Mark Campbell, Berklee associate VP for enrollment, packs his bags. As we prepare to return home from China, a final thought or two. Expo 2010 is on here in Shanghai and the theme is “Better City, Better Life,” a recognition that sustainable urban environments are crucial to global prosperity and peace.
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Berklee visits China
May 15, 2010 – 9:23 pm
Peter Hessler writes in his new book, Country Driving, that in China “forgiveness comes easier than permission.” This manifests itself in the most remarkable way as our driver navigates his own zen path toward the Great Wall, weaving skillfully through the sea of traffic and deftly communicating his intent to his fellow commuters in a [...]
Berklee did Dublin (again)
April 20, 2010 – 2:39 pm
In its second year, Berklee in Dublin drew more than 50 musicians representing 12 countries, including 19 from Ireland and 14 from England, along with students from Norway, Italy, Sweden, Poland, Spain, Greece, France, and the U.S. This year’s workshops were held at Newpark Music Centre, a Berklee International Network partner site in Blackrock, Ireland. [...]
Final days in India—with the composer of Slumdog Millionnaire
March 2, 2010 – 2:34 pm
To round off his trip, Berklee film scoring chair met famed composer A.R. Rahman of Slumdog Millionnaire fame, and reports on his efforts to promote musicianship in Chennai. India Trip Conclusion (Feb. 16, 17, 18) Tuesday morning marked our second day of Mumbai auditions. (Michael and I were greatly relieved to discover that the maintenance [...]
India, days 9+10: Auditioning students in Mumbai
February 26, 2010 – 1:50 pm
Film scoring chair Dan Carlin sends his next-to-last dispatch from Berklee’s big trip to India. Greetings from Chennai, India, Instead of spending Sunday with our Valentines in and around Boston, my colleagues and I presented four clinics and a panel to interested musicians and students at the Jamnabai Narsee School in Mumbai (or, Bombay, as [...]