Berklee College of Music

As part of the rededication ceremony for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common, Berklee College of Music Professor Julius P. Williams composed a song celebrating the monument.

Saxophonist, composer and Berklee College of Music Professor Tia Fuller is well known as being the model for the character of Dorothea Williams in the Pixar movie “Soul.” As a performer, she has toured with Beyoncé and Esperanza Spaulding; as an academic, she works with youth to tap into their strengths. Her most recent recording, with Mack Records, is “Diamond Cut.” The Banner caught up with Fuller last week.

Berklee College of Music has named Natara Gray as the first assistant dean of Admissions, Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment.

Berklee has named Emmett G. Price III as the inaugural dean of Africana Studies.

In three separate online performances on July 22, 29 and Aug. 5, Berklee College of Music’s Rihanna Ensemble pays tribute to the barrier-breaking artist through music, dance and spoken word.