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September 6, 2022

Bassist Daniel de Boer Embraces a ‘Yes’ Mindset to Take Full Advantage of Berklee Valencia

Bassist Daniel de Boer M.M. ’22 entered Berklee Valencia’s Master of Music in contemporary performance (production concentration) program with the…

January 27, 2022

Mohannad Nasser Releases Second Album, Al Hamra, with Help from Berklee Valencia Musicians

On his sophomore album, Al Hamra, Syrian oud virtuoso Mohannad Nasser M.M. ’18 takes listeners on a sonic tour that…

May 4, 2021

How Rasika Shekar’s Immersion in Ancient Music Led to Modern-Day Success

Growing up between Dubai and the U.S., flautist and singer Rasika Shekar M.M. ’17 learned Carnatic music, an ancient form…

March 26, 2021

Berklee Valencia Announces Snarky Puppy Residency

Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain, has launched a semester-long residency with four-time Grammy-winning jazz-funk-fusion ensemble Snarky Puppy. Over the course…

Devin Malloy Berklee Valencia
December 24, 2020

Devin Malloy M.M. ’17 on How Living Abroad Has Shaped His Career

Devin Malloy M.M. ’17 has spent just four years away from his hometown of Colorado Springs, but he’s made the…

Nikki Glaspie
December 14, 2020

Nikki Glaspie: ‘Music Is the Science of Making People Feel’

Nikki Glaspie, one of the premier drummers in music today, joined students in the Master of Music in Contemporary Performance…

October 31, 2019

American Oud Player Aliya Cycon Explores the Music of Andalucía in New Project

In March 2012, a few months before she entered Berklee as an undergraduate, Aliya Cycon attended the annual Berklee Middle…

August 28, 2019

Magdalini Giannikou Named Director of Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)

Composer, arranger, and producer Magdalini Giannikou has been appointed director of the Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)…

May 15, 2014

Berklee Presents Groove Masters a Les Arts at the Aula Magistral

Berklee Contemporary Performance Program master’s students will perform a concert, on Sunday, June 8, at 8:00 p.m., at the Aula…