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On Friday, November 1, Boston Conservatory at Berklee will kick off its 2019–2020 Center Stage season with Chamber Series: Russian Giants, a celebration of three towering figures of classical music: Sergei Rachmaninov, Sergei Prokofiev, and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Ortner served as president from 1998 to 2017 and led the institution through impressive capital campaigns, campus expansions, and a historic merger into Berklee.

Under Brown's leadership, Berklee expanded its global presence, embraced technology, and increased diversity of the leadership and student body.

Curated performance collection showcases regional premieres, beloved classics, and thrilling new works.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee Executive Director Cathy Young will present an honorary doctorate to Tony Award–winning actress, singer, and dancer Sutton Foster at Boston Conservatory’s commencement ceremony on May 11. She will deliver commencement remarks for the Boston Conservatory at Berklee class of 2019 at the ceremony. Legendary American soprano Leontyne Price will be honored at the ceremony, where Dr. Laura Kafka-Price, a close relative, will accept an honorary doctorate on Price’s behalf.

In this Sounds of Berklee podcast, Silkroad artists Cristina Pato (Galician bagpipes) and Edward Perez (double bass) discuss the collective's vision for education and its collaboration with Boston Conservatory at Berklee. And we listen to their song "Joropo-Festejo: Muiñeira de Chantada” from Pato’s album Latina, arranged by Perez.

In this Sounds of Berklee podcast, Vimbayi Kaziboni, Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s new assistant professor of orchestral studies and contemporary music, discusses bringing his identity as an African conductor and composer into the program for African Voices in Contemporary Music, the Conservatory’s first Center Stage performance of the season, which will be presented by Boston Conservatory Contemporary Classical Music Ensemble: contraBAND on October 30, 2018.

Boston Conservatory Orchestra will be joined by soloists from the Grammy Award–winning Silkroad Ensemble for a dynamic concert at Symphony Hall on Friday, November 16 at 8:00 p.m. The performance is part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s 2018–2019 Center Stage curated performance collection.
 

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.

Boston Conservatory at Berklee announces the appointment of conductor and clarinetist Matthew M. Marsit (M.M. '12, orchestral conducting) as chair of instrumental studies.