Berklee College of Music

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Approximately 3,900 video recordings of Berklee clinics, concerts, and other special campus events spanning 1979-2005 (primarily 1985-2004) recorded by the Berklee College of Music Video Services office.

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Materials collected and organized by Alma Berk during her tenure as Chief Public Affairs Officer (1959-1994), including press clippings and releases, photographs, institutional reports, files on faculty and students, promotional materials, college publications and curricular material, and other records documenting the college's first 50+ years.

Abstract This collection comprises the audiovisual recordings and associated transcripts of interviews conducted by the Berklee Oral History Project, an ongoing program first launched in 1998 to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and the Boston music scene from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. Interviews are made available online to the public ...

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This collection consists primarily of photographs used in the production and publishing of Berklee Today, Berklee College of Music's alumni magazine. The collection also contains some letters to the editor and drafts of articles. In addition to this collection, selected Berklee Today issues dating back to 1989 are available online at https://archives.berklee.edu/berklee-r/70498.

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This collection consists of performance recordings within the Berklee College of Music woodwind department collected by Bill Pierce during his tenure as an instructor at the College. The majority of items are audio cassettes (106 total), but other formats include 46 compact discs, 3 VHS tapes, and 14 quarter inch audio reels.

Scope and Contents The Collection of Berklee College of Music academic publications has been collated from a number of different sources, primarily the Berklee Office of Public Information records by Alma Berk (BCA-013) and a donation from Berklee's Vice President for Academic Affairs/Vice Provost, S. Jay Kennedy. Though the bulk of the collection are course catalogs for student registration (known throughout the years as catalogs, registration manuals, career grids, and bulletins), the collection also...

Scope and Contents This collection comprises original 12-inch vinyl recordings of Jazz in the Classroom (15 volumes) and printed scores (11 volumes). Some albums do not have corresponding scores present in the collection. The collection also contains production masters and working copies of the recordings on DAT (31 tapes) and use copies on CD (3 discs) produced as part of the 1997-2005 project by the Stan Getz Library to digitize the collection. Finally, the collection...

Scope and Contents The personal papers of multi-instrumentalist, Berklee alumnus, and former Berklee faculty member John McGann (1960-2012). In addition teaching students in both the String Department and the American Roots Music Program at Berklee, McGann was a prolific composer and arranger who ran a successful transcription business: The Original Custom Transcription Service. This collection contains much of McGann’s body of work, teaching materials, and biographical materials covering his performance...

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Files collected by Berklee College of Music Assistant Vice President for External Affairs Rob Hayes, spanning from approximately 1995 - 2013. Materials include institutional reports, press clippings, college handbooks and publications, and a few alumni recordings.

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This collection is comprised of digital copies of the Music Business Journal, dating from the origins of the publication in 2005 through 2013. The Music Business Journal, published at Berklee College of Music, is a student publication overseen by the Music Business/Management department that serves as a forum for intellectual discussion and research into the various aspects of the music business.