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The Professional Writing & Music Technology Division is thrilled to announce that The Rhythm Method Quartet will be retu...
08/07/2026

The Professional Writing & Music Technology Division is thrilled to announce that The Rhythm Method Quartet will be returning to Berklee for a residency on October 29 and 30, 2026!

Leah Asher (violin), Marina Kifferstein (violin), Carrie Frey (viola), and Meaghan Burke (cello) will present readings of student pieces, culminating in an afternoon concert of contemporary works for string quartet.

All Professional Writing Division majors are welcome to submit string quartet pieces for consideration. For piece guidelines and to submit, please see the form in our bio.

Submissions must be received by Thursday, October 8, at 4:00pm.

For any questions, please reach out to [email protected].

Congratulations to all who took part in the 2026 Composition Reading Orchestra! It was a great two days of new music and...
06/08/2026

Congratulations to all who took part in the 2026 Composition Reading Orchestra! It was a great two days of new music and collaboration.

A special shoutout to the student composers who participated: Rodrigo Aredes, Adrien Jippov, Quinn McMath, Aki Oliviero, Alireza Khodayari, Murong Tang, Manu Muktineni, Ophelia Ariadne Worbes, Mario Salvador, Logan Matuska, Jackson Cordes, Pilar Vazquez, Joshua Summerlin, Ben Broady, and Olek Nivette.

Have a great summer! 🌞

Grateful to hear these compositions leap off the page in a reading session with . Huge thanks to these incredible music...
05/04/2026

Grateful to hear these compositions leap off the page in a reading session with . Huge thanks to these incredible musicians for diving into works by Berklee composers and giving them voice, energy, and color.

There’s nothing like the moment when ideas turn into sound. 🥁

All Composition majors and Conducting minors are invited to our 2025-26 End-of-Year Celebration on Monday, May 4 from 4:...
05/04/2026

All Composition majors and Conducting minors are invited to our 2025-26 End-of-Year Celebration on Monday, May 4 from 4:00pm-5:00pm in the Fishbowl. Take a break from finals and celebrate the end of the academic year with your peers! Refreshments will be provided 🧃🎶🎉

Head to 31 Hemenway Street on Sunday May 3rd, to see the Spring 2026 Composing New Music & Dance Concert! 💃🎶🎻🥁
05/02/2026

Head to 31 Hemenway Street on Sunday May 3rd, to see the Spring 2026 Composing New Music & Dance Concert! 💃🎶🎻🥁

Tomorrow Sound Icon will read student pieces this Friday from 11:00am-4:00pm! Students will participate in the following...
04/30/2026

Tomorrow Sound Icon will read student pieces this Friday from 11:00am-4:00pm! Students will participate in the following order: Rozhina Rajabloo, Alireza Khodayari, Ryder Hendry, Emily Johnson, Ophelia Ariadne Worbes, Iris Irwin, Erin Leung, Murong Tang, Christina Masoura. All are welcome to sit-in on the readings!

Tomorrow we’ll have our last seminar of the year! On Wednesday, April 29 at 6pm in 1140/2E, special guest artist Hana Aj...
04/28/2026

Tomorrow we’ll have our last seminar of the year! On Wednesday, April 29 at 6pm in 1140/2E, special guest artist Hana Ajiashvili will join us for our last Composition Seminar of the semester.

Hana Ajiashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and received a Master Diploma in piano and composition from the Music Sergiashvili Academy in 1995. Among her prizes are First Prize at the Israel Contemporary Players’ Young Israeli Composer’s Competition 2004, in 2007 her music for the film Miracle received awards in Poland, Belgium and China, in 2008 she received the Prime Minister’s Award for Composers, in 2011 won commission from Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation for the new piece “Zoominout” for the ensemble “The Israel Contemporary Players”. Learn more about Dr. Ajiashvili here: https://www.hamusic.net/

Thank you for a fantastic Directed Study Concert yesterday 🎶We’re proud to celebrate the work of our student composers w...
04/23/2026

Thank you for a fantastic Directed Study Concert yesterday 🎶

We’re proud to celebrate the work of our student composers whose pieces were brought to life: Devin Connolly (not pictured), Christina Masoura, Ophelia Ariadne Worbes, Benjamin Broady, Manu Mukitineni, Aleksander Nivette, Oliver Brauer, Adrien Jippov, and Enrico Widodo.

Also a great thanks to all of our performers making this concert possible!

Your creativity, dedication, and artistry made for an inspiring evening of new music.

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Join us on April 22 for an evening of new music by our Composition Directed Study students 🎶🎼🎵Each composer will present...
04/17/2026

Join us on April 22 for an evening of new music by our Composition Directed Study students 🎶🎼🎵

Each composer will present a work developed over the course of the semester, brought to life in performance by their collaborators. The concert highlights a wide range of approaches and ideas, offering a glimpse into the individual creative paths of our student composers.

We hope to see you there!

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