The Berklee professor, bassist, and composer will use the fellowship to debut Dreams of Knowing, an interdisciplinary work that bridges science, data, and music.
Grammy-winning artist and Bizzy Awards host Lecrae (left) stands with chair of Berklee Music Business/Management Department Tonya Butler (right) after she received the Music Business Educator of the Year Award.
The Berklee graduate and faculty member will debut her choral symphony with 200 musicians from the London Philharmonia Orchestra and Orfeó Català on June 10.
The Berklee professor and chair of the Recording Academy Board of Trustees joins other high-profile women on this year’s list, including Laufey BM ’21.
Val Jeanty, who teaches with the Ensemble Department and Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, has been named a 2026 recipient of a Doris Duke Artist Award.
Directed by Tia Fuller, the Prince Project brings together more than 80 student and faculty performers to honor the artist’s genre-defying career April 16–17.
