Stephen Croes, Dean of the Music Technology Division, talks about the auditions and the music and culture of Istanbul. “I think the thing that stands out about the musicians we’ve auditioned [in Istanbul] is the enormous diversity. There was a woman who’s got a degree in opera, who came in and sang an aria. It [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2009
60+ musicians audition in Istanbul
December 3, 2009 – 6:42 pm
The audition roster – 30 people per day for two days – had been filled before the Berklee team arrived in Istanbul, mostly with musicians from Istanbul and nearby towns, but a few were from as far away as Bahrain and Azerbaijan. The clinics and audition prep sessions the previous days caused interest to spike [...]
Berklee Canta En Español (Café 939 concert)
December 3, 2009 – 10:35 am
La celebración de la musica y cultura latina en Berklee, lleva a cabo, un serie de conciertos que involucra tanto estudiantes, profesores y artistas invitados. Esta vez, los concursantes de Berklee Canta en Español, tuvieron la oportunidad de mostrar su música ante los estudiantes de Berklee.
Freiburg: on friendships and studying abroad
December 3, 2009 – 5:53 am
Said Isabel Schmidt, who handles logistics at the Jazz & Rock Schulen for the Berklee students: “I’m always a fighter for making international friends, because I’m quite convinced that the way to make the world better is to make friends. . . . You don’t make war on your friends.”
Freiburg: The Goethe
December 2, 2009 – 5:18 am
First, a cultural note: In Freiburg, people don’t jaywalk, and they definitely don’t get kaffe to go. With over 20,000 students at the University of Freiburg alone, there’s a housing crunch in this city, said J&RS student advisor Edward Fernbach. When the exchange program began, the Berklee students had to stay in a hotel—a very [...]