The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston's historic Back Bay. The BPC, which is both the college's flagship performance space and one of Boston's most prestigious concert halls, is easily accessible by public transportation, with parking available in neighboring garages.
Tickets for events listed below are available at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Unless otherwise specified, ticket prices for these events are as follows:
Group
Two weeks before show
Day of show
General Public
$10.00
$10.00
Berklee students, faculty, and staff
Free
$2.00
Berklee Alumni
Free
$2.00
Must have Alumni ID
Senior Citizens
$5.00
$5.00
65 and older
Children 12-18
$5.00
$5.00
Children under 12
$2.00
$2.00
Children under 2
Free
Free
All children need a ticket regardless of age.
ProArts Students
Free
$2
Must have ProArts School ID
Please note:
Prices for some shows may vary. (Sovereign Series, Singers Showcase, visiting artist events, etc.)
Members of the Berklee Community are entitled to free tickets up until the day of the show. Number of available free tickets per Berklee/Pro-Arts ID will vary based on event.
All discounts are available only with a corresponding valid ID.
ProArts schools are Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art, The Museum School, and Boston Architectural Center.
BPC Events Calendar
World Music Presents
Lura
Sunday, October 12, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Lura is a captivating performer steeped in traditional Cape Verdean styles but also influenced by a vast range of international pop sounds. With a sultry, honeyed voice, Lura and her tight six-piece band draw on many Cape Verdean rhythms—mazurka, coladeira, batuku, funana, and morna—to create an infectious, contemporary sound. [details]
Wednesday, October 15, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Faculty guitarist Scott Tarulli performs original instrumental music with his quartet including Mike Casano on drums and Dennis Hughes on keyboards.
Kirschner Concerts Presents
Lindsey Buckingham
Friday, October 17, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Fleetwood Mac's lead guitarist, vocalist, visionary leader, and bold sonic architect, Lindsey Buckingham is a multiplatinum enigma—massively successful and still somehow an enduring, intriguing mystery. [details]
Akiko Ito: Happy Dreams / Andrei Matorin and Friends
Monday, October 20, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Flutist Akiko Ito presents her compositions and arrangements, performing a variety of styles of Brazilian music including the choro, samba, bossa nova, baião, and afoxé styles. Performance Division dean Matt Marvuglio will play flute, and a demonstration of the dance samba de gafieira will be offered.
Andrei Matorin presents a set of brand-new compositions for small big band and strings. His music brings together his love for the melodies of his native Brazil, the driving rhythms of jazz, and the romantic passion of classical music
Berklee Celebrates 50 Years of the Bossa Nova, Featuring Oscar Castro-Neves
Tuesday, October 21, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Join in a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the bossa nova, featuring composer and guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves. Known for his sophisticated harmonic concepts and the exquisite texture and color of his orchestrations, Castro-Neves is equally well known for his distinctive guitar style.
[details]
Vuk Kulenovic Electric Symphony with Tibor Pusztai, Conductor
Friday, October 24, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Commissioned by Berklee College of Music, Electic Symphony is an orchestra of 32 musicians and is a synthesis of styles and instruments congruent with the culture profile of the institution. Composed by faculty member Vuk Kulenovic, this piece will be performed by Berklee faculty and conducted by Tibor Pusztai.
FDM Project
Tuesday, October 28, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Under the direction of bassist Francesco Marcocci, this concert puts together the improvisational aspect of jazz, Pulu Indian, and African groove to translate the different influences of everyday life into music. The Fringe will join the show for the last two tunes.
Fall Together
Wednesday, October 29, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jazz Composition Department faculty members perform in settings from small to large ensemble. Featured composers include Greg Hopkins, Ken Pullig, Marc Rossi, Bruce Thomas, and Phil Wilson. Tre Corda—the renowned trio of Eugene Friessen (cello), Hopkins (trumpet), and Tim Ray (piano)—will be special guests. [details]
GNP Inc. Presents
An Evening with Joan Baez
Saturday, November 1, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
American folk singer, social activist, and goodwill ambassador Joan Baez, whose career has spanned four decades, has become on of the foundations in the junction between traditional folk music and political activism. She has earned seven gold records and continues to raise the bar on the standards of contemporary folk music and its near-first-cousin pop, country, and rock.
Sunday, November 2, 8:00 a.m., Berklee Performance Center
American folk singer, social activist, and goodwill ambassador Joan Baez, whose career has spanned four decades, has become on of the foundations in the junction between traditional folk music and political activism. She has earned seven gold records and continues to raise the bar on the standards of contemporary folk music and its near-first-cousin pop, country, and rock.
Monday, November 3, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
From sub-Saharan caravan routes to thick Ashanti forests, traditional music is still vibrant among Ghana's 79-plus language and cultural groups. Under the direction of faculty percussionist Joe Galeota, the Berklee West African Drum and Dance Ensemble will collaborate with top Ghanaian performers including Bernard Woma, master of gyil (African xylophone); and renowned dancer Victor Nanai Agbeli.
La Timbistica: The Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars
Tuesday, November 4, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Paulo Stagnaro leads La Timbistica performing Latin jazz with a sextet and an 11-piece salsa band.
Devin Collins Idiolect presents The Numerology Suite / Ruby BC and the Band
Wednesday, November 5, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Drummer Devin Collins performs original compositions and free improvisations with his band including Greg Albert, bass; Tom Dowd, guitar; and Jeremy Vovosko, alto sax.
After that, an eight-piece band will perform original jazz fusion compositions and standards by Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, and John McLaughlin under the direction of Ruby Biloskirka-Conley.
Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee
Eva Ayllón
Thursday, November 6, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The great African-Peruvian singer and "Queen of Lando" performs her music with a student/faculty group led by Oscar Stagnaro.
Friday, November 7, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Whether performing her own poetically evocative material or the compositions of her influences, friends, and peers, Nanci Griffith possesses a powerful gift for inhabiting the songs she sings—for communicating unspoken intimacy and heartache through her tender voice and lilting, delicate phrasing.
Saturday, November 8, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Idina Menzel's debut album, I Stand is a powerful collection of exquisite new songs written by the Tony Award-winning actress/singer/songwriter. With Idina's one-of-a-kind soaring voice and the talent of legendary Grammy-winning producer Glen Ballard, the final outcome is an album filled with pop tunes and heartfelt ballads--intimate yet universal stories of life, its challenges, relationships, and, of course, love.
Tickets on sale September 13, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, November 11, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The multi-talented musician has established a formidable reputation as a deeply expressive singer, a prodigiously talented guitarist, and a distinctive songwriter. Hope and Desire, Tedeschi's fourth album and her first for Verve Forecast, marks a substantial departure for the versatile artist, presenting her in the role of interpretive vocal stylist. [details]
Contemporary Writing and Production Department Faculty Concert
Thursday, November 13, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
This year’s annual concert by the Contemporary Writing and Production Department faculty will showcase CWP artist-in-residence composer/percussionist Roland Vazquez with an ensemble of Berklee faculty. Several of Vazquez’s compositions will be featured as well as new works by CWP faculty. The concert will focus on the music of the Afro-Latin diaspora as well as an eclectic mix of styles ranging from jazz to funk to world music. The concert is part of the Professional Writing Division's series featuring Latin American composers, and is led by Matthew Nicholl, chair of the CWP Department. [details]
Jeep Presents
Warren Miller's Children of Winter
Friday, November 14, 6:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Warren Miller's Children of Winter, the largest action sports film on the planet, is back for the 59th year! Presented in high definition, Children of Winter takes you on a global adventure to locations like Japan, Austria, Iceland, and more. [details]
Sunday, November 16, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The legendary producer, who has worked with Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, and U2, brings his band to the BPC stage to kick off his stay as Berklee artist-in-residence.
Tuesday, November 18, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Voice students from first to eighth semester are selected to perform an array of rock, r&b, gospel, folk, and original compositions under the direction of faculty member Joey Blake and the Singers Night Team.
Guitar Night: Jazz and Blues 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Guitar Department faculty Curt Shumate and Garrison Fewell will host Berklee Guitar Deptartment's Guitar Night concert at the Berklee Performance Center. The concert will feature five student-led ensembles featuring the best jazz and blues guitarists at Berklee.
Latin Voices: Mili Bermejo and Eugene Friesen / Tersa Ines Group
Thursday, November 20, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Vocalist Mili Bermejo and cellist Eugene Friesen present their new collaborative quartet with Tim Ray on piano and Dan Greenspan on double bass, augmented by the Berklee String Orchestra. The program will feature Mili's unique, jazz-influenced approach to the beautiful vocal repertoire from Argentina, Brazil, and her native Mexico. Vocalist/guitarist Teresa Ines and her group—including Fernando Brandão, flutes; Nando Michelin, piano; and Vinicius Pienasola, drums and percussion—perform music from the Brazilian tradition and jazz. [details]
Comedy Central Presents
Jim Gaffigan
Friday, November 21, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Friday, November 21, 10:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Tickets on sale June 6, 2008 at 10:00am
Saturday, November 22, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Saturday, November 22, 10:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Jim Gaffigan has proven himself to be a major talent, beloved by a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in stand-up, acting, and writing. As a stand-up comedian, Gaffigan’s clever, quiet style has earned him an unprecedented number of appearances on both CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and NBC’s Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His recent one hour Comedy Central special entitled “Beyond the Pale” has made Gaffigan one of the most popular touring and recorded comedians in the country today.
Tickets on sale June 6, 2008 at 10:00am
Absolutely Live Presents/Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee
Wayne Shorter 75th Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, December 3, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The saxophone legend and NEA jazz master Wayne Shorter celebrates his 75th birthday year with his first concert in Boston in more than five years, featuring his quartet with Brian Blade, John Patitucci, and Danilo Perez.
Friday, December 12, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton has been hailed by Billboard as "the finest new male singer/songwriter of recent memory," as well as "a vocalist of amazing proficiency and sensual conviction." Sexton tours in support of his seventh record, Seeds.
Monday, December 15, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Berklee String Orchestra performs jazz and world music featuring rhythm, improvisation, and special guest soloists under the direction of Eugene Friesen.
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, December 17, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Britten, Dvorak, Ellington, Marquez, and Riley. The style is contemporary classical; the instrumentation is full symphony orchestra conducted by Francisco Noya.
Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee
Jazz as Condition: Mint Condition
Thursday, February 5, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Mint Condition is known for its great musicianship and dazzling live shows. Tonight the band will stretch out even further to show how jazz informs its sound.
The Great American Songbook: The Music of Burt Bacharach
Sunday, March 1, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
With hit records in five decades, Burt Bacharach has earned his place among the great American popular songwriters. Tonight Berklee welcomes him to the songbook series that has featured the music of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Stevie Wonder.
Thursday, April 16, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Celebrating its 25th season, this night of pop, r&b, Latin, folk, blues, and more features Berklee's finest emerging vocalists and very special guests. The outstanding lead singers will be chosen from more than 100 students who audition for a spot in this immensely popular concert.
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