Berklee College of Music
Organization
Historical Note
Berklee College of Music was founded by Lawrence Berk in 1945 as the Schillinger House school of music, as the curriculum centered on the Schillinger Method of Music Composition. The name was changed in 1954 to the Berklee School of Music, and again in 1970 to Berklee College of Music.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Berklee Office of Public Information collection by Alma Berk, 1934-2007
Collection
Identifier: BCA-013
Abstract
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.
Dates:
1934-2007
Found in:
Berklee Archives
Jazz in the Classroom recordings and scores, 1958-1976
Collection
Identifier: BCA-053
Abstract
This collection comprises the original vinyl recordings and printed study scores for the Jazz in the Classroom series produced from 1958-1976. The educational series featured music composed, arranged, and performed by Berklee students to demonstrate jazz writing and performance techniques and to showcase the outstanding students of the day. The fully digitized collection is available ...
Dates:
1958-1976
Found in:
Berklee Archives