Admitted Student Class and Rehearsal Observations

Rehearsal Observation: Jose Limón’s The Unsung 

2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
132 Ipswich Street, Room 306—Floor 3

(Dance and Music) Rehearsal Observation: Dan Wagoner’s Plod

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
132 Ipswich Street, Room 106—Floor 1 

Rehearsal Observation: Dwight Rhoden’s Snatched Back from the Edges 

2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
31 Hemenway Street, Room 003—Basement

Rehearsal Observation: Aszure Barton’s Lift

2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
31 Hemenway Street, Room 301—Floor 3 

Rehearsal Observation: Jun Kuribayashi’s Cirque du Soleil Ensemble

2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
264 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 100—Floor 1 

Class Observation: Chamber Music Master Class

11:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m.
8 Fenway, Seully Hall—Floor 4 

Join us for student chamber ensembles to perform and be coached in a traditional master class setting; overseen by Professor Judy Eissenberg, led this day by Professor Rhonda Rider.

Composer’s Forum with Professor Marti Epstein

2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
8 Fenway, Room 503—Floor 5 

Join us as composition faculty member Marti Epstein gives a forum on her recent work, highlighting approaches to analysis and craft.

Class Observation: Conducting 2 with Professor Larry Isaacson

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
31 Hemenway, Studio 401—Floor 4 

Join us for the second class in our two-semester Intro to Conducting sequence for undergraduate students.

Dr. Quinton Morris Master Class and Presentation

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
8 Fenway, Opera Studio Room 406—Floor 4

Join us for an evening with Boston Conservatory alum Dr. Quinton Morris (B.M. '04, violin), a 2023 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Dr. Morris will give a master class for current students and a presentation about his groundbreaking organization Key to Change. Through providing low-cost and world-class music instruction in underserved communities, Key to Change builds community trust, produces self-aware leaders, and promotes student excellence.

(Opera) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

7:30 p.m.
The Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Boston Conservatory at Berklee transforms the recently renovated Huntington stage into a magical forest to present Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s hilarious opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz and stage directed by David Gately. Learn more.  

Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout.

This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring 2024 Center Stage collection.

Class Observation: Chamber Music Master Class

11:00 a.m.–12:50 p.m.
8 Fenway, Seully Hall—Floor 4

Join us as student chamber ensembles perform and are coached in a traditional master class setting; overseen by Professor Judy Eissenberg, with guest faculty coach Professor Rhonda Rider.

Rehearsal Observation: Dance Orchestra 

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
132 Ipswich Street, Room 106A—Floor 1

Join us for a rehearsal by the orchestra that will accompany our dancers in a performance of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony, conducted by Professor Alex Polyakov. 

Class Observation: Conducting 2 with Professor Larry Isaacson

4:00 p.m.–4:50 p.m. 
31 Hemenway Street, Studio 401—Floor 4

Join us for the second class in our two-semester Intro to Conducting sequence for undergraduate students.

Class Observation: Orchestral Repertoire for Strings with Professor Owen Young

4:00p.m.–5:50 p.m.
132 Ipswich Street, Room 106—Floor 1

Join us for orchestral repertoire, which trains students in the art of orchestral preparation and performance through the examination of core repertoire.

Dr. Quinton Morris Master Class and Presentation

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
8 Fenway, Opera Studio Room 406—Floor 4

Join us for an evening with Boston Conservatory alum Dr. Quinton Morris (B.M. '04, violin), a 2023 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. Dr. Morris will give a master class for current students and a presentation about his groundbreaking organization Key to Change. Through providing low-cost and world-class music instruction in underserved communities, Key to Change builds community trust, produces self-aware leaders, and promotes student excellence.

(Opera) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

7:30 p.m.
The Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Boston Conservatory at Berklee transforms the recently renovated Huntington stage into a magical forest to present Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s hilarious opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz and stage directed by David Gately. Learn more.  

Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout.

This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring 2024 Center Stage collection.

Class Observation: Acting for Singers with John Kuntz

9:00 a.m.–10:50 a.m.
132 Ipswich Street, Room 304—Floor 3

Join us for a class on the basic principles of truthful acting for singers. The course moves from foundation exercises to experience with monologues and scene work. 

Class Observation: Legendary Singers of Opera, Concert, Stage, and Screen with William Cotten

12:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
8 Fenway, Room 406—Floor 4 

Join us for a class on the careers and lives of iconic singers of the past and learn how classical and music theater singers were affected by media, including the press, recordings, radio, film, and television.

Vocal Arts Performances and Faculty Q&A

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
8 Fenway, Room 303—Floor 3 

Join us for performances and a Q&A panel with some of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Vocal Arts faculty.

Class Observation: Opera Workshop with Nathan Troup and Maja Tremiszewska

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
8 Fenway, Houston Hall—Floor 1 

Through interactive discussion, exercises, experiential projects, and the preparation and performance of appropriate arias and scenes, students will expand their knowledge base and experience practical application of the concepts and techniques they learn. 

(Opera) A Midsummer Night’s Dream

7:30 p.m.
The Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Boston Conservatory at Berklee transforms the recently renovated Huntington stage into a magical forest to present Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears’s hilarious opera adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Conducted by Andrew Bisantz and stage directed by David Gately. Learn more.  

Admitted students and their guests can claim complimentary tickets here by using the code WELCOME2024 at checkout.

This performance has been selected as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s spring 2024 Center Stage collection.

Community Practice Workshop

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. 
31 Hemenway, T201—Floor 2

Join contemporary theater faculty and students in a light movement workshop and an informal Q&A.

Class Observation: Movement Studio 4 with Robin Marcotte

11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
31 Hemenway, T201—Floor 2

Join us for the second-year movement class in acrobatics.

Rehearsal Observation: Ensemble Performance Lab (EPL) Performance with Pascale Florestal

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
31 Hemenway, T401—Floor 4

Join us for a glimpse into the first-year ensemble’s first piece.

Class Observation: Music Theater 2 with Isaac Leaverton and Jose Delgado

9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
31 Hemenway Street, Studio 401—Floor 4

Class Observation: Beginning Tap with Aaron Tolson

3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
31 Hemenway, Studio 102—Floor 1

Performance: Junior Cabaret Evening Performance

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
31 Hemenway Street, Studio 401—Floor 4