Contemporary R&B singer-songwriter Phé discusses her music and shares her debut single "Incredible," which is a finalist in this year's International Songwriting Competition. Phé, a member of the graduating class of 2017, is soon to release her debut EP.

About one year after the Boston Conservatory and Berklee merged, Richard Ortner, president of the Conservatory, reflects on the historic move, the synergy of the combined institution, the early wins and challenges, and the leaders and visionaries who have influenced his approach.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, student cellist, composer, and arranger Cristobal Cruz-Garcia talks about how his childhood in Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, California, inform his willingness to cross musical borders.

Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus of the violin-driven hip-hop and rock duo Black Violin use their strings not only to challenge the concept of what makes for popular music but also to blow open racial stereotypes.

On this episode of Inside Berklee, alumnus Howard Shore joins us from his studio in New York to talk about the upcoming performance of his The Lord of the Rings Symphony at Boston's Symphony Hall on April 19.

Pitch Slapped, Berklee’s premier coed a cappella group, will release its second full-length album, Complexion, on April 20, following a debut performance of it at the Berklee Performance Center on April 19.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Cheryl Coons calls in from Chicago to join Peter Eldridge and Rene Pfister in talking about the mystery of Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss," about what inspired them to create the show, and about the rise of musical theater at Berklee.

It’s been a big year for singer and bassist Tonina Saputo, one of the Mediterranean Music Institute’s emerging artists. In 2016, she was a featured vocalist on the MMI project Refugio del Sonido (Refuge of Sound), spearheaded by Javier Limón, and last month Saputo’s career got another major boost when she was selected as one of the first three emerging artists in Univision’s U-LAB project.

In this episode of Inside Berklee, Professor Ken Zambello talks about what it takes to get into the annual Singers Showcase, how Elvis Presley made rock famous, and what students today know of Elvis' music.

With roots in Boston and Portland, Maine, nascent indie rock trio Weakened Friends kicks off its spring tour at the 2017 South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival, including a slot at SXSW’s Boston and Beyond party on St. Patrick's Day (March 17), hosted by Vanyaland and Berklee.