20 20 Graduate Commencement Ceremony Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:00pm CET
Order of Events Call to Order and Commencement Greetings María Martínez Iturriaga Executive Director, Valencia Campus Greetings from President Roger H. Brown Roger H. Brown President Greetings from the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Lawrence J. Simpson Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Provost Interim Dean of Academic Affairs / Faculty Speaker Jeanine Cowen Interim Dean of Academic Affairs Student Speaker Sharon Onyango-Obbo Degree Candidate, M.M. in Music Production Technology Innovation Nairobi, Kenya Video Salute to the Class of 2020 Presentation of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music Lila Downs Tribute Performance “La Cumbia Del Mole” Commencement Speaker Lila Downs Graduate Student Awards and Conferral of Degrees, Class of 2020 Magdalini Giannikou Program Director, Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) Emilien Moyon Program Director, Master of Arts in Global Entertainment and Music Business Pablo Munguía Program Director, Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation Lucio Godoy Program Director, Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games
Introduction of Candidates Catalina Millán Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts Department Pete Dyson Associate Professor, Global Entertainment and Music Business Processional and Recessional Talon - Abøn Together- Tati Rabell Like You Are - Delia Joyce Changes - Celestine & Earlybird Strange Bulería - Alba Haro Up High - Jimena Wu Optical Illusion - Luigi Tasso Disquiet - Lavender Looi Mockingbird - Lucia Vázquez Montenegro Serendipity - Chavis Chance
Class of 2020
Candidates for the Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration)
Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) Omran Thabet Adrah (Damascus, Syria) Guillermo Calvillo Rosselló (Valencia, Spain) SongAh Chae (Incheon, South Korea) Mai Choma (Jerusalem, Israel) Bailey Anna Ehrgott (Washington, US) Lalit Kumar Ganesh (Singapore, Singapore) Giovanni Giusti (Firenze, Italy) Chavis Hamilton (Texas, US) Alba Haro (Barcelona, Spain) Gillian Alexandra Harwin (New York, US) Fairin Moon Hightower (Pennsylvania, US) Neff Irizarry II (Helsinki, Finland) Jung Soo Ji (Seoul, South Korea) Jon Gavin Juckette (Los Angeles, US) Natalia Gabriela Lacrete (Florida, US) Michael Lucarelli (Pennsylvania, US) Shaden Nahra (Haifa, Palestine) Sean Oliver (Maryland, US) Sung Eun Ong (Seoul, South Korea) Lauren Adah Mary Pedersen (Alberta, Canada) Estefanía Pizzi-Fernández (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Yeidimar Ramos Colón (Levittown, Puerto Rico) Jorge Salas Quesada (San Jose, Costa Rica) Michael Shanks (Texas, US) Katiana Maria Somer (California, US) Pedro Augusto Vieira de Almeida (Brasília/Distrito Federal, Brazil) Jawren Walton (Florida, US)
Class of 2020
Candidates for the Master of Arts in Global Entertainment and Music Business
Master of Arts in Global Entertainment and Music Business Garvit Aggarwal (Noida, India) Harold Brian Alcarraz Medina (Lima, Peru) Dan Attias (Paris, France) Louise Cartier (Arras, France) Rowanne Chang (Taipei, Taiwan) Leonardo Crabai (Milan, Italy) Manuela de Lamare (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Rose Donohue (Maryland, US) Roberto Ignacio Flores Picazo (Mexico City, Mexico) Jonathan Derrick Gangadeen (New York, US) Anny Viana Gomes (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Nicholas Graziano (Pennsylvania, US) Abderraouf Bennett Grissa (Pennsylvania, US) Eric Javier Hernández (Lima, Peru) Max Heumann (Santiago, Chile) Myra Johnson (Massachusetts, US) Joyce Kelly-Lefèvre (Dublin, Ireland) Henrike Pauline Anna Kresser (Munich, Germany) Jacob Lapidus (Maryland, US) Susan Lee (Wisconsin, US) Hui Ling Li (Yanji, China) Qiao Ya Li (Toronto, Canada) Qian Yi Lu (Shenzhen, China) Carolina Luciano (Quito, Ecuador) Meghan Elizabeth McCluskey ( Vienna, Austria) Rodney McKenzie Jr. (California, US) Alica Molito (Hanover, Germany) Alyssa Napier (New York, US) Lydia Louise Netterville (Louisiana, US) Luis Fernando Pérez Ruiz (Mexico City, Mexico) Michelle Raymond (Virginia, US) Jorge Riveros (Bogotá, Colombia) Tommaso Rocchi (Padova, Italy) Gabriela Rodriguez Bonilla (Villalba,Puerto Rico) Antoine Rousseau (Toulouse, France) James Shannon (Quebec, Canada) Martina Gabriela Verano (Manila, Philippines) Caitlin Williams (Georgia, US) Jimena Wu Crousillat (Lima, Peru) Jiang Nan Yi (Wuhan, China)
Class of 2020
Candidates for the Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation
Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation Nasir Salaheddin AlBashir (Amman, Jordan) Mónica Andrade (Monterrey, México) Joey Angus (Manitoba, Canada) Vittorio Arno’ (Milan, Italy) Jamie Blake (Washington, US) Jeanne-Marie Brigitte Blanchard (Louisiana, US) Delia Bowman (Delaware, US) Destiny Carter (Kentucky, US) Wyatt Cmar (Massachusetts, US) Mirte de Vrieze (Nieuw-Buinen, The Netherlands) Kartikeya Dixit (Pune, India) Viraj Rajendra Gandhi (Louisiana, US) Yu Hao Gao (Beijing, China) David Gilmore (Wisconsin, US) Jacob Henbest (Arkansas, US) David-James Hughes Hepburn (Vermont, US) Kaneda Nicole Kimani (Nairobi, Kenya) Shakthi Prasad Kizhikki Thara (Kerala, India) Tatiana Lamela-Rabell (Puerto Rico, US) Pei Yue Lu (Chengdu, China) Ankit Malik (West Bengal, India) Kauner Michael (North Carolina, US) Lisa Murray (Gibbstown, Ireland) Sparsh Narang (Delhi, India) Christopher Nicolosi (New Jersey, US) Serin Oh (Ohio, US) Sharon Onyango-Obbo (Nairobi, Kenya) Daniel Osterstock (Utah, US) Keana Peery (California, US) Daniel Prophete (California, US) Nicolas Ramos Oliver (Santiago, Chile) Sean Robinson (Washington DC, US) Widline Sainvil (Florida, US) Giorgio Schipani (Varese, Italy) Selina-Marisa Schmalisch (Munich, Germany) Dylan Scott (California, US) Hoi Man Shek (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Miles Shipps (Michigan, US) Carlos Andrés Sierra Castrillón (Bogotá, Colombia) Melissa Silla (Florida, US) Kshitij Singh (Bhopal, India) Andrew Skinner (Georgia, US) Luigi Tasso (Beirut, Lebanon) Elizabeth Alice Teutsch (Illinois, US) Ryan Vazquez (Hawaii, US) Jorge Vidal (Texas, US) Kieran Wallace (Wisconsin, US) Lawrence Wood (Massachusetts, US) Gan Xu (Changchun, China)
Class of 2020
Candidates for the Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games
Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games Aimee Jaqueline Alexander (Connecticut, US) Ivana Ancic (Belgrade, Serbia) Thomas Bingham (Saint Genis Pouilly, France) Yun Jung Choi (Seoul, South Korea) Christopher Gough (London, UK) Helen Hong (Shanghai, China) Mark Hull (Pennsylvania, US) William Gerhardt Isaacson (North Carolina, US) Sandy Jones (Massachusetts, US) Ssu-Han Liu (Taichung city, Taiwan) Lavender Looi (Malacca, Malaysia) Francisco Lorenzo Alonso (Madrid, Spain) Sanchit Malhotra (Washington, US) Yu Sze Melody Ng (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Alexander Nikoleit (Duisburg, Germany) Julia Owczarek (Dolnośląskie, Poland) Carlos Pérez Marín (Madrid, Spain) Steven Ross (Iowa, US) Rahul Shah (Ontario, Canada) Finnur Sveinbjarnarson (Reykjavik, Iceland) Claudia Torrente (Madrid, Spain) Lucie Treacher (Sutherland, Scotland) Lucía Vázquez Montenegro (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Alex Williams (Missouri, US) Luke Helder Williams (London, UK) En Hui Xia (Zhejiang, China) Jue Zhuang (Fujian, China)
Class of 2020
Candidates for the Post Master’s Fellowship
Post- Master’s Fellowship Laura Blasco Llopis (Valencia, Spain) Luca Bordonaro (Sicily, Italy) Elena DĂaz Mateo (Madrid, Spain) Dana Fakhoury (Beirut, Lebanon) Phui Kuan Kok (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Malena Marcase (Missouri, US) Li-Ying Ooi (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Claudia Marcela Rada (Ontario, Canada) Erin Kelleher Ragonese (Brooklyn, US) Saria Tourbah (Beirut, Lebanon)
2020
Program Directors and Faculty
Program Director, Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) Magdalini Giannikou Program Director, Master of Arts in Global Entertainment and Music Business Emilien Moyon
Program Director, Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games Lucio Godoy Program Director, Undergraduate and Summer Programs Enric Alberich
Program Director, Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation Pablo Munguía
Faculty, 2020 Enric Alberich Fabien Aubry Matthew Aric Baker Clara Barberá Devon Bryant Daniel Castelar Alfons Conde Jeanine Cowen Tano Darias Peter Dyson Tim Ferrone Ana Finger Daniel Flors Jon Forsyth Laura Jean Gatzkiewicz Mangono Magdalini Giannikou Stine Glismand Lucio Godoy Enrique Hernandis Sergio Jiménez Lacima Timotej Kotnik Astrid Clara Maria Kroon Tsun Ju Lin Nacho Marco Lucas Martín Javier Martinez Escriba Sergio Martínez Díaz Steffen Meister Victor Mendoza Catalina Millán Emilien Moyon Pablo Munguía Federico Nathan
David Nordlund Alf Olofsson Polo Ortí Vicente Ortiz Gimeno Paul Pacifico Yoel Páez Albert Palau Sergi Palau Alexandre Perrin Viktorija Pilatovic Germán Ramos Olga Román Perico Sambeat Israel Sandoval Albert Sanz Marjorie Schecker Pablo Schuller McKinley Short Patrick Soria Mariano Steimberg Francisco Suárez Liz Teutsch Miguel Tito Javier Vercher Marta Verde Cristóbal Vogúmil Abellán de la Rosa Nevena Vujosevic Pierce Warnecke Joshua Wheatley Gary Willis Elysha Zaide María Zarza
Lila Downs Lila Downs, a multi-hyphenate whose talents include singer, songwriter, composer and actor, is quite simply one of the most influential artists in Latin America. With one of the world’s most singular and powerful voices, she is known for her charismatic and compelling stage presence and poignant storytelling. Lila grew up in Minnesota and Oaxaca, Mexico—her mother is from the Mixtec indigenous group and was a cabaret singer, and her father was a ScottishAmerican art professor. This cross-cultural upbringing had an influence on her own compositional style. She’s at home combining genres and rhythms as diverse as Mexican rancheras and corridos, boleros, jazz standards, hip-hop, cumbia, and popular American music. She is multi-lingual as well, with the ability to connect with audiences and transcend language barriers, singing in Spanish, English, and several native American languages such as Zapotec, Mixtec, Nahuatl, Mayan, and Purepecha. Lila has garnered many accolades for her studio albums and numerous duets during her more than 25-year career, beginning with her 1994 debut, Ofrenda, through to her latest release, 2019’s Al Chile. She took home the Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Music Album in 2012 for Pecados Y Milagros, and has won five Latin Grammy Awards—including four in the Best Folk Album category. While Lila’s most frequent collaborator is her husband, saxophonist and producer Paul Cohen—along with her longtime band La Misteriosa—her list of musical partners reads like a who’s who of contemporary music. She has worked with such diverse artists as Mercedes Sosa, Caetano Veloso, Juanes, Nora Jones, Juan Gabriel, Carlos Santana, Ry Cooder, Soledad, Aida Cuevas, Toto La Momposina, The Chieftans, and Enrique Bunbury. Lila is also known as a passionate human rights activist, frequently focusing on social justice in the areas of immigration and women’s rights at a time when strong voices are needed more than ever. Her 2001 album Border/ (La Linea) was inspired by and dedicated to Mexican migrant workers, and in 2016 she released the song “El Demagogo”/“The Demagogue,” sung in both English and Spanish, as part of the 30 Days 30 Songs initiative. Lila’s immense talent has carried her to some of the world’s most prestigious stages, including performances at the Obama White House, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the Academy Awards, and the Latin Grammy Awards. Lila has also expanded her reach to Hollywood, acting in several films, including Frida and Mariachi Gringo, and appearing on the soundtracks for Bobby Z, Real Women Have Curves, Hecho en Mexico, and Tortilla Soup, among others.
Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus María Martínez Iturriaga Executive Director Clara Barberá Director of Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion Manuel Costa Director of Institutional Affairs and Communications
Tsun-Ju Lin Manager of Academic Research and Learning Resources Salvador Raposo Operations Manager Sarah Tyner Enrollment Technology Manager
Jeanine Cowen Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
Victor Rodríguez Senior Coordinator of Information Technology and Campus Services
Simone Pilon Dean of Academic Affairs
Maxwell Wright Senior Coordinator of International Career Center
Stine Glismand Director of the International Career Center
Marisol Arcis Operations Coordinator
Vicent Perales Director of Technology
Nadine Butova Admissions Assistant Coordinator
Pilar Vicente Director of Enrollment
Gerardo Camps Finance Coordinator
Ester Ruano Senior Manager of Academic Affairs
Laura Carrasco Communications Assistant Coordinator
Irene Sanhermelando Senior Manager of Human Resources
Ido Goldberg Studio Coordinator
Pierluigi Barberis Academic and Information Technology Manager
Esteban Gómez Academic and Information Technology Coordinator
Ana Calvillo Admissions and Scholarships Manager Nerea Enguídanos Finance Manager Mine Erkaya Studio Manager Pablo García Production Manager
Esteban Lull Human Resources Coordinator Hugo Maldonado Video Editor/Camera Operator Andrea Marín Enrollment Marketing Coordinator
Martina Naretto Academic Affairs Coordinator Jesús Rodríguez Production Operator McKinley Short International Career Center Coordinator Maria Jesús Vicent Academic Affairs Coordinator Andrea Almeida de Mendonca Music Production Technology and Innovation Administrative Assistant Guillermo Espert Academic Technology Assistant Álvaro Monreal Academic Technology Assistant Adolfo Suárez Academic Technology Assistant Rafael Vicente Academic Technology Assistant
Executive Officers Roger H. Brown President Deborah Cavalier Senior Vice President of Online Learning and Continuing Education Richard M. Hisey Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance / Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer
Carl Beatty Assistant Vice President of Artist and Music Industry Relations Betsie Becker Assistant Vice President for Global Program Development Damien Bracken Dean of Admissions
Melissa Howe Chief of Staff
Jason Camelio Assistant Vice President, Global Initiatives
Cindy Albert Link Senior Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Robert Chambers Associate Vice President for Community and Government Relations
Betsy Newman Senior Vice President for Student Enrollment and Engagement
Jeanine Cowen Interim Dean of Academic Affairs, Valencia Campus
Panos A. Panay Senior Vice President for Global Strategy and Innovation
Alison Donnelly Vice President of Finance
Lawrence J. Simpson Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost Cathy Young Senior Vice President and Executive Director, Boston Conservatory at Berklee Eileen Alviti Vice President of Human Resources Katherine Anderson Associate Vice President of Student Financial Services Kevin Anderson Assistant Vice President for Facilities Krystal Banfield Vice President, Education Outreach and Social Entrepreneurship
Kelly Downes Chief Equity Officer and Title IX Coordinator Lacretia Johnson Flash Assistant Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion David Gregory Vice President for Technology Resources Kimberly Haack Chief of Staff, Boston Conservatory at Berklee Darla S. Hanley Dean of Professional Education Division Stefanie Henning Associate Vice President for Career and Digital Strategy
Maureen Hickie Vice President for Real Estate Cathy Horn Assistant Vice President, Concert Operations MarĂa MartĂnez Iturriaga Executive Director, Valencia Campus Lori Johnson Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Advising and Success Christopher Jones Assistant Vice President for Enterprise Technology Services Christopher Kandus-Fisher Vice President for Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion Sharon Kramer Dean of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accreditation
Matthew Nicholl Dean of Professional Writing and Music Technology Division Carin Nuernberg Vice President of Academic Strategy Christopher Reade Assistant Vice President and Dean of Campus Life Heather Reid Dean of Learning Resources Thomas P. Riley Vice President for External Affairs Ron Savage Dean of Professional Performance Division Michael Shinn Dean of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
S. Jay Kennedy Vice President for Academic Affairs/Vice Provost
Jerry Smith Assistant Vice President, Academic Technology
Mike King Vice President of Enrollment Marketing and Management
Tony Sulprizio Assistant Vice President, Technology Training and Support
Robert C. Lagueux Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
Beverly Tryon Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Mike Magee Assistant Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Andy Vores Vice President for Academic Affairs, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Michael Moyes Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Strategy and Operations
Stephen W. Webber Executive Director, Berklee NYC and Dean of Strategic Initiatives
Tommy Neblett Dean of Dance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Bob Xavier Assistant Vice President of Systems, Networks and Information Security
Board of Trustees Roger H. Brown President, Berklee College of Music
Josh Gruss ’97 CEO/Chairman, Round Hill Music
Susan Whitehead Board Chair; Vice Chair, Whitehead Institute
Thomas M. Hagerty Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners
Jeff Shames Board Chair Emeritus; Executive in Residence, MIT Sloan School of Management
Charles Hirschhorn President, AEG/AXS TV LLC
Michael R. Eisenson Board Vice Cochair; Managing Director and Cochairman, Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC
Steven Holtzman Strategic Advisor and Former CEO, Decibel Therapeutics
Martin J. Mannion Board Vice Cochair, Senior Advisor and Former Managing Director with Summit Partners
Bill Kaiser Partner, Greylock Partners
G. Leonard Baker, Jr. Partner, Sutter Hill Ventures Michael A. Brown Director, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S. Defense Department David Clem Founder and Managing Partner, Lyme Properties
B.J Krintzman Lawyer, Law Offices of B.J. Krintzman Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot Emily Hargroves Fisher Endowed Chair, Harvard Graduate School of Education Miky Lee (Mie Kyung Lee) Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group Demond Martin Partner, Adage Capital Management
John Connaughton Comanaging Partner, Bain Capital LLC
Carla Martinez ‘13 Performer, Educator, and Choreographer
Cynthia K. Curme Trustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jane L. Mendillo Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Management Company
Emilio Estefan Grammy-Winning Producer Gloria Estefan Grammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter Francesca Frederick B.F.A. ‘16 Senior Manager of Visitor Services, Paley Center for Media David Gross-Loh Managing Director, Bain Capital
Frederick T. Miller President, The Chatham Group, Inc. Peter Muller Founder and CEO, PDT Partners Robert S. Murley Vice Chairman / Senior Advisor of Credit Suisse; Chairman of Investment Banking in the Americas
Anthony Pangaro Real Estate Developer, Millenium Partners - Boston
Trustees Emeriti Vivian C. Beard
Snow Qin Vice President, Y&J Petroleum Services
J. Scott Benson
Alex Rigopulos Chief Creative Officer, Harmonix
William M. Davis
Patricia Casale
Steve Ruchefsky Executive Chairman, MDSolarSciences
Mike Dreese
David Scott Sloan Partner, Holland & Knight
Allan T. McLean
Darius Sidebotham Financial Advisor, AB Bernstein, Private Wealth Management Susan Solomont Senior Advisor, The Philanthropic Initiative
William E. Falconer
Craigie Zildjian
Global Ambassadors
Beth Carillo Thomas ‘10 Managing Director of Bain Capital Real Estate
Herb Alpert
Tarik Ward Director of Music Programs, the ELMA Philanthropies Services
David Friend
Marillyn Zacharis Cochair, ArtsEmerson
George Wein
Barry Zubrow President, ITB LLC
Lee Eliot Berk, President Emeritus
Quincy Jones
Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Anexo Sur) Avenida del Profesor López Piñero, 1 46013 Valencia, Spain valencia.berklee.edu berklee.edu
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