Berk Recital Hall

The Lee and Alma Berk Recital Hall is located on the ground floor at the 1140 Boylston Street building. It was named in honor of Berklee's founder Lawrence Berk and his wife Alma. The venue hosts hundreds of events each year, including faculty concerts, senior concerts, and visiting artist clinics and master classes. Events are free and open to the public, giving the Boston community an opportunity to hear the rich and diverse talent that resides on campus.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

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.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

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 the Guitar Department, will share the stage with colleagues who perform in the classical, jazz, fingerstyle, folk, funk, slide, modern spontaneous composition, and blues styles.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Please join us for our annual recital of the Berklee harp students! Classical, folk, rock, jazz, blues, and original compositions will be performed. 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

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
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Capping off six months of collaboration with students from the Composition and Electronic Production and Design Departments, the ensemble Hypercube will perform new works for instruments and electronics.
 

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Canceled
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Best Inventions Plus is a concert of the best student projects from the counterpoint courses taught at Berklee.
 

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Nightingale Vocal Ensemble with present a workshop/rehearsal of original music written by Berklee student composers.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

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

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Music Therapy Student Amplified event.

Admission
Free
Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

A powerful night of contemporary praise and worship featuring a grand mix of Berklee student worship leaders and directed by Assistant Voice Professor Julie Kinscheck and Guitar Professor James Peterson. Come join us and get your praise on!

Admission
Free

Past Events

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Faculty guitarist Scott Tarulli and his friends play a set of tunes.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Virtuoso Brazilian bassist Michael Pipoquinha will share his musical vision and his approach to making music. His unique techniques and grooves have made him a topic of bass conversation around the world.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Manuela Sánchez Goubert is a Colombian artist who combines jazz with Latin American folk music creating a cosmopolitan sound. Along with her band, she will take you on a soundscape journey throughout Latin America. 

Event Dates
Canceled
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Mark Shilansky, a child of the last millenium, performs his favorite songs from this period of time, with his mostly-Berklee-faculty band. Expect daring jazzy reinventions of familiar tunes, and eerily accurate renderings of less familiar ones.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Lisa Chiodo and a group of senior students perform the music of Snarky Puppy.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Avanti Singh presents an evening of electronic music with live vocals and vocal effects featuring ambient electronic Indian fusion music with unique sound design and ethereal soundscapes.

Event Dates
Canceled
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Soo Choi presents a contemporary string quartet that plays jazz, Latin, world music styles.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

John McDonald, Carmen Rodriguez-Peralta, Maja Tremiszewska, Jennifer Elowsky-Fox, and Larry Bell will perform Sonatas No. 4, 5, 6, and 7 and Etudes Book 2.

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Priscilla. presents "in BLOOM," a journey through her adolescence. With covers and original songs rooted in alternative rock, pop, and punk, she hopes to inspire and share new perspectives on teen angst and femininity.
 

Event Dates
Berk Recital Hall (1A)
1140 Boylston Street
Boston
MA
02215
United States

Zixin Zhang presents an eclectic set of high-energy, international Chinese and English arrangements in the styles of JJ Lin.