Celebrate the rising stars of tomorrow at the year-end completion concert presented by the Berklee City Music Preparatory Academy. This vibrant performance showcases music, theater, and dance from talented young artists in fourth–eighth grade.
A singular force in contemporary music, Tyshawn Sorey seamlessly blends jazz, classical, and improvisatory traditions from Europe and Africa to redefine the expressive potential of the drum kit.
Sought-after collaborator and Grammy Award–winning pianist Bill Laurance has built a career blending genres of music that seem to exist at stylistic polar opposites.
Olivia Barton is a singer-songwriter from Orlando, Florida, whose indie folk rock songs recall the honesty of Phoebe Bridgers and the layered harmonies of the Staves. Special guest Grace Gardner is bringing their iconic, boundary-pushing blend of soft rock, indie, and folk.
Pianist Alfredo Rodríguez was born into a prominent Cuban musical family and trained in classical conservatories, while percussionist Pedrito Martinez honed his deeply-rooted Afro-Cuban folkloric percussion and vocal techniques on the streets of Old Havana. Rodríguez and Martinez take center stage for a high-energy evening that pulses with the spirit of Cuban musical traditions.
This informative session will discuss all aspects of the harp, including effective writing techniques, arranging for harp, and ways to use this beautiful instrument in your compositions.
In conjunction with the Red Room at Cafe 939, the Songwriting Department proudly presents BOOM (Berklee Original Open Mic), an open mic event for Berklee songwriters.
Pianist and composer Andrés Barrios, recently nominated for the 2025 Latin Grammy Awards, will perform alongside acclaimed flamenco dancer Nino de los Reyes in a special event that brings their artistry together on one stage. This performance blends flamenco, jazz, and contemporary music, creating a vibrant dialogue between piano and dance that showcases both tradition and innovation.
This event is presented in collaboration with Festival Paco de Lucía Mallorca, which has the institutional support of the Paco de Lucía Foundation, together with Berklee Global, and is part of the Festival Paco de Lucía Mallorca Young Talents Scholarship initiative.
He's back—and he's bringing the filthiest festivities of the season. Join John Waters for A John Waters Christmas, a twisted sleigh ride of holiday satire, glitter-fueled chaos, and cheerfully warped traditions.
The 8-Bit Big Band is a Grammy Award–winning contemporary symphonic jazz orchestra created to celebrate and reimagine video game music’s most beloved hits, rearranged in exciting and creative new ways.
Join the Berklee Theater Arts Collaborative for an evening of original works, directed and produced by Lydia Harrell, Michael Harris, and Rene Pfister. This special night showcases the creativity and artistry of Berklee students through brand-new performances crafted for the stage.
This concert will feature piano faculty Tim Ray and the student pianists in his class (the Music of Jarrett, Hancock, and Corea) performing well-known classics composed by these three giants of jazz piano, as well as some of the standard repertoire associated with these musicians. Accompanied by bass and drums, this recital is a culmination of a semester’s work listening to, analyzing, and learning to play some of the most compelling and influential jazz trio music of the past 70 years.
The Electronic Production and Design Senior Showcase features the work of graduating students from the Electronic Production and Design Department. Come experience their magnificent capstone projects in such diverse areas as electronic music production, sound design for games, immersive audio projects, software and hardware instruments and plugins, and so much more.
