News

Below you will find recent news from the Office of the President.

LGCF Emerging Artist Logo

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Press Release
Berklee Announces First Emerging Artist Scholarship in Partnership with the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation
January 8, 2025

The college pledges $825,000 in scholarships to be distributed over the next three years. The deadline to apply is April 10, 2025.

Berklee concert in Essaouira Morocco

Berklee concert at the Gnaoua and World Music Festival on June 29, 2024, in Essaouira, Morocco.

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Berklee at the Gnaoua and World Music Festival Returns for Its Second Year
December 17, 2024

The Berklee on the Road program will be held June 16–21, 2025, in Morocco.

Berklee at Umbria Jazz Clinics

Students performing at Berklee at Umbria Jazz Clinics in Perugia, Italy, in July 2024.

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Press Release
Berklee at Umbria Jazz Clinics to Celebrate 40th Anniversary in July 2025
December 16, 2024

Applications for the 2025 edition will open December 17, 2024.

Tina Davis and Tonya Butler

Tina Davis, president of the independent distributor, record label, and publisher EMPIRE and Tonya Butler, chair of Berklee's Music Business/Management Department.

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Berklee Honors Tina Davis, President of EMPIRE, at Annual Music Business Lecture Series
December 12, 2024

The leader of one of the most successful independent record labels shared insights at the 31st annual James G. Zafris Lecture Series.

TEDx Berklee Boston

Berklee and Boston Conservatory at Berklee faculty, staff and students along with special guest speakers Molly Neuman and William Tenney attend Berklee's inaugural TEDx Event which was held at David Friend Recital Hall on Saturday, November 16, 2024.

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Press Release
Berklee’s Music Business/Management Hosts Inaugural TEDx Event
December 11, 2024

Molly Neuman, President of CD Baby, and William Tenney, founder of SunPop, were the special guest speakers. 

Jim Lucchese

Incoming Berklee President Jim Lucchese in the Berklee Performance Center. 

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Jim Lucchese Talks About Being an 'Artists' Advocate' and How He'll Approach Berklee Presidency
December 9, 2024

Lucchese, whose career as an entrepreneur and lawyer has focused on helping musicians, becomes Berklee’s fifth president in January.

Fenway Neighborhood
Press Release
Applications Open for the Berklee Fenway Neighborhood Improvement Grant
December 2, 2024

The deadline for the grant application is December 6, 2024.

John Hollenbeck

John Hollenbeck

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John Hollenbeck and Miguel Zenón Named the 2024–2025 Ken Pullig Visiting Scholars in Jazz Studies
November 22, 2024

The internationally renowned artists will instruct jazz composition students, lead ensembles, and teach master classes.

Juan Luis Guerra

Juan Luis Guerra '82

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Berklee Alumni Win at the 2024 Latin Grammy Awards
November 15, 2024

Juan Luis Guerra ’82 won four Latin Grammys, including two of the most prestigious awards: Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

Students from Berklee on the Road

Berklee students from the Dominican Republic with Milagros Germán, minister of culture, Dominican Republic (center)

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Press Release
Berklee Global Partners with AES Dominicana Foundation and Ministry of Culture for Berklee in Santo Domingo
November 14, 2024

The 2025 edition of this weeklong contemporary music program runs January 6–11, 2025.