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.
Multi-instrumentalist June Redmer presents a mix of freely-improvised dance music, ambient soundscapes, and original funk/fusion compositions. There will be extended use of experimental sound sources, effects pedals, and other unique means of sound generation.
From breathing to calendar cycles to the orbits of the planets, a rhythmic regularity creates the fabric of our existence. Inspired by the collective rhythms and simultaneous cycles we all feel in our lives, the Nick Grondin Group will present compositions that explore the musical qualities of space and time, and the effects they create among listeners to build community.
This is the twenty-third edition of the Guitar Department Faculty Solo/Duo Night, a long-standing tradition that starts the semester off by bringing together the most stylistically diverse faculty and students for an evening of guitar music and community.
This is the 23rd concert in the Guitar Night series, featuring faculty from the Guitar Department in solo and duo settings. Kim Perlak and Sheryl Bailey, chair and assistant chair of Berklee's Guitar Department, will share the stage with colleagues who perform in the classical, jazz, fingerstyle, folk, funk, slide, modern spontaneous composition, and blues styles. We dedicate this concert to the memory of our friend and colleague, Dan Bowden, who served on the Guitar Department faculty for 34 years.
Oliver Zeng presents his second recital at Berklee, featuring original compositions inspired by alternative and indie rock styles and covers of songs by the Smile and Radiohead.
Guitarist Tommy Creighton presents a performance of funk and jazz fusion, featuring a mix of covers and original compositions and accompanied by a full horn section.
Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Jake Sizemore brings together a diverse array of talented musicians, blending pop and rock, and illustrating his neurodivergent experience navigating a neurotypical world.
Guitarist Aiqi Yu presents a performance celebrating metal music, featuring covers of classic songs from bands like Lamb of God, Iron Maiden, and Megadeth, blending death and thrash metal.
This performance by Kim Perlak and Francisco Mela features modern, original, impressionistic, and spontaneously-composed music for classical guitar and drums.
Perlak and Mela serve on the Berklee College of Music faculty, where Perlak is chair of guitar and Mela is professor of percussion.
The Bebop Guitars is an accomplished student guitar ensemble showcasing some of the top talent at Berklee College of Music. Drawing from jazz, Latin, and blues traditions, the group performs intricate arrangements that highlight both the individual virtuosity of its five guitarists and the cohesion of the rhythm section.
After countless performances and recitals, guitarist and composer Amaury Cabral is concluding his Berklee journey. Join him for a farewell show and experience the rhythm and energy of original works from his upcoming debut album.
Singer-songwriter and guitar principal Dylan Deforge, along with his band, performs a set of original songs and covers, blending witty indie rock with fingerstyle country-folk.