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With Feeling: For Cheche Alara, Musicians Need to Know They Are Artists First

Performer, composer, producer and arranger Alara B.M. '94 talks to Berklee Today about how he built his career and why musicians shouldn't forget that emotion is at the core of what they do.

Goykovich — Duško Gojković ’62

Image by Jan Scheffner

Final Cadence: Fall/Winter 2023

Remembering those who have left our community.

Raberg — Professor Bruno Råberg

Image by Francesco Gargiulli

Faculty Notes: Fall 2023

Recent accomplishments, releases, and events by Berklee faculty.

Bernard Duc B.M. '17 of London, England, was the orchestrator for the movie *Gran Turismo*. He has also written additional music and arrangements for multiple TV shows and films, including *His Dark Materials*, *Man vs. Bee*, and *A Town Called Malice*.

Image by Etienne Rousseil

Alum Notes: Fall 2023

The most recent news from your fellow alumni.

Kurt Maas Awards — Ivan Lins (left) and Marco Pignataro (right) at the Kurt Maas Jazz Award concert.

Image by George Giakis

Kurt Maas Award Builds Bridge with Berklee

Now in its 10th year, the biennial competition honors the legacy of Maas '65. The top prize is a scholarship to Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive.

JOHN “ARCH” ELLSWORTH AND BRENDA FRIEND BRANDT — John “Arch” Ellsworth (left) and Brenda Friend Brandt (right) in 1972.

Almost Funded: The John “Arch” Ellsworth Endowed Scholarship Fund Nearly Reaches Goal

Coda illustration — Illustration by Anthony Russo

Representation Counts in Jazz Faculty

Berklee's Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice supported a new study documenting gender disparity among educators.

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andrea recalde portrait — Andrea Recalde

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Student Spotlight: Andrea Recalde

The vocalist from Quito, Ecuador, talks about songwriting across language barriers, taking inspiration from family, and rediscovering dad-rock.

Terri Lyne Carrington receives the Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award

Terri Lyne Carrington Receives Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award from Harvard

Carrington was honored with the award at a ceremony from Harvard’s Office for the Arts, in partnership with the Harvard University Department of Music, on November 27.

Berklee Artists Collaborate on Song for Grammy-Nominated Album

Marianna Matyja and Víctor Badillo B.M. ’22 contributed to Lupita Infante’s Amor Como En Las Películas De Antes, which is up for Best Música Mexicana Album.

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With Feeling: For Cheche Alara, Musicians Need to Know They Are Artists First

Final Cadence: Fall/Winter 2023

Faculty Notes: Fall 2023

Alum Notes: Fall 2023

Kurt Maas Award Builds Bridge with Berklee

Almost Funded: The John “Arch” Ellsworth Endowed Scholarship Fund Nearly Reaches Goal

Representation Counts in Jazz Faculty

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Berklee Announces 2023 Fall Signature Series Lineup

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Student Spotlight: Andrea Recalde

Terri Lyne Carrington Receives Luise Vosgerchian Teaching Award from Harvard

Berklee Artists Collaborate on Song for Grammy-Nominated Album

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