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Berklee College of Music (/ ˈ b ɜːr k l i /) is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts.It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, [6] it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including rock, hip hop, reggae, salsa, heavy metal and bluegrass.
[5] In 2015, Boston Conservatory began talks with Berklee College of Music to explore a merger of the two schools. [6] On June 1, 2016, the two schools merged under an institutional umbrella called Berklee, which now consists of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Berklee College of Music, Berklee Online, Berklee Valencia, and Berklee NYC. [7] [8]
In October 2020, Berklee announced that Erica Muhl would be the college's first female president. [22] Her term started in July 2021. Berklee Online added a fourth graduate degree offering in 2021, with its Master of Arts in Songwriting degree program, directed by Grammy-winning songwriter and chair of Berklee's Songwriting department, Bonnie ...
The New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) is a private music school in Boston, Massachusetts.The conservatory is located on Huntington Avenue along the Avenue of the Arts near Boston Symphony Hall, and is home to approximately 750 students pursuing undergraduate and graduate studies, and 1,500 more in its Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education.
The following contains a list of notable alumni of Berklee College of Music. Members of this list have attended Berklee for at least one full-time semester (not including honorary degrees or summer programs) and are notable in their respective field in the music industry .
Beginning in July a series of longer programs begin, including a three- or six-week Young Artists Piano Program, four-week Young Artists Wind Ensemble, and six-week Young Artists Vocal Program, Young Artists Composition Program, and Young Artists Orchestra. These programs are for students age 14–19 who have not yet begun full-time college study.
The summer after her junior year in high school, Rogers attended a Berklee College of Music program and won the program's songwriting contest, which spurred her to focus on writing. [4] During her high school senior year, she made her television debut at DelmarvaLife and recorded what became her first album, The Echo (2012).
Lawrence Berk (December 10, 1908 – December 22, 1995) [1] was the founder of Berklee College of Music, a pianist, composer and arranger, and educator.. Berk oversaw the growth of the modest Schillinger House music school into the Berklee College of Music, the largest independent school of music in the world.