Academics
With an array of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as summer, international, and precollege offerings, Berklee College of Music provides options for students of all levels to explore and achieve their artistic, academic, and career potential.
Colombian guitarist JJ Gutierrez presents a high-energy set blending funk, rock, Latin, and disco—all reimagined through bold arrangements and a band featuring the top talent at Berklee College of Music.
Guitarist and vocalist Jake Sizemore presents a high-energy set of original music and reimagined covers, blending rock, blues, and pop on both electric and acoustic guitar.
Panamanian guitarist and composer Lucas Falla leads his group in a recital of original music rooted in modern jazz and contemporary instrumental music.
Doge’s Fusion will perform a set of jazz fusion and rock fusion music, featuring original compositions alongside works by T-Square, Casiopea, Allan Holdsworth, and Jeff Lorber.
Haotian Li debuts Dawn Blossoms Plucked at Dusk, an electronic-pop recital featuring his original works and “emo glitch” style. The performance is a musical journey shaped by time, memory, and growth.
Fast and Out XIII explores how to achieve a sophisticated "outside" guitar sound by integrating whole tone, diminished, augmented, and double augmented scales with the circle of fifths/fourths, the Mother Chord, and full chromaticism.
Guitarist Aiqi Yu presents a tribute to modern metal, featuring high-energy performances of covers by influential bands such as Lamb of God, Slaughter to Prevail, Killswitch Engage, and I Prevail. The program highlights the intensity, precision, and stylistic range of contemporary metal guitar.
Songwriter and guitarist Luli Moon fronts the ensemble project, Luli Moon and the Stars. Drawing from bedroom-pop influences, the group brings her songs to life with an energetic, groove-driven sound designed to move the audience.
Jonathan Yu, a fifth semester music production and engineering student, performs a set of original works spanning jazz fusion, progressive rock, funk, and experimental music.
Honoring the legacy and discography of legendary Swedish metal band Meshuggah, this performance delivers a fair share of monolithic riffs and intricate polymeters.