Visiting Artist Events

Corey Hamm is one of the world’s foremost champions of contemporary piano music. For Piano Masters, he will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the spectacular The People United Will Never Be Defeated! by Frederic Rzewski.

Corey Hamm is professor of piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. His students have won numerous prizes and awards, including first prize in the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition.

The Gathering is an ongoing series presented by the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. Events are open to the greater Berklee community and public, and feature performances, guest lectures, workshops, and discussions—all with gender and racial equity as a guiding principle.

The Honorable Steven M. Key, associate justice of the Boston Municipal Court Department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth, will present the annual Jazz and Justice lecture, discussing the challenges and rewards of his work as a trial court judge, along with his inspiring connections to music.

As part of Berklee Percussion Days 2025, in collaboration with the Armand Zildjian Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, we are proud to present vibraphonist, electronic mallet artist, educator, and composer Christos Rafalides for a clinic that will cover practical topics such as repertoire development, harmonic devices, dampening, and other vibraphone techniques and concepts.

As part of Berklee Percussion Days 2025, in collaboration with the Armand Zildjian Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, we are proud to present Quincy Davis, drummer, educator, band leader, and composer, for a clinic that will cover practical topics related to the art of jazz drumming, such as timekeeping, soloing, repertoire development, technique applications, and elements of American music history.

As part of Berklee Percussion Days 2025, in collaboration with the Armand Zildjian Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, we are proud to present Christos Rafalides, vibraphonist, electronic mallet artist, educator, and composer, for a clinic that will cover practical topics such as contemporary electronic mallet application, an introduction to the Pearl malletSTATION, repertoire development, and other vibraphone and mallet techniques.

As part of Berklee Percussion Days 2025, in collaboration with the Armand Zildjian Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, we are proud to present an open rehearsal workshop featuring drummer, educator, and composer Quincy Davis and vibraphonist, composer, and educator Christos Rafalides, along with quintet members Kori Park (alto saxophone), Aidan Arcangel (tenor saxophone), Isaiah Nygard (piano), and Aidan Gould (bass).

As part of Berklee Percussion Days 2025, in collaboration with the Armand Zildjian Visiting Artist-in-Residence Program, we are proud to present drummer, educator, and composer Quincy Davis and his quintet with vibraphonist, composer, and educator Christos Rafalides. The quintet members include Kori Park (alto saxophone), Aidan Arcangel (tenor saxophone), Isaiah Nygard (piano), and Aidan Gould (bass). 
 

Nightingale Vocal Ensemble will present an open rehearsal and clinic of original compositions by Berklee student composers.