Auditions and Interviews in France for all of Europe

We have a team from Berklee currently doing auditions and interviews (A&I) in Paris at the moment. A quick look at the schedule shows that over three days, students from over 20 countries will participate in this program. Our commitment to attracting outstanding artists and creators from around the world continues and we are thrilled, not only by the diversity of the students who come to A&I, but also by the top level commitment and ability they demonstrate. Some of the countries represented include:

France, Spain, Germany, Holland, Latvia, Poland, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Romania, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Portugal, Reunion Island...and more.

As we continue to strive towards our vision for 2015 below, our week in Paris tells us that we're on the right track.

From the Berklee website:

"Berklee will be the world's leading institute of contemporary music. Attracting diverse and talented students passionate about careers in music, we will offer a relevant and distinctive curriculum in music and liberal arts. We will engage an unparalleled faculty of inspiring educators and cutting-edge industry professionals, provide state-of-the-art facilities for learning and living, and produce tomorrow's leaders of the global music community"

Berklee's Annual High School Jazz Festival March 13, 2010

Our annual jazz festival, the largest of its kind in the United States is scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010. You can find out more here at the homepage for the event.

New York City Berklee Auditions January 23 - 26, 2010

We'll have our annual 4 days of auditions in NYC this month (January 23 - 26) and lots of other places in the months ahead! Details on the audition process can be found here: http://www.berklee.edu/admissions/general/audition_dates.html

Berklee In Tel Aviv for A&I

Reposted from Berklee-Blogs:

After a 4-hour layover in Frankfurt, we arrived safely in Tel Aviv and made our way to the Melody Hotel. This is part of a larger strategicplan to stay only in hotels that have names associated with music (;JK). We just know there is a mixolydian or phrygian hotel out there somewhere. I am traveling with Greg Badolato VP International Programs, David Mash VP Technology Resources(who is accompanied by his wife Erica) and Myra Hindus VP Cultural Diversity. This is the first stop in a 3 city tour that will include Ramallah and Amman. Our hosts arranged a welcome dinner on Sunday night. It is now Monday morning and we will have our first meeting with the Rimon administration this morning.

It is always a wonderful experience to visit our friends in Tel Aviv. We are certain to meet students that are performing at the highest level and we will give a presentation later today to discuss preparing for Berklee’s audition and interview. Our partners at Rimon shared with us the surge in students that want to pursue songwriting as their major and we look forward to hearing what they have to offer.

Damien Bracken,
Dean of Admissions

Berklee College of Music Auditions in Istanbul, Turkey

For the first time ever, we recently brought an audition team to Istanbul, Turkey.

Here's the link to an interview with Emir Cermen, one of our students who was instrumental in bringing Berklee to Turkey. By all accounts, this was a great experience for everyone. We also have coverage at Berklee-Blogs.

Our commitment to global outreach is embedded in all that we do. Our next initiatives will include India and China - stay tuned!

2009-10 Berklee College of Music Audition and Interview Dates

Our admissions office recently finalized (almost all) of our world-wide audition and interview schedule for 2009-10. See below for details of an "A&I" event near you!

NORTH AMERICA

Boston, Massachusetts

December 5, 2009
December 12, 2009
December 19, 2009
January 16, 2010
January 30, 2010
February 13, 2010
February 20, 2010
February 27, 2010
March 13, 2010

Atlanta, Georgia

December 1, 2009
December 2, 2009
December 3, 2009
December 4, 2009

Baltimore, Maryland

February 9, 2010
February 10, 2010


Chicago, Illinois

December 12, 2009
December 13, 2009
February 6, 2010
February 7, 2010


Cleveland, Ohio

February 3, 2010
February 4, 2010


Dallas, Texas

December 7, 2009
December 8, 2009


Denver, Colorado

February 13, 2010
February 14, 2010


Detroit, Michigan

February 13, 2010


Houston, Texas

December 10, 2009
December 11, 2009
February 3, 2010
February 4, 2010


Los Angeles, California

December 4, 2009
December 5, 2009
December 6, 2009
December 7, 2009
January 30, 2010
January 31, 2010
February 1, 2010
February 2, 2010


Memphis, Tennessee

February 13, 2010
February 14, 2010


Miami, Florida

February 16, 2010
February 17, 2010


Monterey, California

April 10, 2010
April 11, 2010


New Orleans, Louisiana

February 6, 2010


New York, New York

January 23, 2010
January 24, 2010
January 25, 2010
January 26, 2010


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 6, 2010
February 7, 2010


Salt Lake City, Utah

February 10, 2010
February 11, 2010


San Francisco, California

February 12, 2010
February 13, 2010


Seattle, Washington

December 15, 2009
December 16, 2009
February 9, 2010
February 10, 2010


Edmonton (Alberta), Canada

March 8, 2010
March 9, 2010


Toronto (Ontario), Canada

February 15, 2010
February 16, 2010


Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada

March 5, 2010
March 6, 2010


Mexico City, Mexico

February 8, 2010
February 9, 2010
February 10, 2010
February 11, 2010
February 12, 2010

AFRICA

Accra, Ghana TBA

Durban, South Africa TBA

Nairobi, Kenya TBA

ASIA

Kobe, Japan

February 19, 2010


Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

March 23, 2010
March 24, 2010

Seoul, Korea

October 20, 2009
October 21, 2009
October 22, 2009


Tokyo, Japan

February 25, 2010
February 26, 2010

AUSTRALIA

Sydney TBA

Melbourne TBA

EUROPE

Athens, Greece

December 9, 2009
December 10, 2009


Barcelona, Spain

November 19, 2009
November 20, 2009


Belgrade, Serbia

October 15, 2009
October 16, 2009


Dublin, Ireland

April 10, 2010
April 11, 2010


Freiburg, Germany

January 9, 2010
January 10, 2010


Helsinki, Finland

November 12, 2009


Istanbul, Turkey

November 25, 2009
November 26, 2009


London, England

April 12, 2010
April 13, 2010


Nancy, France

February 25, 2010
February 26, 2010


Paris, France

February 20, 2010
February 21, 2010


MIDDLE EAST

Tel Aviv, Israel

December 9, 2009
December 10, 2009


LATIN AMERICA
Buenos Aires, Argentina

April 6, 2010
April 7, 2010
April 8, 2010
April 9, 2010
April 10, 2010


Panama City, Panama

January 13, 2010
January 14, 2010

Quito, Ecuador

October 1, 2009
October 2, 2009


San Juan, Puerto Rico

November 20, 2009
November 21, 2009


Sao Paulo, Brazil

November 4, 2009
November 5, 2009
November 6, 2009