to Mississippi benefits local teen Terrance Stewart wIth a summer scholarship. More
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"American Classical Music" at Berklee This Summer
By Berklee Office of Communications - Apr 05, 2011Violinist and composer Mark O'Connor shared his thoughts on the musical genre before his summer program makes its Berklee debut. More
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Berklee's High School Jazz Festival, March 5
By Nick Balkin - Feb 11, 2011This festival will showcase over 3,000 students from across the country competing for $175,000 in scholarships to Berklee summer programs. More
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Equal Access for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
By Lesley Mahoney - Jan 07, 2011Berklee has launched a class that gives blind and visually impaired students access to the same tools as their sighted classmates. More
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PODCAST: Amanda Palmer and Tristan Allen
By Berklee Office of Communications - Nov 29, 2010Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls and Five-Week student Tristan Allen collaborate on a song. More
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Amanda Palmer Discovers Berklee Summer Student Tristan Allen
By Nick Balkin - Nov 08, 2010Palmer's fans raised $8,000 in 48 hours to record the high school senior's debut. The pair will perform together on December 12, with ticket proceeds funding Berklee summer scholarship. More
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Obituary: T Lavitz
By Danielle Dreilinger - Oct 15, 2010The prog-rock keyboard player and director of Berklee's Summer Rock Workshop passed away in his sleep on October 7. More
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Berklee and Mark O'Connor Join Forces for New String Program
By Rob Hayes - Oct 12, 2010Violinist Mark O'Connor brings his acclaimed String Camp to Boston and Berklee for the first time. The Mark O'Connor/Berklee College of Music Summer String Program will be a highlight of Berklee's summer offerings. More
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Berklee Riffs: Natural Music in Language
By Brenda Pike - Sep 17, 2010At Berklee’s summer Songwriting Workshop, singer/songwriter Keppie Coutts teaches students to hear and harness the rhythms in everyday speech. More
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Berklee Riffs: Five-Week Ensemble Showcase
By Danielle Dreilinger - Aug 16, 2010Summer students wrapped up their Berklee experience with a fast-paced series of performances. More
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14 Full Scholarships Awarded at Berklee City Music Concert
By Liz Burg - Aug 12, 2010It was a life-changing night for 14 talented youth, who could not afford to come to Berklee on their own. More
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Student Profile: P.J. Brutzman
By Brenda Pike - Aug 12, 2010Five-Week Performance Program student P.J. Brutzman is taking the opportunity to jam with fellow musicians as much as possible—and even meet a hero. More
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Andrew Bird: A Study in Artful Contradiction
By Lesley Mahoney - Aug 10, 2010Singer/songwriter Andrew Bird talked about improvising, the creative process, and breaking genres. More
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Berklee Launches Program for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
By Berklee Office of Communications - Aug 09, 2010With the success of a pilot effort this summer, Berklee will make a program for blind and visually impaired students part of the curriculum this fall. More
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Jaci and Those Guys Battle It Out at Five-Week
By Brenda Pike - Aug 06, 2010After winning Berklee and Sonicbids' Battle for Five-Week, Jaci and Those Guys attend the summer program as a group. More
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Virginia This Morning: Richmond Youth Jazz Guild
In WTVR CBS TV - Aug 02, 2010CIty Music Summer Scholarship recipient Myrish Spell performs with the Richmond Youth Jazz Guild on Virginia This Morning.
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Whittier Daily News: La Mirada Student Earns Prestigious Scholarship
In Whittier Daily News - Jul 31, 2010City Music Summer Scholarship recipient Mychal Fabela is profiled.
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Tuneful Tweens
By Danielle Dreilinger - Jul 29, 2010After years of demand, the college has reached out to the 12- to 14-year-old crowd with a summer program just for them. More
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17th Annual Berklee City Music Festival and Scholarship Concert
By Liz Burg - Jul 27, 2010Winners of full-tuition scholarships will be revealed. More
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Richmond Times Dispatch: Teen Plays Jazz at Summer Program
In Richmond Times Dispatch - Jul 25, 2010City Music Summer Scholarship recipient Myrish Spell is profiled.
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Berklee Riffs: Yoga for Musicians
By Lesley Mahoney - Jul 21, 2010Professor Mia Olson showed musicians how yoga can help their performance and alleviate stress from practice. More
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Victorville Daily: Recording Artist in-the-Making
In Victorville Daily News - Jul 07, 2010City Music Summer Scholarship recipient Mychal Fabela is featured.
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VIDEO: Take 5—A Real Berklee Summer Music Experience
By Berklee Office of Communications - May 26, 2010Five weeks. Six musicians. One dream. This is Take 5! Follow our cast through their experience one summer at Berklee. More
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Berklee Returns to Dublin, April 5-11
By Nick Balkin - Mar 04, 2010In addition to a week of improvisation workshops with Berklee's world renowned faculty, applicants for full-time study in Boston will audition and interview for scholarships. More
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Student Profile: Demmi Garcia
By Lesley Mahoney - Oct 06, 2009Berklee's Five-Week Summer Performance Program puts a student in touch with her Hispanic roots. More
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Graduating Guitarist Meets Her Inspiration
By Nili Brosh '09 - Sep 03, 2009Nili Brosh '09 went from watching Guthrie Govan on YouTube to jamming with him onstage. More
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For the Love of the Song
By Danielle Dreilinger - Aug 26, 2009Melissa Ferrick '90 used her road wisdom to help fledgling songwriters get started down their own path. More
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SLIDESHOW: Student Songwriters in the Summer Program
By Berklee Office of Communications - Aug 24, 2009A dozen singer/songwriters in the Five-Week Summer Performance Program played at Cafe 939 under the guidance of visiting professor Melissa Ferrick '90. More
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Songwriting Summer: Q&A with Melissa Ferrick '90
By Berklee Office of Communications - Aug 21, 2009The singer/songwriter and Berklee alumna talked teaching. More
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Billy Bragg on the Personal and the Political
By Brenda Pike - Aug 20, 2009Is he a punk rocker, a folk singer, a social activist, a soul singer . . . ? The indefinable Billy Bragg spoke to Five-Week Summer Performance Program students about the intersection of music and activism. More
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VIDEO: Wyclef Jean
By Berklee Office of Communications - Aug 14, 2009The hip-hop star talked and performed for a full house of fans. More
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Eleven Full-Tuition Scholarships Awarded at City Music Blowout
By Margot Edwards - Aug 13, 2009Young musicians from the Boston area and City Music Network sites around the country accepted Berklee scholarships at an emotional presentation. More
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Wyclef Jean Rocks the BPC
By Lesley Mahoney - Aug 13, 2009Fugees legend Wyclef Jean turned the Berklee Performance Center into a virtual dance party during a Performance Perspectives Clinic. More
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Daddy's Junky Scholarship
By Elisabeth Nicula - Aug 07, 2009A jazz guitarist from Oregon wins the Battle for Berklee at Daddy's Junky Music. More
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Summer in Boston via Berklee City Music
By Elisabeth Nicula - Jul 31, 2009Students from across the country were selected to attend the Five-Week Summer Performance Program on full scholarships. More
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Boston Phoenix: Wyclef Blesses Berklee Summer Students
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City Music Festival and Blowout Concert, August 8-11
By Margot Edwards - Jul 29, 2009Berklee's first City Music Festival will culminate in the awarding of full-tuition scholarships at the Blowout Concert. More
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Rock to Summer School
By Elisabeth Nicula - Jul 26, 2009Local students won scholarships to Berklee summer programs at the WBCN/Berklee Battle of the Bands. More
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Rock Showcase Showdown
By Elisabeth Nicula - Jul 25, 2009High school students won scholarships to Berklee summer programs at the Center for Arts in Natick's Rock o=Off Main Street Rock Showdown. More
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Banjo Vagabond
By Danielle Dreilinger - Jul 23, 2009Béla Fleck, jack of all genres and expert in some, mused on his road to Africa and back. More
