Guitar Night: Jazz and Blues Student Showcase

Some of Berklee's finest jazz and blues student guitarists perform in this prestigious annual event.

Berklee Performance Center

Guitar Night: Rock and Pop

Berklee's annual Rock and Pop Guitar Night is a showcase featuring top student-led, guitar-centric bands selected by the Berklee College of Music Guitar Department. The concert features a variety of rock and pop styles, from acoustic duos to full band performances.

B-Girls: Global K-Pop Idol

B-Girls: Global K-Pop Idol is a large-scale, women led pop production that explores K-Pop as a global cultural movement shaped by cross border collaboration, musical diversity, and contemporary performance design centered around dance vocals. B-Girls, Berklee’s one and only K-Pop idol collective, operates as a student-run interdisciplinary production group involving performers, producers, songwriters, and creative directors from Berklee College, choreographers and dancers from the Boston Conservatory, and business minds from Music Business and B.A. in MILI majors. This concert will feature original music alongside reimagined K-Pop arrangements, live band integration, choreography, and multimedia elements that reflect the fusion of K-Pop traditions with Berklee-trained musicianship. The performance represents the culmination of B-Girls’ growing regional presence across Greater Boston and a highlight on cultural diversity. With established media coverage and a cross campus audience base, this event aims to present a polished production that highlights experiential learning, female creative leadership, and the power of global pop to meaningfully intersect with local communities.

Berklee Asia Rising: Celebrating Asian and Asian American Voices in Contemporary Music

Berklee Asia Rising (BAR) highlights the people, places, and stories shaping Asian and Asian American music today. Representing communities across East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and the Asian American diaspora, this concert showcases original projects, artist-led collaborations, and performances inspired by the music, creators, and cultural influences shaping audiences around the world. Founded by Edvard Lee, associate professor of ensembles, BAR brings together a new generation of artists whose perspectives reflect the diversity, creativity, and global reach of contemporary music today. At its core, the program celebrates students not only as performers, but as creators, collaborators, and emerging leaders.

Marcus Gilmore: Journey to the New

Multi-Grammy Award–winning drummer, composer, and producer Marcus Gilmore has been subtly shaping the pulse of contemporary music since he was a teenager. In this performance, he continues his exploration of percussion with new sound compositions and rhythms. Joined by Morgan Guerin (EWI/saxophone), David Virelles (piano), Emmanuel Michael (guitar), and Endea Owens (bass), he brings his fluid, rhythm-expanding style to Berklee for an otherworldly

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra in Concert

The Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra presents the music of faculty members Bob Pilkington, Dave Harris, Mimi Rabson, and Darrell Katz in concert.

Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes is a musical adaptation for family audiences written by BTAC Artistic Director Rene Pfister based on the classic tale featuring the Theater for Young Audiences Ensemble.

Singers Night: Journey—Don't Stop Believin'

Each semester, 250 talented Berklee College of Music vocal students audition for a coveted spot in Singers Night, one of the Voice Department’s most prestigious showcases.&nbsp; This semester, they present the music of Journey.&nbsp;

A Celebration of Hip-Hop: Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Inducts Big Daddy Kane

Join the Berklee community on November 19 at 8:00 PM at the Berklee Performance Center (136 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA) for the Celebration of Hip-Hop, an extraordinary evening presented by the Berklee Africana Studies Division, bringing together legendary pioneers and the next generation of musical innovators. This year, Berklee proudly inducts Grammy Award–winning Hip-Hop icon Big Daddy Kane (Antonio Hardy) into the Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. As a cornerstone member of the legendary Juice Crew in the mid-1980s. The special evening will feature high-energy live performances by talented Berklee student artists highlighting original work and tribute arrangements, culminating in a featured live showcase set by Big Daddy Kane himself performing his timeless hits.

Pooh: La Nostra Storia North America Tour 2026

The Legendary Italian Band Returns to North America for a Historic Farewell Tour One of the most iconic and enduring bands in the history of global music, Pooh returns to North America to celebrate an extraordinary milestone: 60 years of artistic achievement. With six decades of timeless songs, unforgettable melodies, and record-breaking success, Pooh ranks among the longest-running bands in the world, alongside the Rolling Stones. Their music has shaped generations and become an essential part of both Italian and international cultural heritage. This North American tour marks a historic and emotional moment: the final chance to experience Pooh live in America, together on stage. More than a concert, this tour is a tribute to a legendary journey — a celebration of music, memories, and the unique bond between Pooh and their audience. Each performance delivers musical excellence, refined production, and the emotional depth that has defined their legacy for 60 years. Presented by Stardust Shows Entertainment, this once-in-a-lifetime tour invites audiences to witness history, honor a remarkable career, and celebrate one of the greatest bands of all time. Pooh – 60 Years of Music. One Legacy. One Final North American Tour.

Coltrane 100: Both Directions at Once

2026 marks the centennial of John Coltrane's birth. Coltrane 100 brings together saxophonists Joe Lovano and Melissa Aldana, pianist Leo Genovese, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts for a collective tribute to Coltrane's enduring influence.

Singers Showcase: Forever Whitney Houston

Berklee’s Singers Showcase presents Forever Whitney Houston, a multifaceted celebration of the artistry, performance, and enduring legacy of one of the greatest singers of all time and a defining voice in the history of popular music. Featuring a global student cast representing disciplines across the institution, this concert explores the music of a singular artist and cultural icon through bold original arrangements, inventive orchestration, and fresh interdisciplinary collaborations. Selected through a highly competitive audition process, the ensemble brings together some of Berklee’s finest vocalists, instrumentalists, arrangers, conductors, dancers, choreographers, sound designers, and visual artists in a production that is both artistically ambitious and marked by passion, nuance, and respect. From chart-topping anthems to beloved deep cuts, students bring their own artistic perspectives to Houston’s remarkable catalogue, interpreting songs that have shaped generations of listeners. The result is an expansive musical portrait of an artist whose influence continues to resonate across pop, R&amp;B, gospel, soul, and film. Known worldwide as “The Voice,” Houston transformed the possibilities of contemporary commercial singing through her unmistakable timbre, soaring vocal range, unmatched technical command, emotional honesty, and stylistic versatility. Rooted in the rich traditions of gospel music, she honed her extraordinary gifts singing in church before emerging from one of the most influential musical families in American culture. The daughter of acclaimed gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, cousin of Dionne Warwick, and goddaughter of Aretha Franklin, Houston belonged to a notable artistic lineage while forging a sound and identity all her own. The concert will feature special musical guests, including the Overjoyed Gospel Ensemble, as well as a collaboration with the Dance Division at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Award-winning faculty member Anthony Burrell will premiere original choreography inspired by the elegance, strength, joy, theatricality, and commanding stage presence that defined Houston’s performances. Now in its 43rd year, Singers Showcase is Berklee College of Music’s longest-running concert series and a cornerstone of its commitment to artistic excellence, highlighting the breadth, depth, and diversity of our extraordinary student community. In this show, audiences will experience Houston’s body of work in a way that feels both timeless and entirely new, realized through the creativity, craft, and collaborative spirit of the next generation of artists who carry that legacy forward. The concert is produced by Maureen McMullan PD ’09.

Holiday Spectacular: Nutcracker Suite with Diamond Cut Big Band

Two-part concert playing arrangements of holiday songs with the Gen-Next All-Stars and Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite with the Diamond Cut Big Band.

The 8-Bit Big Band: The Great Video Game Songbook

The 8-Bit Big Band is a Grammy Award-winning contemporary symphonic jazz orchestra created to celebrate and reimagine the most beloved music from video game history. Founded in 2017 by Charlie Rosen, the ensemble brings together some of today’s most sought-after musicians to give iconic video game soundtracks the full large-ensemble treatment. Drawing from the traditions of classic big band, symphonic studio orchestra, jazz, funk, rock, Latin, and contemporary popular music, The 8-Bit Big Band transforms music from legendary games into bold, cinematic, and highly creative new arrangements. Since the release of its debut album, Press Start, followed by Choose Your Character, the Grammy Award-winning Backwards Compatible, and Game Changer, The 8-Bit Big Band has built a global audience of video game music fans, jazz listeners, and orchestral music lovers, earning millions of views online and hundreds of thousands of followers and subscribers across platforms. Returning to Berklee by popular demand, The 8-Bit Big Band offers a high-energy concert experience that is both nostalgic and musically sophisticated, presenting video game music as a powerful standalone body of work while pushing the boundaries of how these iconic soundtracks can be heard, performed, and celebrated.

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Guitar Night: Jazz and Blues Student Showcase

Guitar Night: Rock and Pop

B-Girls: Global K-Pop Idol

Berklee Asia Rising: Celebrating Asian and Asian American Voices in Contemporary Music

Marcus Gilmore: Journey to the New

Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra in Concert

Emperor's New Clothes

Singers Night: Journey—Don't Stop Believin'

A Celebration of Hip-Hop: Berklee Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Inducts Big Daddy Kane

Pooh: La Nostra Storia North America Tour 2026

Coltrane 100: Both Directions at Once

Singers Showcase: Forever Whitney Houston

Singers Showcase: Forever Whitney Houston

Holiday Spectacular: Nutcracker Suite with Diamond Cut Big Band

The 8-Bit Big Band: The Great Video Game Songbook