IN THE LIMELIGHT

1. Renowned American soprano Julia Bullock presented a master class to Conservatory voice and opera students and met members of Berklee’s Black Student Alliance (BSA), November 2019.

2. Sought-after guest choreographers Loni Landon, Juel D. Lane (pictured), Zoe Scofield, and Bradley Shelver collaborated with Conservatory dancers on world premieres for Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s fall dance concert, From the Ground Up, November 2019.

how studying jazz influenced his perspective on classical music, and praised Boston Conservatory at Berklee for breaking down stylistic barriers and encouraging collaboration across styles and genres, August 2019.

4. New York Philharmonic bass trombonist George Curran presented a master class for Conservatory brass students, October 2019.

5. The Dance Division sponsored and hosted the Racines Black Dance Festival, cofounded by Conservatory dance faculty member Marianne Harkless Diabate. The festival brought together professional dancers (including Isaura Oliveira, pictured) from around the country to give workshops in traditional and contemporary Africanrooted dance to dance majors and the general public, October 2019.

6. Executive Director’s Advisory Council member Laura Kunkemueller (center) and her brother Andrew (second from left) accepted the Julius Eichberg Award for Philanthropic Leadership on behalf of their late mother, Pamela Kunkemueller, at Boston Conservatory’s 2019 Scholarship Tea. They are joined by Holly Kunkemueller, Andrew Kunkemueller’s wife; John Andreini, Laura Kunkemueller’s husband; and Kunkemueller Family Scholarship recipients Max DeSantis (B.F.A. '21, musical theater) and Rory Boyd (B.F.A. '16, musical theater), September 2019.

8. The Theater Division sponsored a master class with cast members from Rent, moderated by theater faculty member Laura Marie Duncan. The event included a performance by Berklee College of Music’s Audire Soundtrack Choir & Orchestra, November 2019.