Commencement 2020: Mikhail Baryshnikov, André De Shields, Sheila E., John Legend, Cassandra Wilson

Berklee Virtual Commencement Concert

Click the image to view/download the commencement concert program.

For our virtual commencement celebration, held on Friday, May 8, we continued the tradition of a music, theater, and dance tribute to this year's honorary doctorate recipients: Mikhail Baryshnikov, André De Shields, Sheila E., John Legend, and Cassandra Wilson. From their remote locations around the world, students from Berklee's class of 2020 united as a collaborative virtual ensemble to record a multigenre tribute with accompanying split-screen-style videos. 

If you missed the live event, you can watch the recordings in this video playlist at any time.

Berklee College of Music Virtual Commencement Ceremony

Click the image to view/download the commencement program.

A virtual ceremony for the conferral of degrees was held on May 9, 2020, for college graduates. 

If you missed the live event, you can watch the recording at the same livestream link at any time.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee Virtual Commencement Ceremony

A virtual ceremony for the conferral of degrees was held on May 9, 2020, for Conservatory graduates. View the program listing ceremony information and graduates' names.

If you missed the live event, the recording can be viewed at the same livestream link at any time.

Interview with 2020 Commencement Honorary Doctorate Recipient John Legend

As part of the 2020 commencement celebrations, on Friday, May 8, Maria Goldberg, senior director of Global Strategy and Innovation, hosted a virtual Creative Entrepreneur Conversation with honorary doctorate recipient and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award winner John Legend. If you missed the interview, you can watch it here