Concerts

Each year, Berklee presents more than 1,500 concerts and events at venues on campus and in the Boston area, showcasing student, faculty, alumni and outside professional acts. 

 

Scandinavian Vocal Design

Monday / April 11, 2016 / 7:30 p.m.

David Friend Recital Hall

Stämbandet, a small, accomplished vocal band that presents music from across the Nordic region, performs.

Admission: Free

The Red Room

Songs for Social Change

Monday / April 11, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

Songs for Social Change presents the top finalist songs, including prize-winning songs, from Berklee’s newly revived Spring 2016 Songs for Social Change Contest.

Admission: Free

The David Friend Recital Hall.

Eldridge Songwriters

Tuesday / April 12, 2016 / 1:00 p.m.

David Friend Recital Hall

Students from Peter Eldridge's Vocal Perspectives on Songwriting class perform original compositions developed over the course of the semester.

Admission: Free

The David Friend Recital Hall with a view from above.

Eldridge Vocal Master Class

Tuesday / April 12, 2016 / 4:00 p.m.

Berk Recital Hall

Students from Peter Eldridge's Vocal Master Class perform original compositions developed over the course of the semester.

Admission: Free

The Red Room

BITR: Berklee in the Round

Tuesday / April 12, 2016 / 7:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

This month's Berklee in the Round will feature Jake Ohlbaum, Lauren Murphy, McKenna Flaherty, Tyler Perry, and Eva Cassel.

Admission: Free

The David Friend Recital Hall.

Those Who Can Teach, Perform

Tuesday / April 12, 2016 / 7:30 p.m.

David Friend Recital Hall

Elizabeth Allison, associate professor in the Music Education Department, presents an eclectic program featuring ensemble and solo performances. 

Admission: Free

The Takeover Sexual Assault Awareness Week Benefit Show

Tuesday / April 12, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

House of Blues

The Takeover will present a concert featuring Berklee bands to benefit local violence prevention and recovery programs. This event is being presented as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week. 

Admission: $5 at the door

Chord Scale Madness: Spring 2016

Wednesday / April 13, 2016 / 7:30 p.m.

David Friend Recital Hall

Each year, the best compositions from the Jazz Composition Department's Chord Scales classes are on display in Jackson Schultz's Chord Scale Madness Ensemble.

Admission: Free

Genevieve / Kristin Corpuz

Wednesday / April 13, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

Tour-de-force vocalist Genevieve performs, blending bold, textured alternative and pop sounds and multilayered harmonies into a style all her own. Berklee College of Music presidential scholar Kristin Corpuz will also perform.

Admission: $12

Buy Tickets

The Oliver Colvin Recital Hall

Nothing in Parentheses

Thursday / April 14, 2016 / 7:00 p.m.

Oliver Colvin Recital Hall

In this concert, Anthony Scibilia, an assistant professor in the Liberal Arts Department and the Berklee Global Jazz Institute, will be joined by Berklee student and composer Rahul Nair to offer a performance piece that explores in a site-specific way the connections between sounds (musical and otherwise), visual elements, and bodily movement. 

Admission: Free

Singers Showcase: Celebrating 40 Years of the Berklee Performance Center

Thursday / April 14, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Berklee Performance Center

Singers Showcase, Berklee's premier vocal event, offers a variety of styles and musical settings for some of the college's exceptional singers. This year's showcase will feature songs from the last 40 years to celebrate the anniversary of the Berklee Performance Center's grand opening in April 1976. 

Admission: $8 in advance / $12 day of show

Buy Tickets

Sarah Neufeld

Sarah Neufeld's the Ridge / Eartheater with Special Guest Colin Stetson

Thursday / April 14, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

Violinist and composer Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre) performs. Eartheater will also perform.

Admission: $13 in advance / $15 day of show

Buy Tickets

Chris Kazarian

Fourth Annual Battle of the Bands: Feed the Hungry

Friday / April 15, 2016 / 7:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

Berklee's finest musicians compete while raising awareness about local hunger. Featuring Alli and the Housecats, Manta Donkey Hawk, the Seventh Degree, Sleeping Lion, and Tighticus Finch.

Admission: Two nonperishable food items

The Oliver Colvin Recital Hall.

Guitar Techniques for Songwriters Yearly Concert

Friday / April 15, 2016 / 7:00 p.m.

Oliver Colvin Recital Hall

This recital presents the best projects drawn from multiple fall and spring semster sections of Guitar Techniques for Songwriters and Advanced Guitar Techniques for Songwriters, taught by Mark Simos, associate professor in the Songwriting Department, and Steven Kirby, associate professor in the Harmony Department. 

Admission: Free

Brad Mehldau Trio

Friday / April 15, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Berklee Performance Center

The Brad Mehldau Trio will perform music of jazz exploration, classical romanticism, and pop allure.

Admission: $30 / $37 / $42 / $48

Buy Tickets

Fresh Prospects Presents Planet Radio / Riva Saputo / Zander and the Revival

Saturday / April 16, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

This month's Fresh Prospects features Planet Radio, Riva Saputo, and Zander and the Revival. 

Admission: Free

Hardcore Heavy Metal Ensemble

Tuesday / April 19, 2016 / 5:00 p.m.

David Friend Recital Hall

The Hardcore Heavy Metal Ensemble led by Robert Schlink, an associate professor in the Ensemble Department, performs.

Admission: Free

Berklee Global Jazz Institute Concert Series and Jam Sessions

Tuesday / April 19, 2016 / 6:30 p.m.

Zero Gravity Room

The Berklee Global Jazz Institute (BGJI) will feature an original repertoire as well as arranged standards in this concert. This particular performance will feature the Purple and Red Ensembles.

Admission: Free

Vocal Jazz Festival

Tuesday / April 19, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Berklee Performance Center

This concert will be a night of vocal ensembles performing a wide variety of music ranging from swing and Latin to funk, jazz, and pop.

Admission: $8 in advance / $12 day of show

Buy Tickets

Isa Burke

Roots Roadshow

Tuesday / April 19, 2016 / 8:00 p.m.

Red Room at Cafe 939

The April Roots Roadshow will be a presentation of senior recitals by two Roots program fiddlers: Isa Burke and Carolyn Kendrick.

Admission: Free

Pages