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London’s Kingdom Choir captured the world’s attention when they sang at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. With just one performance, the gospel choir wowed a global audience, and achieved a new level of fame and renown.
Yamato’s new show, Hito no Chikara—The Power of Human Strength, is a thrilling and high-energy interpretation of the centuries-old Japanese taiko tradition.
This special performance featuring incredible new works by leading choreographers celebrates seniors of Boston Conservatory’s inaugural commercial dance class, who are graduating in spring 2025.
This special performance featuring incredible new works by leading choreographers celebrates seniors of Boston Conservatory’s inaugural commercial dance class, who are graduating in spring 2025.
Celebrity Series presents Meklit Hadero, an Ethiopian American vocalist, songwriter, composer, and former refugee known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound, and cultural advocacy.
A Night in Brazil is a captivating show that promises an unforgettable cultural experience. This show celebrates the richness of Brazilian music through its timeless, classic songs.
A vivacious showcase of tap dance, rhythm, music, jazz, and community hosted by the T, Boston Conservatory and Berklee’s student-run and choreographed tap club.
From the contemporary rhythms of Lin-Manuel Miranda to bold reimaginings of Sondheim classics, the Unity Cabaret blends music, dance, and spoken word to bring to life stories that are often left unheard.
The Jazz Composers Alliance (JCA) is a composer collective that has performed since 1985. Current resident composers include Berklee faculty members Bob Pilkington, Darrell Katz, David Harris, and Mimi Rabson.
The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) presents its 16th annual Berklee Global Jazz Summit, featuring special guests and original compositions from BGJI faculty, alumni, visiting artists, and students.
UNLEASHED features the award-winning Scottish folk band Talisk and the world-famous Irish dancing duo, the Gardiner Brothers, celebrating tradition, modernity, and innovation in a thrilling fusion of sound and movement.
An immersive experience designed, created, produced, and performed by Berklee students, Upside Down Universe reimagines artistic performance through innovation and collaboration.
Guided by the rich legacy of Duke Ellington, Jason Moran embarks on a solo piano journey up “Mount Ellington” in this extraordinary celebration of the composer’s enduring influence, 125 years after his birth. Experience the timeless brilliance of Ellington’s music, masterfully reimagined by Moran.
Experience a stunning interdisciplinary celebration of Fleetwood Mac, one of music's most iconic and influential acts, featuring a stellar global cast of over 80 Berklee students.
The Hot Sardines effortlessly channel New York speakeasies, Parisian cabarets, and New Orleans jazz halls, transforming songs from past eras into music for the 21st century.
The ASEAN Show is a celebration of Southeast Asian cultural heritage, highlighting the rich traditions and unique musical identities of the nations represented at Berklee College of Music. This dynamic performance will bring together talented musicians from student clubs, offering an unforgettable evening of diverse yet interconnected sounds and stories.
Berklee's 39th International Folk Festival, directed by Christiane Karam and Vessela Stoyanova, celebrates the college's diverse community with a performance showcasing traditional music from cultures around the world, featuring both Berklee students and special guest artists.
The Naghash Ensemble combines the earthy spirituality of Armenian folk songs with contemporary classical music and medieval polyphonic vocal traditions.
The Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble invites you to come renew your soul, cleanse your funky palette, and get your groove on as they present their unique spin on the music of Tower of Power.
Professor Eguie Castrillo presents Mambo Mania, his long-awaited show at the Berklee Performance Center, with a big band made up of the most outstanding students and professors at Berklee College of Music, and featuring saxophonist Edmar Colón.
This concert will feature all of the premier acappella groups at Berklee College of Music: On the Vox, Pitch Slapped, Treble Threat, and Upper Structure.
Berklee’s Career Jam culminates in the second annual Career Jam Award Show, highlighting talent from all career communities and a broad spectrum of majors. From writers to producers to business teams, this concert will showcase the most recognized students in their growing industry expertise.
The Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice (JGJ) presents its second Grand Gathering, with special guests JGJ artist-in-residence Marquis Hill, Kris Davis, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christiana Hunte, Val Jeanty, and Matthew Stevens.
The Music Inclusion Ensemble is an innovative musical collaboration of disabled artists reimagining classical music. Developed and codirected by Adrian Anantawan, Gaelynn Lea, and Molly Joyce, it is joined by a rotating cast of talented disabled musicians and allies at various stages of their musical careers.
Berklee students who have successfully completed the Literary Influences of David Bowie course will perform a selection of Bowie songs that reflect the themes of fate, immortality, and elements of the supernatural.
Join us as the talented students from Berklee's Contemporary Writing and Production Department showcase their ability to reimagine classic melodies and craft original compositions.
Each semester, 250 talented Berklee vocal students compete for a spot in SingersNight, one of Berklee's Voice Department's most prestigious shows. This semester's theme: 80s Flashback.
Featuring a powerhouse band and a line-up of stellar vocalists, Curtain Up celebrates the winners of Berklee’s annual Musical Theater Songwriting Contest. Don’t miss this dazzling showcase of musical theater talent at the 17th annual performance of original songs written, orchestrated, and performed by Berklee students.
This year's Gospel Extravaganza will feature Berklee's Reverence Gospel Ensemble and will pay tribute to the tremendous legacy of gospel music at Berklee through a retrospective glimpse of 40-plus years of excellence presented by the Reverence Reunion Gospel Choir and hosted by Dr. Teresa Jackson.
With stories from Aakash Gupta's childhood home to his first multinational corporation job after graduation, this show is personal, awkward, and even more hilarious.
Saxophone great and former Berklee professor BillPierce in a program of new arrangements by Eric Gould for sax, rhythm section, and strings, directed by Eugene Friesen.
Join Ichiko Aoba on an ethereal journey with her latest release, Luminescent Creatures. With the power to bend space around her, Aoba pulls listeners from reality and surrounds them in the comforting fabric of her imagination.