AV. Audiovisual

Scope and Contents This collection contains recordings on videocassette and audiocassette produced and/or compiled by Berklee College of Music's Career Resource Center (later Career Development Center) as reference resources for students and faculty. The recordings include Career Center events, visiting artist clinics and interviews, workshops, lectures and presentations, and other events from the 1980s and 1990s. Also included is a 1989 reference file listing available resources on videocassette,...

Scope and Contents This ongoing collection is comprised of audio and video recordings of Berklee College of Music events from campus venues including the: Berklee Performance Center, Lawrence and Alma Berk Recital Hall, Steve Heck Room, David Friend Recital Hall, Red Room, and Stan Getz Library & Media Center, from 1995 - to the present. The sources of these recordings include Berklee’s Concert Office, Video Services, and the library’s Media Development Office. Recordings include clinics, master classes,...

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This collection consists of 10 boxes of quarter inch, quarter track analog audio tapes of events held on the Berklee College of Music campus dating from approximately 1969-1994. Campus events recorded include clinics, master classes, concerts, opening convocation, and commencement ceremonies.

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This collection is comprised of over 700 audio reels containing recordings of faculty and student projects, visiting artist clinics, master classes, lectures, annual commencement concerts and ceremonies, and student performances of note. Some of the major figures represented include: Herb Pomeroy, Arif Mardin, Delfeayo Marsalis, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, and Phil Wilson.

Abstract Approximately 3,900 video recordings of clinics, concerts, and other special events on campus spanning 1979-2005 (with most recordings taking place 1985-2004). These recordings are primarily housed on VHS tapes; other formats include Beta and Umatic tapes. Sample event types include: Singer Showcase concerts, commencement concerts, and the dedication and grand opening of the Genko Uchida Building. Berklee College of Music’s Video Services department records concert and other event...

Scope and Contents In 1998, the Stan Getz Library at Berklee College of Music established an oral history program devoted to documenting the lives of musicians who have made significant contributions to the music world as well as the Berklee College of Music community. The oral history project aims to chronicle the rich and diverse history of Berklee and Boston music from those who have lived, shaped and defined it. The interviewees discuss their time spent at Berklee College of Music; their performances in...

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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.

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The 78 RPM records in this collection are of unknown provenance and were selected for addition to the Archives for their rarity. They highlight early hits in rock and roll music, such as "Sixty Minute Man" and "Rocket 88," both of which are contenders for the first rock and roll record ever recorded. Each record has a four-digit number attached. These are catalog numbers, which were used both to track sales through distributors and for in-house accounting.

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This collection is comprised of multi-track audio recordings (both masters and production copies) and the multi-track recorders modified by Ed Williams to produce them (required for playback). These recordings are complemented by copies of both of Ruth Williams’ books of photographs documenting decades of the New England jazz scene as well as bound indices for the recordings.

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...