This is the week of Berklee in Santo Domingo 2025

[Dolores]

Starting on Monday, 6 January 2025, the Berklee College of Music will be at the recently re-modeled National Conservatory of Music in Santo Domingo. Some 200 young Dominican musicians will receive hands-on, personal instruction from some of the great staff at Berklee during workshops, classes and practice sessions.

Berklee en Santo Domingo 2025 is presented by the AES Dominicana Foundation, the Ministry of Culture and the National Conservatory of Music in Santo Domingo. The program is held from 6 to 11 January 2025.

There will be several lectures presented by the Berklee staff to the general public, and there will be recitals and a concert at the end of the visit.

Berklee is the school that “produced” Juan Luis Guerra, and Leon Yamil, Grammy Awards winners with a major presence in Latin American music.

There are scholarships for deserving young musicians...

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[CristoRey]

I didn't realize Berklee still put out musicians.
Learned something new today.

 

[playacaribe2]

I didn't realize Berklee still put out musicians.
Learned something new today.

Probably the most prestigious music school one can attend.

My wife's cousin who currently plays for the Santo Domingo symphony graduated from Berklee.

Of note, Juan Luis Guerrra not only went to school there, but was also a professor to my wife's cousin there. She regularly plays his concerts on the Island. Berklee grads are often sought after worldwide my major artists. She played in the band for the Elton John concert in the DR last October and also scores music for films.

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2

 

[CristoRey]

Probably the most prestigious music school one can attend.

I was being sarcastic