Berklee College of Music | Composition Department
This is the Composition Department of Berklee College of Music. A faculty of 40 active composers and conductors guide you in preparing for a career as a professional composer and conductor.
Every year the Professional Writing and Music Technology Division and the Composition Department organize a series of concerts showcasing faculty and student compositions with recent guest performers including the JACK Quartet, Tony Arnold, Mivos String Quartet, Loadbang, New Thread Saxophone Quartet, String Noise, the City of Tomorrow, and Margaret Lancaster. Recent visiting artists include Maria Schneider, George Lewis, Chaya Czernowin, Anthony Coleman, Sean Shepherd, and Michael Starobin.
Alumni from the Composition Department have received many accolades including the Toru Takemitsu Award, the Koussevitzky Foundation Commission, and the Fromm Foundation Commission, among others.
For further information about the Composition Department, please email [email protected]
Mario Salvador: "Homo Ludens" | Berklee Composition
Alireza Khodayari: "Beautiful lie, bitter truth" | Berklee Composition
Benedict Koh: "Mignije" performed by Berklee Composer Sinfonietta | Berklee Composition
Composing New Music for Dance: Course Promo | Berklee Composition
Chenge Liu: "Moments" played by Mivos Quartet | Berklee Composition
Xiaosha Li & Junson Park: "The Trend Ver2" featuring SPLICE Ensemble | Berklee Composition
Composing New Music for Dance: Final Performance | Berklee Composition
Kunal Gala and Christopher James Feree: Collab. with Splice Ensemble | Berklee Composition
Alex Wu & Joy Lee: Collaboration with Splice Ensemble | Berklee Composition
Aya Yuasa and Matteo Larrea: Collaboration with Splice Ensemble | Berklee Composition
Sophia Serghi: "Shall We Dance" played by Cyprus Symphony Orchestra | Berklee Composition
György Ligeti: "String Quartet No. 2" played by Jack Quartet | Berklee Composition Dept.
Young Jun Lee: "Haunted House Under the Sink" played by Jack Quartet | Berklee Composition
Mair Farley: Dance Composition Showcase | Berklee Composition
Gala Hobbs: Dance Composition Showcase | Berklee Composition
George Lewis: On Composing | Berklee Composition
Shaun Chen: "Dreamscape I & II" played by Neither/Nor | Berklee Composition
Richard Carrick: "Harmonixity" played by New Threads | Berklee Composition
Len Tetta: "Five Miniatures and a Fantasy" played by New Threads | Berklee Composition
David Lang: Presentation of Recent Work | Berklee Composition
David Lang: On Composing | Berklee Composition