After the Independence Day party at the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya’s residence, we headed back to the Brookhouse School where professors Ron Reid and Dan Moretti gave clinics for Brookhouse students, musicians who had auditioned earlier in the week, and local musicians. Here, Reid works with an ensemble – and gets the entire class to [...]
Author Archives: Margot Edwards
Videos from the 4th of July celebration at the U.S. Ambassador to Kenya’s residence
July 7, 2010 – 3:20 pm
On Friday, the Berklee team in Nairobi was invited to the residence of Michael E. Rannenberger, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, for his annual Independence Day celebration (two days early). It was a swanky affair held in the Ambassador’s spacious back yard. Getting in was akin to going through airport security, complete with metal detectors and [...]
Videos from Berklee’s events in Nairobi
July 6, 2010 – 2:15 pm
Actually, these are the first of many videos from the events last week. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 82 musicians from several different African countries auditioned at the Brookhouse School in Nairobi, Kenya, for scholarship opportunities to attend Berklee through the Africa Scholars Program. Many others had to be turned away because there just wasn’t [...]
Berklee professors conduct clinics for music educators in Kenya
July 3, 2010 – 5:33 am
Music education, not only for students, but also for music educators is key to Berklee’s program in Kenya, with the goal of leaving behind tangible instruction to benefit the local community and Berklee alike.
Kenyan School or Hogwarts?
July 2, 2010 – 12:45 pm
Jambo from Kenya! I’m Margot Edwards, Publicist at Berklee. I’ll be writing in from Nairobi about Berklee’s visit this week to the Brookhouse International Schools. The events include three days of auditions and interviews for the Africa Scholars Program, clinics and workshops for students and music educators. The team – including Contemporary Writing and Production [...]