Featured drummer and bandleader Larnell Lewis will be interviewed as part of the 2025 Armand Zildjian Artist-in-Residence Program. The event will be moderated by Sean Skeete, dean of the Performance Division; Yoron Israel, chair of the Percussion Department; and Eric Gross, Zildjian relations artist and manager. The program will also include a question-and-answer segment for student participation.
Visiting artist Marcelo Bettoni invites you on a dual journey through jazz. One path follows The Routes of Jazz, the book tracing the genre’s evolution; the other dives deep into the vibrant Latin influences that have shaped its sound. Woven together, these two narratives create a rich, immersive experience that brings jazz history—and its global rhythms—to life.
Pianist Sahn Cannon presents a set of original music in a modern jazz and electronic style, showcasing a blend of improvisation and contemporary soundscapes.
Chinese Singer Sveinn Wu presents Fears and Flames, masterfully blending jazz, R&B, and rock to ignite the stage with both fire and depth. With intricate arrangements and raw emotional intensity, his performance invites the audience to swing, groove, and lose themselves in a soul-stirring musical journey.
Performers and composers from the Ear Training Department feature their music in this stylistically diverse concert, which includes classical music, jazz, and popular tunes.
Crepusculum Choir returns to the Berklee Performance Center for a full-length concert featuring traditional and contemporary choral repertoire. The program also includes student compositions in collaboration with the Society of Composers, a longtime partner of Crepusculum Choir.
This concert features Rene Pfister—performer, director, pianist, violinist, and children’s theater writer—performing selections from his Berklee Faculty Recording Grant project, Gay Country Christmas.
