The Five-Week Summer Performance Program is in full swing! Students from across the country are continuing to make progress in their writing workshops, jam sessions, ensemble rehearsals and other enriching program activities.
With so much going on, its hard for the staff – even the students – to keep up, but we managed to catch some of the past weeks events on camera.
On Monday night Jennifer Carino, Denisse Torres, Elle Gomes and Jennifer Aldana, all recent graduates of Boston area High Schools and City Music Scholars Program sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park before the first pitch of the Red Sox vs KC Royals game (video).
From coast to coast, Berklee City Music Network Sites have sent students to attend this summers 5-Week program in Boston, Massachusetts.
Tune in to the first episode of our 5-Week Scholar VLOG (video blog) series as we feature drummer David “Kofi” Williams from Richmond, CA and Gabriela Cabezas from New York, NY.
It’s official! Summer programs are officially underway at the Berklee College of Music here in Boston, and the Five-Week scholarship students have arrived. Some are returning participants, but many are taking in all that Berklee has to offer during the summer months for the very first time.
We were fortunate enough to receive word from different affiliate sites within the Berklee City Music Network, that some of our full scholarship students had recently been featured on various news stations in their local areas.
Congratulations, Five-Week Scholars! We trust that you will all enjoy Boston and continue to allow the gift of music to enrich your life as well as the lives of others.
Even before I started working at the Berklee College of Music, I appreciated the Summer in the City concerts as a resident of Boston. Now as an employee of the college, I understand more how Berklee partners with different groups, non-profit organizations and individuals – including Mayor Menino – to make the concerts happen. Read More »
Justin Merrick and I met while studying at Hampton University in Hampton, VA. Its no surprise to me that his outstanding musical talent has led him to the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, TN, developing what Jenna Bush Hager (former President George W. Bush’s daughter) referred to as “the next generation of soulful superstars”. Read More »
The Five-Week Summer Performance Program is in full swing! Students from across the country are continuing to make progress in their writing workshops, jam sessions, ensemble rehearsals and other enriching program activities.