Events: Clinics and Master Classes

Event Dates
Tuesday / March 28, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Venue
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Acclaimed pianist and Boston Conservatory at Berklee Professor Jonathan Bass performs works by Beethoven, Chopin, Howard Frazin, George Walker, Debussy, and Liszt.

Admission
FREE
Event Dates
Thursday / April 6, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Ask Norm! Inside and outside techniques guitarists should know for all styles made (relatively) easy for improvisation and composition.
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Monday / April 10, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Bobby Stanton presents a guitar clinic featuring numerous applications of contemporary fingerstyle techniques.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Monday / April 10, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

The brass department presents a masterclass with trombonist Vincent Gardner.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Wednesday / April 12, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Two-time Grammy-nominated arranger, trombonist, and bandleader John Fedchock will give a master class on music and the music business. He will perform and also discuss his take on the business of jazz. "In the competitive world of music, it is not only important to be prepared musically, but also to be prepared emotionally and have good business sense."

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Wednesday / April 12, 2023 / 4:00 pm
Venue
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Dimitri Toufexis presents a master class in piano performance.

Admission
FREE
Event Dates
Thursday / April 13, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Flamenco percussionist and dancer with Chick Corea’s Spanish Heart Band Nino de los Reyes will present repertoire that was recorded and toured with Chick Corea on the Grammy-award winning album “Antidote.” 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Saturday / April 15, 2023 / 8:00 pm
Venue
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Instructor of Piano Carlos Vargas and friends present a recital of chamber music.

Admission
FREE

Past Events

Event Dates
Friday / March 17, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

The power of West African jjembe with Moussa Traore: Master Djembefola.

Event Dates
Thursday / March 16, 2023 / 1:30 pm
Venue
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Enjoy an afternoon of rock, prog, metal, and video game music with percussion professor Blaize Collard, featuring tracks from Chuggernaut, Paco Higdon, Replacire, and VGO—Video Game Orchestra.
 

Event Dates
Wednesday / March 15, 2023 / 4:00 pm
Venue
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Peter Dugan presents a master class in piano performance.

Event Dates
Friday / March 3, 2023 / 7:00 pm
Venue
Studio 401
31 Hemenway Street, Floor 4—Studio 401
Boston
MA
02215
United States

In this installment of Boston Conservatory's Opera Innovators Series, Anne Bogart (cofounder of SITI Company) will work with students from the opera and musical theater programs.

Event Dates
Thursday / March 2, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Internationally renowned saxophonist and Berklee professor Tony Malaby presents his group and leads a discussion on open improvisation techniques.

Event Dates
Wednesday / March 1, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Join Steinway & Sons representative Patrick Elisha for a dynamic presentation about the Steinway Spirio B which will be housed at Berklee for a two week residency. The Steinway & Sons Spirio is the world’s finest high resolution player piano. Come explore the functionality this great instrument and how this technology can be used creatively for teaching and recording. 

Event Dates
Wednesday / March 1, 2023 / 10:30 am
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Learn strategies for connecting more deeply to any groove, especially in meters that are in five or seven. Embodying these techniques will help you connect to the music organically, allowing you to play more rhythmically and more lyrically.
 

Event Dates
Tuesday / February 14, 2023 / 1:00 pm
Venue
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States

This master class, conducted by Hugo Alcázar, will develop an approach to jazz culture that incorporates Afro-Peruvian percussion and music. Alcázar will present various criteria and elements that are part of the sound of Afro-Peruvian jazz.

Event Dates
Tuesday / February 7, 2023 / 4:30 pm
Venue
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States

Join us for an interactive informance (informational performance) led by Snarky Puppy trumpeter and co-founder Mike Maher, who will demonstrate his signature trumpet sound using technology and FX pedals. He also will discuss his experiences touring and recording with one of today’s most popular contemporary instrumental groups.

Event Dates
Sunday / February 5, 2023 / 9:30 am
Venue
Boston Conservatory Studio 301
31 Hemenway Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

This free workshop led by Jamee Culbertson, a Boston Conservatory at Berklee teacher-trainer and certified Alexander Technique instructor, focuses on how Alexander Technique can help us navigate the world of our emotions. Any donations made will support Boston Conservatory’s Scholarship Fund and students in the Conservatory’s Alexander Technique Teacher Training Course.