While in town for the Desert Ridge Jazz Festival, Lin Rountree and Berklee Alum Elan Trotman took some time to host a master class at the Phoenix Conservatory of Music in Arizona. The Conservatory is a member of the Berklee City Music Network.Their primary goal is to fill the gap of music education where it would otherwise not be available, enriching the lives and minds of children and adults with music in the greater Phoenix area. Elan is a native of Barbados and has performed with Roberta Flack, Peter White, and numerous others. His music has been featured in the top 20 for smooth jazz songs, radio airtime, and jazz albums. Lin is a Michigan native who has performed with George Benson, Tim Bowman, Kem, and many others. His first single “For your love” was on national charts for 15 weeks and has been compared to Chris Botti’s work.
Photos courtesy of the Phoenix Conservatory of Music
Berklee City Music Students who received full continuing college scholarships are generating press from Sommerville to JP to Richmond, Virginia! Congratulations!
The past few weeks have been exciting and rigorous for Berklee City Music students from Boston and around the country. Watch the 18th annual Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert LIVE tonight on Ustream. The concert will feature student performances and the announcement of City Music college scholarship recipients. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m at the Berklee Performance Center. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com in advance and for $10 at the door. Student tickets are $1. For more information please click here and also visit www.berkleecitymusic.org
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.
