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