Admitted Student Class and Rehearsal Observations

Join us on April 19, 2024 for a special day of class observations for students who have been admitted to Boston Conservatory at Berklee. View the schedule of events below.
While you’re in town, don’t miss our student performance of the opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the nearby Huntington Theatre, running April 18–21.
Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout.
Dance
Rehearsal Observation: Jose Limón’s The Unsung 2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. |
(Dance and Music) Rehearsal Observation: Dan Wagoner’s Plod 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. |
Rehearsal Observation: Dwight Rhoden’s Snatched Back from the Edges 2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. |
Rehearsal Observation: Aszure Barton’s Lift 2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. |
Rehearsal Observation: Jun Kuribayashi’s Cirque du Soleil Ensemble 2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. |
Composition, Contemporary Music, and Core Studies
Class Observation: Chamber Music Master Class 11:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. Join us for student chamber ensembles to perform and be coached in a traditional master class setting; overseen by Professor Judy Eissenberg, led this day by Professor Rhonda Rider. |
Composer’s Forum with Professor Marti Epstein 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Join us as composition faculty member Marti Epstein gives a forum on her recent work, highlighting approaches to analysis and craft. |
Class Observation: Conducting 2 with Professor Larry Isaacson 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Join us for the second class in our two-semester Intro to Conducting sequence for undergraduate students. |
Dr. Quinton Morris Master Class and Presentation 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Join us for an evening with Boston Conservatory alum Dr. Quinton Morris (B.M. '04, violin), a 2023 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Dr. Morris will give a master class for current students and a presentation about his groundbreaking organization Key to Change. Through providing low-cost and world-class music instruction in underserved communities, Key to Change builds community trust, produces self-aware leaders, and promotes student excellence. |
(Opera) A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7:30 p.m. Boston Conservatory at Berklee transforms the recently renovated Huntington stage into a magical forest to present Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s hilarious opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz and stage directed by David Gately. Learn more. Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout. This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring 2024 Center Stage collection. |
Instrumental Studies
Class Observation: Chamber Music Master Class 11:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m. Join us as student chamber ensembles perform and are coached in a traditional master class setting; overseen by Professor Judy Eissenberg, with guest faculty coach Professor Rhonda Rider. |
Rehearsal Observation: Dance Orchestra 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Join us for a rehearsal by the orchestra that will accompany our dancers in a performance of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, conducted by Professor Alex Polyakov. |
Class Observation: Conducting 2 with Professor Larry Isaacson 4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Join us for the second class in our two-semester Intro to Conducting sequence for undergraduate students. |
Class Observation: Orchestral Repertoire for Strings with Professor Owen Young 4:00p.m.–5:50 p.m. Join us for orchestral repertoire, which trains students in the art of orchestral preparation and performance through the examination of core repertoire. |
Dr. Quinton Morris Master Class and Presentation 7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Join us for an evening with Boston Conservatory alum Dr. Quinton Morris (B.M. '04, violin), a 2023 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Dr. Morris will give a master class for current students and a presentation about his groundbreaking organization Key to Change. Through providing low-cost and world-class music instruction in underserved communities, Key to Change builds community trust, produces self-aware leaders, and promotes student excellence. |
(Opera) A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7:30 p.m. Boston Conservatory at Berklee transforms the recently renovated Huntington stage into a magical forest to present Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s hilarious opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz and stage directed by David Gately. Learn more. Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout. This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring 2024 Center Stage collection. |
Vocal Arts
Class Observation: Acting for Singers with John Kuntz 9:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m. Join us for a class on the basic principles of truthful acting for singers. The course moves from foundation exercises to experience with monologues and scene work. |
Class Observation: Legendary Singers of Opera, Concert, Stage, and Screen with William Cotten 12:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m. Join us for a class on the careers and lives of iconic singers of the past and learn how classical and music theater singers were affected by media, including the press, recordings, radio, film, and television. |
Vocal Arts Performances and Faculty Q&A 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Join us for performances and a Q&A panel with some of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Vocal Arts faculty. |
Class Observation: Opera Workshop with Nathan Troup and Maja Tremiszewska 3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Through interactive discussion, exercises, experiential projects, and the preparation and performance of appropriate arias and scenes, students will expand their knowledge base and experience practical application of the concepts and techniques they learn. |
(Opera) A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7:30 p.m. Boston Conservatory at Berklee transforms the recently renovated Huntington stage into a magical forest to present Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s hilarious opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz and stage directed by David Gately. Learn more. Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout. This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring 2024 Center Stage collection. |
Contemporary Theater
Community Practice Workshop 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Join contemporary theater faculty and students in a light movement workshop and an informal Q&A. |
Class Observation: Movement Studio 4 with Robin Marcotte 11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Join us for the second-year movement class in acrobatics. |
Rehearsal Observation: Ensemble Performance Lab (EPL) Performance with Pascale Florestal 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Join us for a glimpse into the first-year ensemble’s first piece. |
Musical Theater
Class Observation: Music Theater 2 with Isaac Leaverton and Jose Delgado 9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. |
Class Observation: Beginning Tap with Aaron Tolson 3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. |
Performance: Junior Cabaret Evening Performance 7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. |