Alumni Affairs/See All BT IssuesBerklee Today Spring 2018
A Magazine for Contemporary Music and MusiciansBerklee Beat
Berklee’s Global Network Evolves
In late October, representatives from Berklee’s international network partner institutions gathered at Berklee’s Valencia, Spain, campus for three days of presentations, information sharing, and networking. The confab drew leaders representing partners from Asia, Europe, North and South America...
Encore Gala Raises Funds for BCMP Scholarships
The Berklee Encore Gala rocked the Boston Marriott Copley Place on October 21, 2017, raising nearly $2 million to benefit the Berklee City Music program.
Celebrating a Legacy
In October 2017, a new edition of the storied Only Chrome-Waterfall Orchestra played to a packed house at the Berklee Performance Center to celebrate the 80th birthday of former faculty member and composer/arranger Mike Gibbs ’63.
Heavy Weather and Higher Ground
In his November 2017 state of the college address, President Roger H. Brown stressed that Berklee must seek “higher ground” to meet challenges that confront higher education institutions.
The Voice of Bollywood at the BPC
In December, the Berklee Indian Ensemble welcomed its first female artist in residence, Bollywood playback superstar Shreya Ghoshal.
Sailing Past $100 Million
With 17 months remaining, the college’s Soundbreaking campaign has already sailed past its target goal of raising $100 million.
Endowed Music Therapy Field Training Fund Established
Presidential advisory council member Tee Taggart and her husband, Jack Turner, have initiated funding to develop the Endowed Music Therapy Field Training Fund.
Barr Foundation Partners with Berklee
The Barr Foundation provides a $300,000 planning grant to establish a new institute at Berklee to collaborate with Boston’s foremost medical, educational, and technology institutions.
Creative Independence for the Visually Impaired
After receiving a generous grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Berklee will build on its past success by creating a version of the music notation program Finale that will be accessible to the blind.
The Woodshed
The Woodshed: Writing a Canon
Everything you always wanted to know about canons (but were afraid to ask).
Expert Testimony
Expert Testimony
Peter Gerstenzang ’77 offers a guide to making a short, snappy film to showcase your band and songs.
Coda
Calypso, Country, and a Fulbright
J. Hunter Moore ’77 describes his circuitous path to Trinidad and Tobago, where he received a Fulbright U.S. Scholars grant last year, and how fulfilling the grant has proven to be.
Lead Sheet
Career Services and Alumni: Building Community
Faculty Highlights
Don Gorder, chair of Music Business/Management, gave the keynote address, “The U.S. Music Industry: Good News, Challenges, and the Future,” at the music industry forum at Communication University of China, in Beijing in November.
Assistant professor Orlando Cela released the album Shadow Etchings in February on Ravello Records. It features new music for flute written specifically for Cela.
Alumni News
Pianist Lee McClure of New York City published a CD and online score for his Jazz Preludes for Piano.
Drummer Edward Michalik of Harrisburg, PA, has been performing with the Funky Rooster Band.