Monthly Archives: September 2009

A closer look at the Vocal Summit

Hello! My name is Brandon H. Allen. I’m a fifth-semester music business major here at Berklee with a concentration on voice. I am also a student employee here in the Office of Summer Programs. I’m blogging here to share some valuable lessons from the 2009 Vocal Summit. If you’ve never been to a Berklee summer [...]

Postcard: Professor Wendy Rolfe on the National Flute Association Convention

Wendy Rolfe, D.M.A., Professor, Woodwind Department, sent in a dispatch from the site of a world record effort you may never have imagined. —Magen On August 14, 2009, Berklee flutists contributed to setting the new world record for “The World’s Largest Flute Ensemble” – 1989 flutists from all over the world performing together at the [...]

Not your average band camp: An introduction to Berklee Summer Programs

A new perspective on the student experience Hello, I’m Shelly and I work in the Office of Summer Programs at Berklee. I’m here to give you the scoop on who we are, and introduce you to our new blog. Our goal is to give you a more in-depth look into the summer student experience. That’s [...]

Going to Monterey, coming to Berklee

A Berklee admissions counselor gives her take from behind the info table. Watch for further posts from Lauren throughout the school year. – Welcome to my blogosphere! This is my blogging debut, so let me formally introduce myself and hope you don’t sense a tinge of my blog(stage)fright! My name is Lauren Westendorf, Assistant Director [...]

From the 52nd Monterey Jazz Festival

This year’s Berklee Monterey Quintet is playing three times on the Monterey Jazz Festival. The first gig is performing for 600 wiggly, middle school music students, at lunchtime, on the day before the festival begins. The show takes place on the Garden Stage, where the group performs again, complete with fifth member Billy Buss, on [...]