The Berklee Performance Center is located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, in Boston's historic Back Bay. The BPC, which is both the college's flagship performance space and one of Boston's most prestigious concert halls, is easily accessible by public transportation, with parking available in neighboring garages.
Tickets for events listed below are available at the Berklee Performance Center Box Office. Unless otherwise specified, ticket prices for these events are as follows:
Group
Two weeks before show
Day of show
General Public
$10.00
$10.00
Berklee students, faculty, and staff
Free
$2.00
Berklee Alumni
Free
$2.00
Must have Alumni ID
Senior Citizens
$5.00
$5.00
65 and older
Children 12-18
$5.00
$5.00
Children under 12
$2.00
$2.00
Children under 2
Free
Free
All children need a ticket regardless of age.
ProArts Students
Free
$2
Must have ProArts School ID
Please note:
Prices for some shows may vary. (Sovereign Series, Singers Showcase, visiting artist events, etc.)
Members of the Berklee Community are entitled to free tickets up until the day of the show. Number of available free tickets per Berklee/Pro-Arts ID will vary based on event.
All discounts are available only with a corresponding valid ID.
ProArts schools are Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Art, The Museum School, and Boston Architectural Center.
BPC Events Calendar
Archives of Gospel
Monday, December 1, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Berklee gospel groups Men of Valor, Women of Virtue, Overjoyed, and the Reverence Gospel Ensemble, under the direction of faculty member Dennis Montgomery III, present an evening of gospel music "Reviving the Past." Songs to be performed are from composers such as Twinkie Clark, Richard Smallwood, Walter Hawkins, Kurt Karr, Hezekiah Walker, and Mattie Moss Clark. The concert will also feature two student conductors, Michael Bradley and Rashad McPherson.
The Berklee Tower of Power Ensemble
Tuesday, December 2, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Faculty trumpeter Wayne Naus leads this student ensemble performing the funk, soul, and r&b music of the famed Tower of Power band.
Absolutely Live Presents/Sovereign Bank Music Series at Berklee
Wayne Shorter 75th Birthday Celebration
Wednesday, December 3, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The saxophone legend and NEA jazz master Wayne Shorter celebrates his 75th birthday year with his first concert in Boston in more than five years, featuring his quartet with Brian Blade, John Patitucci, and Danilo Perez.
Thursday, December 4, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
One of Berklee's top big band ensembles performs originals and arrangements of big band jazz under the direction of trombonist/composer/arranger Phil Wilson. [details]
Whittier St. Health Center presents
Saving the Health of the Community International Gospel Concert
Saturday, December 6, 7:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
A gospel concert to benefit Whittier Street Health Center, a nonprofit community health center in Roxbury. This concert features 12 diverse acts from New England, and is hosted by Gospel Icon and BET host, Dr. Bobby Jones.
Tickets on sale, Monday, October 20, 2008.
Thursday, December 11, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Singers Showcase features top student vocalists performing the music of Sam Cooke, Natasha Bedingfield, Jon Secada, Melissa Etheridge, Levi Stubbs, Deborah Cox, and many others [details]
Live Nation Presents
Martin Sexton
Friday, December 12, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Singer/songwriter Martin Sexton has been hailed by Billboard as "the finest new male singer/songwriter of recent memory," as well as "a vocalist of amazing proficiency and sensual conviction." Sexton tours in support of his seventh record, Seeds.
Monday, December 15, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Berklee String Orchestra performs jazz and world music featuring rhythm, improvisation, and special guest soloists under the direction of Eugene Friesen.
A Musical Theater Celebration
Tuesday, December 16, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
A program of orchestral and vocal musical theater selections from Follies and A Little Night Music, as well as West Side Story and Kismet. [details]
Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, December 17, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
The Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Britten, Dvorak, Ellington, Marquez, and Riley. The style is contemporary classical; the instrumentation is full symphony orchestra conducted by Francisco Noya.
JM Productions Presents
Jane Olivor: A Boston Holiday Tradition
Saturday, December 20, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
American cabaret singer Jane Olivor will perform at the Berklee Performance Center for a very special event, A Boston Holiday Tradition. A Brooklyn native, Olivor eased her way into the burgeoning New York cabaret scene in the early 1970s and has been since compared to Barbra Streisand and Édith Piaf, as well as to Eartha Kitt and Johnny Mathis.
Wednesday, December 31, 6:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
One of the finest jazz pianists to come out of Berklee in the last decade, Lawrence Fields and his group perform for Boston's First Night celebration. [details]
$15 - First Night button
First Night Boston presents
Hiromi's Sonicbloom: NPR Radio Concert
Wednesday, December 31, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
International piano sensation—and Berklee alumna—Hiromi will be heard coast to coast on NPR, live from her alma mater, at 8:00 on New Year's Eve. [details]
$15 - First Night button
AEG LIVE and the Regattabar present
Joshua Redman Double Trio
Thursday, January 22, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Joshua Redman Double Trio with Brian Blade, Larry Grenadier, Gregory Hutchinson, and Reuben Rogers.
Thursday, February 5, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Mint Condition is known for its great musicianship and dazzling live shows. Tonight the band will stretch out even further to show how jazz informs its sound.
Saturday, February 7, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Maz Jobrani has played many characters in film and television. In addition, Jobrani is a member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, which features some of the top Middle Eastern–American comics in the world.
The Great American Songbook: The Music of Burt Bacharach
Sunday, March 1, 7:30 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
With hit records in five decades, Burt Bacharach has earned his place among the great American popular songwriters. Tonight Berklee welcomes him to the songbook series that has featured the music of Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Stevie Wonder.
Friday, March 13, 8:00 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Duncan Sheik plays with special guests and cast members of the Tony Award–winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening, including original cast member Lauren Pritchard. They will perform songs from the musical as well as original material from their individual repertoires and hit pop albums (e.g., Barely Breathing).
Thursday, April 16, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
Celebrating its 25th season, this night of pop, r&b, Latin, folk, blues, and more features Berklee's finest emerging vocalists and very special guests. The outstanding lead singers will be chosen from more than 100 students who audition for a spot in this immensely popular concert.
Thursday, April 30, 8:15 p.m., Berklee Performance Center
John McLaughlin and Chick Corea created the most explosive live bands melding rock with jazz and two of the most popular instrumental groups of all time: Return to Forever and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. This will be the first time Corea and McLaughlin join forces since they were both members of Miles Davis's Bitches Brew-era band more than 40 years ago. Playing music from then and now with Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Vinnie Colaiuta, and Brian Blade, their new Five Peace Band is poised to elevate new audiences with another series of legendary concerts.
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