Events: Special Events

Exterior of the Berklee Performance Center
2026 Berklee Boston Master's Commencement Ceremony
(EDT)
Berklee Performance Center
136 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Please join us to celebrate the accomplishments of the students at our Berklee Boston campus and in the Berklee Online master's programs.


 

Admission
Free
Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Soulflow: An Exploration of Brain Networks Through Musical Creativity and Empathy
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Professor Kevin Harris (Berklee) and Dr. Patrick Purdon (Stanford) are exploring the neuroscience of creativity and empathy by bridging European classical music with pan-African diasporic traditions.

Admission
Free
Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
Music Education Symposium
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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The Music Education Symposium will focus on hip-hop and DJing in K-12 music education.

Admission
Free
A performance inside of the Red Room at Cafe 939
Herb Alpert Residency Event Part 1
(EDT)
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Each year, well-known individuals from the music industry are appointed as Herb Alpert visiting professors, working with Berklee students on a wide range of creative endeavors. 

Admission
Free
A performance inside of the Red Room at Cafe 939
Herb Alpert Residency Event Part 2
(EDT)
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Each year, well-known individuals from the music industry are appointed as Herb Alpert visiting professors, working with Berklee students on a wide range of creative endeavors. 

Admission
Free

Past Events

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Berklee Alumni Affairs
Community Hour Series 2025-2026
(EDT)
Online

The community hour series is a virtual space for alumni to connect.

Vegas city skyline

Las Vegas, Nevada city skyline

Image courtesy of Pixabay

Berklee Alumni Affairs
Las Vegas Regional Connections
(PDT)
Online

The Regional Connections event series for the Las Vegas, Nevada-based alumni community.

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Berklee Alumni Affairs
Pass the Aux—NYC
(EDT)
Mercy Sound
602 East 14th Street New York, NY 10009
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Hosted by an alumnus, this event creates a space for members of our alumni community to collaborate artistically.

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Berklee Alumni Affairs
Pass the Aux—Boston: Feedback and Networking Sessions
(EDT)
Venue TBA
United States

Pass the Aux is a recurring session where alumni writers, producers, and artists of various genres can gather, play their music, receive feedback, and meet potential collaborators.

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
TEDxBerklee Boston 2026
- (EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Striving to recreate the one-of-a-kind experience found only at TED, TEDxBerklee Boston provides a platform for inspiring guest speakers from the world of music to share their insights and ideas. The entire Berklee community—including students, alumni, faculty, and staff—is welcomed and encouraged to apply as speakers.

 

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Berklee Alumni Affairs
Community Hour Series 2025-2026
(EDT)
Online

The community hour series is a virtual space for alumni to connect.

LA city skyline

Los Angeles, California city skyline

Image courtesy of Pixabay

Berklee Alumni Affairs
Los Angeles Regional Connections
(EDT)
Online

The Regional Connections event for the Los Angeles, California-based alumni community.

Interior of the David Friend Recital Hall
World Voice Day Science Fair
(EDT)
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Join us to celebrate World Voice Day 2026 at a fun and informative vocal science fair to learn how the voice works. The event will feature a spectrogram for all singers to "see" their voices working. Experts will be present to answer questions on vocal health and wellness.
 

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Berklee Alumni Affairs
Pass the Aux—Nashville: Feedback and Networking Sessions
(EDT)
Canceled
HOME - Helping Our Music Evolve
615 Main Street #g1 Nashville, TN 37206
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Hosted by an alumnus, this event creates a space for members of our alumni community to collaborate artistically.

Exterior of the 160 Massachusetts Avenue building
Berklee Alumni Affairs
Community Hour Series 2025-2026
(EDT)
Online

The community hour series is a virtual space for alumni to connect.