Visiting Artist News

Each year Berklee hosts visiting artist events with the most innovative performers and creators working today. Often only open to students, these clinics and master classes are opportunities for you to get an intimate and inside perspective of the industry.

Old Days

Old Days: The Tribute to Chicago 

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Chicago’s Danny Seraphine to Perform with Berklee Student Ensemble
September 23, 2024

The Grammy Award–winning drummer will also lead a drum clinic during his visit to the Boston campus.

Becca Stevens

Becca Stevens

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Berklee’s Signature Series Welcomes Grammy-Nominated Artist Becca Stevens
September 23, 2024

The singer-songwriter will be accompanied by a select group of students in a performance that will celebrate her singular, genre-defying style.

Gaia Wilmer and Jaques Morelembaum

Gaia Wilmer (left) and Jaques Morelenbaum

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Berklee Announces 2024 Fall Signature Series Lineup
August 21, 2024

This season’s performances celebrate musical traditions from country music to the music of Brazil and the Republic of Georgia, as well as icons Duke Ellington and Mariah Carey.

Dr. Judith Christie McAllister

Dr. Judith Christie McAllister

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Dr. Judith Christie McAllister Joins Gospel Performance Summer Program as Artist-in-Residence
July 16, 2024

The Grammy-nominated choir director, songwriter, producer, and scholar will be inducted into the Berklee Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

Youssou N'Dour at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony

Youssou N'Dour

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Legendary African Musician Youssou N’Dour Receives Honorary Degree at Berklee Valencia
July 9, 2024

The Senegalese singer, songwriter, composer, actor, businessman, and politician Youssou N’Dour was honored at Berklee Valencia's commencement ceremony on July 8.

Jonathan Perkins, FINNEAS, Ashe, and Paul Wachter onstage at the Berklee Performance Center

Left to right: Songwriting Department Assistant Chair Jonathan Perkins, FINNEAS, Ashe BM 15, and Paul Wachter shared the Berklee Performance Center stage during this year's Career Jam keynote panel discussion.

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FINNEAS and Ashe Talk Confidence and Collaboration in the Music Industry
April 16, 2024

Days before his sister Billie Eilish's new album announcement, producer and songwriter FINNEAS joined singer-songwriter Ashe BM ’15 onstage for Berklee's Career Jam keynote panel.

Youssou N’Dour

Youssou N’Dour

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Youssou N'Dour to Receive Honorary Doctorate at Berklee Valencia’s 2024 Commencement
April 12, 2024

The ceremony will be held on Monday, July 8. 

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Ledisi, Q-Tip, and Gilberto Santa Rosa will receive honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music at its 2024 commencement ceremony. 

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Ledisi, Q-Tip, and Gilberto Santa Rosa to Receive Honorary Doctorates at Berklee 2024 Commencement
April 10, 2024

The ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 11.

Dr. Eddie Glaude

Dr. Eddie Glaude

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Berklee’s Africana Studies Department to Host Its First Annual Symposium
April 4, 2024

The inaugural event will feature scholar, political commentator, and author Dr. Eddie Glaude.

Morton Subotnick

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Morton Subotnick Named 2024 Herb Alpert Visiting Artist for Electronic Production and Design Department
April 3, 2024

A foundational pioneer of electronic music, Subotnick will host a master class with students and give an interview about his seminal career as a composer and educator.