Boston Conservatory at Berklee

The 2025 issue of STAGES Magazine is here! “The Art of Connection” explores how Boston Conservatory bridges the student and professional worlds, and how creative bonds between classmates continue into their careers and onto the world’s top stages. bit.ly/4ihqWaF

READ: Boston Conservatory once again finds itself named in “best of” lists by respected trade publications and guides to higher education. bit.ly/3OPXlI2

NOVEMBER 10: String Masters Series presents Christopher Costanza, cellist of the acclaimed St. Lawrence String Quartet and full-time artist in residence at Stanford University, performing the complete solo cello suites of Benjamin Britten. bit.ly/48rXcmZ

NOVEMBER 10: BoCoCelli presents a program featuring two Boston premieres composed by Jennifer Bewerse and Kirin McElwain, an experimental new work by Michael Begay, and selections from Pauline Oliveros’s Sonic Meditations. bit.ly/4hplx0R

NOVEMBER 7–10: Boston Conservatory presents ‘Alice by Heart,’ a touching musical inspired by ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.' Get tickets: bit.ly/3UneRqs

TOMORROW: Award-winning pianist Yukine Kuroki presents her Boston recital debut with a dynamic program featuring works by Schumann, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and more. Admission is free. bit.ly/40jNlh5

We are thrilled to announce that Michael Shinn, DMA, has been named executive director of Boston Conservatory at Berklee, effective October 28. Read more. bit.ly/3NyIMIm

Hear samples from Boston Conservatory Orchestra's October 27 concert program, including 'Scheherezade’s' daring tales and Richard Strauss’s comic romance 'Der Rosenkavalier.' bit.ly/4eNaAod

SATURDAY: Acclaimed pianist and Boston Conservatory professor Michael Lewin presents his only solo Boston recital of the season, performing works by Pärt, Griffes, Liszt, Menotti, Debussy, and Moszkowski. bit.ly/3Y3Swz3

Congratulations to Conservatory alum Andrew Maxfield (MM '20, composition) on being awarded a commission by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition to create a new work for the @UtahSymphony.

READ: Musical theater alums Nick Cearley (BFA '23) and Jennifer Simard (BFA '92) were featured in @playbill's back-to-school feature, which highlights where Broadway artists learned their craft. bit.ly/4eieLHV

READ: Boston Conservatory’s fall Center Stage season concludes with an uplifting matinée of beloved orchestral works at Boston's historic Symphony Hall. bit.ly/4dEOGSK

READ: Alum John Cardoza (BFA '16, musical theater) will take over the role of Christian in @MoulinRougeBway on Broadway. bit.ly/3TY6npl

SATURDAY: Boston Conservatory Brass Ensemble presents a concert featuring Sachse’s Concertino in E-flat, a world premiere by Katahj Copley, and additional works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, J.S. Bach, Richard Strauss, and Alfred Reed. bit.ly/4eKW7IX

OCTOBER 5: Faculty artists Jean Anderson and David Small present a concert featuring works of Brahms, Mahler, Finzi, Ben Moore, Kohn, Duparc, Faure, Guastavino, and Billy Joel. bit.ly/4gOiS0p

TOMORROW: Guest artist @briannamatzke presents a piano recital of works commissioned for Tremor—a project created in response to her recently diagnosed neurological condition, essential tremor. bit.ly/3Y20euJ

Congratulations to Conservatory alum Chandler Beaugrand (MM, '24, BM '22, percussion) on his recent appointment as an adjunct instructor of percussion at West Chester University of PA.

READ: Boston Conservatory presents From the Ground Up, which will showcase six stylistically diverse world premieres created by guest artists and two dance faculty members. bit.ly/3TQ1rmr

READ: @WBUR recently reviewed alum @alexisscheer's (BFA '14, musical theater) musical, 'Laughs in Spanish,' which features Conservatory alums Brogan Nelson (BFA '24) and Rebekah Robles (BFA '21). bit.ly/3zAiVfH

READ: Alum Christopher Humbert Jr. (MM '23, opera) plays Count Ceprano in Chicago Lyric Opera's fall 2024 production of 'Rigoletto.' bit.ly/3Bg0xcm