Boston Conservatory at Berklee Theater Professor Kevin Siegfried was thrilled to learn that his choral arrangement of “Lay Me Low” would be featured in the funeral ceremony for former President George H.W. Bush on December 5 at The National Cathedral.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee proudly announces Center Stage, a curated performance collection that showcases the Conservatory’s dynamic range in dance, music, and theater, and spotlights the extraordinary talent of the school’s student performers.

Ten minors from Berklee College of Music will be available to Boston Conservatory at Berklee students beginning in the fall 2018 semester. New areas of study will include psychology, visual culture and new media studies, American roots music, history, philosophy, acoustics and electronics, instrument repair, and three areas of English: creative writing, literature, and spoken word.

On April 8, Boston Conservatory Orchestra performed works by Bernstein, Ravel, Thomas, and Schumann under the baton of guest conductor Ken-David Masur, associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee Executive Director Cathy Young will present honorary doctorates to opera superstar Victoria Livengood (M.M. '85, voice) and Tony Award–winning performer Billy Porter at the Conservatory’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 12 at the Berklee Performance Center. Both artists will deliver commencement remarks for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee class of 2018 at the ceremony.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee will hold its 2018 New Music Festival from February 8 through 10. The annual festival presents a series of modern music by world-class compositional voices of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring performance lineup features dynamic works of dance, music, opera, and theater.

In this Inside Berklee podcast, Dean of Music Michael Shinn talks about today's classical music landscape, what he hopes to achieve as the Conservatory's new dean of music, and how the merger with Berklee distinguishes and advances the Conservatory's excellence in music training.

As of fall 2017, the Music Division leadership structure has been revamped to include three music chairs that oversee various areas of study within the division.

Kimberly Haack, who previously served as the Conservatory’s director of external relations, has been appointed deputy chief of staff for the Office of the Executive Director at Boston Conservatory at Berklee.