Visiting Artist Events

Performers, engineers, and music business professionals are among the industry experts who visit Berklee to offer clinics and master classes about the business and art of making, recording, promoting, and composing music. Often only open to the college community, these visits are opportunities for Berklee students and faculty to get an intimate and inside perspective of the industry.

 Visiting artist events are not open to the public. Log in with your OnePass to see a list of upcoming events.

Matt Rollings

Matt Rollings 

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Matt Rollings on Producing Songs and Artists
Canceled
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Grammy Award–winning musician Matt Rollings '86 will share his expertise as a producer, songwriter, arranger, and composer. 

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Momenta Quartet and Adrian Morejon: Music of Eun Young Lee
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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The Momenta String Quartet and bassoonist Adrian Morejon present the world premiere of Eun Young Lee’s newest work, commissioned by the Guggenheim Foundation.

Admission
FREE
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Opera Innovators Series: Wendy Bryn Harmer
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Acclaimed dramatic soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer presents a voice master class to Boston Conservatory at Berklee students and Boston Lyric Opera Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists, as part of Boston Conservatory’s Opera Innovators Series.

Admission
FREE
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Momenta Quartet and Adrian Morejon Present New Student Works
Studio 106
132 Ipswich Street (Richard Ortner Studio Building), Floor 1—Studio 106
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Guest artists Momenta Quartet and bassoonist Adrian Morejon present a concert of new works by student composers.

Admission
FREE
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48 St. Stephen
Studio T401 (Boston Conservatory at Berklee)
31 Hemenway Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Guest duo 8 St. Stephen, featuring violinist Clara Kim and pianist Angela Kim, performs music by Boston Conservatory faculty member Dan VanHassel and others.

Admission
FREE
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Artistry in Action: String Masters Series—Michael Casamir, Viola, and Tae Kim, Piano
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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String Masters Series presents Michael Casimir, violist with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and grand prize winner of the Hudson Valley String competition, accompanied by pianist Tae Kim, a collaborative artist at New England Conservatory and the Heifetz International Music Institute. 

Admission
FREE
Roderick Williams
Roderick Williams in Recital
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Vocal Arts Department welcomes back baritone Roderick Williams, OBE, for an intimate evening of vocal works. 

Admission
FREE
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Roderick Williams Voice Master Class
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Vocal Arts Department welcomes back baritone Roderick Williams, OBE, to present a voice master class with students. 

Admission
FREE
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New Music Festival: andPlay Plays Victoria Cheah and Others
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Guest artists andPlay (featuring Maya Bennardo, violin, and Hannah Levinson, viola) present a concert of exciting contemporary music for their duo, including a major work by faculty member Victoria Cheah.

Admission
FREE
Sakurako Kanemitsu

Sakurako Kanemitsu

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Evocative Music for Solo Piano, Feat. Sakurako Kanemitsu
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Boston-based pianist Sakurako Kanemitsu (G.P.D., Longy School of Music) performs a solo recital of evocative works by Berklee faculty composers Marti Epstein, Andrew List, Ryan Suleiman, and others. The Egyptian zodiac (List), imagined sounds from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (Epstein), and colors and movement of artist Peter London’s drawings (Suleiman) are just some of the sources of inspiration on offer in this dynamic program. Experience our multi-faceted world through the filter of the piano.

Admission
Free

Past Visiting Artist Events

Warren Wolf

Warren Wolf

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Holiday Spectacular Open Rehearsal with Warren Wolf
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street
Boston
Massachusetts
02115
United States
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Join us for an open rehearsal with the All-Stars Ensemble, directed by Professor Tia Fuller, featuring special guest Warren Wolf.

Schwesmo Yogev Live

Shwesmo and Yogev Gabay

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Shwesmo and Yogev Gabay Live Workshop
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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In this master class, the duo of Shwesmo and Yogev Gabay will perform songs from their live act and delve into various aspects of their performance and composition, including global rhythmic concepts, odd meter grooves, EDI, acoustic instrument performance and production, polyrhythms, and more.

 

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Design by Maddie Russell

Crossroads Presents, Berklee Popular Music Institute, Berklee American Roots Program
Blue Ridge Benefit Concert : In Support Of Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts
Brighton Music Hall
158 Brighton Avenue
Allston
MA
02314
United States
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A student-led event featuring music from LANGHORNE SLIM, KASHUS CULPEPPER, TWO RUNNER, KYLE RAY, and DIANA DEMUTH to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts and disaster recovery in Eastern Tennessee and Western North Carolina. 

Nina Schumann

Nina Schumann

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An Afternoon with Nina Schumann
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Following her first appearance with an orchestra at the age of 15, Nina Schumann quickly captured the public's attention, rapidly establishing herself as one of South Africa's foremost pianists. She will present a solo piano recital featuring works by various classical composers.

Manolo Mairena

Manolo Mairena

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Manolo Mairena: The Key to Singing and Mastering Latin Music
Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (1W)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Manolo Mairena discusses the significance of learning percussion for singers, highlighting how it enhances their interpretation, improvisation, and overall control of expression across any genre.


 

Felix Martin

Felix Martin

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Felix Martin Clinic
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Felix Martin, a Venezuelan guitarist based in Los Angeles, California, and his band play a versatile style that uniquely blends eclectic metal with Latin music and jazz fusion.

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Opera Innovators Series: Morris Robinson
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Acclaimed bass Morris Robinson presents a voice master class to Boston Conservatory at Berklee students and Boston Lyric Opera’s Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists as part of Boston Conservatory’s Opera Innovators Series.

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Artistry in Action: String Masters Series—Christopher Costanza, Cello
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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String Masters Series presents Christopher Costanza, cellist of the acclaimed St. Lawrence String Quartet and full-time artist in residence at Stanford University, performing the complete solo cello suites of Benjamin Britten.

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Nightingale Vocal Ensemble Choral Writing Workshop
Canceled
David Friend Recital Hall (DFRH)
921 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02115
United States
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Co-artistic director Ben Perry and members of the Nightingale Vocal Ensemble will present a workshop and demonstration on composing for choir.

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Artistry in Action: Piano Masters Series—Yukine Kuroki Master Class
Seully Hall
8 Fenway, Floor 4
Boston
MA
02215
United States
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Twenty-five-year-old Japanese pianist Yukine Kuroki has been taking the piano world by storm. As part of the Piano Masters Series, she will lead a master class with Boston Conservatory students.