Schedule

All events will take place at 921 Boylston Street on Berklee's Boston campus. Event spaces are wheelchair accessible.

Please note that certain aspects of the schedule are tentative and subject to change as programming is finalized.

Registration for the Symposium is free and open to the public. Access to events is on a first-come, first-served basis and priority will be given to those who have registered. Due to limited space, the lunch in the Loft on Saturday, April 6, requires registration to be able to attend.

FRIDAY SATURDAY Sunday, April 7

9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Registration

Location: David Friend Recital Hall

Coffee and refreshments will be served.

10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Performance by the Jimi Hendrix Ensemble under the direction of Kenwood Dennard, professor of percussion

Location: David Friend Recital Hall

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m.

A Conversation with Percussionist Gerardo "Jerry" Velez

Location: David Friend Recital Hall

  • Session hosted by Deborah Bennett, associate professor of liberal arts

12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m.

Concluding Keynote with Patrick Burke: Movement City: Woodstock and the Politics of Utopia

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall

    • ​Introduction and closing remarks by Alex Ludwig, assistant professor of liberal arts
    FRIDAY Saturday, April 6 SUNDAY

    9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

    Registration

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall

    Coffee and refreshments will be served.

    10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

    Welcome by Darla S. Hanley, dean of the professional education division

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall

    10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.

    11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

    Lunch

    Location: The Loft

    • Performance by the Sly & the Family Stone Ensemble under the direction of Jeffrey Lockhart, associate professor of guitar

    Free with limited seating: registration required

    12:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m.

    Roundtable: Behind the Scenes at Woodstock with Henry Diltz, Rona Elliot, Bill Hanley, Elliott Landy, Michael Lang, and Chip Monck

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall

    • Session moderated by Bob Mulvey, associate professor of professional music

    3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

    3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

    Break

    Coffee and refreshments will be served.

    4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

    5:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.

    Roundtable: Woodstock 50 Years Later with Henry Diltz, Rona Elliot, Michael Lang, and Chip Monck

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall (please note: this event has been moved from the Loft)

    • This session includes a special sneak peek at an exclusive excerpt from Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, the forthcoming documentary from American Experience.
    • Session moderated by Alex Ludwig, assistant professor of liberal arts

    Refreshments will be served.
    Friday, April 5 SATURDAY SUNDAY

    6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

    Registration

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall

    7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

    Opening Celebration

    Location: David Friend Recital Hall

    • Welcome by Simone Pilon, chair of liberal arts
    • 50 Years after Woodstock by Mark Simos, associate professor of songwriting
    • Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" performed by Berklee Student Ensemble under the direction of Mark Simos
    • Introduction by Mike Mason, assistant chair of liberal arts
    • Presentation by Henry Diltz, accompanied by Berklee Student Ensemble under the direction of Robin Stone, professor of guitar, Dennis Cecere, professor of ensembles, Maureen McMullan, executive producer, and Tom Baskett, vocal coordinator