2020Graduate Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, July 11, 2020 6:00pm CET

Order of Events

Call to Order and Commencement Greetings María Martínez IturriagaExecutive Director, Valencia Campus

Greetings from President Roger H. BrownRoger H. BrownPresident

Greetings from the Senior Vice President for Academic AffairsLawrence J. SimpsonSenior Vice President for Academic AffairsProvost

Interim Dean of Academic Affairs / Faculty SpeakerJeanine CowenInterim 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 MusicLila Downs

Tribute Performance“La Cumbia Del Mole”

Commencement Speaker Lila Downs

Graduate Student Awards and Conferral of Degrees, Class of 2020Magdalini GiannikouProgram Director, Master of Music in Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) Emilien MoyonProgram Director, Master of Arts in Global Entertainment and Music Business Pablo MunguíaProgram Director, Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation

Lucio GodoyProgram Director, Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games

Introduction of CandidatesCatalina MillánAssistant Professor, Liberal Arts Department

Pete DysonAssociate Professor, Global Entertainment and Music Business

Processional and RecessionalTalon - AbønTogether- Tati RabellLike You Are - Delia JoyceChanges - Celestine & Earlybird Strange Bulería - Alba HaroUp High - Jimena Wu Optical Illusion - Luigi TassoDisquiet - Lavender Looi Mockingbird - Lucia Vázquez MontenegroSerendipity - 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 Díaz 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 BusinessEmilien Moyon Program Director, Master of Music in Music Production, Technology, and InnovationPablo Munguía

Program Director, Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video GamesLucio Godoy

Program Director, Undergraduate and Summer ProgramsEnric Alberich

Faculty, 2020

Enric AlberichFabien AubryMatthew Aric BakerClara Barberá Devon BryantDaniel CastelarAlfons CondeJeanine CowenTano DariasPeter Dyson Tim FerroneAna FingerDaniel Flors Jon ForsythLaura Jean Gatzkiewicz MangonoMagdalini GiannikouStine Glismand Lucio Godoy Enrique Hernandis Sergio Jiménez LacimaTimotej KotnikAstrid Clara Maria KroonTsun Ju LinNacho Marco Lucas Martín Javier Martinez EscribaSergio Martínez Díaz Steffen MeisterVictor Mendoza Catalina MillánEmilien MoyonPablo MunguíaFederico Nathan

David NordlundAlf OlofssonPolo Ortí Vicente Ortiz GimenoPaul Pacifico Yoel PáezAlbert PalauSergi PalauAlexandre PerrinViktorija PilatovicGermán RamosOlga RománPerico SambeatIsrael SandovalAlbert SanzMarjorie ScheckerPablo SchullerMcKinley ShortPatrick Soria Mariano SteimbergFrancisco Suárez Liz Teutsch Miguel TitoJavier VercherMarta VerdeCristóbal Vogúmil Abellán de la RosaNevena VujosevicPierce Warnecke Joshua Wheatley Gary Willis Elysha ZaideMaría Zarza

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 Scottish-American 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.

Lila Downs

María Martínez IturriagaExecutive Director

Clara BarberáDirector of Student Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion

Manuel CostaDirector of Institutional Affairs and Communications

Jeanine CowenInterim Dean of Academic Affairs

Simone PilonDean of Academic Affairs

Stine GlismandDirector of the International Career Center

Vicent PeralesDirector of Technology

Pilar VicenteDirector of Enrollment

Ester RuanoSenior Manager of Academic Affairs

Irene SanhermelandoSenior Manager of Human Resources

Pierluigi BarberisAcademic and Information Technology Manager

Ana CalvilloAdmissions and Scholarships Manager

Nerea EnguídanosFinance Manager

Mine ErkayaStudio Manager

Pablo GarcíaProduction Manager

Tsun-Ju LinManager of Academic Research and Learning Resources

Salvador RaposoOperations Manager

Sarah TynerEnrollment Technology Manager

Victor RodríguezSenior Coordinator of Information Technology and Campus Services

Maxwell WrightSenior Coordinator of International Career Center

Marisol ArcisOperations Coordinator

Nadine ButovaAdmissions Assistant Coordinator

Gerardo CampsFinance Coordinator

Laura CarrascoCommunications Assistant Coordinator

Ido GoldbergStudio Coordinator

Esteban GómezAcademic and Information Technology Coordinator

Esteban LullHuman Resources Coordinator

Hugo MaldonadoVideo Editor/Camera Operator

Andrea MarínEnrollment Marketing Coordinator

Berklee College of Music, Valencia Campus

Martina NarettoAcademic Affairs Coordinator

Jesús RodríguezProduction Operator

McKinley ShortInternational Career Center Coordinator

Maria Jesús VicentAcademic Affairs Coordinator

Andrea Almeida de MendoncaMusic Production Technology and Innovation Administrative Assistant

Guillermo EspertAcademic Technology Assistant

Álvaro MonrealAcademic Technology Assistant

Adolfo SuárezAcademic Technology Assistant

Rafael VicenteAcademic Technology Assistant

Roger H. BrownPresident

Deborah CavalierSenior Vice President of Online Learning and Continuing Education

Richard M. HiseySenior Vice President of Administrationand Finance / Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer

Melissa HoweChief of Staff

Cindy Albert LinkSenior Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Betsy NewmanSenior Vice President for Student Enrollment and Engagement

Panos A. PanaySenior Vice President for Global Strategy and Innovation

Lawrence J. SimpsonSenior Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost

Cathy YoungSenior Vice President and Executive Director, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Eileen AlvitiVice President of Human Resources

Katherine AndersonAssociate Vice President of Student Financial Services

Kevin AndersonAssistant Vice President for Facilities

Krystal BanfieldVice President, Education Outreach and Social Entrepreneurship

Carl BeattyAssistant Vice President of Artist and Music Industry Relations

Betsie BeckerAssistant Vice President for Global Program Development

Damien BrackenDean of Admissions

Jason CamelioAssistant Vice President, Global Initiatives

Robert ChambersAssociate Vice President for Community and Government Relations

Jeanine CowenInterim Dean of Academic Affairs, Valencia Campus

Alison DonnellyVice President of Finance

Kelly DownesChief Equity Officer and Title IX Coordinator

Lacretia Johnson FlashAssistant Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion

David GregoryVice President for Technology Resources

Kimberly HaackChief of Staff, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Darla S. HanleyDean of Professional Education Division

Stefanie HenningAssociate Vice President for Career and Digital Strategy

Executive Officers

Maureen HickieVice President for Real Estate

Cathy HornAssistant Vice President, Concert Operations

María Martínez IturriagaExecutive Director, Valencia Campus

Lori JohnsonAssociate Vice President and Dean of Student Advising and Success

Christopher JonesAssistant Vice President for Enterprise Technology Services

Christopher Kandus-FisherVice President for Student Affairs,Diversity and Inclusion

Sharon KramerDean of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Accreditation

S. Jay KennedyVice President for Academic Affairs/Vice Provost

Mike KingVice President of Enrollment Marketing and Management

Robert C. LagueuxAssociate Vice President, Academic Affairs

Mike MageeAssistant Vice President,Institutional Advancement

Michael MoyesAssistant Vice President of Enrollment Strategy and Operations

Tommy NeblettDean of Dance, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Matthew NichollDean of Professional Writing and Music Technology Division

Carin NuernbergVice President of Academic Strategy

Christopher ReadeAssistant Vice President and Deanof Campus Life

Heather ReidDean of Learning Resources

Thomas P. Riley Vice President for External Affairs

Ron SavageDean of Professional Performance Division

Michael ShinnDean of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Jerry SmithAssistant Vice President, Academic Technology

Tony SulprizioAssistant Vice President, Technology Training and Support

Beverly TryonAssistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Andy VoresVice President for Academic Affairs, Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Stephen W. WebberExecutive Director, Berklee NYC and Dean of Strategic Initiatives

Bob XavierAssistant Vice President of Systems, Networks and Information Security

Roger H. BrownPresident, Berklee College of Music

Susan WhiteheadBoard Chair; Vice Chair, Whitehead Institute

Jeff ShamesBoard Chair Emeritus; Executive in Residence, MIT Sloan School of Management

Michael R. EisensonBoard Vice Cochair; Managing Director and Cochairman, Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC

Martin J. MannionBoard Vice Cochair, Senior Advisor and Former Managing Director with Summit Partners

G. Leonard Baker, Jr.Partner, Sutter Hill Ventures

Michael A. BrownDirector, Defense Innovation Unit, U.S.Defense Department

David ClemFounder and Managing Partner, Lyme Properties

John ConnaughtonComanaging Partner, Bain Capital LLC

Cynthia K. CurmeTrustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Emilio EstefanGrammy-Winning Producer

Gloria EstefanGrammy-Winning Singer-Songwriter

Francesca Frederick B.F.A. ‘16Senior Manager of Visitor Services, Paley Center for Media

David Gross-LohManaging Director, Bain Capital

Josh Gruss ’97 CEO/Chairman, Round Hill Music

Thomas M. HagertyManaging Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners

Charles HirschhornPresident, AEG/AXS TV LLC

Steven HoltzmanStrategic Advisor and Former CEO,Decibel Therapeutics

Bill KaiserPartner, Greylock Partners

B.J KrintzmanLawyer, Law Offices of B.J. Krintzman

Sara Lawrence-LightfootEmily Hargroves Fisher Endowed Chair, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Miky Lee (Mie Kyung Lee)Vice Chairwoman of CJ Group

Demond MartinPartner, Adage Capital Management

Carla Martinez ‘13Performer, Educator, and Choreographer

Jane L. MendilloRetired President and Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Management Company

Frederick T. MillerPresident, The Chatham Group, Inc.

Peter MullerFounder and CEO, PDT Partners

Robert S. Murley Vice Chairman / Senior Advisor of Credit Suisse; Chairman of Investment Banking in the Americas

Board of Trustees

Anthony PangaroReal Estate Developer, Millenium Partners - Boston

Snow QinVice President,Y&J Petroleum Services

Alex RigopulosChief Creative Officer, Harmonix

Steve RuchefskyExecutive Chairman, MDSolarSciences

David Scott SloanPartner, Holland & Knight

Darius SidebothamFinancial Advisor, AB Bernstein,Private Wealth Management

Susan SolomontSenior Advisor, The Philanthropic Initiative

Beth Carillo Thomas ‘10Managing Director of Bain Capital Real Estate

Tarik WardDirector of Music Programs,the ELMA Philanthropies Services

Marillyn ZacharisCochair, ArtsEmerson

Barry ZubrowPresident, ITB LLC

Vivian C. Beard

J. Scott Benson

Patricia Casale

William M. Davis

Mike Dreese

William E. Falconer

Allan T. McLean

Craigie Zildjian

Herb Alpert

Lee Eliot Berk, President Emeritus

David Friend

Quincy Jones

George Wein

Trustees Emeriti

Global Ambassadors

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