With contemporary music so prominent in today’s classical music scene, Boston Conservatory at Berklee offers a thoughtfully designed, one-of-a-kind program for classically trained musicians looking to study and perform new music in a dynamic conservatory setting.
WATCH: Student Kevin Madison performs "Ukom," the first movement from Talking Drums by Joshua Uzoigwe.
Programs
- P.S.C.Professional Studies Certificate in Contemporary Classical Music PerformanceOne-Year Program
- G.P.D.Graduate Performance Diploma in Contemporary Classical Music PerformanceTwo-Year Program
Your Department
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Associate Professor of Flute and Contemporary Music -
Professor of Viola -
Professor of Piano -
Assistant Professor of Orchestral Studies and Contemporary Music -
Assistant Professor of Clarinet -
Professor of Cello -
Associate Professor of Percussion -
Associate Professor of Percussion -
Assistant Professor of Saxophone -
Associate Professor of Double Bass
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Five Reasons Boston Conservatory Is a Hub for All That’s Contemporary in Classical Music
"Students work one-on-one with living composers, collaborate with professional ensembles, premiere new works, and create new sounds and performance experiences under the tutelage of some of the finest new music interpreters of our time."
—Sarah Brady, Associate Professor of Flute and Contemporary Music
In a Year
- 260 new work performances
- 10 students
- 150 new works created
WATCH: Boston Conservatory at Berklee contemporary classical music students perform "They Might Be Giants" composed by Amy Beth Kirsten and commissioned by Sandbox Percussion.
Boston Conservatory’s contemporary classical music ensemble, contraBAND, performs a concert of works by avant-garde women composers.
Photo by Dave Green